Painter + Graphic Designer // 10 Years
Words by Jessi Devenyns Photos by Eric Morales
Q: How are you able to successfully pursue a career as an artist?
A: Outside of being an independent artist, I have a day job as a graphic designer at Alamo Drafthouse. I like my job; if I didn’t like what I was doing, I’d be miserable.
Q: How does an artist successfully market themselves?
A: Basically for this market, I’m just kind of doing my thing and putting my work out there. To be honest, the way I share my work is Instagram. I think most artists nowadays are sharing on there. If Instagram wasn’t around, I wouldn’t be out there as much getting views, or people wouldn’t know about my work… I don’t go to coffee shops and try to hang my work. That’s just not my style. It’s not that I’m above it or anything, it’s just not my thing.
Q: What is it like to sell art in Austin versus larger metropolitan areas?
A: Dallas, LA, New York, they have a lot of old money. Lots of the old folks with an understanding of culture and good amount of money, which helps. Austin is such a new town. People are moving into this place, and it’s a lot of tech people, a lot of youth, and I don’t know that they understand art as collection or if they’ve discovered it yet.
Q: What is the best piece of advice that you’ve been given as an artist?
A: Just be bold, take chances, make your work and put it out there. If you’re getting it out there, people are going to pay attention and at least appreciate it and maybe support you and your work.
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