Bonus Thursday- Munising Art Fair Observations

When I started this blog, I wrote everyday. As I'm sure you noticed, I'm now only writing on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. My marketing has paid off enough that I'm too busy painting to write everyday. I also don't want to run out things to write about. I'd rather pass on quality than quantity! But I had some thoughts I wanted to share briefly today.
   I went to Munising, MI this past weekend to take the Shipwreck Boat Tours with my son and my dad. There happened to be an art fair going on, so we stopped to look. I walked over to a booth of paintings. The work was on the floor, propped against the table or sitting on table easels. Sitting quietly amongst this crowd of color and composition was a woman, watching people file past her. The art was decent, but seeing nothing amazing, I moved on the the next booth.
   The person in the next booth had slightly better work, and was engaged with the people who came to see art. I went in to see his work. While I was there, I noticed a painting in the first booth that I hadn't seen. It was beautiful! It was a great painting of Miner's Castle. It was easily the best piece there! How could I have missed it? I went back to the first booth and looked again. I realized that the best work she had was hidden in a massive clutter of mediocrity. You couldn't see it from the front of the booth. 
   I said to the lady "I didn't see that one the first time. It's beautiful! It's the best one here." She picked up the painting, smiled and said "It's Miner's Castle." I nodded. "Yes, it is. And a very good one too. It should be out front where people can see it." 
   She kept smiling and put it back down where it was. Someone else saw it while she was holding it, and started his own conversation about it. NOW she was engaged with an art fan. 
   A few minutes later, I walked past a booth with some stained and burned wood. Not my cup of tea, and I started to walk away. Then someone in the booth said "Sir, you have to come in here and look at these!"
   So I did. Still not my kind of work, but I was impressed with the attention-getting call to action. She made me stop and take another look. We talked about a couple of pieces.She offered me to make a deal, which I respectfully declined. Then she gave me her card. I thanked her for insisting that I come in. "Keep it up," I told her.
   I wish I knew which artist sold more!