Hey, Tim Jones, here.
Today marks the *official* launch of my long anticipated (by me, anyway… I always was a procrastinator) Daily Painting blog.
Now, "daily painting" doesn't mean necessarily a painting a day…
it just means I plan to paint daily, and I'll offer that work on
the new blog (via e-bay). In practice I look for this to shake out at about
3 paintings a week, though that may increase as things progress.
These are mainly small – even miniature – pieces, but made with all the care I would give to any of my larger artworks.
I will also soon be offering some very special pricing on some of the art from my old fine art website, as I move into this new strategy.
Up
until very recently, making a living in original fine art was mainly a matter
of finding gallery representation (in viable commercial galleries) and
building a reputation (and generating income) that way. Finding
publicity through art competitions and art publications could help to
make you more attractive to these galleries. But the whole process of
vetting and courting galleries – in addition to actually trying to get
any work done (on top of having, like, a day job) – has been like hiking through molasses. One needs almost
to work full time just on marketing, scheduling competitions,
hob-nobbing and the like. It doesn't help that I'm such an intense
introvert.
With the advent of the internet, though, there are now
more and more artists taking their work directly to the public. It's a
transition I've been turning over in my mind for some time, but
hesitated to jump into.
I have now made the jump. That means that
the prices I had on a lot of my artwork will be reduced because I no
longer need to consider the requirements of a third party (the
galleries) or worry so much about impressing collectors that might drop
by. So, in addition to the small daily painting pieces, watch for some
larger work as well.
The long and short is that I would rather
paint – and make my living from painting – than not. If that means
pricing my work so that it will be more accessible to a wider audience,
then that is a change I am happy to make. It could even be seen as very
Chestertonian… a Distributist approach to fine art.
I'll be
offering occasional opinions and commentary on my work interspersed
with with the new paintings, but the next several posts at the new blog will just be
new paintings offered for your viewing pleasure, with a link to the
e-bay auction page for each piece.
Do check in often. I hope you like what you see.
Oh! Also please feel free to drop a line in the combox.
Visit Timothy Jones' Daily Painting Blog
Awesome! Thanks! It’s good to see some good, natural, clear, precise, technical, accurate, fabulous art finally somewhere in this whole mound of cyber-crap 🙂
God bless!
Tim, it’s a pleasure to view your new blog.
What are the odds of a Mary Lou and a Lou Marie posting back-to-back? An interesting problem in statistics (assuming ML and LM are not the same person reflected in a mirror).
The Chicken
Tim J,
Are you still going to keep Old World Swine up and running?
The Chicken
Tim,
Would you consider selling prints at lower prices? You could still sell the originals, potentially make more money, and get your art more widely distributed.
My apologies for suggesting above that Lou Marie might be Mary Lou. That was uncalled for.
The Chicken
I’ve sold some reproductions in the past, iClaudius, and while the process is cheaper, easier and better than ever, it still requires some up-front investment. To make an income from reproductions, you need to develop a market where you can either sell numerous inexpensive copies or smaller numbers of more expensive ones. The hassle of trying to sell and ship 10 copies of an original to recoup the cost is more than I care to deal with at present.
Also, I’m increasingly of the opinion that cheap and plentiful reproductions have a negative effect on the market for original art and make the enjoyment of original art a hobby of the wealthy, which is a shame.
In addition, looking at a piece of original art is an experience of an entirely different order than looking at a reproduction, as I’ve discussed before… a better, richer and more human experience all around, and I’d like to do what I can to promote that and make it available to other average schmoes like me.
And, yes Masked Chicken, I do plan to keep up Old World Swine.
The two blogs are for two different groups that may or may not overlap that much. My daily Swine visitors may not be that “artsy”, and the art blog visitors might not care to hear me blather about culture, religion, politics and such.
Really very lovely work, Tim!
What are the odds of a Mary Lou and a Lou Marie posting back-to-back?
As Jesus said, “Everything is possible to one who has faith.”
That looks very good. I’ve certainly seen less for more, Tim. I especially like the tea kettle and apple.
Hans looks at the smoke curling out of his credit cards and wonders …
“you catholic fools”
Why thanks. (Though it can’t have been addressed toward me, I suppose, alas.)
Clearly, this person doesn’t know 1 Corinthians 3:18:
Let no one deceive himself. If any one among you considers himself wise in this age, let him become a fool so as to become wise.
it was a joke.
Ah, very obscure.
Let me ask an obvious question – wil you be producing Catholic or religious works of art?
Also – rather than ebay, you might want to try etsy.com . I’ve been selling on ebay for ages, and you *really* don’t want to be there. It’s very expensive and filled with glitches.
Etsy is for created items, and I’ve heard a lot of good things about it. I can’t sell there because my products are manufactured, or else I’d be there in a second!
Juli –
Thanks for your comments.
Yes, I do plan to do some religious images, but I’m ruminating on the approach that would suit best.
I have heard of Etsy, but have no experience with it. I’ll try to find out more. I heard there were some problems with administration, but I also know that it’s tailored for the visual arts and I know a number of people that use it. Any info would be appreciated.
Hans, you’re a mensch.
What does oil on wood panel mean? Like, does it fit in a frame? Can it be hung without a frame?
What does oil on wood panel mean? Like, does it fit in a frame? Can it be hung without a frame?
What are words, Tim, if they aren’t followed by corresponding actions?