Many painting artist love spending hours each day practicing their craft. After they are done with the painting they then will want their work to be seen and appreciated. Hundreds will sell their art work to private people while other will put their work up for display at museums.
Now in stead of going out to an art Gallery Oil Paintings, art lovers of oil paintings can relax at home and look at all the art paintings they want while online. The artist can also set up a way to have a digital photo gallery of their work stored away in where people can view whenever they wish too.
When an artist wants to set up a gallery of their paintings online there are several things that must be done. First they will need to scan their oil paintings and then they will want to pick out which art paintings they want to post. The artist will need to upload the images of all the paintings they have selected and decide on a certain price for these forms of art.
So to start the artist will need to scan all of the oil paintings that he or she will wish to place on the online gallery, that is if it is not already formatted digitally. Pictures of the paintings will then need to be taken with a high quality camera. These images should be crisp and cropped where only the paintings themselves may appear.
Many of these site are known to be free while several will charge a fee. After having an account with one of the digital art gallery websites the artist will then need to upload all of the images of the oil paintings. In some cases the they will need to be re-sized to the specific instructions of the website.
Art painting collections are more and more popular to people all over the world. Original oil paintings have never lost their preeminent position as a prized possession for any art collector. More and more people like to choose the prefect canvas painting for home decorations. It is grace and fashion.
Showing posts with label Gallery Oil Paintings. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Gallery Oil Paintings. Show all posts
Sunday, April 26, 2015
Wednesday, April 15, 2015
Get Your Artwork Noticed by Galleries
New artist portfolios are thrown aside into stacks - while they are important, they're not URGENT. And if something is not urgent, then other tasks tend to take priority.
A lot of commentators will tell you the answer to getting noticed is sending in very professionally prepared portfolios. It's not. Being professional is always a good thing, but, frankly, we didn't care what the portfolio looked like. An envelope full of snapshots was fine because the determining factor for acceptance was the artwork itself....not the presentation of the portfolio.
And here's what makes the situation even worse - if you call ahead about your portfolio, you're just interrupting someone with all those other tasks to do - so that's not really a good idea. Let's say you had a deadline to finish several
1. Go through each gallery's roster of artists looking for artists whom you personally know. If you really are at the same "level" as the artists in your target galleries, chances are you will have at least met some of them.
2. If you don't know anyone represented by any of the galleries, you probably need to do some networking and meet more people. You'll do better by giving something first, perhaps a collector of your work would like one of the other artists works. Call the artist and tell him you have a collector who might be intersted in his work and make a referral.....an artist will remember someone who sends him a possible sale!
3. Ask your artist friend about the target gallery. Once you've identified some artists whom you know and/or have developed relationships with you're ready to continue your quest. Ask your friend what it is like to work with such and such gallery.
A lot of commentators will tell you the answer to getting noticed is sending in very professionally prepared portfolios. It's not. Being professional is always a good thing, but, frankly, we didn't care what the portfolio looked like. An envelope full of snapshots was fine because the determining factor for acceptance was the artwork itself....not the presentation of the portfolio.
And here's what makes the situation even worse - if you call ahead about your portfolio, you're just interrupting someone with all those other tasks to do - so that's not really a good idea. Let's say you had a deadline to finish several
Gallery Oil Paintings for a show by the end of this week. So you're painting, painting, perhaps dealing with a few other issues, but, for the most part, you have your entire week's agenda already set. He has a stack of 20 new frame designs and wants to spend the next 3 hours showing them to you, discussing them with you, he even offers to take you to lunch.
1. Go through each gallery's roster of artists looking for artists whom you personally know. If you really are at the same "level" as the artists in your target galleries, chances are you will have at least met some of them.
2. If you don't know anyone represented by any of the galleries, you probably need to do some networking and meet more people. You'll do better by giving something first, perhaps a collector of your work would like one of the other artists works. Call the artist and tell him you have a collector who might be intersted in his work and make a referral.....an artist will remember someone who sends him a possible sale!
3. Ask your artist friend about the target gallery. Once you've identified some artists whom you know and/or have developed relationships with you're ready to continue your quest. Ask your friend what it is like to work with such and such gallery.
Sunday, March 29, 2015
Early environmental artist
One of the manifestations of 'The World of Art' was a new preoccupation with folklore and myth. Aivazovskiy had, uncharacteristically, painted at least two such otherworldly pictures. One was 'Poseidon's Sea Journey' of 1894. The great god and his consort ride on a green-tinged wave in a chariot drawn by four horses.
Fairy tales were part of the new experimental milieu of the early twentieth century, and the young Armenian painter Martiros Saryan produced a cycle of fabulous paintings called 'Fairy Tales and Dreams' for the "Blue Rose" exhibition in Moscow in 1907. Among them was a compelling Gallery Oil Paintings painting 'Lake of Fairies', in which two women bathe in a limpid pale blue pool with the hint of a large grotto farther back, below a hanging wood of predominantly blue forest; a goat in the foreground grazes behind a little grove of trees.
In a later painting, 'The Varangian Route', the raiders slip through the difficult sea under the watchful eye of a man hidden high on a crag. As in the remainder of Roerich's work of the time, the colors and forms of the ship and seas are stylised. The splendid sea of the 'Route' is a series of heavily laid-on pastel strokes; with concentric ripples less of an attempt at realism as a shorthand representation of deep waters.
Although painting in Russia and elsewhere abandoned realism, and as landscape painting became an amateur activity, depictions of water became problematic. Yet in the immensely stylised work of Ivan Bilibin of the inter-war years, water becomes part of the decorative pattern, as in his 'Falcon' of 1927 and 'Underwater Kingdom' of the same year. The former is a formal, decorative version of a standard bird's-eye view of a river delta.
In many ways the real lead was about to be offered by a brilliant young graduate of the Academy, Ivan Aivazovskiy , whose long life in painting from the 1830s to the end of the century was obsessively devoted to painting that greatest body of water on earth, the sea.
Fairy tales were part of the new experimental milieu of the early twentieth century, and the young Armenian painter Martiros Saryan produced a cycle of fabulous paintings called 'Fairy Tales and Dreams' for the "Blue Rose" exhibition in Moscow in 1907. Among them was a compelling Gallery Oil Paintings painting 'Lake of Fairies', in which two women bathe in a limpid pale blue pool with the hint of a large grotto farther back, below a hanging wood of predominantly blue forest; a goat in the foreground grazes behind a little grove of trees.
In a later painting, 'The Varangian Route', the raiders slip through the difficult sea under the watchful eye of a man hidden high on a crag. As in the remainder of Roerich's work of the time, the colors and forms of the ship and seas are stylised. The splendid sea of the 'Route' is a series of heavily laid-on pastel strokes; with concentric ripples less of an attempt at realism as a shorthand representation of deep waters.
Although painting in Russia and elsewhere abandoned realism, and as landscape painting became an amateur activity, depictions of water became problematic. Yet in the immensely stylised work of Ivan Bilibin of the inter-war years, water becomes part of the decorative pattern, as in his 'Falcon' of 1927 and 'Underwater Kingdom' of the same year. The former is a formal, decorative version of a standard bird's-eye view of a river delta.
In many ways the real lead was about to be offered by a brilliant young graduate of the Academy, Ivan Aivazovskiy , whose long life in painting from the 1830s to the end of the century was obsessively devoted to painting that greatest body of water on earth, the sea.
Wednesday, March 4, 2015
The new gallery should do a few things
So, having thought this through, as a former gallery owner, here are our recommendations for getting your work noticed by galleries, 5 Steps To Get Your Artwork Noticed by Galleries:
1. Identify your target galleries. Do NOT just send your portfolio to every gallery you see advertised. Look in magazines, look online and identify several galleries that might be possibilities. Each gallery you decide to target should meet the following criteria.
2. Honestly assess the level and quality of your artwork and the artwork carried by your target galleries. Is you goal realistic? Are you targeting a gallery who represents master painters and you've been painting for a total of six months? This is a difficult step, but you definitely need to target galleries who are at the same "level" as you. We're not saying not to be ambitious, but at our Gallery Oil Paintings we represented very fine and respected artists and regularly turned away artists who hadn't yet mastered drawing, perspective, color mixing, etc.
3.Go through each gallery's roster of artists looking for artists whom you personally know. If you really are at the same "level" as the artists in your target galleries, chances are you will have at least met some of them.
4. Ask your artist friend if the gallery would like your work. Just ask. This is someone who knows you and the gallery....they'll give you an honest answer. It will be easier to accept hear the truth from your friend than it will be to get a rejection letter from the gallery.
5. If possible, have your friend send the portfolio. Simply give the portfolio to your friend, ask him to write on a post-it note "this is the artist I told you about" and send it.
Every career is a lot of work and being an artist is no different. If your career is worth it, then the work is worth it.
1. Identify your target galleries. Do NOT just send your portfolio to every gallery you see advertised. Look in magazines, look online and identify several galleries that might be possibilities. Each gallery you decide to target should meet the following criteria.
2. Honestly assess the level and quality of your artwork and the artwork carried by your target galleries. Is you goal realistic? Are you targeting a gallery who represents master painters and you've been painting for a total of six months? This is a difficult step, but you definitely need to target galleries who are at the same "level" as you. We're not saying not to be ambitious, but at our Gallery Oil Paintings we represented very fine and respected artists and regularly turned away artists who hadn't yet mastered drawing, perspective, color mixing, etc.
3.Go through each gallery's roster of artists looking for artists whom you personally know. If you really are at the same "level" as the artists in your target galleries, chances are you will have at least met some of them.
4. Ask your artist friend if the gallery would like your work. Just ask. This is someone who knows you and the gallery....they'll give you an honest answer. It will be easier to accept hear the truth from your friend than it will be to get a rejection letter from the gallery.
5. If possible, have your friend send the portfolio. Simply give the portfolio to your friend, ask him to write on a post-it note "this is the artist I told you about" and send it.
Every career is a lot of work and being an artist is no different. If your career is worth it, then the work is worth it.
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Art Education Art helps children become creative
At a time when funding for arts education is being cut in favor of math and language arts, it’s important to realize all that the arts can do for our children. Art builds the imagination, fosters creativity and problem solving, and develops fine motor skills. Art can teach kids many important lessons:
- Develop eye-hand coordination
- Observe the world around them, and learn to trust their own eyes rather than what they think they “should” see or know
- Make comparisons and make choices, distinguish between what’s important and what isn’t
- Improve by practicing, and take pride in their artistic growth and development
- Develop an understanding of what goes into making a work of art-helping them appreciate the work of other artists
According to Americans for the Arts, children who regularly take art classes are four times more likely to be recognized for academic achievement. They also point out that art classes help kids stay out of trouble and away from destructive influences.
But did you know that art also helps to develop language skills for reading and writing and the cognitive skills needed for math? Participating in the arts helps children learn to focus, to listen, and to be tolerant of new ideas and different people. The arts also help kids learn the value of doing a good job for its own sake, of taking pride in their work, and of setting goals for themselves and reaching those goals.
Drawing and painting are excellent and enjoyable ways for kids of all ages to become involved in art. Many kids think they “can’t draw Gallery Oil Paintings” because their drawings don’t look exactly like real things. They think this means they don’t have any talent, and perhaps shouldn’t bother to try. But the great thing about drawing is that it’s a skill. Anyone can learn to draw and anyone can get better at it. Painting adds the element of color and stretches kids’ imaginations and opportunities for exploration, experiment and creativity. Art helps children become creative adults with good problem-solving and critical thinking skills. Art can be a source of enjoyment and accomplishment that will last their entire lives.
- Develop eye-hand coordination
- Observe the world around them, and learn to trust their own eyes rather than what they think they “should” see or know
- Make comparisons and make choices, distinguish between what’s important and what isn’t
- Improve by practicing, and take pride in their artistic growth and development
- Develop an understanding of what goes into making a work of art-helping them appreciate the work of other artists
According to Americans for the Arts, children who regularly take art classes are four times more likely to be recognized for academic achievement. They also point out that art classes help kids stay out of trouble and away from destructive influences.
But did you know that art also helps to develop language skills for reading and writing and the cognitive skills needed for math? Participating in the arts helps children learn to focus, to listen, and to be tolerant of new ideas and different people. The arts also help kids learn the value of doing a good job for its own sake, of taking pride in their work, and of setting goals for themselves and reaching those goals.
Drawing and painting are excellent and enjoyable ways for kids of all ages to become involved in art. Many kids think they “can’t draw Gallery Oil Paintings” because their drawings don’t look exactly like real things. They think this means they don’t have any talent, and perhaps shouldn’t bother to try. But the great thing about drawing is that it’s a skill. Anyone can learn to draw and anyone can get better at it. Painting adds the element of color and stretches kids’ imaginations and opportunities for exploration, experiment and creativity. Art helps children become creative adults with good problem-solving and critical thinking skills. Art can be a source of enjoyment and accomplishment that will last their entire lives.
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