Top Ten subjects for art that sells
Should an Artist Need To Know What Themes / Subject Sell
What are the most popular themes which sell art? Is this question important, why would you want to know the most popular subjects, would it make a difference to your artistic output? Most serious artists would probably not take too much interest in currently popular themes or subjects thinking that the crux of their effort should be to reveal the "truth" about themselves or their subjects. However for many, shall we say, leisure artists who would like to be able to make a little cash from th...

Selling Art: Tips From An Art Fair Veteran
Selling Art At Art Fairs: Tips From An Art Fair Veteran
I've been selling my art professionally now for nearly 20 years. I turned my hobby into a business which supports us financially. I began by selling my work through art fairs and that is still my primary sales venue, though now we have a strong on-line presence as well as a brick and mortar gallery. This page was created to offer a few of my marketing and sales tips that I have garnered for the past 20 years or so. Some of these have been addressed in my other lenses regarding art fairs and m...

Selling Art Through Self Promotion
Self promotion is the key to success for an artist. If you are waiting to be discovered you will wait a very long time, unless of course you promote yourself! It's not hard to do, but it does take a bit of time away from your art. It's a balancing act between creating your art and promoting yourself so that your artwork will sell and you create forward motion with your art career. As an online publicist (retired now) of 14 years, I can give you some simple tips to help effectively promote you...

Selling And Trading Artist Trading Cards
You Have Made An Artist Trading Card, Can You Sell It?
What is an ACEO, (Art Cards, Editions and Originals) ? It is a artist trading card format which is specifically and without exception 2.5 inches x 3.5 inches. The size of the standard trading card. They are created in any medium that you can imaging, from a painting to a collage; a textile creation, in glass, clay, anything. You can read more about them on my lens, Making, Collecting and Selling ACEO's the first lens in this little series.The history of this art format started with ATC's ( Ar...

Selling Art Online - a Compendium
Learn how to sell art online
This compendium of resources about selling art online has now moved to How to Sell Art Online The new site provides a better way of providing links to my websites for visual artists who want to earn more about how to get a good service and deliver a good service in relation to - selling art online - e-commerce for artists - email and newsletter marketing for artists - online galleries for artists In due course - after the new site has become established - this site will be taken down - sell...