Comments on: Get a Grip on Why People Buy Art

By: Natalie VonRaven

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 03:18:29 +0000

Great tips! I personally have trouble with number 5. I tend to be a bit of a smart-ass and my sarcasm/sense of humor is often mistaken for ignorance or insensitivity. When interacting with the public and/or potential clients, I find it’s very important to keep things positive and dare I say generic. I save all the “good” stuff for the people who “get” me (as much as it kills me sometimes. 😉

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By: sabrina mantle

Mon, 04 Feb 2013 21:43:50 +0000

Good points, and since I work in retail I agree, but I haven’t been able to figure out what styles, mediums or taste would sell. I have a eclectic style and I am happy to adjust sizes, price points, and anything else to make some sales but since they few people I have talked to just say they love my work I don’t know what to try. I do track the few prints and cards I sell to try to spot trends, not enough data for that yet. And your right it is discouraging, I am in a total slump now because of all the unsold art filling my house, and not wanting to spend money on another piece that wont sell

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By: Adriana

Mon, 04 Feb 2013 21:07:14 +0000

Thank you for all these great “tips”

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By: Andy Sklar

Mon, 04 Feb 2013 15:32:15 +0000

Thanks so much Some great Points and tips. Really enjoy your postings.
My Best,
Andy

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By: Aboriginal Art Paintings

Sun, 02 Jan 2011 10:17:12 +0000

I appreciate your hardwork and dedication as a true artist.But just keep in my mind to always put a heart in every actions you do in your choosen field and just keep your feet on the ground.

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Mon, 31 May 2010 13:39:09 +0000

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By: Robert Bean

Thu, 27 May 2010 14:51:02 +0000

What a great post, and great comments. I’ve always felt that just trying to be yourself, and be honest about your ideas and your work, is one of the best ways to sell it (and the best way to act about it).
And with that in mind, I’d also say that #2 and #4 (Trends and Styles/Medium) have another meaning for the artist: they can be a drive for examination and possibly change. If you aren’t an abstract artist, for example, and you find that at a festival the abstracts seem to be selling, you don’t have to switch from what you do to abstracts, but it can be a great reason to re-examine why you create what you create and to question what about abstracts attracts people. You don’t have to incorporate anything you find into your work, but at the least it can give you a better insight into why you work the way you do – which in turn can help you sound even more authoratative about your work and its direction when you are talking about it with someone. If you aren’t a photographer, you don’t have to become one – but it could give you a chance to look at adding photography to your set of tools that you already use in creating. (For me it was computer art – I liked some of what was being created, and was being sold as illustrations in magazines, but I didn’t want to create that kind of art. I did learn how these artists use the software though, and it changed my whole approach to how I create an image that I then turn into a drawing or painting.)

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By: Jean M. Judd

Tue, 25 May 2010 12:33:45 +0000

Another great post on your blog, Alyson. I’ve been thinking about this exact topic the last couple of weeks. For emerging artists, it is hard to be patient and wait for the sales to begin. From my own experience, sales rush in just because you have been at some art fairs and put up a web site. It is a continuous process of keeping your artwork and name out there. Great additional comments from others to mull over and think about.

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By: Jill Rosoff

Tue, 25 May 2010 05:00:07 +0000

In reply to Alyson Stanfield.

Of course, and I got it separately from a friend who is a psychologist too! Great minds!

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