Comments on: 5 Things You Don’t Need To Sell Your Art (And 5 Things You Do)

By: Marsha

Marsha — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 12:40:37 +0000

I really liked this article. It is so true!

By: W.C. Stewart

W.C. Stewart — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 04:18:21 +0000

Wonderful article! Thank you. Straight to the point and ultra inspiring. Everything you wrote about what artists dont need is true. Im a witness! Keep doing what you do to assist dreamc chasers like me. Again, thank you.

By: Kit

Kit — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 17:50:20 +0000

You are so right about not asking for permission. I have seen artists, who do wonderful work, dissolve in self-hatred when some juror passes over their work for some subjective reason.
If you create it and YOU love it, success has been earned. Please yourself and others will love it as well. If they don’t , so what. If it gives you please, ENJOY!

By: Chantelle Grenke

Chantelle Grenke — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 09:14:07 +0000

To be lonely is the abscence of another
To be alone is the prescence of oneself
osho zen

At some point in life the unknown of the dark must be answered
We must all greet the sun at it’s dawn
We will see the sun, we are not sure
The darkest part of the night ,
before the thin line of light lines the earth,
the darkest part is when
we are the light
a light upon ourselves

light of our own realized truthz
c grenke

By: Gracie

Gracie — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 10:20:03 +0000

Thanks for this. I was getting all worked up about my first “meet the artist” at a little art shop where my work is sitting (for the first time) and now I can breathe and realize that I can actually enjoy it and talk about why I love doing it and the joy I see in nature that inspires me. I think I will have a great day tomorrow! I am living the journey of where I want to be and what I want to do.

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By: Artists

Artists — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 19:03:08 +0000

I really like the image you chose for this post. It reminds me of a saying I heard one time “The world belongs to those who ask.” It really is true that you are whatever you say you are. I made a website that lets artists sell their art for free without charging % of sales fees or listing fees like Etsy or Ebay does. Doesn’t get a lot of traffic yet but as more Artists join, it will get popular quick. Just an FYI.

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By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 08:44:05 +0000

@ Elizabeth – Good point that the gallery system is currently the gateway to the highest fees and wealthiest collectors. It will be interesting to see to what extent that changes as self-publishing and self-promotion online become more common (and more respected) in future.

One trend I’ve noticed with book publishers is that many of them now expect authors to be promoting themselves online, so that a lively blog / online presence is a definite asset if you want to land a book deal. It remains to be seen whether the art world will follow suit.

@ Tyler – That reminds me, I’ve run out of business cards…