Meet Susan Skelley | Artist @ Susan Skelley Art

We had the good fortune of connecting with Susan Skelley and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Susan, do you have any habits that you feel contribute to your effectiveness?
I think the most important habit that helped me with my career is simply to keep showing up everyday. Even when sales are slow or I’m not feeling creative, I try to consistently continue to produce new work and do daily routines such as social media, cleaning brushes, prepping canvases, keeping my studio organized, etc. That way, when something does sell, it’s ready to be shipped or when someone wants an impromptu studio visit, my inventory is organized and show worthy.

Can you open up a bit about your work and career? We’re big fans and we’d love for our community to learn more about your work.
It was pretty exciting when I got a call from a TV network asking for permission that my art was seen in a clip of Million Dollar Listings! Challenges are a part of this fascinating, ever changing world that we live but some of the biggest would be technology, pricing that is both fair and profitable and not being consumed with social media.

Any places to eat or things to do that you can share with our readers? If they have a friend visiting town, what are some spots they could take them to?
Eating would have to be a local Mexican spot in Myrtle Beach that is the best! It is sort of a dive downtown and only open three days a week. Another place would be The Oyster Rock in Calabash. They serve the freshest seafood and overlooks the waterway so the views at sunset are breathtaking. There are also other fun watering holes in the area such as Archie’s in North Myrtle Beach and Pine Lakes Tavern in Myrtle. We also have a House of Blues for concerts and Brookgreen Gardens, a botanical garden, that has acres of beautiful scenery as well as events throughout the year.

Who else deserves some credit and recognition?
I am a self taught artist so I didn’t learn the business end by conventional methods. I gleaned a lot of knowledge by way of trial and error and learning how to do new things as they entered my journey. For instance, when I got a commission out of Norway, I learned how to ship internationally, after I had a damaged delivery, I learned how to package more securely and when I began collaborations, I learned how to send high resolution images. Along the way, I met and exchanged knowledge with a several artists . Etsy was the first platform I used to sell my art and still do. Their information was invaluable and constantly being updated, too.

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