Trying new things.

[perplexed]

Bloody hell buggi, they're all good anyway, but more so for your 'noviceness'!

 

[Vapin' Joe]

i did this one today. think its my favourite to date. it's got more of a teal green tinge to it than the photo picks up.

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Seriously good painting buggi, I take my hat off to you.

 

[hoopdriver]

Yes, you really seem to be on a roll. Go with it.

A friend of mine is a full time professional artist (a painter), has been for years, and in fact he is currently on the shortlist for one of Australia's biggest art prizes. It is not an easy way to make a living, even for proven talent, but it can be a very rewarding one in many ways. I wish you good luck with your painting. Your sudden discovery and the rapid advances you have made already in developing your talent certainly does bode well for the future.

 

[buggi]

latest ones:

 

[SpokeyDokey]

haha don't worry i'm not about to jack my job in yet (although i feel like it). i think it is like the wedding flowers (which i'm also good at even if i do say so myself). They are not the kind of jobs you aspire to if you want to be rich (or even have any standard of living LOL).

That's a bit negative if you don't mind me saying.

If you are really good at something and equally crucially have the nous to develop something into a business then you can do well financially in most walks of life.

My niece was an enthusiastic amateur photographer in her teens and spurned Uni and a 'standard' career as she wanted to be a professional photographer. Her Mum went ape!

She had a lot of self belief and is very good at what she does.

She is 24 now and is netting about £35k a year out of her photography business - not mega-bucks but not bad for her age. She's one smart cookie and has really big ideas and heaps of confidence - I reckon she'll do really well for herself in the future.

Dream big and find a way to make it happen!

 

[tyred]

Fantastic. Huge well done. Something I have always wanted to try myself. My interest has been re-awakened by watching an artist at work on the roadside a few months ago. She was brilliant.

 

[buggi]

That's a bit negative if you don't mind me saying.

If you are really good at something and equally crucially have the nous to develop something into a business then you can do well financially in most walks of life.

My niece was an enthusiastic amateur photographer in her teens and spurned Uni and a 'standard' career as she wanted to be a professional photographer. Her Mum went ape!

She had a lot of self belief and is very good at what she does.

She is 24 now and is netting about £35k a year out of her photography business - not mega-bucks but not bad for her age. She's one smart cookie and has really big ideas and heaps of confidence - I reckon she'll do really well for herself in the future.

Dream big and find a way to make it happen!

i can understand you think that's negative but if you ask any florist they're pretty much on minimum wage. A guy i work with , his wife is the most talented florist i know and she makes a profit of around £8k a year, which is her pay. Obviously its harder when you're working solo, which she is, but she has his help for free, which would be something i wouldn't have. I really looked into it as i did consider a career change at the time and i reckon it would cut my wages by more than half if i did it, and it took off. I don't live a lavish lifestyle now, I'd be below the breadline if i took up floristry. Do i wish I'd gone into it when i left school? Hell yes, bcoz i would have built up a good business by now, and the larger shops are more profitable and i know I'm good enough. Unfortunately, it's another thing i only discovered i was good at later on in life and I'm now saddled with a substantial mortgage for a small property, thanks to the housing boom, and no chance of remortgage thanks to the housing crash
as for the art, I'm not negative about it. I'm quite looking forward to getting made redundant one day and bagging myself a large enough pay off to substantially reduce my mortgage so i can maybe return to college. But until either my mortgage is reduced or i manage to sell my flat, I'm stuck in my job. That doesn't stop me doing it part time tho eh? And selling on line.

 

[summerdays]

I know an artist who is making some money now but it has taken quite a few years to develop her distinctive style and followers. At this stage enjoy your art, and your floristry and have them to provide enjoyment, and you never know how it might develop in future.

 

[buggi]

so i did the girl with the pearl earring again (not under pressure and in acrylic) and she turned out a lot better (makes the other one look like a picasso ha ha).
also did my friends daughter, nicked her prom photo and when i did it, just whacked it on facebook to see if she recognised herself. She did LOL

 

[Jefferson Meriwether]

latest ones:

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I love the painting on the left. I can just picture it hanging on my lounge wall.

 

[gbb]

Good on ya.
Just a cautionary word on the price of art though: £4,500 may seem a lot, but the gallery will be taking 40% of that. Then the cost of framing and mounting, then the hours to actually produce the painting ( never mind the many hours spent on paintings that never made it as far as the gallery) and suddenly it's not looking so lucrative. I'm married to a professional artist, so have seen this first-hand. If you're gonna do it, it has to be for the love of it, not the money.

Anyhow, enjoy what you do

My dad, before he lost his sight was a professional artist, mostly aviation and marine paintings, many commission works. He never made a great living, but he made a living and what he got was doing something he loved, not having to work to others clocking machines, working from home and meeting people.
We once visited an aviation exhibition where I noted the paintings werent (IMO) as good as his, but we're FAR more expensive...why don't you sell yours for more I asked. I could he said, but at my price, the customers is happy, I make a living, I could sell one painting a month at £750 or I can sell 10 paintings a month at £100. It's a matter of scale, his way kept him busy.
Don't assume the actual painting takes a long time, with a watercolor, he could turn one or two out a day, easy.
If I can find an example, I'll post it.

 

[TVC]

Excellent work Buggi, landscapes and portraits are both fantastic, a talent for both is a rare thing.

 

[luckyfox]

Wowser! Well done you, they're lovely!

How fab you've been able to share them with others, I'd love to have a piece like this.

 

[buggi]

I'm doing a beach scene at the moment, will post it when it's finished.

 

[buggi]

My dad, before he lost his sight was a professional artist, mostly aviation and marine paintings, many commission works. He never made a great living, but he made a living and what he got was doing something he loved, not having to work to others clocking machines, working from home and meeting people.
We once visited an aviation exhibition where I noted the paintings werent (IMO) as good as his, but we're FAR more expensive...why don't you sell yours for more I asked. I could he said, but at my price, the customers is happy, I make a living, I could sell one painting a month at £750 or I can sell 10 paintings a month at £100. It's a matter of scale, his way kept him busy.
Don't assume the actual painting takes a long time, with a watercolor, he could turn one or two out a day, easy.
If I can find an example, I'll post it.

please do!