This past week I picked up work from two different venues and now I’m wondering how it all fit in my studio to begin with! Surfing Facebook I have been seeing quite a few posts for adopting homeless pets and foster kids… I’m kind of thinking that I might have to start posting adoption requests for my homeless paintings soon!
Here’s a question for my fellow artists out there: what do you do with paintings that aren’t adopted after a certain period of time? I’m mostly thinking about some of my favorite figure paintings. They are part of a series of work that is no longer current. I don’t want to paint over them, destroy them or market them. I guess the best thing to do is to un-frame them and store them in the flat files. What would you do?
I still think that they would appeal to some of my collectors, those ‘Modern Day Medicis’ who have been faithful supporters of my figure paintings. If you are one of those folks who have collected my paintings, I’m interested in hearing from you. I’m planning to write a blog post about how original art enhances the home. If you’d like to help me out, I would offer you a nice discount on another painting! Contact Me to inquire or to schedule a studio visit.
Meanwhile, here on the farm it is lambing time! So far we have had two little ewes, Raya and Rosie. Enjoy the cuteness! If you didn’t get my March Studio News, be sure to sign up in the sidebar to the right. Emails arrive once a month. You can follow the link to preview this free resource. I’ve included lots of upcoming events and dates in this issue!
“Raya” is all tired out from frolicking!
Hi Ruth, I keep my not so current paintings. One day you’ll have a retrospective and it will be wonderful to have earlier work. Plus, I think if the work is good, you can mix them in with current work on gallery walls. It is an issue, though, because we can accumulate A LOT of paintings. My family is dealing with my artist father’s estate. Its useful having paintings from every period for promotion, sales and history. Interesting question 🙂
Not sure how to handle your instagram images — does one comment on each image too? anyway, about storage.. as you know me I paint over the ones I do not completely love… but I do have some that I have kept over the years. As yours are framed under glass they could be unframed and kept in a flat file… and you could set up an archive page at your website. BTW, your lamb is soooo cute.
Ruth – I was interested in your question. I am not very prolific so don’t have much in my “archives”. One thing I did with my mother’s paintings was to sent 30+ (very large canvases) to my niece in CA and she invited all family members to her home to chose their favorites in rotating order. I understand it was quite a party! You might consider a permanent loan of some of your wonderful pieces to a hospital, bank, government office, or ???? I’ll continue to think and let you know any ideas. The lambs are adorable – thanks for sharing.
What a great idea Phyllis. I will keep my wyes peeled for opportunities like this!