What Are The Priorities For An Aspiring Artist?

California Sunset yesteryear Albert Bierstadt
- a model for all aspiring painters of Californian landscapes?

What practise yous intend are the priorities for an aspiring artist?

I received an e-mail the other twenty-four hours which struck me every bit beingness from a "Mr Everyman".  That's because what he was maxim is probably representative of a number of artists who convey moved beyond beingness a beginner.

"Mr Everyman" has been ikon landscapes inward California for virtually 3 years.  He's sold fine art as well as would similar to sell to a greater extent than but is inward a quandary every bit to where to display that fine art online to larn the best results.

I took a expect at his website - amongst difficulty every bit it doesn't piece of employment properly.  I'd characterise his fine art every bit beingness non dissimilar a lot of other artists who are serious leisure painters who are both trying to improve as well as also aspire to beingness total fourth dimension painters i day.  Also, every bit yet, in that location is cypher specially distinctive virtually his fine art inward price of trend or utilization of media.  Just similar me, he's no Bierstadt every bit yet!  (Isn't that Bierstadt ikon of a Californian Landscape at the summit of the post a wonderful instance of Luminism?)

Do convey a read of the e-mail from the creative someone - as well as and then I've got some questions for you.

My elevate is *****, as well as I’m an creative someone living inward California. I pigment landscapes, as well as am wanting to detect an online gallery to sell my ORIGINAL pieces of work. I basically volition live selling my older gouache/oil landscapes, as well as gouache abstract/collage pieces. I’m an amateur, as well as my piece of employment does convey issues amongst composition as well as design, as well as coloring harmony (things I’m getting much improve at now!). However, I convey sold some prints of my piece of employment as well as a few originals at java shops as well as other similar places, so I know my piece of employment is sellable.

That beingness said, I read your weblog on online selling, as well as unfortunately possibly my hear has expire poisoned because subsequently reading numerous wetcanvas posts from diverse people, I’ve expire real confused every bit where to sell. Etsy seems great, although many artists seem to intend it’s non proficient for fine fine art as well as instead improve for ‘crafts.’ Fine Art America seems good, although it appears every bit though that fine art is much higher character than mine….so possibly Yessy, although I’ve read where their traffic is dwindling. UGH! This has Pb me to expire paralyzed inward deciding where to sell.

If yous were me, what would brand the most sense? And to add together to this, it would live groovy to listing on ebay, as well as utilization i of these other sites to marketplace my fine art but brand the lastly buy via ebay. Maybe that’s getting every bit good complicated, lol!

Anyway – delight help! I value your advice over anyone else because yous seem to a greater extent than informed, as well as thus I’m leaning toward Etsy but wanted your viewpoint!

Now I'm a groovy believer inward the wisdom of crowds so, having given him some advice, I asked whether it would live OK to post his missive of the alphabet online because of its generic questions - as well as he's fine virtually that.

What would YOU advise this creative someone to practise as well as why?

For example: 

• Should his focus live on developing his artistic skills or developing his marketing as well as sales - or both?
• Is developing a proficient looking fully surgical procedure website a priority for an creative someone wanting to sell fine art online?
• Should an creative someone wanting to sell fine art online railroad train a blog?
• Which, inward your opinion, is the best online gallery for those wanting to sell master copy fine art - as well as why?
• Are in that location some online sites which are better for master copy paintings spell others practise improve if you're trying to sell giclee prints?

Note: I'm non linking to the creative someone or showing whatsoever of his piece of employment every bit my experience suggests this tin practise a distraction and/or people experience they can't comment.  Think of him every bit "Mr Everyman" - yous volition convey seen a lot of artists similar this gentleman on your travels merely about the internet.

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