Helping visual artists become sustainable businesses
What are the most important lessons you have learned about being an artist and selling your work? Selling your work takes a lot of time! It’s an entirely new area for most artists. You need to get educated about sales, marketing and the business end of art, that’s as important as taking … [Read more...]
What non-traditional methods do you use to market and sell your art? For marketing e-cards have been very helpful for me. I have a number of collectors who enjoy sending e-cards from my website to friends and family. They select a painting and then can create a card with a personal message and … [Read more...]
Tell us about your marketing journey. How did you start? I began a blog for my daily paintings in 2005, inspired by the creator of the painting a day movement Duane Keiser. After being featured in an article in Domino Magazine with Keiser and several other “daily painters” sales took off and … [Read more...]
How did you get started? The large box of Crayolas with the sharpener in the back and my farm set were my two favorite childhood possessions. Drawing, painting and creating all kinds of things has always been an important means of expression for me. I took every art class available and in high … [Read more...]