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AGAS

Art Galleries & Artists of the South Magazine, Volume 11 Issue 2
Art Galleries & Artists of the South Magazine, Volume 11 Issue 2
Art Galleries & Artists of the South: Amy Guidry
Art Galleries & Artists of the South: Amy Guidry

I was recently selected as one of the seven winners in the Art Galleries & Artists of the South Magazine’s Emerging Artist Competition.  My work is featured in their current issue, Volume 11, Issue 2, available at bookstores now.

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008 Magazine

008 Magazine- August/September 2014
008 Magazine- August/September 2014

008 Magazine recently did a feature on my work for their latest issue.  The August/September edition is currently out on newsstands now in the Lafayette, Louisiana area.  Also view the issue online here (click the cover to read): http://blog.008magazine.com.

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Chased

Chased magazine feature: Phantastic Images by Amy Guidry

I’m a little late in posting about this but my work was recently featured on Chased, an online arts magazine based in Berlin.  The feature includes many of my recent paintings from my series In Our Veins.  Editor Sandra Ratkovic said of my work, “We like her surreal, very contemporary paintings showing animals and nature in a dreamy surroundings, sprinkling with an almost smart cruelty. That definitely makes you think about the pictures´ meanings. We ask ourself who did this to the animals, and what do they stand for.”  To view the feature, go to this direct link: http://www.chasedmagazine.com/2012/07/gallery-phantastic-images-by-amy-guidry/.

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Vegan Mainstream

VStream Zine, Spring/Summer 2012 issue

The latest edition of Vegan Mainstream’s VStream Zine is now available.  I am honored to be a part of their feature on Vegan Professionals.  I’ve also had the opportunity to learn about many other vegan companies and services as a result.  The issue is about change, whether it pertains to ourselves or changing the world, so many of the professionals, myself included, relate our stories of change through our business.  With my artwork, I hope to have a positive impact and create change starting with my viewers, and hopefully-maybe-if-I’m-lucky that has a chain reaction.  If you would like to read my story, as well as the many other stories, recipes, and articles featured, you can order a download here (as well as get a sneak peek): www.veganmainstream.com/vstream-magazine-ebook-book-guide-zine-vegans.

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Catapult

Catapult magazine- Issue 8, March 2012

I just discovered that the latest issue of Catapult magazine is out and it features several of my paintings from the In Our Veins series.  My work was recently selected for publication (the competition for this thing is fierce, by the way).  I have a two-page spread on pages 26 and 27 of the current issue, Issue 8, March 2012.  You can now view it online as well and check out the entire issue at this direct link: http://catapult-mag.com/

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Juxtapoz!

You may recall a little while back that my painting Symbiotic was the Best of Show winner for the Surreal Salon IV at the Baton Rouge Gallery Center for Contemporary Art.  As part of winning, my work would be featured in upcoming issues of both Juxtapoz and Hi-Fructose magazines.  Well, I had a nice surprise arrive in the mail for me and received a copy of the Juxtapoz April 2012 issue!  If you get the magazine, check out page 131.  I’ve included small photos of the cover and a detail image of the ad naming my work as the Surreal Salon IV winner.  I will be posting the Hi-Fructose issue once it arrives so keep an eye out for it!

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Professional Artist Magazine Feature

Professional Artist Magazine, Dec/Jan 2012 issue

I’m excited to announce that I’m currently featured in Professional Artist Magazine (formerly Art Calendar Magazine) as part of their December/January issue.  The article is titled “Communicating Social Messages through Art, Partnership and Publicity” and was written by Renee Phillips, aka The Artrepreneur Coach.  I am honored to be a featured artist and to have had the opportunity to share some insight in this article.  If you’ve been following my work, you know that art is my passion but reaching people through my work is also incredibly important.  I strive to inspire others as well as get them thinking, talking, and acting upon issues that are of personal as well as social importance.  In addition, Renee makes a great point that it is up to the artists, no matter what their subject matter, to be proactive about getting their work out there.  I strongly agree and if you’ve checked out my previous posts on press releases, you understand why.  I can’t post the actual article but if you would like to read a modified version of it, you can check it out on Renee’s site at www.manhattanarts.com/readingroom/ezine/CareerBusiness/Renee_Social-Issues.htm.

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“My Moleskine” magazine

Artist Amy Guidry with her painting, "Trophy," at the Louisiana State Museum

I recently did an interview with Michael Rakov for the Russian arts magazine, “My Moleskine.”  I’m happy to announce that the interview is now online- in Russian, of course- http://www.mymoleskine.ru/2011/08/okorok-ili-grudinka/.  I can say that trying translations through Google and Yahoo Babel Fish produced different results, each being a bit off.  So, I do have the original interview in English to post here (minus the introduction written by Mr. Rakov, since I don’t have that in English):

1.    How did you start making art? Maybe there are any funny stories that were associated with it? Tell us about it.
I started drawing as soon as I could hold a crayon.  On occasion I would be allowed to use more “advanced” (which also meant messy) art supplies such as oil pastels.  I was fascinated by their richness and the colors produced.  I would draw all the time and literally produced so many drawings my mother had to throw some of them out.  I would go through an entire package of typing paper in a week.  As I got older, I was interested in other media such as graphite, pen and ink, and charcoal.  My work became more detailed so I utilized more pen and ink and sometimes charcoal pencils since they allowed for more precision than sticks of charcoal.
As a child, I was always creating through various means, so it was something that came to me naturally.  I knew even at a young age that I wanted to be an artist professionally one day.  I was about eight years old when I decided that my “job” would be to paint for museums, not realizing that museums do not actually pay you to paint all day and then just stick your work on their walls.  By the time I was in college, I decided that I needed to study graphic design and work in the more commercial realm of art.  I, like many artists, believed that it was impossible to earn a living as an artist unless you worked in the design field.  I did this for over eleven years, but eventually I could not deny my initial desire to paint.  I started reading anything I could find regarding running a business, marketing, sales, etc.  I devised a plan to reach my goals and followed a timeline to keep myself on target which is how I became a full-time artist.  I think about art constantly- from the moment I wake up until I go to sleep- I think of paintings that I’m working on, or paintings that I will do in the future, or I’m thinking about exhibitions I have coming up.  It’s a lot of work, but I love what I do.

2.    What is the basic idea in your works? May be there is philosophy or anything like that? For example, Impressionists wanted to stop impression of moment this was them basic idea. What do you want to tell people with your work?
I tend to work in series, so that each is a collective body of work pertaining to a particular subject matter.  That being said, each series serves as a platform for tackling social or political issues.  Some series are broad in scope, while others hone in on one issue.  Art is my way of communicating with the world, raising questions, and presenting ideas.  Though I can’t tell people what to do, I hope that my work will at least inspire them or encourage them to reflect on what they can do to help make a difference in the world.

3.    Your creativity looks like Surrealism, Am I right? But Surrealism is play of senses, meanings etc. What meanings do you play with?
Yes, I have been influenced by Surrealism from a very young age.  In addition to art, psychology was another interest of mine so I gravitated to Surrealism quite naturally since it was the grand marriage of the two.  My style has become progressively more surreal, and I am always looking to challenge myself both technically and conceptually.  As a result, with my latest series “In Our Veins,” I have been working with ideas that come from my dreams and free-association exercises, which were both utilized by the original Surrealists.

“In Our Veins” explores the connections between all life forms and the cycle of life through a surreal, psychologically-charged narrative.  Many of the concepts included in the series deal with life and death, survival and the exploitation of other species for one’s own survival, the connections between all life forms, and the delicate balance of nature.  This includes the interdependence of the human race to each other and to the rest of the animal kingdom, as well as the planet itself.  One cannot exist without the other, therefore it is of the utmost importance that we care for each and every living thing.

4.    What day was the most crazy of your life? What were you doing during that day?
Well, if this is art-related, I do have one story.  I was working on a rather complex painting in hopes of including it in an exhibition I had coming up.  The painting took me longer than expected, so the day before I had to bring my work to the gallery, I was still working on it.  As the hours wore on, I started to realize I was going to have to stay up to finish.  I was exhausted, so I drank two Diet Cokes (which I never have caffeine, so these had a strong effect on me) in order to stay awake and paint until 3am.  Then I went to sleep for about four hours, got up and finished the painting a matter of hours before going to the gallery.  Luckily they are acrylic, which dries quickly.  My paintbrushes were in horrible shape by the time I finished.

5.    Do you do sketches?  If you do, What kind of notebooks or special paper do you prefer for that?
I do a lot of thumbnail sketches, which are roughly 1-inch square sketches giving the basic idea of a concept with just a few lines and shapes, no detail.  I tend to do these types of sketches as an idea comes to mind, so some of them are done on scraps of paper, while others are in a journal or a standard sketchbook.  I will sketch on anything in order to remember my ideas at the time.  When I do larger sketches, I like to use newsprint paper because it’s cheap and also tracing paper.  The tracing paper is useful because I sometimes only want to change one thing in my sketch, so I trace what I’ve already drawn, minus the part I want to change.  Then I can compare the two and see what I like best.  Sometimes I may have to draw the same sketch three or four more times because of all the changes.

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Art Marketing: What’s working and what’s not

Artist Amy Guidry discussing her work with reporter Kevin Chiri
Artist Amy Guidry discussing her work with reporter Kevin Chiri

First, I must point out that this is my own personal account regarding my efforts to market my art, so bear in mind that some things may work better for others. That said, I’ve done a lot of research over the years regarding the business side of art. All of these accounts are from others’ own personal dealings as well, so I like to rely on a broad spectrum of sources. So enough blabbing, here’s the gist of it:

I’ve been tracking my website (www.AmyGuidry.com) stats for years, which is the only way I can know (other than someone telling me personally) that someone has been checking out my work. I’ve noticed that some sources that once were good generators of publicity, have fallen by the wayside a bit. I’m almost certain that this (yes, I hate to say it) is because as soon as the economy took a dive, many people were dropping their subscriptions and I think some were just less interested in purchasing artwork, therefore not looking it up on the internet so much, either. For instance, when I would have a feature article about my work in a magazine, I’d see a huge spike in my website stats. Now, not so much.

So what does this mean? Well, for starters, now is the time for artists to up their efforts (if you haven’t already) when it comes to marketing your work. Studies have shown that those who keep marketing despite an economic depression, thrive later on because they have maintained their brand status while those that didn’t tend to lose customers in the long run. They appear less successful because they couldn’t “afford” (though you can market your work for free thanks to the internet) to advertise their product or services. And they were more likely to be forgotten because their name/brand was not being repeated. Also good to note here that it takes an estimated seven times for an ad to sink in to its viewers. So a one-time ad is most certainly not enough.

Back to my personal findings- what has worked according to my stats is #1 Direct traffic. Which is great and should be your main effort because it means people are directly going to your site. You stand out to them, you are the authority to refer to, your art is memorable, etc. So this means that handing out those business cards is working. #2 is Google. Yes, it is “the” search engine according to my stats. I know that this is due to my web ranking. If you look up my name, my website is at the top. Not Facebook. This is good because you want your site to be the place people go to find you. Those social media sites are great, but again, you have to stay ahead of them in your rankings. That said, the rest of my referrals come from a mix of social media sites, blogs, websites, and emails (which may be direct traffic, basically, since I like to put my website at the bottom of my emails). I can’t say one is better than the other since they vary from month to month and even day to day. However, the good news is they are all free advertising. So there’s no cost to you (other than your studio time- so be careful) to “advertise” through all of them.

Before I forget, I should clarify that this doesn’t mean I think you should abandon other marketing sources such as magazines, radio, newspapers, etc. I would advise using that time and money (if you are buying ads) wisely and pick and choose the ones that best suit your work and reach your target audience.

Studio Visit- Volume 12

Studio Visit Magazine, Volume 12
Studio Visit Magazine, Volume 12
The Wild West by Amy Guidry- Studio Visit Magazine, Volume 12
The Wild West by Amy Guidry- Studio Visit Magazine, Volume 12

The newest volume of Studio Visit magazine is finally out! I received my copy a couple of weeks ago, so I’m a little late in posting… I just scanned the photos now. This is the Summer edition, so it came out at the end of August. Studio Visit is published by The Open Studios Press and is the sister publication to New American Paintings. The juror was Dina Deitsch, the Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art, deCordova Sculpture Park + Museum in Lincoln, MA. My painting, “The Wild West,” was selected for inclusion and comes from my latest series of work, “In Our Veins.” If you’d like to see a larger image, as well as a close-up, the direct link is here- www.AmyGuidry.com– (note: scroll down for the close-up).