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Many interior designers I meet are spending HOURS scrolling Instagram looking for art for their interior designs!

The thing is, they just don't know a better way. There might just be millions of pieces of art online in a huge variety of sizes, colors, styles and prices.

Now you may be thinking that this makes it EASIER for them to find just the right piece...

Nope! IT's just flat out overwhelming for most of them and they default to Instagram, or Google. Now as an artist and photographer this blows my mind and yet I can see it.

In my network of artists and creative people, everyone is creating and putting out content all the time! Like literally every day for some people. The problem with that is that so much of this work is not worth buying...

Some creative people think that more is better and that they just need to keep putting more work out there and eventually someone will come along and buy it. This doesn't work though because anything that is rushed out the door is not going to be the best quality.

So how do you match the perfect art with the perfect art buyer...

This is where an art agent comes in. Their job is to match the BEST art with the project that it is most suited for. An agent will keep track of not only the art world, but also the interior design world.

So where do you find such a person? Send me a message, I just got connected with one and they are doing a great job bridging the gap between my work and the people who LOVE it.

You can also click below to read the full blog post and learn more about how easy this really is...

People tell me my art is amazing so why isn't it selling online?

This is a COMMON question that I see all the time, and have heard all over the internet from artists, to photographers, and basically to any creators I talk to.

It's interesting because it really only comes down to a few things. The difference between people who sell and people who don't.

So many people upload art, many pieces a day sometimes, they do all the things, BUT the art still doesn't sell.

Why not?

Well there are potentially ALOT of reasons but the biggest ones are pretty simple and don't cost anything to fix.

SO WHAT ARE THEY?

#1 Are you offering high quality pieces?
If you don't know the answer to this, ask someone who DOESN'T like you or your work!
Just asking people who love you doesn't actually help...

#2 Can anyone find your creation?
This comes down to the title, description and keywords you are using!
Basic SEO. ALL three of these elements MUST BE included in any internet listing.
Whatever word(s) you use in your title, you must ALSO use in the description AND in the keywords. AND they must MATCH the actual work.

#3 Are the people who find your work the ones who would actually BUY it?
If you have nailed the two steps above, you might be totally in front of the wrong audience who will never buy your work.

It's pretty simple really. You have to NAIL ALL 3 of these or you probably won't sell much...

I didn't start selling consistently until I realized that I had never gotten ALL 3 of the elements above correctly. AND it took me 8 long years of frustration and heartache to figure this out.

Now, there are other things to consider, other strategies to use, BUT these 3 will make or break your sales.

Once I started actually nailing them, I have sold 9 pieces in two weeks, and have many more sales lined up offline.

My art is going into nightclubs, corporate offices, homes and art galleries across the country!

After only two weeks... In the middle of a recession... At the start of summer when art sales are slow for most of us...

Oh yeah, AND I just signed up with an ART AGENT who is going to reach out on my behalf to my target audience around the world to place my art in the spaces it will sell best in.

One more thing to leave you with. Create mockups, or take photos ANYWHERE you can with your creations. Don't ask people to imagine what they will look like, show them!

Some view technology as a threat to originality and as seeking to replace traditional art creation. This idea can certainly be worrisome for art teachers. However, studies suggest the use of digital tools in art education increases artistic development and creativity.

Here's Why:

1. Increased Access
Not every student has a set of watercolors or acrylic paint set at home, but many students have access to some type of digital device like an iPad or smartphone.

2. Convenience
Carrying around the necessary art materials to create as you’d like isn’t always convenient. It’s not always realistic to carry around a set up for open air painting or to fill up a water cup for watercolor. It can be a hassle. Creating with a digital medium is relatively hassle-free.

3. Instant Sharing Potential
Because digital art creation is already stored on a digital device, it is easier for artists to share their work in it’s highest form. Work can be shared digitally on websites and through social media instantly.

4. Increased Productivity
Creating digitally saves time. If you make a mistake on a digital drawing or painting, you can simply press the undo button to start over. In a digital creation, you can erase without a trace, change colors easily, and position and resize objects in seconds.

Digital art requires no less skill than traditional art creation, but it does require a different mode of thinking. A mode of thinking that is becoming more and more common.

Technology isn’t going anywhere, and it will continue to evolve at an ever-changing speed.

Check out my portfolio of digital art, it's a fusion of traditional photography, digital tools and many years of experience with many different mediums.
https://fineartamerica.com/profiles/omaste-witkowski.html

Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky. ~Rabindranath Tagore

Suset pastures is an abstract painting produces from a photograph taken in the Methow Valley, in Washington State.

I was coming home one evening, driving along, and I looked up at the mountains and they were alive with color! So stunning in fact that I pulled the car over to the side of the road, pulled out my camera (which was always by my side) and started taking photos.

The earth tones and wonderful blue, orange and green colors pair well with a Boho design and can be placed in a dining room, bedroom or kitchen quite easily. This type of art can also work well in an office, living room or bathroom.

Bring some color, peace and beauty into your interior designs today.

Like my friend here says - It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop. ~Confucius

Haha, not my friend but I live this advice. It's so easy to stop! But you never get anywhere if you do stop!

So here's to everyone who has a dream and keeps on working on it every time they can. For me, it's art. Art is my dream. I continue to work on it every day and it brings me joy, good fortune and many friends along the way.

Has it made me rich? NO but that's not the point. The point is to uplift everyone along the way and provide beautiful visions for others to enjoy.

What about you? What is your dream?

Do you love stripped-down spaces, sleek designs and functional furniture? Then you will most certainly love everything to do with industrial interior design.

The industrial design emphasizes the raw look, so a neutral color palette is more suitable. It's best to keep the walls unpainted or done in neutral colors such as white or gray. Warm and neutral colors can bring some coziness and pops of bright colors can be used for an accent wall or a piece of art.

Having the right colors in your interior designs are key to productivity, mood, and even innovation!

Some colors, like red, will trigger emotions like passion, love, anger and danger. Where blue brings feelings of calmness, serenity and peace. This is why it is important to put thought into the use of the space and the colors that will enhance the experience in that space.

Understanding The Color Wheel's Importance in Interior Design

Having the right colors in your interior designs are key to productivity, mood, and even innovation!

Some colors, like red, will trigger emotions like passion, love, anger and danger. Where blue brings feelings of calmness, serenity and peace. This is why it is important to put thought into the use of the space and the colors that will enhance the experience in that space.

Now, if you are familiar with color theory, color wheels and mixing colors, you will know that there are primary colors, secondary colors, and tertiary colors.

Primary Colors
These are red, yellow and blue. these are the only three colors in the colorverse that cannot be made from mixing colors. they’re primary in the sense that they’re the beginning colors, or starters, of virtually every other color. conversely, all colors can be derived from a mix of the primaries.

Secondary Colors
These are the three colors created from adding two primary colors together; orange (red + yellow), green (blue + yellow), and purple (blue + red). these will also be directly across the wheel from the three primaries.

Tertiary Colors
They are the six tertiary colors on the color wheel are made from mixing a primary color and a secondary color; yellow-orange, yellow-green, blue-green, blue-purple, red-purple, and red-orange.

Using The Color Wheel In Art For Interior Designs

Now is the fun part! Mixing and matching these colors in interior spaces in order to create spaces that people love to be in. On the most basic level, a good interior design improves a space by making it better suited to its purpose.

Each environment, and room within that environment will have different purposes to it’s use and then how it works into an overall interior design style. This can get a little complicated so we are going to break it down into simple colors and how they affect mood in a room.

Blue!
Interior designers love blues for many reasons for both corporate and residential projects. Blues are the ideal color for reception areas as they are formal, conservative and balancing. The most common use for blue is in monochromatic color scheme, where blues of different shades, tints or tones are combined. This creates a wonderfully tranquil space, sedative and heavenly, ideal for bathrooms or adults bedrooms.

Add pale blue into your space to soften a corner, choose a dramatic blue for a strong regal flare, toss in a bright blue for an electric pop of color, or stick with a neutral shade for an inviting color to paint the walls. Blue is also preferable because it works as a compliment to almost any color on the wheel.

Yellow!
The yellow color is bright, cheery, warm, and sunny. It makes us feel cozy and happy. In color therapy, yellow brings a joyful feeling. For interior design, yellow furniture, walls, or accents can add brightness, even to a small space. Interior decorating with yellow color is associated with warm and happy things in life. Color therapy uses yellow color shades to make people smile and feel joyful. The yellow interior design color creates a sense of warmth and coziness, and it is a trendy wall paint color.
Red!

Red is a powerful design element and interior designers often use red to draw attention to important elements. For example you can highlight sections of a room to get attention to a specific area, idea or design element. This color can also spur people into action and stimulate ides.

The use of the color red in interiors has been known to raise blood pressure, increase respiration, and boost metabolism. A red accent draws attention. Many designers use light red color shades in modern interior designs to stimulate passion, sensitivity and innovation, and make decor feel dynamic and impressive.

Using Secondary Colors In Interior Designs

Orange!
Orange can be used in any space that is used for fun, happy, social interaction such as the kitchen, or entertainment areas is ideal. This is due to the psychological properties of orange. The softer, paler oranges (salmon, peach and apricot tones) can be used more often in the bedroom. Interior designers often use orange to add warmth to rooms with splashes of color, in art or with accent walls.

Green!
The color green mostly has a calming effect with a sense of security, which makes it an ideal color for interior design. Emotions associated with the color Green are: Nature, Harmony, Growth, Fertility.

Purple!
Purple is often considered the color of royalty and creativity, and it is a combination of calm blue and exciting red. This color can add exotic flair to different rooms in your home and be dramatic or quiet, depending on the tone or shade. Purple is regal color can add richness to a space or drama to an architecturally simple room. It also happens to be the Pantone Color of the Year for 2022!

Using Tertiary Colors In Interior Designs

Tertiary colors are the perfect way to tie together a color scheme in a room. For example, create an ocean palette of pale blue walls and green drapes. Use the tertiary color blue-green in accents such as lamps, throw pillows and in the walls art. Tertiary colors can be bold and exciting, and when paired with a complementary color, create a striking impression.

You need a little bit of confidence when using tertiary colors to decorate your home, but as long as you remember the ‘less is more’ rule, these exciting colors can be used to inject life into an otherwise drab interior, or at least one that is too dependent on neutrals.

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Thanks for reading!
Omaste

I help interior designers & decorators create unique & memorable spaces🧚🏻‍♀️

See more of my work here: https://interiordesignanddecorstore.com/

The original photograph was taken in Twisp Wa, in Washington State.

This town is located in the Pacific Northwest near the Okanogan National Forest. Specifically near Twisp River. I was hiking with my family, and you can see my two kids walking peacefully ahead of me.

This art was created when we lived the The North Cascades mountain range. These mountains span the border between the Canadian province of British Columbia and the U.S. state of Washington and are officially named in Canada as the Cascade Mountains. They are predominantly non-volcanic, but include the stratovolcanoes Mount Baker, Glacier Peak and Coquihalla Mountain, which are part of the Cascade Volcanic Arc.

We loved our time here in the mountains and hiked, biked and enjoyed them daily.

It's also wonderful to have so many artful reminders of our time here to look at now that we are in Boise, Idaho. It's also very special that other people can bring home a bit of the mountains everyday and enjoy them in their home, office or other interior space.

Father's Day is coming up and it's a great time to give a special gift to a special guy in your life.

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Few gifts are more memorable than fine art, and taking the time to choose artwork for your special someone or a valuable colleague is an excellent way to show how much someone means to you.

There’s no wrong way to give the gift of art, only amazing possibilities. Just think about what makes the person you’re gifting special, and you’re on the way to choosing a lasting gift that they are sure to love.

Art makes a great gift because it is so personal, from the creation of the work itself to choosing a particular piece for a friend. Receiving something so unique will without a doubt make the recipient feel very special. And since art lasts a lifetime, you'll always share that connection.

Art makes a memorable gift for hard-to-shop for people who have almost everything…

Send me a message if you would like some help choosing the best piece(s)!!!

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