STAR: How have you been so successful with marketing and selling your art?
S, RAGAN: I am still working on selling my art, I market myself on line, through Facebook, and my website: www. sanddansart. com I am in several local art groups. The last couple of years, money has been tight for most people, so sales haven’ t been as good, but, I continue to find new avenues for my work. I was fortunate enough to have one of my Beatles pieces in a traveling Beatles art show, in Italy and England last year.
STAR: What style of art would you classify your work?
S. RAGAN: I would say I am a realist, I try to paint in a realistic way.
STAR: How did your art works become famous?
S. RAGAN: I am locally famous at the Fest for Beatles Fans, Chicago, because I have won so many times there 9 times out of the last 10 years. I have been blessed to know some international artists, and to be part of a great international Beatles art show. I think I have made some great friends though Facebook. When they saw my work, they contacted me to be part of the All you need is paint, Beatles show, that travelled throughout Italy last year, and was featured in Liverpool at the International Beatles week last August, 2016.
STAR: Any other advice for artists trying to get established?
S. RAGAN: Never give up, keep doing what you love. Follow your dreams. If you enjoy making art, keep doing it, no matter what obstacle comes in your way.
Sandra Ragan has been awarded many times, and has won many art contests as well. The list is too big to mention all. A plaque she painted is permanently mounted in La Grunge, Illinois, where she resides. She had the privilege to exhibit her paintings at Harrison Works, in Oak Park in 2010, a show dedicated to John Lennon on his 70th birthday.‘ You can know more about her at http:// www. sanddansart. com /
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