Charm, showing off the only braids that will stay in her endless mane.
Alli with Charm. Billy is behind me, wondering why he is in horse jail.
For not the first time, but maybe the last time, I have started a "home business". The difference with this one is that it is one I really enjoy. I've drawn and painted horses since I was (at least) five years old--that's the earliest one that my mother saved.By the time I entered my teens, Mother had grown a bit tired of the subject and urged me to do something else with my artwork besides horses. I followed her advice and never looked back until ten years ago when it occurred to me that people might actually pay for horse portraits. I have had many exhibits of my landscapes, and sold a good number of them--but not enough to provide any kind of steady income.
I'm hoping that if I work hard and market this business well I will be able to delight my customers, make some money, and have a lot of fun doing it.
Visit many more horses and my rural landscapes at http://allifarkas.com, or click on my photo above.
Tag Archives: guerrilla marketing
Just missed a new venue
While browsing the Michiana Dressage Club’s website, I came upon a little blurb for the Kalamazoo 4-H Club Tack Sale. Unfortunately, I came upon it a little too late to reserve a space for this year. But I went there … Continue reading
It’s a small world after all
Now I’m going to be stuck with that silly song in my head, but I continue to be amazed by the relatively small world I find myself in now and then. It turns out that the gal (I never met … Continue reading
Baby you can drive my car…
Long day today, spent over 6 hours driving! Delivered Jasmine and Ginger portraits to HARPS, then figured as long as I was way out in the hinterlands anyway, I might as well check on my display boards I put up … Continue reading
Another Idea
I somehow came across artforshelteranimals.blogspot.com (it’s listed in my blogroll) and it seemed like a great combination of marketing effort and direct benefit to charitable groups that I support but don’t have a lot of money to donate to. To … Continue reading
Still slogging away–and adopting guerrilla marketing tactics
I’m spending a lot of time figuring out which horse show I’m going to risk my reputation at next! I’ve had some difficulty acquiring names and phone numbers, but I finally got a few that seem like they’ll be the … Continue reading
Alli Farkas Artist Adventures 