To print or not to print

Is selling reproductions of your work—in limited editions or otherwise—a worthwhile source of additional income or a really bad idea?

The barter economy

For years, my dentist has been making my smile prettier, and recently I returned the favor by painting his portrait.  Our exchange is an interesting story in this economy, and one that JoAnn Boatwright of the Hillsboro Argus wrote about.

FAIRey USE

On the cutting edge of copyright law is Mannie Garcia, a photographer who was nodding when he allowed his work to be pulled into this dispute, and Shepard Fairey, an artist who will hopefully get the plaintiff put away for stupidity.

Labor & Art & The Labor Of Art

It’s strange to think that six short years ago this building was the B&O Warehouse and I was acting in a performance piece that took over its seventh floor.  Now it’s the Olympic Mills Commerce Center and I’m a painter in a group show in its gallery.

Complete

Complete means “having all the necessary or appropriate parts.”  For a painting to be complete, it needs its subject.

Untitled

There was a time when I refused to title a painting by anything more than its subject’s name.  But René Magritte’s Rape helped me to see how titling a work can strengthen it instead of detracting from it. 

Audience participation

I can’t listen in on every conversation had about my work, so I do the next best thing: I provide an anonymous venue for commentary which asks all the questions I wish I could ask of my viewers.  After all, art isn’t art without feedback from the audience.

Giving away art

It may not seem like the smartest move when trying to establish oneself as a working artist, but giving away work can be part of a very effective business model. 

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