At a gallery, you may not get to even have a name of who purchased your art so no way to send a personal thank you and talk about the painting/artwork. My solution is to put the information on the back of the painting. I print a certificate of authenticity and anything special instructions about the frame or glass. Most often, I use museum glass and want them to know not to use glass cleaners on it.
I include a sentence or two (depending on the size of the painting, how much fits!) about why I painted it or a story of why I was inspired. I have a short bio. I sign my name on my paintings like this:
The story includes why I sign my name like that. It is Castillo with a "no" inside a block. My maiden name was Knoblock - no block and my father signed things that way. Gene suggested I put it on my paintings to honor my dad.
When a person buys my painting they will get the story about my work, info about me, my contact info, the gallery's info and that the artwork is an original.
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I sketched in the huge sketchbook this morning. I was packing but needed a break and that was a good way to take one.
Number 1, nose
Number 2, mouth
Number 3, summer shoes - Gene's I wear walking shoes/sneakers all year round
Number 4, chair - my studio chair, I have sketched most of our other chairs
Number 5, thumb - it looks like a distorted photo, eh? Sketched too quickly. Excuse.
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The century plant down the street just bloomed yellow, never turned white. Hmmm. I miss-remembered. You can see the blooms are dropping. They also trimmed the bottom, don't know why in this hot summer time. Hmmm.
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6 comments:
I like the idea of the certificate. Since I did not sell any paintings, I have time to make certificates for them now :)
I like your way of honoring your father on the back of all your paintings...and also including a line about why you painted that particular piece. I know you are off traveling soon...have a safe trip.
Bag Blog, bummer that you didn't sell. I do think it is a way to identify your work when you can't be there to talk about it. :-)
Joan, thank you. My signature has brought on comments. Although I had it on my gallery window on a large sign and someone asked me why I had a "No" sign up, like not to enter, something like "No smoking". Ha.
that a really good idea having all that info with the work when its sold
taking a break is a good think when packing, often remember something you might have missed
Jennifer Rose, you are right. Hopefully we will think of things before we leave. One year I packed all my paperwork and receipts, cards, etc. in a briefcase that I was packing to take to NM and didn't put the briefcase on the list since I was filling it with things from the list. Had to reprint many things, cards, brochures, etc. Luckily I took my computer. Thanks.
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