I have all my paintings out of storage in preparation for the show I’m having next week at Christ Church Cathedral Cloisters Gallery next week and this is what my living room looks like. It looks like this about 3 times a year, before each show.
A friend of mine mentioned to me that she was interested in possibly buying one of my paintings and we talked about going over to my storage unit to take a look. But now that I have everything at my house, I called her and invited her to come and preview the paintings before I hang them next week. Now I kinda wish I had mentioned having a “preview sale” to a few more people, but there is alwalys next time. Actually there isn’t a next time right now, I don’t have any shows planned. Darn, I wish I had thought of this “preview sale” earlier.
I was, as usual, worried about how to price my paintings. Many are priced because they were in a show just a few months ago. My friend Diane Hoeptner had a brilliant suggestion, she suggested I just price them by size. I think many artists do this and it sure seems like a good way to make things easier. So that’s what I did. I have my price list ready, the last thing I want to do is make up prices on the spot, that’s not good business practice.
Hope she buys one! Makes less for you to carry there!
Hi Denise, thank you for your comments on my blog! I hope she buys one too.
Joan
do you have any kind of online store where i could buy one?
Look at that!!!
Lots of opportunities for people to buy your work!!
Who is that darling little furball checking out your work???
Hi Juan, I am very flattered that you are interesting in buying a painting! I don’t have an online store but I’ll take some group shots of my paintings and post them tomorrow. Thank you!!!
Hi Marian, you think she looks like a furball now . . take a look at a pic when I found her:
http://joanbreckwoldt.blogspot.com/2010/06/new-kitten-instead-of-plein-air.html
Joan
Good luck with your show! Wish I was there – love your work!!
Pats for Jackie-O!
P.S. I like your new photos!
Pricing ones work for sale is so difficult. I always look at what other artists are charging when I see their work hanging in an exhibition, then try to judge where my paintings stand in relation to their quality. At the end of the day, however, I usually plump for wanting to receive at least twice what the framer + the gallery are charging me.
Doesn’t seem unreasonable.
I still don’t sell anything.
Perhaps I am too cheap?
Your paintings framed here look terrific!
love that kittykat–and you look to be a very neat person. Even where there is “chaos” it looks exceptionally tidy. Good luck with your show–I bet your paintings fly off the walls.