ive been in that position, fortunatly (or not) i dont have a career. left school to start an apprentership as a draftsman, but due to the computer thousands with the qualification at the time were made redundant. so i took the first paying job that came along. landscape gardening. and due to a herniated disc have been in and out of work eversince. the gaps and injury time have been filled with art. sometimes it pays sometimes not.
maybe ive just not put my heart fully into it.
the biggest problem would be the conflict of saleman over artist. they are two seperate jobs and mind sets. how much can you produce? and how much can you sell?
ive tried to partner up on this point, offering 50% of the sales price to anyone who thinks they can sell for me, and they under value the art to the point that they wont work for the peanuts they want to sell at.
to sell your self? i would suggest, if youve a little saveings, and a little time to spare, use etsy. dont underprice your art, and test the waters there. its set up for artists to use. and the costs are low compared to other sales platforms.
if your thinking of gallerys and exhibition space, the gallery owners like to take a large percentage, and promote art that they think will fetch the highest price, regardless of quality or whats new, and convincing them to try something else can be very frustrating.
ive sat and watched galleries, an exibition may draw in 100 people in a day, but only one buyer. or more often non.
you want as many to look at your work as possible. you need millions to see it, to build a client list from.
let me know what you think of my thoughts.
maybe ive just not put my heart fully into it.
the biggest problem would be the conflict of saleman over artist. they are two seperate jobs and mind sets. how much can you produce? and how much can you sell?
ive tried to partner up on this point, offering 50% of the sales price to anyone who thinks they can sell for me, and they under value the art to the point that they wont work for the peanuts they want to sell at.
to sell your self? i would suggest, if youve a little saveings, and a little time to spare, use etsy. dont underprice your art, and test the waters there. its set up for artists to use. and the costs are low compared to other sales platforms.
if your thinking of gallerys and exhibition space, the gallery owners like to take a large percentage, and promote art that they think will fetch the highest price, regardless of quality or whats new, and convincing them to try something else can be very frustrating.
ive sat and watched galleries, an exibition may draw in 100 people in a day, but only one buyer. or more often non.
you want as many to look at your work as possible. you need millions to see it, to build a client list from.
let me know what you think of my thoughts.
