Turn Your Art Into Dollars
Dick Harrison
- During
- the
- years
- I
- traveled
- throughout
- the
- state
- of
- Florida
- selling
- my
- own
- art,
- that
- of
- other
- artists
- and
- publishers
- of
- fine
- art
- prints,
- reproductions,
- and
- posters
- I
- met
- and
- sold
- work
- by
- artists
- in
- all
- stages
- of
- their
- careers.
- They
- were
- imaginative,
- hard
- working,
- creative
- people
- just
- like
- you.
Some
- were
- talented
- amateurs
- who
- never
- needed
- to
- make
- a
- buck
- from
- what
- they
- created.
- For
- them,
- a
- sale
- meant
- “fun”
- money.
- Others,
- like
- me,
- needed
- to
- turn
- time
- and
- talent
- into
- dollars
- to
- support
- themselves
- and
- their
- families.
- A
- number
- held
- full-time
- jobs
- and
- made
- art
- in
- whatever
- time
- was
- left
- over
- after
- earning
- a
- weekly
- paycheck.
- For
- a
- fortunate
- few,
- the
- other
- job
- was
- in
- the
- art
- field.
- For
- still
- others,
- the
- regular
- dollars
- came
- from
- some
- unrelated
- occupation
- they
- longed
- to
- chuck
- so
- they
- could
- create
- art
- full-time.
Over
- the
- years
- I
- watched,
- and
- helped,
- a
- number
- transition
- from
- part-timers
- to
- full-time
- “my
- art
- pays
- for
- everything”
- happy
- artists.
- That
- was
- a
- road
- I
- traveled
- to
- become
- a
- producing
- artist
- and
- artists'
- representative.
- If
- that's
- your
- goal,
- this
- book
- is
- definitely
- for
- you.
- But
- I
- believe
- it
- will
- help
- any
- artist
- no
- matter
- what
- part
- of
- the
- journey
- he
- or
- she
- may
- be
- on
- from
- “starting
- out”
- to
- “almost
- there.”
Podcasts
- of
- many
- of
- my
- articles,
- including
- many
- selections
- from
- Sales
- Tips
- For
- Artists
- are
- available
- on
- talkshoe.com
- (search
- Dick
- Harrison).
- Artists
- from
- more
- than
- 60
- countries
- have
- listened,
- read
- and
- learned
- practical
- ways
- to
- increase
- the
- sales
- of
- art
- they
- have
- created.
- I've
- been
- fortunate
- in
- contributing
- guest
- blogs
- to
- Award
- Winning
- Art
- Marketing
- News
- and
- co-authored
- How
- to
- Sell
- Art
- to
- Interior
- Designers
- with
- Barney
- Davey.
Here's
- what
- is
- covered
- in
- How
- Do
- You
- Spell
- $ucce$$?:
- What's
- Important
- to
- You?,
- Take
- This
- Job
- and
- Shove
- It?,
- Full-time
- Artist
- –
- Are
- You
- Ready?,
- Knowing
- When
- is
- as
- Important
- as
- Knowing
- How,
- Knowing
- When
- “THE
- WHEN”
- Can
- happen,
- Don't
- Short
- Change
- Your
- Family
- and
- Friends,
- Unrealistic
- Expectations,
- Over
- Commitment
- –
- Under
- Performance,
- Skills
- That
- Will
- Help
- You
- Sell
- Yourself
- and
- Your
- Art,
- Sharpen
- Your
- Focus,
- Think
- Like
- a
- Salesman,
- Be
- Open
- to
- New
- Opportunities,
- Explore
- Niche
- Markets,
- Offer
- an
- Additional
- Service.
Here
- is
- some
- of
- what
- is
- covered
- in
- The
- Mammoth
- Market
- Artists
- Often
- Overlook:
- Four
- Categories
- of
- Art
- Buyers,
- It's
- Not
- Necessary
- to
- Have
- a
- Name
- to
- Sell,
- Finding
- Buyers,
- Setting
- Appointments
- to
- Show
- Your
- Work,
- What
- Should
- I
- Say?,
- The
- Importance
- of
- Color,
- Color
- Trends
- Change,
- Any
- Special
- Medium
- for
- My
- Art?,
- Produce
- What
- the
- Client
- Needs,
- Pricing
- Your
- Art,
- Price
- Affects
- How
- and
- What
- You
- Paint,
- The
- Pricing
- “Catch
- 22”,
- Regional
- Variations,
- To
- Frame
- or
- Not
- to
- Frame?
Here's
- what
- is
- covered
- in
- Are
- The
- Secrets
- For
- Selling
- Art:
- Why
- Most
- People
- Buy
- Art,
- The
- Importance
- of
- Color,
- When
- You
- Show
- It
- Makes
- a
- Difference,
- How
- to
- Enhance
- Your
- Sales,
- How
- to
- Identify
- Potential
- Customers,
- How
- to
- Present
- Yourself
- and
- Your
- Art,
- How
- to
- Network
- with
- Other
- Artists,
- How
- to
- Barter
- Your
- Art
- for
- Fun
- and Profit.
