Art Marketing Secrets

It’s the interplay between hands and eyes that I first fell in love with in this stunning and very famous image of Georgia O’Keeffe by Alfred Stieglitz. I first saw this photograph at The Met Museum in New York and it has haunted me for years since – in the most beautiful way.

Constantin Brancusi created many beautiful pieces in his life. Many years ago at the MoMA in Manhattan I met one of them: Mademoiselle Pogany (1913) Bronze with black patina.

“Wheat Field With Cypresses” is a stunning example of Van Gogh at his best which moves with the same energy that Vincent saw in that field in 1889

David Pearson’s sculpture captures both the beauty and the incredible strength of the feminine spirit. “Ascension Of Eve” is an enchanting piece which took my breath away.

Selling art has most of the same characteristics as selling anything. To be really successful you need talent, hard work, and a great story. Collectors want to leave a legacy – so help them with your great story!

If you’ve never seen an Alice Neel portrait live you have not yet fully lived! Please enjoy this wonderful portrait of “Nancy and the Rubber Plant” and learn more about the life of this iconic 20th century artist.

I counted myself lucky to see an exhibition of El Greco’s work at the Met in New York a few years back. I found myself riveted to each and every painting. It was as if the people in his paintings were alive, standing in front of me, and in some cases looking straight through me.

Today in “Inspirational Stories”, I stumbled across an amazing story of one of Michelangelo’s many adventures. It’s inspiring and thought-provoking and sheds much light on the role of the true artist in any age – please enjoy and be inspired!

I love the analog qualities of film. It offers the opportunity of an infinity of variations not available to digital cameras. And the polaroid took that one step further by adding an element of immediacy. I don’t think that any other camera captured so many “moments” in the lives of so many – each one a unique moment that could never be re-captured in the same way.

For many of us, especially when we are establishing our art careers it’s tempting to want to appeal to every buyer who might have cash in their pockets or a healthy credit card limit. That might bring in some fast dollars but long term you really want to attract collectors who you can build a relationship with. What does that mean and how do you do it?