A few months ago I wrote an article about MyArtPlot.com, a social networking site for artists. The goal of the founders was to create an equal playing field for artists outside of the galleries, where all kinds of original art could be displayed and bought by the general public.
At the time. . . read more
OriginalArtOnline.com is a website that has been selling original work online by artists for over two and a half years. There’s no commission fee charged when you sell your work, and in fact, there’s no system for payment through OriginalArtOnline at all. How does it work? Continue. . . read more
As many of you know, I started EmptyEasel.com a few months ago with the hope that it would make a positive impact on other artists around the world. My goal was (and still is) to write free articles and tutorials about art and painting, in a clear and understandable manner.. . . read more
ArtistsOnline (now ArtFlock.com) is a site based in the UK which allows artists of all types to upload their work for sale. There’s a lot that I liked about ArtFlock's setup and even if you’re not from the UK, you can still list and sell your artwork. . . . read more
It seems like almost every week I hear about new websites for artists, and some of them definitely deserve notice.
The website I’ll be talking about today isn’t necessarily the flashiest (in fact, it’s actually kind of boring) and I doubt you’d sell much art through them. . . read more
Artist Rising is a website for artists where you will have your own personal online gallery. It will be similar to OAP now, in that you can upload, organize and present your original work for everyone to see, but will have a new feature that will let you sell your original artwork right from. . . read more
If you’re already a part of OAP, you know that it’s one of just a few websites where you can display and sell your original works of art for free. Art.com has decided to push this program further and will be creating a new online marketplace exclusively for the sale of contemporary. . . read more
Travis Young at Imagekind got back to me this week about last Thursday's article when I posted my review of Imagekind. I have to say that I’m impressed with his thoroughness in addressing all of the issues I raised. Here's how the conversation went:. . . read more
Today I‘m reviewing Imagekind, an online community for artists who want to sell prints of their artwork via the internet. With Imagekind, individual artists don’t have to deal with the printing, storing, mailing, or online credit card transactions - Imagekind handles all. Continue. . . read more
When I looked into eBay as a viable way to promote and sell my art, I came away a little disappointed. I found that thousands of paintings went unsold every week and those that did sell were primarily works by famous artists. Read more. . .. . . read more