Neither of my readers visited the St. George Art Festival this year, leading to a near skunking. Last year, Rural Ways sold some art work—netting a low four figure sum. This year, we made it through two full days without a sale. Finally, with five minutes to go in the festival, Valerie sold one small piece from the bargain basket. The proceeds from that painting helped cut our losses, but the substantial festival fees and fuel costs associated with the event mean that we are deeply in the read this year. Selling fine art is a funny, unpredictable business.
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Near Skunking
Neither of my readers visited the St. George Art Festival this year, leading to a near skunking. Last year, Rural Ways sold some art work—netting a low four figure sum. This year, we made it through two full days without a sale. Finally, with five minutes to go in the festival, Valerie sold one small piece from the bargain basket. The proceeds from that painting helped cut our losses, but the substantial festival fees and fuel costs associated with the event mean that we are deeply in the read this year. Selling fine art is a funny, unpredictable business.
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If it makes you feel any better, we're saving for a painting, but it's going to take a while. (Adding a kid every two years cuts down on the extra funds and we're a bit behind on saving for 5 college tuitions.)
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ReplyDeleteIf you are saving for one of Valerie's paintings (in addition to five tuitions), drop me a hint about the paintings you like. Let's just say that I know some people who know some people in the art biz . . . .