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By: Camelle Denny

Camelle Denny — Fri, 02 Aug 2013 08:19:23 +0000

I couldn’t agree more with you Cathy, I carry my camera everywhere, and find my painted images using the photos, are quite different.. atmospheric and emotional, and somehow alive to me…

By: Cathy Cawood

Cathy Cawood — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 13:17:59 +0000

I thought about the value of painting versus photos a lot (I do a kind of hybrid) and I think paintings have a LOT more going on than rarity. Paintings have physical texture, and they have varying levels of abstraction. It might be like the difference between a movie and a play – they are very different things, and they have different kinds of power. I think of my paintings as “performances” of the images I capture with my camera.

By: Ann Rea

Ann Rea — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 18:03:17 +0000

It is simply a perception of rarity. A photograph is often reproduced in the same form. There is only one original painting.

By: Merry clark

Merry clark — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 02:40:27 +0000

The conventional view that somehow painting is more valuable than photography has always baffled me. A photograph is documentary. It is a recording of a specific unrepeatable moment that can retain value indefinitely if cared for properly. Painting is a whole other animal.

By: JE (Jim) Knauf

JE (Jim) Knauf — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 18:36:09 +0000

Very good points.
I always view the collector and dealer as completing the circle.
It’s an odd activity. Grownups standing around attributing value to a piece of fabric with pigments applied to the surface. It’s only utility is to fill space.
make it all seem a little mysterious. And that keeps it fun. I could never gauge which piece a collector would pick no mater how well I knew him or how familiar I was with their collection. I have “nailed” countless paintings that ended up in storage after languishing in galleries for years. Then someone snaps it up!
I have puzzled rather or not to release a marginal piece and finally given in to a show deadline with a just a little embarrassment, only to obtain a half dozen commissions from the piece. Mystery.
We work hard to compete, to produce and market our work and to develop a sustainable career
but maybe people buy to fill a space, to appreciate the work for it emotional value or narrative, or simply to signal friends that they are urbane and loaded. Who cares, we are just happy they share the mystery and help us close the circle.

By: Selling Your Art Direct – Part 1 | Centerpoint Art Project Blog

Selling Your Art Direct – Part 1 | Centerpoint Art Project Blog — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 22:21:51 +0000

[…] Art is “bought” not “sold.” Dealers in investment grade art can make a case for the value prospects of a certain piece but, for the most part, art is a spontaneous purchase. This means that exposure is always going to be the most important part of your marketing equation, and that exposure needs to be in a setting most favorable to supporting the price you are asking. For example street fair exposure will tend to be less valuable than gallery exposure (for more on this, visit Artists Who Thrive: “Why People Buy Art”). […]