MARK SHELLSHEAR 0947.647.34.65 markshellshear@gmail.com galeriadelasislas@gmail.com
Always assume the sale is on. Sometimes Artists when you get the first excuse you assume the sale is over, they have not said no, just an excuse and they are still looking at the painting and talking. Do not assume its over, keep them engaged in the painting and ask questions, you will be amazed how many of them do decide to buy and they say I will take the painting, without you asking for the sale. They want to decide to buy and they want to buy, but they do not want to be sold to, it is the story we tell ourselves. When you assume the sale is over you lose enthusiasm and your passion will subside, so always assume it’s on and ignore the excuse and even the first no. This is easier said than done I know, because we don’t like to hear excuses and we take it personally, like we are being rejected, so learn to ignore excuses unless they walk away and are not interested any more. Important if they do start to leave, continue to connect with them and keep building the relationship, they will come back if they like you and like your work, talking with strangers is never wasted time if you have connected with them and a relationship is being built, friendship. I would rather have a friend for life who will buy in the future, than a one off sale. Always assume the sale is on until they leave, be it your art booth or your FB page.
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" Number 8 in green." Number eight is a very lucky number to many and mine is in the colour green. Green is a very interesting colour as it is not like any other colour and it's difficult to describe what colour it is, it's not red or blue or black, some people don't think black is a colour, but I do. If you put green beside red it's complementary then it seem a stronger colour as they tend to compete with each other. I like softness of this painting and the green 8 is subtle and retiring. Acrylic on watercolor paper. 29.7cm x 21cm ( 11.7ins x 8.25ins)
South East Asian Artists Magazine
