Interested in starting your own entrepreneurial journey in fine arts but unsure what to expect? Then read up on our interview with Christine Hales, Co-Owner of Hales Art LLC., located in Sarasota, FL, USA.
What's your business, and who are your customers?
Hales Art LLC is the business of my husband, garden and architectural photographer, Mick Hales, and myself with my paintings and Icons. My customers are churches, private collectors, designers, decorators, and art collectors.
Tell us about yourself
Paintings inspired me, even as a young child, to live a better life and to reach for a spiritual way of looking at the world and people. Every day in my studio, I start with meditation and prayer before I start painting or drawing. I believe that the spiritual excitement and love that I experience comes through in my paintings and icons and that they will bring viewers to a moment of light and love when they gaze at my work. I feel called to do that, to bring light into the world through my art.
What's your biggest accomplishment as a business owner?
Completing some very large public commissions and seeing how many people are blessed and affected by my work is my biggest accomplishment.
What's one of the hardest things that come with being a business owner?
One of the hardest things I deal with as a business owner is the isolation that comes with working all day in the studio. I would love to have an ongoing relationship with art dealers, designers, or patrons who want my work.
What are the top tips you'd give to anyone looking to start, run and grow a business today?
You want to be able to sustain your work through the ups and downs of the economy. It's important to establish a stable company that can provide quality work and services over many years in order to have many referrals. Referrals are the mainstay of my business!
Where can people find you and your business?
Website: https://newchristianicons.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChristineHalesFineArt
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/christinesimoneauhales/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/heavensvisions
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christinehales/
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