The portfolio review with VAA has had a tremendous impact on my year . It gave me a frank assessment of my work and pointed out what steps to take immediately to get closer to my goals . Karen Van Hoey Smith’s time was gold dust and worth every penny.
Within three weeks of putting up a decent website I sold two big prints and two weeks later I was invited by an international art agent to exhibit my figurative work (1 piece only ) at a New York cultural show celebrating 400 years of figurative paintings which made my Soul Sing! In less than 3 weeks I’ll be there exhibiting next to works of artists such as Rembrandt, Chagall and Picasso , this is a huge experience for me and I will be flying to NYC to enjoy the opening. I dreamt all my life about something like this! To now be in Manhattan with my work up on a wall I can now see that dreams can manifest but they can take a long time and believing in one’s art and not giving up is an important part of it all .
What the review and website has done for me is immeasurable. I have had huge creative period and never worked harder, Karen was quite frank to say it’s going to be hard work. I couldn’t recommend the Portfolio Review more to any one who is after serious and truthful advice without sugar coating! It’s practical advice on what is missing and the important elements of professional portfolio and website .
Picking up the phone in December 24 and asking for a portfolio review was the best decision I made no more doubts and blindfold approach . VAA support and guidance this year has been my beacon of light and I shall always be grateful for the amount of effort put into helping their members to succeed.