Paintings - Forum - Art Fair Insiders2024-03-28T19:48:17Zhttps://www.artfairinsiders.com/forum/topics/feed/tag/PaintingsCan I Bring New Work After I’ve been Approved for a Juried Show?https://www.artfairinsiders.com/forum/topics/can-i-bring-new-work-after-i-ve-been-approved-for-a-juried-show2021-07-12T17:45:50.000Z2021-07-12T17:45:50.000ZLeanne Mosshttps://www.artfairinsiders.com/members/LeanneMoss<div><p>This may be a dumb question, but I’m doing the Neptune Festival in Virginia Beach in a couple months. The information packet says can’t bring work outside the scope/style of work submitted and juried, or work not submitted with photos. <br/><br/></p>
<p>Does that mean if I paint 6 new pieces between now and then, in the same style, that I can’t bring them?</p>
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<p>New to shows, so I appreciate all the help. <br/><br/></p>
<p>Leanne Moss</p></div>My other booth shothttps://www.artfairinsiders.com/forum/topics/my-other-booth-shot2017-11-18T03:16:50.000Z2017-11-18T03:16:50.000ZJane Axman-Hynerhttps://www.artfairinsiders.com/members/JaneAxmanHyner<div><p>While I'm working to tweak my photography booth shot, here is one of my paintings. I show work in a variety of sizes. Should my booth shot reflect that, or should I reshoot it without the small pieces and just give the bigger ones more breathing room?<a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1062793919?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1062793919?profile=original" width="461"/></a></p></div>Ethical Items at Art Fairshttps://www.artfairinsiders.com/forum/topics/ethical-items-at-art-fairs2015-10-25T06:05:20.000Z2015-10-25T06:05:20.000ZShelly Leitheiserhttps://www.artfairinsiders.com/members/ShellyLeitheiser<div><p>I was recently in a disappointing art fair (sales were very low and there was little to no advertising of the art fair). I do paintings for art fairs that I consider fine art and I was a part of this art fair because it supposedly emphasized art, not crafts. The ethical problem I encountered at this art fair was what a nearby artist was selling. She had prints of Warhol paintings attached to blocks of wood and she was selling them, quite a few of them.... doing very well. She had other other people's paintings and designed glued on other items too. Aren't the paintings of other artists, even dead artists, under some sort of copyright that would prevent that from being legal? I'm not sure about copyright law, which is why I asked, but I'm pretty sure if I sold art by someone else as my own stuff I'd feel bad about it, not thrilled, as she was feeling.</p>
<p>When it was over I congratulated her on her sales which were obviously great, and she said "we artists all have to get more commercial". Something I really don't believe in, but I was appalled that she considers taking other people's art and designs and attributing them into her own products as her being a more "commercial" artist. Stealing isn't being commercial!</p>
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<p>I didn't mention this to the organizers of the art fair but now I think maybe I should have... but what good would it have done? I'm interested if other artists have ever seen this at art fairs and if you consider it an acceptable business practice. If it's considered acceptable, wow, the things I could sell . . . . .</p></div>To Group or Not to Group?https://www.artfairinsiders.com/forum/topics/to-group-or-not-to-group2015-01-20T13:09:29.000Z2015-01-20T13:09:29.000Zcarrie jacobsonhttps://www.artfairinsiders.com/members/carriejacobson<div><p>I have a tendency, when I am setting up my booth, to group paintings into arrangements that I would like on my own walls at home. My dream, of course, is that someone comes in and buys the whole grouping, but beyond that, I tend to group pieces together by color and/or content. </p>
<p>At a slow show this weekend, someone suggested that perhaps the groupings were cutting into my sales, and I might be better off just hanging the pieces straight up and down the walls. </p>
<p>I began to wonder if this person was right (as I said, it was a slow show, and so I had plenty of time to doubt, second-guess, third-guess, etc). I wonder if maybe buyers have trouble seeing separate paintings in a grouping, and if perhaps there's something way down in the subconscious that doesn't want to disrupt the grouping. </p>
<p>I'd love your thoughts and insights, not only as artists, but as buyers, too. Photos follow. </p>
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<p>The top photo is the wall the way I first set it up. It suffers from not having a strong focal point, I know. The middle photo is the aired-out, ungrouped wall. The third photo shows a grouping that I really, really love. The gap below the cow-on-black is where I put my chair. </p>
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<p>These are not booth shots, just pix I took during the show. </p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1062655561?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="500" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1062655561?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="500" class="align-left"/></a><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1062655555?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="500" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1062655555?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="500" class="align-left"/></a><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1062653574?profile=original" target="_self"></a></p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1062653574?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="500" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1062653574?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="500" class="align-full"/></a></p></div>Landscape After Landscape After Landscapehttps://www.artfairinsiders.com/forum/topics/landscape-after-landscape-after-landscape2014-07-22T00:31:07.000Z2014-07-22T00:31:07.000Zcarrie jacobsonhttps://www.artfairinsiders.com/members/carriejacobson<div><p>A neighboring artist's son volunteered to watch my booth for a bit on Sunday, and so I took a short walk through the show at Westport, CT. What I saw really got me thinking. </p>
<p>Booth after booth displayed landscapes. Landscape after landscape after mind-numbing landscape. Mountains, hills, farms, fields, sunsets, sunrises, salt marshes, they went on and on and on and on. </p>
<p>Westport is a fine art show, and a good one, I think. The quality of the work was pretty high. But when I got back to my tent, I looked at my landscapes (one wall out of the three) and began to rethink pretty much everything. </p>
<p>I know that many factors play into the look and feel of a show. The juror's taste, of course, is one of them. And perhaps this jury just liked the same kind of landscape. But when I think of the other fine art shows I've seen this summer, I think they have had a similar sort of sameness. As an artist doing the shows alone, I don't get out much. But I can say that when something is different, it really, really stands out. </p>
<p>I paint in oils, with a palette knife, and I have thought that my style and approach are different enough to make me stand out from the crowd. But what has sold for me this summer has by and large not been landscapes. It's been florals and what I call cowscapes.</p>
<p>So I think I'm going to shift the tone of my display. I love painting cows, burros, goats, dogs, animals in general. So I think I'm going to try including even more animals in my display, and more flowers and more people - and maybe just a couple landscapes, and see what happens. I'm posting a photo of my booth at the show, with one wall of landscapes, one of animals, one a large floral.</p>
<p>I'm interested to hear any thoughts you all have about how you make these decisions, and what you're seeing when you look truly critically at a show's content. </p><p class="attachment"><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/8870950888?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener">westport booth.jpg</a></p></div>Does an artist sign the mat "original" on an original watercolor as you sign limited edition prints?https://www.artfairinsiders.com/forum/topics/does-an-artist-sign-the-original-watercolor-that-has-been-matted2014-08-23T18:56:32.000Z2014-08-23T18:56:32.000ZLisa Newtonhttps://www.artfairinsiders.com/members/LisaNewton<div><p>We are learning as we go in our new art business. We are matting and framing an original watercolor. Should my daughter, the artist, sign and title the mat as she does with Limited Edition matted prints. If not, what should we do. Just mat and frame?? Do we need a certificate on the back of it - or do you just do that for the LE prints?</p>
<p>Also someone referred to a difference in reproductions and prints but did not state the difference. Can someone clarify?</p>
<p>Thanks for any input. We really want to do things properly and there is a big learning curve.</p></div>Westhampton Beach Festival of the Artshttps://www.artfairinsiders.com/forum/topics/westhampton-beach-festival-of-the-arts2013-08-23T21:38:42.000Z2013-08-23T21:38:42.000ZKirsten Bowenhttps://www.artfairinsiders.com/members/KirstenBowen<div><p>Has anyone done this Hamptons show before? I'm going next weekend and hoping to find some good buyers. I checked out the area a month or so ago during ArtHamptons, but I have no idea what to expect from an art FAIR there... Any tips?</p>
<p>p.s. I'm a painter with really large work. I did some beach scenes for this show.</p></div>Art Fest Boca vs. San Marco Art Festivalhttps://www.artfairinsiders.com/forum/topics/art-fest-boca-vs-san-marco-art-festival2012-10-12T01:38:32.000Z2012-10-12T01:38:32.000Zcarrie jacobsonhttps://www.artfairinsiders.com/members/carriejacobson<div><p>Hi, everyone! I'm a painter (I will attach a photo below), and have been accepted to Art Fest Boca and the San Marco Art Festival. The first is by Patty Narozny; the second by Howard Alan. </p>
<p>I've read about these shows on line, and both look like they are good. I've never done either (never done any Florida shows) and I would love to hear any comments or insights any of you might have. </p>
<p>I paint with a palette knife; my work is fairly large, and concentrated now on florals and landscapes. My prices run from $100 to $2,400; sizes from 10 inches by 10 inches to 36 by 72. <a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1062485247?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1062485247?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="750" class="align-left"/></a><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1062486124?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1062486124?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="750" class="align-full"/></a></p></div>Advice Needed on Florida Shows Starting in October 2010https://www.artfairinsiders.com/forum/topics/advice-needed-on-florida-shows2010-08-24T00:00:00.000Z2010-08-24T00:00:00.000ZDottie Dracoshttps://www.artfairinsiders.com/members/DottieDracos<div>Hi, All. I'm moving to Florida (between Ocala and Gainesville) in mid September and need to start up right away with shows. I don't really know where I belong show-wise, either. I asked once on here about juried art shows and was told that my work wouldn't go there. (I'm attaching a pic and a link to my website). So I guess I need to figure out where I do belong and what shows might be available. Any help at all will be very, very much appreciated. I need to start making an income as soon as possible -- as we all do, I guess! I do well with custom pet paintings and my own original paintings and prints here in the Pacific NW, so I just need to know mostly where I might fit in - and again, what's available for someone with work like mine. Thanks so much, Dottie Dracos
<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><img alt="" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1062364627?profile=original"/></p></div>New to the art fair insidershttps://www.artfairinsiders.com/forum/topics/new-to-the-art-fair-insiders2010-07-13T14:37:05.000Z2010-07-13T14:37:05.000ZPhil Laughlinhttps://www.artfairinsiders.com/members/PhilLaughlin<div><p>Hello,</p>
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<p>I'm new at showing my work at art fairs and not sure how to go about what to buy to set up a booth. Anybody out there that can send some pointers my way. I'd greatly appreciate any information you might be able to send my way.</p>
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<p>Thank you,</p>
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<p>Phil Laughlin</p><p class="attachment"><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/8868757086?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener">DSCF3461.JPG</a></p></div>A couple of questions from a kind-of newbie to art showshttps://www.artfairinsiders.com/forum/topics/a-couple-of-questions-from-a2010-07-01T12:47:36.000Z2010-07-01T12:47:36.000ZDottie Dracoshttps://www.artfairinsiders.com/members/DottieDracos<div><p>Hi I'm new here and I'm new to doing art shows/festivals -- although I did wholesale shows (BMAC, etc) for years and now do Portland Saturday Market, OR, every weekend - and have on and off for 16 years. I've done some really nice shows in the Pacific Northwest in the past few years and have really enjoyed them and have done quite well. Now I'm moving to the Southeast US and will have to do shows exclusively to survive.</p>
<p><br/>First off, though, from what I've been able to learn online and from show photos, it appears that shows in the Eastern US are more professional looking than what we have here in the Northwest. Here's my question: Can I get away with my nice, clean Caravan booth (with side walls, ProPanels, weights, clean top, awnings) at most art shows, or do I need to invest in something more upscale, such as the "LiteDome" I think it's called?<br/><br/>Also, I'm horrified to jury to shows. I do paintings, mostly dogs, and I've only shown them here at Portland Sat. Mkt - where they sell very well, and I get lots of commissions, too. Will paintings "like that" get me into good juried shows? Are there alternatives if I can't such as festivals? I'm listing my website, too, so that you can see the quality of my artwork rather than have to pass judgment sight-unseen. I'm even thinking about switching over to something like landscapes, or who knows what else, if necessary. But my dog and animal art sells, so I feel that I've got a good thing going - IF I can get into some decent (i.e., money-producing) shows. Making and selling my artwork is my only income. Thanks. Dottie Dracos, <a href="http://www.dottiedracos.com">www.dottiedracos.com</a>.</p><p class="attachment"><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/8870870291?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener">german shepherd profile Medium Web view.jpg</a></p></div>New to Art Fairshttps://www.artfairinsiders.com/forum/topics/new-to-art-fairs-12010-05-19T15:48:54.000Z2010-05-19T15:48:54.000ZDenise Cassidy Woodhttps://www.artfairinsiders.com/members/DeniseCassidyWood<div>Hi, I am new to the art fair scene and was hoping to get some tips from the pros. I sell large acrylic paintings on gallery canvas. I need some suggestions on how to display them. Wire vs panel walls? Where can I rent/borrow these items? I am hesitant to purchase them because this summer will be my first and I would like some experience before I invest more money.<div><br/></div>
<div>I will be in Northville, MI June 25, 26, 27 and Plymouth, MI July 9, 10, 11. </div>
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<div>Any help would be greatly appreciated!</div>
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<div>Denise Cassidy</div>
<div><a href="http://www.internalbloom.com">www.internalbloom.com</a></div>
<div>dc@internalbloom.com</div></div>Protecting Paintings during Transportationhttps://www.artfairinsiders.com/forum/topics/protecting-paintings-during2009-10-19T20:10:22.000Z2009-10-19T20:10:22.000ZLisa Marie Crismanhttps://www.artfairinsiders.com/members/LisaMarieCrisman<div>A few weeks ago someone commented in this forum about a new product called "art bags" or "art pacs". They were designed to protect artwork during transport. It was NOT gallery pouch. I can't find it anywhere. Does anyone else remember, or know of this product?
Lisa Crisman
<a href="http://www.LeftEarArt.com">www.LeftEarArt.com</a></div>having a varietyhttps://www.artfairinsiders.com/forum/topics/having-a-variety2009-08-18T19:20:35.000Z2009-08-18T19:20:35.000ZDawn Waters Bakerhttps://www.artfairinsiders.com/members/DawnWatersBaker<div>Hey all. Just had a question about sizes of works. I've noticed this year that I am moving my smaller works. I don't know if that is just my prices or because of lack of $ by the customer or both. I've gone to making more 10x10 Oils and find I can do one in about 2-3 days depending on the colors and detail. Anyway, when getting ready for a show do you make a great deal of all your sizes or do you generally go with one or two specific sizes that seem to be "moving?" I have a show coming up in September and then one in October and am wondering if I should focus on more smaller works even though, I know, they aren't seen as well from a distance.
Here's some examples of what I mean:<p class="attachment"><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/8870865096?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Blue-Storm.jpg</a></p><p class="attachment"><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/8870865472?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Purple-Night-sm.jpg</a></p></div>