“experience” that truly sets him
apart. Other than on special occa-
sions, how often can one meet the
artists behind the work?
“I’m just placing myself in their
shoes,” continued Lance. “If I
walk around here and see an artist
painting on an easel, I’d probably
go up and try talking with them.
This is unique. For the most part,
throughout my life I’ve been my
own entrepreneur and sold my
works myself. There’s the old say-
ing, ‘No one can sell your artwork
better than the artist.’ We know
what we’ve done. Thank God for
the Internet because it empowers
more artists to do that and sell for
themselves.”
In addition to his landscapes and
city scenes, Lance has been doing
commissions for the past decade
as well. Somewhat ironically his
first big commission came shortly
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after being laid off at an art gallery
when he was living in Sante Fe.
He had put up an ad on Craig’s
List and received a call asking if
he wanted to do a mural for some-
one’s home. At the time, he had
never done a mural before but
over the course of a few weeks he
created his first. He says he re-
mains friends with the people who
commissioned it and they’ve since
purchased additional pieces over
the years.
“I would love to do more com-
missions,” said Lance. “To me,
it’s personal and it’s not going to
hang around in your studio when
it’s done, it’s going to someone’s
home. That adds something to the
work; it’s a different dynamic. For
some reason, it makes me up my
game a bit. It makes me work a lot
harder knowing that somebody is
definitely going to see this piece.”
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