Me: Yes! My next blog would be: Trying to make a living not just as an artist. Some of us are doing just that. – to be continued… I’ve even asked is this issue to the United States? Saatchi art for example , why not go beyond the scope and market nationally ? I’m already on Blue Thumb Australia Art Site.
Well the old saying , don’t put all your eggs in one basket . I know : another cliche. But marketing art where I question myself ? It’s not me.
Trying to Make a Living — Not Just as an Artist
Some of us are doing just that.
To be continued…
I’ve been thinking about something. Is the challenge of selling artwork really limited to the United States? Or have I become so accustomed to marketing within the same boundaries that I’ve overlooked other possibilities?
Take Saatchi Art, for example. Why not look beyond the scope of the American marketplace and consider a broader national and international audience? I’m already represented on Bluethumb, an Australian art marketplace. So why limit myself?
There’s an old saying: Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.
I know, another cliché. But sometimes those old expressions have a way of making sense when you stop and think about them.
Perhaps it’s time to reconsider where and how I’m marketing my artwork. There are buyers outside my immediate reach, different markets, different audiences, and potentially different opportunities.
But there’s another side to this.
I don’t want to spend all my time chasing sales, questioning my prices, or constantly changing my approach to accommodate a marketplace that may not recognize what I’m offering.
At some point, marketing becomes an exercise in questioning yourself rather than promoting what you believe in.
And that’s not me.
I’m an artist. I create because I enjoy the process, the experimentation, and the freedom of expression. Making a living is part of the equation, but it shouldn’t require me to lose sight of why I started creating in the first place.
Maybe the answer isn’t to work harder at doing the same thing.
Maybe it’s to look beyond the basket.
To be continued…
Diversification!
Final Response :
There’s an important distinction I’d like to make.
You aren’t necessarily saying you want to become a worldwide art retailer.
You’re saying you don’t want to become dependent on one country, one website, one sales platform, or one particular method of attracting customers.
That’s diversification.
And I think there’s another blog hiding in this thought:
When Does Marketing Become More Important Than Creating?
Because that’s a real dilemma for independent artists.
You can spend an entire day marketing, adjusting prices, writing advertisements, and trying to generate traffic without spending a single hour painting.
Eventually, the business of being an artist can interfere with being an artist.
I think that’s the larger story you’re beginning to uncover.
