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My artwork

BrianMurphy1983 started this conversation
Oct 28, 2009

I lock myself in my studio, and ponder if whoring my work off is wise. I feel as if every painting is a piece of me, and to simply reduce their value to pay bills... is devaluing myself. I love working, am willing to work; but no one will hire me. I hate it. I am in debt, drowning it. The IRS has leins against my banks accounts... nothing ever works out.

 There was a time, when I would make 10,000 a week. Selling paintings. Now I'm lucky to pay my half of the bills. At best. I am destitute, and broke, I do need help. I would be willing to wholesale artwork to someone willing to help me out, as long as it's a good home where it will be admired, rather than hung and ignored.

 

SOME ONE PLEASE HELP ME HELP MYSELF.  I'm losing my sanity to overdue bills, and the feds.

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shirleybill
Oct 28, 2009

I don't think you are simply "giving" away your paintings by dropping the price some. If you are in need, and have that many bills that need paying, then it seems that you would want to make the cash to pay them off. There is nothing wrong with dropping the price on your work. Many people simply are not paying higher prices right now, because many of them have also lost their jobs. I think by dropping your prices, you would have more buyers, and be able to pay off those bills.

You do have the option of working to create more of them.

I even dropped the prices on my books and coins, but i am making money on them, so i don't see a problem with that.

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ricardog
Oct 28, 2009

Hmm, so tell me. What changed in your life to go from 10k to nothing? What made your life change that drastically?

I think if you did it once, you can do it again. 

 

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