About Selling Oil Paintings

This post is about the business of art, selling oil paintings, but I only go on about it for a paragraph and then it is all pictures.

In the past month and a half, twelve oil paintings have sold.

TWELVE!

I would say, “I’ve sold twelve paintings”, but it wouldn’t be very true. I am not that good at selling, in spite of reading all sorts of websites, blogs, and books on the subjects.  If you really want a painting and have the money, I want you to have it! But I am not going to convince you against your budget or your better judgement that you should buy a painting from me. Not gonna do it! It is fake to say certain “magic” words that will somehow separate people from their money. No phony-baloney-plastic-banana in me.

End of explanation (excuse?). Now, let’s rejoice!

067 SS IXX 1520 Alta Moro II 1525 M's Hen O121 - 1312 Oak Grove Bridge V Poppies XXXII 1403 sunflower 1432 FG Alpen Glow 1448 KaweahR VIII 1519 Orange sunflower IMG_0762

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P.S. I wasn’t related to any of the customers and some I didn’t even know!

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4 Comments

  1. Yes … Yes

    • Thank you, Diane! I will take another painting to Silver City this weekend . . . haven’t heard from them, so it is good to know there are spaces to fill on the shelves!

  2. Also ‘Hiking Mineral King’ and ‘Sawtooth IX” yesterday afternoon following a piece of Razzle-dazzle’ pie …

    • Diane, were you at the Silver City Store yesterday? And bought my paintings?? Wowsa! Thanks! (Or maybe I am misunderstanding your comment. . .)

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