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Things have finally started looking up!
I sold 4 paintings.
Then was requested on another painting.
Sold a watercolor.
Was asked about a painting for someone's bedroom.
And asked about a painting for a coworkers front room.
I don't feel worthy.
But I AM enjoying this!
I need to figure out how I'm going to price things, though. My first 4 paintings I was VERY nice about. I sold the two smaller ones for $15 a piece and one of the two larger paintings for only $30. With the ridiculous amount of hours I put into the paintings it's just silly if I don't charge a little more.
How do you price your time?
I sold 4 paintings.
Then was requested on another painting.
Sold a watercolor.
Was asked about a painting for someone's bedroom.
And asked about a painting for a coworkers front room.
I don't feel worthy.
But I AM enjoying this!
I need to figure out how I'm going to price things, though. My first 4 paintings I was VERY nice about. I sold the two smaller ones for $15 a piece and one of the two larger paintings for only $30. With the ridiculous amount of hours I put into the paintings it's just silly if I don't charge a little more.
How do you price your time?
To be or not to be?
I can't believe I used to live on this website and now I haven't even posted anything of significance in a year.
I'm torn between coming back?
Start a new account?
Staying away?
I'm doing different things now. Jewelry making and such.
The drawing and photography thing have gone to the wayside.
Although I have been dabbling with painting.
Sold several recently which is a great accomplishment.
Lots more on my plate.
Several commissioned pieces.
Jewelry on request.
Plus I need to build up stock for some market/events/bazaars I hope to attend.
(plus 2 jobs, school and life)
I may post some recent stuff in the near future.
I'd love t
Kind of back...
Life always has this way of taking over.
I did a ton of stuff recently. Not art related, although.
What up with this ga ga avatar I have now? Is this some kind of joke.
I need to use this things more often.
768 deviations to sort through...oy.
Ho Hum
Probably not the right place to vent, but here ya go.
I hate my life right now. I'm content with things. They could be much worse. But I'm not HAPPY. I don't have energy for anything. I don't WANT to do art. But I miss it. I don't WANT to take pictures. They're never good enough. I don't WANT to paint because it's just too much energy to drag everything out and find enough room to spread it out.
I don't know how to fix any of this.
I just feel like my emotional state is semi in shambles right now.
I should figure out how to use this constructively.
Back...yet again.
I know. I come and I go. For some reason without school and structured art classes I have a really hard time getting motivated and finishing projects. Or even start them. But here's another shot at getting back into the swing of things!
With this, I'm going to weed through my faves, because 2,130 Deviations is just way, way, way too much for me to go through. I need to pick my faves and just stick with those. Even though you are all amazing. :)
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I spent two hours writing another reply and just got deeper to a writing trap I guess I'd call it so I'm taking a break and will post it on my blog a little later
I googled
"how much to charge for your painting"
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I liked this answer and i bet there are more golden nuggets
ha-ha I'm so happy for you and proud of you
and I hope you sell out and make tons more and and all!!
your super beautiful and I'm trying to find women with realistic type bodies to paint because I don't want to contribute to a thin only beauty. That is what we heading for. Your advice to the youngster was right on, to look at the older pictures of what we used to consider beautiful
(and prayer I'm in a 12 step group)
It makes me so sad and angery that we have to deal with body hate but on DA we are making change happen in a possitive way
the are almost no photos of mens bodies compared to women so naturally we don't think men are beautiful
ha-ha I 'm going to start adding male faeries to my page
peace and love to you and yours paul
I spent two hours writing another reply and just got deeper to a writing trap I guess I'd call it so I'm taking a break and will post it on my blog a little later
I googled
"how much to charge for your painting"
[link]
I liked this answer and i bet there are more golden nuggets
ha-ha I'm so happy for you and proud of you
and I hope you sell out and make tons more and and all!!
your super beautiful and I'm trying to find women with realistic type bodies to paint because I don't want to contribute to a thin only beauty. That is what we heading for. Your advice to the youngster was right on, to look at the older pictures of what we used to consider beautiful
(and prayer I'm in a 12 step group)
It makes me so sad and angery that we have to deal with body hate but on DA we are making change happen in a possitive way
the are almost no photos of mens bodies compared to women so naturally we don't think men are beautiful
ha-ha I 'm going to start adding male faeries to my page
peace and love to you and yours paul