Grace Dobush
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| 02/19/2009 1:37 PM |
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Is the economic downturn in the US (and around the world) changing the way you make art?
I imagine some artists are buying fewer supplies or selling fewer paintings—or maybe some artists have lost their jobs and are painting more!
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Old Paint
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| 02/23/2009 11:08 AM |
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I paint because it's a drive that has to be met.
I sell because I can. I never had prints made before this down turn but when sales dropped off and I started seeing what kind of things the galleries were selling I decided to give it a try. It has kept me in paper and paint. It was a smart decision. |
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“I don't paint things. I only paint the difference between things.” Henri Matisse |
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Grace Dobush
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| 02/24/2009 9:03 AM |
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| Good idea! |
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K. Henderson
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| 02/24/2009 7:19 PM |
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| I haven't noticed any change |
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maryannbford
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| 03/18/2009 11:16 PM |
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For a while, the recession created a panic, worry - whatever - due to lack of calls for my work. As a successful muralist and painter on canvas, I have been booking clients and referral work sometimes 2 & 3 months in advance keeping me in pretty fair financial security. Certainly, some rocky months each year.
Now however, very few phone calls. . .more cold calling - collaborating with contractors, taking on the smallest of jobs and doing free murals in paint stores and offering a wall mural for a fund raising benefit. I have always done the latter, but now I'm hoping to instill more awareness. I am preparing to set up work shops in order to get the income needed.
The positive side of tlhis economic downturn is that I and other artists are communicating more. For me, this situation is making me create more - maybe newer and more exciting to a viewer. Keep painting!
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onthink
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whallart
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| 03/25/2009 5:30 AM |
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In the beginning it hit pretty hard. I went from selling regularly to selling nothing. I quit for a while, and now I'm back. I've a slow start, but seems to be picking up some. I've been trying to learn and apply better marketing schemes.
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Cara Bevan
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| 05/05/2009 2:00 PM |
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It's hit me hard. I just started my business and as a new artist with few words to my name I've been slammed. I've had a few commissions but if I wasn't supported by my parents I'd be living in a cardboard box! I'm still painting, though.  |
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"If Art isn't from the Heart, then is it Art at all?" ~Cara Bevan
See my work at www.carabevan.com |
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redolance6729
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| 08/09/2009 9:35 PM |
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I don't know if I notice a change or not. I will say that I have tried selling pencil and painted portraits, landscapes, pets, etc. with no luck. I have even went down to a very good price where I was practically giving away my pencil portraits. I am trying to get a portfolio going for the bradford group and seeing where that leads me.
For your artists looking for jobs, go to: http://www.amazon.com/2009-Artists-Graphic-Designers-Market/dp/1582975450 That is a book with all kinds of jobs in the art field.
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ahmad
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| 08/18/2009 9:14 PM |
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I like that quote by Henri Mattise.
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ahmad
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| 08/18/2009 9:18 PM |
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How I dealt with the recession is offer a 40% discount to my collectors from my mailing list. I made a little over $700 within two weeks. It was a good move for me.
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