If you paint a lot, as I do, the
paintings eventually start pushing up the rafters. You either have
to sell them, give them away, or burn them. I prefer to sell mine,
since that fills the bank account so I can make more paintings. But
sell them to whom?
I suspect most of my paintings either
go to other painters or to my students, or to older people who have
always bought paintings and still have the funds to continue to do
so. I suspect that the paintings aren't going to twenty-somethings
fresh out of college burdened by hefty school loans. I have some
other thoughts on the matter, which I will discuss in a future post.
I've put together a little survey I'd
love for you to take. Your responses will help me discover who's
buying today. (UPDATE: Survey is now closed!)
By the way, we had a good time last
week in the latest Paint Sedona workshop. Below are a few of the
sketches I did. They're all for sale. Let me know if you'd like one. (Shipping is $10, so if you buy several, you save!)
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| 9x12, oil. - $100 - From Uptown We had on iffy-weather day. This is the view out the window of the Uptown Sedona studio. |
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| 6x12, oil. - SOLD - Munds Mountain Vista There's nothing like Schnebly Hill for some good panoramas. |
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| 6x12, oil. - $75 - Thunder Mountain Vista I'm really liking these 6x12 pieces. Quicker to do than a 12x24, but they still give you the panorama. This one is looking down the ridge from Thunder Mountain to Coffee Pot and beyond. |
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| 5x7, oil. - $60 - Up the Canyon I like backlighting on the Sedona rocks. This is a view from the Sedona Heritage Museum. |
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| 6x9, pastel. - $60 - Camelhead Another Schnebly Hill view, looking toward Snoopy Rock and Camelhead. This is another backlit scene. |
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| 6x9, pastel. - $60 - Snow up the Canyon One day we headed up Schnebly Hill Road to the Cowpies area. There was still some snow up in the shadows. |
8 comments:
I don't buy art (I wonder how many artists can afford to), but I sell mostly to older people who collect, or younger people who want to buy for a gift or some other special reason.
Those are awfully low prices for such nice paintings.
I sell to a wide customer base, from wealthy businessmen, to families and individuals buying small pieces, there never seems to be a pattern to it.
Michael Love your paintings. Great prices Hard to say how to increase sales. I go in some shows run by organizations and then some outdoor shows. I find if I keep my prices in line for my prints, small originals and giclees they provide income and pay for the show. Then my originals that I sell occasionally allow me to paint larger paintings. I appreciate your blog and find it helpful , honest and wish you the best. Visited St John's this past fall and Fundy trail. beautiful area. Best regards Bruce
Michael thanks for writing your comments about selling paintings. Your prices are very reasonable for my area. I find selling hard with so many people come to shows to look I guess for entertainment. I do some shows at local schools and then some outdoor shows. I like interacting with customers. I send out a mailing via e-mail and then with post cards.
Sales are down due to the economy, loss of jobs, etc. so keeping art reasonable, offering different price points and keeping your art attractive to the potential customer all helps. Love your paintings.....great prices Best regards Bruce
Here is another idea for unsold paintings - repaint them! Either spruce them up, or just do a new painting right over the top. Hurts a little, but when you do a new painting you love, it takes some of the sting out.
Thanks so much for your comments, everyone!
Great work.! Your color choice is superb..Looking great work in your colors of Greece
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