Cory Trepanier Quotes & Sayings

Find a business mentor. Connect with others who are successful in other lines of business. Bounce ideas off them, pick their brains. Maybe they can re-write a proposal for you. — Cory Trepanier

Spend at least 20-30% of your time marketing. You have to pay for this either way. Either you pay a gallery to do this for you , or you put your time and effort into it. Unless people see the great art you're making, they'll never buy it. — Cory Trepanier

Of course there is sometimes a price to pay. While I was busy painting, not only was my light dissipating quickly, but the fog had crept in slowly at the same time. When I lifted my eyes from the panel, I realized that I had better get a move on - and quickly. — Cory Trepanier

Create quality art ... meaningful, passionate and high quality work! If it's not meaningful to you, how can you expect it to be meaningful to anyone else? — Cory Trepanier

Unlike the urban development that I see taking over and swallowing up our precious soil, when we interact with our environment in a way that allows for regeneration and natural spaces, the outcome can be beautiful. — Cory Trepanier

Rather than listening to music while you paint, listen to the sort of wisdom that can help grow your career. — Cory Trepanier

As I look back on my fondness for the outdoors, and specifically the elements in nature that I find visually stimulating, I am surprised at how often the theme of dead trees arise. I guess it's that each one seems to have a story of its own, representing many years of living through everything that nature could throw at them. — Cory Trepanier

Develop a mailing list ... anyone who comes through your studio or meets you at art shows or anywhere. It's the power of permission-based marketing. Email your latest work to the list, every month. — Cory Trepanier

As the evening mist worked its way into the scene, creating a warm filter through which the lowering sun bathed its light, it was all I could to to keep painting, and not just put my brushes down and soak it all in. Which, of course, I did for a while anyway. — Cory Trepanier

A personal website is vital, but it needs to change and evolve. — Cory Trepanier

Most people view the artistic process as something of a mystery. Leverage that, and engage your prospective clients with good stories. For many, buying art is their escape from the real world. Make it entertaining and enjoyable. — Cory Trepanier

Hunger for excellence. Continuously seek inspiration to make your work better. — Cory Trepanier

Nothing quite delivers the full experience of being out there like floating around soaking up the warmth of the early morning rays with a brush in hand. — Cory Trepanier