I’m so proud to present my new book The Art of Romi Cortier.
It all began when a client suggested that I should create a little portfolio of my artwork for the reception area of my salon. Sure, great idea, maybe I’ll do an ibook, but that takes so much time, I think I need to hire someone to help me. The idea takes off like a snowball rolling down a hill. It needs a foreword, an interview with the artist, maybe some studio shots, what painting should go on the cover… so many decisions.
Self publishing a book is a bold endeavor, especially when it’s your first. I was fortunate to have two very talented people help me bring my concept to reality: Annie Ruby and Steven James Scott. I needed someone else’s eyes to look at the work without an emotional attachment and organize the images in a way that made sense. My works on paper are my newest series, and I wanted them to take up a major portion of the book. They’ve been so successful and sold so quickly, that very few people even know the images exist. In total there are over 40 pages of artwork, not to mention a very kind and generous foreward by Ellie Blankfort, of Ellie Blankfort Fine Art.
Ellie has been a salon client for many years, and more often than not, our conversations behind the chair turn to art. She works as a coach, mentor, and artist advisor to beginning and mid career artists. Getting to meet successful people from all walks of life is one of the perks of my business. That’s also how I met Mel Yoakum Ph. D who authored three books on the work of Francoise Gilot. He taught me so much about the business of art that I need to include in him in the thank you section of the book.
The Art of Romi Cortier can be found on Blurb and Amazon. I hope you’ll take a moment to check it out, and I’d be beyond thrilled if you could also review it… the more stars the better!
I am absolutely delighted that Romi undertook this endeavor….a book to treasure! I have appreciated Romi’s exceptional creativity for decades…what a talent!!
Thank you Ellen so much for your kind words! Always a pleasure to hear from you.