Post 290: DonnaLiguriaArt.com Updates

DonnaLiguriaArt.com Updates

My artwork has started off slow here at the beginning of 2023 - but I have been busy. Doing a lot of work around the house and creating blog posts on both the Artistry Spin blog for the Prince William Art Society and my own. I've also been working on updates to my websites...

Do I have any art in any art shows?

YES! I currently have a few art pieces at Open Space Arts at Stonebridge - 15000 #140 Potomac Town Center, Woodbridge, VA at the African American Voices and Visions. And I recently attended the opening artist reception there.

Do I have a website?

YES! You can find my website at https://donnaliguriaart.com I've been working on updating the site - made a lot of changes already. Have some of the newer art up, caught up with the more recent shows and some Christmas commission updates.

Do I sell prints?

YES! And I have gotten new shipments in. There are certain ways that prints must be packaged and stored. I'm offering a the prints of my artwork in multiple sizes: 8x10, 8.5x11, 12x12, 11x14, 12x15, and a few other sizes. It depends on the original canvas the painting was on for the print size. If anyone wants a print in a size I don't currently have, I can order it. I have been using GicleeToday and it generally takes about 2 weeks before I get the prints back.

Do I have an Etsy page?

YES! I'm working on the keyword updates and adding new prints to my Etsy shop. You can find it at https://www.etsy.com/shop/DonnaLiguriaArt

And yes, I have a Twitter page, an Instagram, a Facebook, Pinterest... Some I keep up with more than others. I have been prepping some canvases with gesso, so I have some blank canvases looking at me. Hopefully new artwork soon, I HAVE TO! 

How's 2023 going for you?

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Let me know if you like my paintings and if you need a handmade, original painting for yourself or as a gift for a friend or family member. If you want to commission me to do a painting for you, please contact me through this blog, on Facebook, My Website at https://DonnaLiguriaArt.com, or go to Donna Liguria Art on Etsy at https://www.etsy.com/shop/DonnaLiguriaArt to shop my available Artwork.

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Post 288: New Art Prints

New Art Prints

I've only painted ONE (1) ! -gasp- UNO painting so far this year. For me, that's amazing. I have a blank canvas looking at me too. It's not because of not knowing what I want to paint next, its more of a which idea to paint next. Actually, what took precedence though was some much needed "pre-spring" cleaning, rearranging, downsizing, catching up, and all that entails. AND it is Tax Time too. UGH.

AND it is the ongoing Etsy updates and print ordering and creating. So it has been a busy in and around the studio. But that canvas is still looking at me saying, "what?".

The art shows at Open Space Arts had a great December and January for me. Sold some work. Good thing. It is wonderful to know someone appreciates your artwork and wants it to hang in their homes. For the artist though, that means you can still "sell" that same painting through its art prints. 

Between emptying and rearranging closets, I have been getting prints made of some of my artwork and getting them posted on Etsy - which, if you are familiar, takes time in and of itself, even if you use the copy feature.

So here are some of the prints that I have added to my Etsy Page at @DonnaLiguriaArt Please check them out when you have time. 

https://www.etsy.com/shop/DonnaLiguriaArt

"Starry Night Blues Inspired by Vincent van Gogh"

"A Day at Blue Ridge Shores"

"Historic Virginia Homes Series - Gunston Hall" - coming soon

"Historic Virginia Homes Series - Monticello"

"Historic Virginia Homes Series - Mount Vernon"

"My Island Paradise in a Red Dress"

"Sailing Away"

"Sunrise at Historic Manassas Train Station"

"Blue Ridge Shores Main Beach"

"Sunrise at Nags Head, NC"

A great fine art print is a great way to get artwork that you like without the costs of the original piece. It is a way to still support the artist. The typical sizes might be 8x10, 11x14, 12x12, 12x16 (depending on the original) and there are some other variations but if you don't see a size you want, just ask...I may have it or I can order it.

https://www.etsy.com/shop/DonnaLiguriaArt

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Let me know if you like my paintings and if you need a handmade, original painting for yourself or as a gift for a friend or family member. If you want to commission me to do a painting for you, please contact me through this blog, on Facebook, My Website at https://DonnaLiguriaArt.com, or go to Donna Liguria Art on Etsy at https://www.etsy.com/shop/DonnaLiguriaArt to shop my available Artwork.

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Post 110: Get Your Etsy On!

Get Your Etsy On

If you are an artist, a creator, a maker, a painter, a cook or a writer of a book and you want to try selling on Etsy, click on the Etsy link here.

Open your OWN Etsy Shop using this link: https://etsy.me/2QQHYo9

How to Shop, Follow, Like, Comment and do all the social things for my painting Artworks: 

Etsy Shop: Shop DL Art on Etsy

Twitter: DL Art on Twitter

Tumblr: DL Art on Tumblr

Facebook: DL Art on Facebook

Instagram: DL Art on Instagram

Pinterest: DL Art on Pinterest

Behind the Canvas Blog: Donna’s Cave Paintings Blog

Open your OWN Etsy Shop using this link: https://etsy.me/2QQHYo9

Like my paintings? Need a handmade, original painting as a gift for a friend or family member? Or if you want to commission me to do a similar painting for you, please contact me through this blog or go to Donna Liguria Art on Etsy at https://www.etsy.com/shop/DonnaLiguriaArt to shop my available Artwork.

Side Note, if you have purchased one of my paintings, please send me a picture of YOU with the painting and I will post it on the corresponding blog page.

Thank you for visiting, and remember to Follow, Comment, and Review!

Post 33: Etsy Shop - Favorite, Follow, Review and Support Starving Artists!

Get your Etsy on and Favorite, Follow, Review and Support Starving Artists!

The process of getting your paintings "out there" is certainly a challenge and basically a full time job. There are all of the social sites you MUST be on and learning everything you possibly can about EACH relevant site so that your artwork on canvas can be seen. And then all the Art gallery type sites, with all of their various features that must all be learned and managed. Like I said, Full Time Job. And most artists just want time to slap some paint around!

A few of my paintings you may have already seen posted in this blog:

I heard a suggestion today to have your friends go to your Etsy site and doing a keyword specific search for your artwork site and clicking ONLY on your item for sale. Then to spend about 5 minutes or so looking around, clicking and doing what you do on other similar sites from liking and favoriting to commenting. The reason for this is so that your listing will rank better. 

In Marketing, there is a time to ask for the sale and in this case it is where do you go to do that, or LIKE that?

Here is my Etsy Shop and a couple other links which I am still sorting out but I have my paintings posted that are for sale. Give it a visit and Favorite, Follow, Comment, Review, Share, Tweet, Pin, send smoke signals - your help would be much appreciated. Of course, your name will pop up so I will KNOW what you did last week (movie reference)...love the stat features on Etsy BTW.

This Donnascavepainting blog is still where I originate and first post my paintings for sale and here you may get to know me, the artist, a little better, read about my thoughts that may have been going on when painting a canvas, or the crazy thought that occurs when you have to name said artwork. 

Etsy Shop - Donna Liguria Art

https://www.etsy.com/shop/DonnaLiguriaArt 

Keyword and Keyword Phrases are a word or words you use to search for something. Now, the search results you get, does that fulfill what you had in mind? Tweak the keywords to refine your search. See what a challenge it is?

Keyword phrase placement for best results isn't just a  competition, it is a battle.

Pending List - told you I was working on it. 

Try "DonnaLiguriaArt" to go directly to the Etsy Shop.

Try "panda artwork mom and baby" is one that should bring up this painting:

Etsy Panda Search Results

BTW, LET ME KNOW HOW you found me! That is the "KEY"!

Other Social Sites so far:

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/donna.liguria under construction, posting art.

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/dlaughsalot/ under construction, but art is posted.

Pinterest - https://www.pinterest.com/donnaliguria under construction, started.

ArtPal - https://www.artpal.com/DonnaLiguriaArt under construction, one posted.

Twitter - https://twitter.com/DonnaLiguria Still trying to get this one set up. Trouble in Twitterverse. Trying to get one in my real name is proving interesting.

Well, I can add more to this as I get them and it will be fun building out these monsters. What is your weapon of choice online? Leave a comment here too!