How can you guarrantee an income flow from doing art?

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Permalink Reply by Leah Wiedemer on April 11, 2009 at 9:59am

There are no guarantees in life, but I'm trying to spend equal time creating and marketing. I just did a live painting on a busy street with a lot of walking traffic. It seemed to bring a lot of interest. I'll have to let you know if it translates to sales and/or commissions. Keeping my fingers crossed. :)

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Permalink Reply by Jerry Hanks on April 11, 2009 at 10:28am

The money is generated by the art world superhuman called the art dealer/promoter. Not only do they provide access to buyers but also provide a large variety of services for which they charge.

Jerry Hanks

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Permalink Reply by Alvis Zujevs on April 11, 2009 at 10:36am

Thanks so much for your continuing input!

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Permalink Reply by Darice Machel McGuire on April 26, 2009 at 10:32pm

When I'm not creating or selling art I'm teaching it. I'm making most of my income from teaching oil and acrylic painting. I'm also a framer and work at that part time in a local frame shop.

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Permalink Reply by Alvis Zujevs on April 27, 2009 at 8:09am

Darice, I am on FAA and have found it to be very slow in sales, although, activity is not too bad. How long did it take you to sell on the site?

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Permalink Reply by Jerry Hanks on May 10, 2009 at 1:25pm

It is a basic truth that artists are career people and as such must operate their studio as a business just as in the successful artist's studios of today and back to Da Vinci and beyond. And you are right, Leah, I too believe about fifty percent of working time needs to be on the business side which for us includes everything from buying the canvas and materials to framing the finished work to cataloging, photographing and placing the work on the market. Following that there is the matter of proper storage or display and keeping the pieces clean and in pristine condition. Yes. Half our work time would be barely enough time.

Jerry Hanks

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Permalink Reply by Darice Machel McGuire on May 10, 2009 at 4:21pm

Hi Alvis...sorry I didn't get back to your question sooner...I sold my first print just three weeks after sining up. Then another one about two weeks after that....

Alvis Zujevs said:

Darice, I am on FAA and have found it to be very slow in sales, although, activity is not too bad. How long did it take you to sell on the site?

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Permalink Reply by Alvis Zujevs on May 10, 2009 at 4:45pm

I have had no luck selling on FAA. Does my work suck??????? By the way, your is beautiful!

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