Ask a Gallery Owner | What Do I Do When a Friend Is Chatting Me up at an Art Show?
From a recent email: Dear Jason, Thank you for the great class. I wish I would have known these things when I was a gallery co-owner. There were 11 owners…
The Gallery Owner Who Cooled Off
A question from a reader: I recently moved to a completely new place and as my life and my visual input changed, so did my work. I started a couple…
Ask A Gallery Owner | Is a Recovery Possible After Getting Off to a Poor Start with a Gallery Owner?
Much of what I write on the blog and in my books is aimed to help artists better work with galleries. There probably could, and should, be as much written…
Ask a Gallery Owner | Reviving an Old Contact
Below is an email I recently received from an artist. Below her email is my response, but I would love to hear your ideas, especially from past experience. Share your…
What Would You Do? The Client Who Won’t Finish Paying
I received the following email from an artist: [Last] year, a collector came to my studio and chose two paintings. The smaller work was priced at approx. $1100, the other…
Ask a Gallery Owner: Find out whether your painting needs a ‘surprise’ element to be successful!
In this video, I answer a question from a viewer about whether a painting needs to have a surprise element to be successful. I share my thoughts on this advice,…
Ask A Gallery Owner | Pricing, Framing, and Approaching Galleries
I received an email from an artist who had taken one of my workshops on working with galleries and am posting his question along with my response here. Names and…
Video – Ask a Gallery Owner: Where to sign your artwork
In this video, I discuss the question of whether or not signatures are important on artwork. I share my opinion that signatures are important in the sense that collectors buying…
Ask a Gallery Owner | Fine Art Vs. Decorative Art?
I recently received an email that is reflective of a number of comments and questions I’ve seen on our social media pages and in emails. Many artists have wondered what…
Ask a Gallery Owner | Should Artists Brag About Their Sales?
I received the following question from a reader in Calgary: I have a burning question for you. I have discussed it with other artist friends, but I would like to…