Comments on: Recognize Your Potential To Sell Your Art Online http://www.artpalaver.com/recognize-your-potential-to-sell-your-art-online/ Find Fans. Sell More Art. Thu, 22 Sep 2011 19:21:51 +0000 hourly 1 By: Now Is The Time To Take Action With Your Art Career | Art Palaver http://www.artpalaver.com/recognize-your-potential-to-sell-your-art-online/#comment-7841 Now Is The Time To Take Action With Your Art Career | Art Palaver Fri, 09 Oct 2009 22:13:22 +0000 http://www.artpalaver.com/recognize-your-potential-to-sell-your-art-online/#comment-7841 [...] my last post I talked about realizing your potential to make a living as an artist. Potential is something I [...] [...] my last post I talked about realizing your potential to make a living as an artist. Potential is something I [...]

]]> By: Jacquie Vaux http://www.artpalaver.com/recognize-your-potential-to-sell-your-art-online/#comment-7839 Jacquie Vaux Wed, 07 Oct 2009 19:32:22 +0000 http://www.artpalaver.com/recognize-your-potential-to-sell-your-art-online/#comment-7839 I have been a working artist for more than 35 years. I have not had any other job and have supported myself and two children, now grown. I did this because I had to, not having any other job skills that I could use to earn money. My artwork is not the greatest in the world and I do not command the highest prices, $1200 to $20,000. I also do not have people fighting over my paintings, however, over the years, in good times and in bad times I have continued to sell my paintings through art galleries. I believe that the key to any artist selling their work is to keep painting and improving your craft. Also, working with an art gallery that you trust and are loyal to will, in the long run be your greatest asset in growing your art career. Finding the art gallery, your partner in art sales is not that easy, especially in hard times when galleries are going broke and closing. That is when your loyalty is important. I also would love to sell work online and will continue to work on that. However, I still feel that at this time, at least for me, art galleries are still important to my art career and sales. I do believe in myself. I always have, even when my artwork was very average and not particularly salable. I suppose I was looking at the world through rose colored glasses. However, that does not matter. I still kept painting and putting my work out there for the art collector to buy, which they did which surprised me. I just kept painting and working on improving my work. I began to look more at other artists especially those who were on the top and were selling for high prices. Now, I still work every day and still want to get better. I am taking up sculpting now and hope to eventually have a career in sculpting at my advanced age of 66. Thanks for your words of encouragment. I do appreciate that. We artists have a solitary life and appreciate encouragement from fellow artists. Best regards, Jacquie Vaux www.jacquievauxart.com www.arttopicsblog.com I have been a working artist for more than 35 years. I have not had any other job and have supported myself and two children, now grown. I did this because I had to, not having any other job skills that I could use to earn money.

My artwork is not the greatest in the world and I do not command the highest prices, $1200 to $20,000. I also do not have people fighting over my paintings, however, over the years, in good times and in bad times I have continued to sell my paintings through art galleries.

I believe that the key to any artist selling their work is to keep painting and improving your craft. Also, working with an art gallery that you trust and are loyal to will, in the long run be your greatest asset in growing your art career. Finding the art gallery, your partner in art sales is not that easy, especially in hard times when galleries are going broke and closing. That is when your loyalty is important. I also would love to sell work online and will continue to work on that. However, I still feel that at this time, at least for me, art galleries are still important to my art career and sales.

I do believe in myself. I always have, even when my artwork was very average and not particularly salable. I suppose I was looking at the world through rose colored glasses. However, that does not matter. I still kept painting and putting my work out there for the art collector to buy, which they did which surprised me. I just kept painting and working on improving my work. I began to look more at other artists especially those who were on the top and were selling for high prices.

Now, I still work every day and still want to get better. I am taking up sculpting now and hope to eventually have a career in sculpting at my advanced age of 66.

Thanks for your words of encouragment. I do appreciate that. We artists have a solitary life and appreciate encouragement from fellow artists.

Best regards,

Jacquie Vaux
http://www.jacquievauxart.com
http://www.arttopicsblog.com

]]> By: TheRichAnt http://www.artpalaver.com/recognize-your-potential-to-sell-your-art-online/#comment-7838 TheRichAnt Wed, 07 Oct 2009 03:51:00 +0000 http://www.artpalaver.com/recognize-your-potential-to-sell-your-art-online/#comment-7838 Thank you, Thank you, Thank you! I have been telling myself this for the past few months now. However my immediate family who I've had to rely on for help this past year insist on me giving up this "nonsense" and focus on my "real" job. They say surround yourself with like minded people who believe and think positive but its my family so whats a girl to do? Thank you, Thank you, Thank you! I have been telling myself this for the past few months now. However my immediate family who I’ve had to rely on for help this past year insist on me giving up this “nonsense” and focus on my “real” job.
They say surround yourself with like minded people who believe and think positive but its my family so whats a girl to do?

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