We all like offers, and I mean we all really like offers especially in these tough times. I like to look for discounts in stores and even look for specials. Looking for sales and specials the store, the artist or the vendor offers is great, but bargaining prices is not ok, is rude in many…
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Do Artists Have to Prostitute Themselves to Sell Art?!?!
UPDATE 2/22/09: The news came out a little while ago or so a I read yet I can’t find the official post. Anyways, the American Watercolor Society (AWS) has spoke not quite clearly in my opinion. You can read the statement that was sent to the members here. Mrs. Luxenburg was requested to return the…
Continue Reading...Why do art galleries go out of business? and How to avoid getting into the wrong gallery?
Why do galleries go out of business? Just a couple of weeks ago I received an email from one of the galleries who represents my landscapes here in Michigan. In the email the curator of the gallery requested me to pick up all my pieces because they haven’t sold any and that they were returning…
Continue Reading...The nerve that some of my copycats have!
Years ago I received a load of emails from artists’ friends and a few collectors warning me that a gal on eBay was making copies of some of my works. EBay the place where frauds and scam happen by the thousands a minute, nothing to be surprise of. I started checking out what was happening…
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I stayed up late last night of course watching the life of one of the most admirable women in history, a woman way ahead of her time, Gabriele “Coco” Chanel. I remember been in the fashion industry in my early years as a fashion model and not only wearing Chanel but admiring what a woman…
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