tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post8019812246099804866..comments2024-03-27T11:43:33.889-04:00Comments on Stapleton Kearns: When my art was cheapStapleton Kearnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-11554822500728028142011-06-03T15:45:14.928-04:002011-06-03T15:45:14.928-04:00You do very well painting with words as well! It&...You do very well painting with words as well! It's a charming story.<br /> I can relate to so many of these posts. I have finished raising my kids (technically) and returned to painting. It is tempting to sell pieces very cheaply at first just to pump up my ego. I have to stop myself and ask "Is there any other work I would discount so shamelessly? Would I spend hours of my time & money to clean or mow for someone then cut my price in half just because they REEEAALLY LIKE it?" "uuuhh, NO." If they like it that much - I should probably charge more....As I See It - Arthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10121863751350966993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-54157570913877421352011-05-29T01:23:22.653-04:002011-05-29T01:23:22.653-04:00Rick;
I do loo on these as my grad student years. ...Rick;<br />I do loo on these as my grad student years. The pressure to survive really sharpened your skills.<br />.......StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-26904495514909852472011-05-29T01:21:49.619-04:002011-05-29T01:21:49.619-04:00Moose;
I never see them. Some were good, some were...Moose;<br />I never see them. Some were good, some were awful. All were sincere.<br />....................StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-76308026821833568222011-05-29T01:20:45.003-04:002011-05-29T01:20:45.003-04:00randy;
Good luck with that. Some people can do it....randy;<br />Good luck with that. Some people can do it. Maybe you can.<br />................StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-25645880271868474442011-05-29T01:19:48.154-04:002011-05-29T01:19:48.154-04:00billspaintingmn;
The world need gilders. Keep wett...billspaintingmn;<br />The world need gilders. Keep wetting that bole.<br />...............StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-69062137178317804462011-05-29T01:18:42.684-04:002011-05-29T01:18:42.684-04:00Philip Koch;
Thanks Philip;
More on the Rockport s...Philip Koch;<br />Thanks Philip;<br />More on the Rockport shop tonight.<br />...............StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-67444635876593969772011-05-29T01:17:44.629-04:002011-05-29T01:17:44.629-04:00Kevin Mizner;
It is all relative isn't it?
......Kevin Mizner;<br />It is all relative isn't it?<br />................StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-12481693853739672592011-05-29T01:17:00.288-04:002011-05-29T01:17:00.288-04:00Tim;
I will try to remember to write about that.
....Tim;<br />I will try to remember to write about that.<br />..........StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-82768168573501890152011-05-29T01:16:11.762-04:002011-05-29T01:16:11.762-04:00Dale Cook;
I continued the story tonight.
......ta...Dale Cook;<br />I continued the story tonight.<br />......tapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-92196537644439371842011-05-29T01:15:24.764-04:002011-05-29T01:15:24.764-04:00willek,
Why? Bernard Corey never did.
...............willek,<br />Why? Bernard Corey never did.<br />.............StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-47581840460157588552011-05-29T01:14:35.094-04:002011-05-29T01:14:35.094-04:00barbara b. land of boz;
Thank you dear!
.............barbara b. land of boz;<br />Thank you dear!<br />............StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-56362123192925076422011-05-29T01:13:48.185-04:002011-05-29T01:13:48.185-04:00Marian;
People who self identify as artists sell u...Marian;<br />People who self identify as artists sell under ten thousand a year. People who live by their art need to do far better than that.<br />...................StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-74524190040751628982011-05-29T01:11:57.519-04:002011-05-29T01:11:57.519-04:00Charles Valsechi.
I could write a post about that...Charles Valsechi.<br /> I could write a post about that too. Rocport was a pretty fast track when I go there. So I don't think much has changed.<br />..................StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-47872355954893545482011-05-29T01:10:34.953-04:002011-05-29T01:10:34.953-04:00Eden; Yes, things have changed.
................St...Eden; Yes, things have changed.<br />................StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-78433927921280746392011-05-29T01:09:54.148-04:002011-05-29T01:09:54.148-04:00Main Loop;
I will write about that.
...........Sta...Main Loop;<br />I will write about that.<br />...........StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-89510227208310953522011-05-29T01:09:14.017-04:002011-05-29T01:09:14.017-04:00jake gumbleton;
It does seem cool in the retelling...jake gumbleton;<br />It does seem cool in the retelling.<br />..............StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-51048584965810403082011-05-29T01:08:31.528-04:002011-05-29T01:08:31.528-04:00Johan Derycke;
You must have a day job, sell the f...Johan Derycke;<br />You must have a day job, sell the first 100 paintings for whatever you can get, then go up.<br />................StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-86566397529033607842011-05-29T01:07:15.901-04:002011-05-29T01:07:15.901-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Stapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-58035505090655999702011-05-28T15:33:12.909-04:002011-05-28T15:33:12.909-04:00Malcolm Gladwell's great book "Outliers&q...Malcolm Gladwell's great book "Outliers" talks about the 10,000 hour rule. It takes not only training but 10,000 hours of concerted practice to be truly expert at anything. He uses the Beatles' experience in Hamburg as one example. So... all of these little pics added to your atelier training ....Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17280900994463605274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-65089309901189649762011-05-28T13:03:22.328-04:002011-05-28T13:03:22.328-04:00Interesting, Stape! Do you ever run into old paint...Interesting, Stape! Do you ever run into old paintings of yours? Any from this tiny era, where everything was 8 x 10 and inexpensive? I sometimes wonder what happens to the art work of tourist area artists... particularly in beach towns.Moosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16662399302718395614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-70751156791422324042011-05-28T12:43:40.914-04:002011-05-28T12:43:40.914-04:00Great post. I really enjoyed reading it. I am tryi...Great post. I really enjoyed reading it. I am trying to do the same thing. I spent most my life believing I could not do it until I just woke up one morning and believed in myself.randyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02311401331541473045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-79281757769363731922011-05-28T11:57:29.730-04:002011-05-28T11:57:29.730-04:00Stape! It helps to read this!
Back in the 70'...Stape! It helps to read this! <br />Back in the 70's I also gave it a go at selling my art. And I did!<br /> I didn't have a gallery, but would show at them. Also did many group shows and one man shows. I would paint while displaying, and that helped.<br />It was tuff at best, but the experience was real.<br />Once my children were born,(in the 80's) I needed to make more money.<br /> I became a sign painter. I thought it was odd that people would pay the same for their name & number as they would for a small painting.<br />I continued to do paintings, and sold them here and there, but mostly painted for the enjoyment.<br /><br />Then I started gilding. I loved it and still do! So now I can do several things professionally, and <br />need to move forward.<br /> Commissions don't require the same legals as retail, so I do that instead.billspaintingmnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18343383719352968590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-45577721308142841162011-05-28T11:46:47.200-04:002011-05-28T11:46:47.200-04:00I always love reading Stape's posts about his ...I always love reading Stape's posts about his earlly years, especially his days in Rockport. One can tell this was a vivid time in his life- it shows in how well he convey's the feeling the place had for him. I can just picture myself there as I read.Philip Kochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05191070779177407750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-37305435086641620022011-05-28T10:22:17.424-04:002011-05-28T10:22:17.424-04:00Fun post, Stape. I sold my first (horrid) paintin...Fun post, Stape. I sold my first (horrid) painting for eight dollars because I thought five dollars wasn't enough, and I didn't dare ask for ten.Kevin Miznerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07365547679276432694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-57679585463296076112011-05-28T09:13:11.263-04:002011-05-28T09:13:11.263-04:00Oh yea, maybe that could be a future post "Ho...Oh yea, maybe that could be a future post "How to talk about and make sales of your work without sounding like a used car-salesman or being completely nonchalant about what you made and when there is no other art up on the walls but your own."<br /><br />I mean the usual goes, be honest (but not too honest!), be friendly, don't be overly modest, and DON'T question peoples belief that you somehow where born with this thing called "talent" They seem to WANT you to be bestowed with skills they imagine they could never attain, even though the truth is the exact opposite.<br /><br />I often find that when people find out that I am indeed the artist, something changes in them and the way they act in the gallery. I dont know what, but I feel I would have an easier time making sales if I was representing other peoples art. <br />I think you have made posts like that before actually, Ill delve in tot he Stape-chives.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06804671491953065524noreply@blogger.com