Ask A Gallery Owner | What to Do when You Ask for the Sale and Get a “No”
You’re talking to a potential buyer who seems head over heals for one of your pieces. Your conversation is going well, so you decide to take the leap and ask…
Does an Art Education Matter?
Whenever I’m talking to artists about their biographies or resumes, the question of art education, or lack thereof, often comes up. Artists who have completed extensive academic training want to know how best to leverage that training to build their credibility. Artists who don’t have formal training, want to know if it will hurt their prospects for gallery representation and sales.
To Title or Not to Title Your Art, That Is the Question
Last week I received an email from an artist asking about titling her work. This is one of the more common topics I discuss with artists. I understand that titling your artwork can become tiresome, and many artists feel that a title can get in the way of the artwork.
Do titles really matter? Can the wrong title prevent you from selling your artwork? Can the right title guarantee a sale? While the issue may seem like a minor one, it is an issue you will be dealing with constantly over the course of your career.
I am an advocate of titling artwork, and I feel titling deserves investment of time and thought – from my perspective in the gallery I see that titles matter to potential buyers.
Read my conversation thread with the artist below, and then share your thoughts about titles in the comments below. How do you feel about titles? How do you come up with your titles? Your experience input and opinion are of tremendous value in adding to the collective knowledge available to other artists who read the blog.
Should Artists Present Artwork in Bins at Art Shows, or is it a Distraction?
In the comments on a recent post about giving buyers too many choices, artist Eric Saint Georges asked, In a show: What about the bins? Would you also limit the…
Ask a Gallery Owner | How Do I Thank a Customer when a Gallery Made the Sale?
I encourage artists to create positive relationships with buyers by sending thank you notes and keeping in touch. But how can you do that if you’re selling through galleries that…
Online Critique Group Recording – Jan Dale, Allen Park, MI
In this week’s Critique group we meet realist painter Jan Dale. Describing her background, Jan says, Creativity has been a passion from earliest childhood. Though I never attended art school,…
Online Critique Group Recording | Ask Me Anything Session
In this week’s session, I answer questions about advertising on Instagram, pricing artwork for galleries, submissions to galleries, selling prints and other items based on artwork, whether images of artworks…
Online Critique Group Recording – Darryl Erdmann, Farr West, Utah
In this week’s Critique group we meet abstract painter, Darryl Erdmann. Describing his background, Darryl says, It all began with a generous and talented Art Teacher in High School in…
Online Critique Group Recording – Darryl Erdmann, Farr West, Utah
In this week’s Critique group we meet photographic artist, Rick Bogacz. Describing his background, Rick says, Based in Toronto Canada, I specialize in black and white landscapes, minimal abstracts and…
Online Critique Group Recording – Thomas Moran
In this week’s Critique group we’ll go back in time and learn about Thomas Moran and his work. Thomas Moran was born in 1837 in Bolton, Lancashire to two handloom…