Nibblefest Artist Interview: Brande Arno
Art by Brande Arno
How long have you been creating art (and/or) selling it online?
I can answer the first part of this
question like most other artists I know or have read about... since
childhood. In my case, my parents were very supportive and kept me well
stocked in drawing/coloring
art supplies. For my 15th birthday, they purchased an easel and oil
painting supplies. We set up a small studio in my bedroom by moving
furniture so the easel could be placed by the windows. This was the
best all time, birthday gift not to mention total
validation that I was an artist. I was in the artist high for the
rest of that day. But sometime the next day, I closed the door and
began to paint. Thus started my life- long commitment and love-hate
relationship with the easel.How long have I been selling online?
The answer is since 2012 with ebay. By 2013, I had set up a blog
to record my daily paintings. It wasn't too long afterwards that I
joined dailypaintworks.com founded
by Carol & David Marine. Currently, I'm building a website www.brandearnoart.com and plan to focus future marketing efforts around
it.
How did you first hear about Nibblefest and when did you first start Nibblefesting?
A fellow daily painter had posted a
painting she was entering in the Nibblefest Art Contest and I followed
the link. That was about two years ago. 
Art by Brande Arno
What do you enjoy about Nibblefest?
Who are your Favorite artistic influences?
Carol Marine - for her ability to
create outstanding paintings with lots of juicy color and brushwork.
Colley Whisson for his ability to capture the dappled sunshine of the
Aussie landscape.
David Lloyd, because he can paint any subject in any medium! Angela
Moulton for her sweet birds painted with deliberate and lively
brushwork. There are so many more.
Art by Brande Arno
Tell us something interesting about you that many people online don't already know.
What is your favorite Nibblefest ever sold?
Fritz the owl under a sheet. I think this was October, 2014
What do you do to drive traffic to your Nibblefest auction(s)?
If all goes well, I post the image on my blog a day or two before the opening. I include the link to the auction and information about Nibblefest. I also try to post to facebook.
Where can people find your work?
Art by Brande Arno
Thank you Christine and Nibblefest!
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