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watmough
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 Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2005 6:15 am |
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heres my problem...
i have HUNDREDS of artworks just sitting around the house in piles just waiting to get stepped on,spilled on,thrown out,etc.....
i would really like to market them or somehow turn them into money.
how do i start? i am ridiculously inept at this sort of thing.
in my head,my ideal situation would be to have an agent,how do i get an agent?
i dont know if illustration is even a choice for me,not sure if the kind of work i do is suited to illustration.
anyway,if any of you have any experience(eyewoo!!! ) with this sort of thing,basically turning your body of work into money ,any input would be much appreciated. |
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eyewoo
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| Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2005 7:59 am |
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My only experience is with getting an agent for illustration work. That took several years of persistant work - developing a profile, maintaining a website gallery, and sending 8 x 10 inkjet prints to a list of agents.
During that time I also got several jobs from people who just happened across my website in one way or another. But clearly that was not a viable way to make a living... i.e. just with a website gallery.
I've never had any luck with walk-in galleries, but I'm sure that is because my work is digital. Your watercolors might be more successful with walk-in gallery owners.
Also, it is a lot of work, but you might think about booths at craft and artwork shows.
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jinnseng
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| Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2005 9:55 am |
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| Here in AZ we have an arts festival twice a year. Artists get to set up booths to display and sell their work and it draws huge crowds. Maybe you should see if there's anything like that around your area? I really don't know if most artists turn a profit, but it's worth a look. |
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watmough
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| Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2005 2:30 pm |
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eyewoo,thanks alot,good to have a little insight.
its possible,maybe, to approach gallery owners,there are alot of them in the area,i just always get the feeling that the paintings are over-priced and that they never sell.
yeah,hadnt even thought about trying those shows,there are a couple around here,i will look into them as well.
i am going to try the gallery owners this summer/fall and see if they bite for next year.right now i am in the process of sorting through all my paintings to try and settle my portfolio.....unbelievable how difficult it is.....
thank you guys very much for the comments,i will get back when i make some progress. |
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eyewoo
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