8 Ideas to Help Sell Paintings
Useful tips from Steve Doherty’s blog at American Artist. I recommend clicking through to read the full article – its a good read!
– Minimum negative space.
– Include Shiny objects.
– Detail (People Love It)
– Happy subjects.…
Jetlag and The Love Of Art!
I came across this old post from 2006 and inspired myself. Thought it was time to re-publish…
I’m traveling in Berlin at the moment. I arrived yesterday from New York, and last night I was very tired and jetlagged and …
How to Attract Galleries to Your Art Website (Part 7)
Technique #7: Optimize Your Website For Search Engine Traffic
Galleries and other Arts professionals do search for work on the internet so it makes sense to do as much as possible to help them find you. If you perform an …
How To Attract Galleries to Your Art Website (Part 6)
Technique #6 – Advertise in Art Industry Publications
If you are willing to spend a little money, you can promote yourself by advertising in art (or other) industry publications. Good examples are “ARTnews” and “Art In America”, which have large, …
Art History Focus – Caravaggio
The following is an excerpt from caravaggio.com about this fascinating renaissance painter…
Living 400 years ago in the time of the counter reformation; in the time of Shakespeare; Caravaggio staged scenes with lighting that inspires modern film directors.
“St Francis …
How To Attract Galleries to Your Art Website (Part 5)
Technique #5 – List Your Art In Online Registries & Art Directories
There are several online art registries where you can submit samples of your work including images, artist statements, bios, etc. Registries are used by museum and gallery curators …
Would Vincent Have Been A Twiter(er)?
Since my dream of Vincent Van Gogh last week, I’ve been pondering what “true†artists from history would think of the online art marketing environment of 2009. What would they think of email, Facebook and Twitter?
I guess that depending …
Art Quote of The Week – M.C. Escher
This week’s quote from M.C. Escher captures well how it feels to be in the flow of the artistic spirit!
…“At moments of great enthusiasm it seems to me that no one in the world has ever made something this
How To Attract Galleries to Your Art Website (Part 4)
Technique #4 – Use an Automated Email Management System
We all like to think that our query letters will arrive like silver bullets in the perfect gallery and bring us instant fame and success. The reality though is that repetition …
How to Attract Galleries to Your Art Website ( #3)
This is part 3 of our series on getting your website seen by galleries…
Technique #3 – Send Email invitations & Queries
Galleries are quickly becoming much more comfortable with operating on the internet. Most have their own websites so …