COMMISSIONS
... COMMISSIONS ... There are two ways that artists should look at commissions. Commissions IN and commissions OUT. You need two...
COLIN RUFFELL ARTIST [INTERVIEW]
INTERVIEW WITH COLIN RUFFELL ARTIST “I have been a full-time professional artist for over 50 years. I know … I am amazed as well. But it...
PRE-SELLING
PRE-SELLING The process of ‘pre-selling is where the seller offers a product that doesn’t actually exist, yet. That means finding a buyer...
BENEFITS NOT FEATURES OF ART
BENEFITS NOT FEATURES OF ART... This blog is another re-run of a previous blog from a couple of years ago. I get asked over and over how...
AIDA AGAIN
In my latest blog about ‘selling or renting’ I used a simple system to explain the stages of the selling process. The same system is used...
ART – FOR SALE or FOR RENT.
SELL or RENT Most artists have two tasks going on at the same time. First is making their art, and second is finding the place where it...
CORPORATE and PRIVATE ART CUSTOMERS
CORPORATE ART ‘Corporate’ art is a term for art on show in business premises such as offices, hotels, hospitals, schools, etc. company...
MOOD BOARDS, BRAINSTORMS, MIND-MAPS, STORYBOARDS, and PIN BOARDS
There is a way of solving problems that is almost magic in comparison to the usual way. Of course I refer to mood boards, brainstorms,...
Sale or Return issues
SALE OR RETURN ISSUES. Recently I received an email order from one of the art galleries that has been showing and selling my work for...
Art College...Pros and Cons
MY ART COLLEGE…PROS AND CONS Art college ‘pros and cons’ is a subject that I have been mulling over for the last 54 years. That is since...