The New Year is galloping by in all its glory and unbridled speed.
Maybe it’s just me feeling like the days are flying by faster than they did a few years ago?
Apparently, as I get older, I find myself wanting to just sit and do nothing, look out the window, read a book, watch the birds chirping outside, admire the flowers I grew myself, play with my grandchildren, and simply pass the time.
I can’t say I get tired of it.
On the contrary, it brings me more and more pleasure with each passing year.
The fiery fortnight of January has already passed.
The red fire horse will soon enter its domain, and the year is shaping up to be the year of the red fire horse.
And I’m still going through my work, looking at my sketches, analyzing what I’ve created in recent years, what’s good, what I don’t like.
And I read and listen a lot.
I’m especially interested in the most pressing topic: art management. An artist studies, creates, and produces to be sold.
This is the artist’s main motivation. Even in the most difficult financial situation, an artist dreams of selling their works and turning them into capital.
No matter how difficult this may be in today’s circumstances, one must constantly analyze and improve oneself through study to keep up with fashion and trends.
I want to harken back to the early years of my creative work, when I created my paintings without much emphasis on sales, but many of my paintings have become collections of cultural centers after numerous exhibitions of my work.
Today, much has changed, and what I especially want to share with you is my desire to expand the potential of each work to maximize its sales potential. So now I’m calculating whether I should buy equipment and create additional products to popularize my art, or leave everything as is due to my poor financial situation. After all, that would mean upfront payments, investments, and investments in a future no one knows.
We didn’t know that in 2019 and 2020 we would be in quarantine, and then in a major financial crisis. In times like these, saving is better than spending.
It’s a leap, but I’d call it a risk.
Another thought occurred to me: I’m holding myself back more and more.
I’m becoming slower and slower. And I’m less and less willing to change anything; I’m giving up so many things, even beyond my capabilities.
Oh well.
Let this fiery horse gallop. Good luck to him and everyone in this fiery year.
If you translate the word “fiery” and look for its synonyms, it perfectly describes the first days and weeks of the new 2026 year.
We don’t expect any surprises this year, but rather a rather unpredictable one.
