My Painting is Done, Now What Do I Do?

The one book every artist should own. To be truly successful every artist must balance the scale with equal efforts in business and marketing. This book provides valuable insight and practical applications to help every artist accomplish their dream. A little humor is used to help you learn the practical business solutions that are not taught in any art school. In the How do I keep Track of My painting Chapter you will learn about Work Completed Book, Labels to go on each painting, just to name a few points, What on Earth happened to that painting? will cover such things as inventory of originals, sold inventory, where have they been. One chapter not to miss is: Photographing the work. This is vital for any artist that wants to get into shows, galleries, museums, magazines, books, and licensing. Framing artwork is so important If you have a good painting a bad frame will make it horrible, where if you have a good painting in a great frame, you have a wonderful painting with a better opportunity to sell. The business side of things is the next chapter. This covers copyright law, licensing, creating a business name and logo, and much, much more important business information., Consigning your Work comes next, followed by Setting your Price. Next you have Off to the Market, which includes Shipping and handling, packaging, documents, domestic and international shipping The Exhibition is critical for anyone wanting to get into shows or galleries. My favorite chapter is Artist Etiquette full of great information for new artists. The final Chapter is Defending yourself against stupidity; Tall but true tales of what you will hear from the general public. The book is closed with a Recommended Resources List. A must for every artist!!!