I recently painted a portrait of a noted Dr and his daughter that were killed in an auto accident. This work was commissioned by a local hospital, for which I have done numerous works in the past....
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I've done a search without finding a post on this subject, but didn't find anything. I hope this is not a duplicate.
Currently, I've sold a lot of art--starting when I was 12--and again a few...
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I'm considering contacting a local councilman to do a portrait on spec to help generate some publicity for potential new work. Is there an observed protocol in contacting a prospective subject? ...
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I've been reading books about how artists can expand their business. They suggest getting your work included in slide registers kept by the various organizations. Then when a group wishes to commi...
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This Great Depression that has hit which is going to put half of The United States on the street; how badly has it affected and will it negatively affect the portrait painting market?
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HALP!
I may be dealing with The Art Rep from Hell.
Since I am still in the middle of this messy affair, I am loath to discuss details.
BUT - if anyone has had a bad experience with a r...
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What are the rules on painting public people? Photographs used etc?
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Some new ideas that came to me this year have to do with client appreciation gifts and holiday cards. First of all, as a thank you to my newest clients, I have given a porcelain tile (6 x 6) with...
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I have notorious bad timing. I was looking into brokers and found three. One which had a portfolio review the WEEK before I found them. One that is not taking new artists and one that is having...
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Hello everyone,
Over the weekend I did another charity auction, the third in 2 months. It was a high end auction with a wine tasting and finger foods (tuxes and fur coats abound). I donated ...
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Oh heck, I am going to lift and paste a post from another forum that I update with my pet portraits. The photos are links so they are in the text:
I took a day off from the dogs and did a gu...
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I have a client who is saying she doesn't want me to display her painting in any form, as her childrens faces are in it, albeit they are small in scale to the painting. Personally I think she's ac...
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Hello,
A friend of mine is involved with a Kiwanis club. Frequently they have members of the community (political figures, business owners, school administrators) come to their meetings to do...
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Hi, just wondering if the image of a statue is copyrighted in the same way as photographs? I'd love to draw a statue that's been recently completed by a local artist
I'd appreciate your thought...
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Hi everyone,
I recently met a client who's interested in commissioning a portrait for her family. The thing was, when it came to the part about contract agreements, it came to her that just...
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Here's another outrage perpetrated by our government; a secret until it was exposed by the last vestiges of a "free press".
Travelers' Laptops May Be Detained At Border (washingtonpost.com)
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Dear friends:
I post this question to try to get a feel for the reality my son faces. He is a senior in high school and was just diagnosed with juvenile diabetes. He will be on insulin shots the...
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There is a very interesting post [http://makingamark.blogspot.com/2008/07/fine-artists-in-decline-in-usa.html]> on a blog I usually read about the number of artists in US.
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I ran into Carol Norton at our local art league this evening and had my painting voted best of the month for the year end competition. I was happy. It is the demonstration piece I did for a brid...
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I am working on a very complex portrait of two people and a dog, with a lot of "props" included and a lake scene in the background. It is almost finished. I just sent the url with the l...
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1. What project management software do you use to track the life of a project, from initial client contact and proposal to triggering invoices and final production?
2. What account...
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Here is a challenge I am sure many of us face; living in a city or town which does not "get" portrait art. Cleveland is an amazing city known for it's art interests. We have many galle...
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In another thread an artist asked me about having an assistant so I thought I'd start a topic here.
I started working with a part time studio assistant about six months ago, after running an a...
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www.blurb.com [http://www.blurb.com]> is such an exciting website! I've just overhauled the handbook for my course, "For Love or Money: A Business Handbook for Portrait Painters" , which...
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Hi,
I often write to people and introduce myself and my work. In my mails i also invite them to join my mailing list. The thing is that i don't know if they're potential buyers, or just plai...
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