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Author: Scott_Burkett, Contributing Editor
| Why do you think people are buying these smaller works?
Eliza Leahy: They are inexpensive! Phyllis Franklin: People enjoy having something different to use as note cards. They enjoy the fact that they know the artist and having small 5x7 pieces they can display is a popular decorative thing these days. Arlene Steinberg: Price, and with the prints, a chance to own something they like at an affordable price. Charissa Thomas: Many people want original art, but are unable to afford large pieces. Another thing I have learned from talking to buyers is that they have less space to display artwork in their homes or apartments. Sandra Fletcher: I think a lot of people collect watercolours because they like the medium. Others collect nudes. My work appeals to both of these markets. I also think that people can build up more of a collection of small works. How many large works can they buy before they run out of wall space? Judy Lalingo: Affordability. The reproduction market has more or less bottomed out and thankfully, more people are starting to value originals; but, they need an opening market in order to get their feet wet. New collectors are more apt to spend in the $200 to $500 range and small works can usually fit into this price bracket. Also, small works don't take up a lot of wall space, and they can fill unusual niches or accent larger collections. Both the size and the price allows a collector to purchase a wide variety of artists, styles, media, and subjects. Linda Blondheim: Partially because they are reasonably priced and partially because my best work tends to be small. |
| "Beeguiled", 6” round copper etching printed on Somerset Velvet, Charissa Thomas |  |
| What venues are you finding successful for selling smaller works?
Eliza Leahy: Ebay is the only way I'm selling at the moment. Phyllis Franklin: I have my cards, baskets, and 5x7's in local shops, at the antique shop that markets my larger works, and I have them on my web page. I also have them available in gift baskets and many of my friends and family call me when they need something special for someone in the hospital or a bridal shower. Each gift basket has an assortment of my note cards as well as other small goodies, some of which are handmade by me. Charissa Thomas: I find that small specialty shops will buy framed pieces, or will take my work on consignment. I also sell quite a few of my smaller works through my website. Sandra Fletcher: I currently only sell these works through Ebay. Judy Lalingo: Everything from group museum exhibits, to art festivals, to gallery shows. There's also a number of exhibitions that are for small works only, with strict size limitations. Some of them are adamant about proportions as well, restricting subjects in a painting to 1/6th of their life size. Linda Blondheim: Galleries, Ebay, restaurants and bookshops, museum exhibition invitationals. |
| "Two Crows" acrylic on panel, 5" x 7", Judy Lalingo |  |
| What types of prices are you realizing?
Eliza Leahy: Very low! But I'm in Australia, so everything gets multiplied by 1.7 which helps! Phyllis Franklin: Boxed note cards sell for $10.00 each. My cost is $4.50. Gift baskets and 5x7's sell for $20.00/$25.00 and my cost is usually a little less than half the selling price. Arlene Steinberg: When I was doing Paper Sculpture, I made 7"x7"x2" shadowboxes with a paper sculpture flower. These I sold for $75 each. Now with my newer colored pencil pieces, I am creating 4" x 4" (framed to 10" x 10") flowers. These sell for $195 each. I also have 4" x 6" flowers (framed 11" x 13") that I sell for $275. Notecards sell for $3.50 each or 5 for $15.00 and each is individually wrapped. Prints sell matted for anywhere from $15 on up to $75. Charissa Thomas: My intaglio prints run from $40 to $200, depending on the amount of work done to the plate. I also do small editions of 20 to 25 pieces which make the prints more appealing to buyers. Sandra Fletcher: I have just increased my minimum bid price to $24.99 so that is the lowest price they now sell for. One of the great things about Ebay is that the market determines the price. A popular picture, with more than one person bidding, will sell for more. I have sold work for over $100. Judy Lalingo: I try to keep my pricing consistent... my 3"x4" miniatures are up to $275 now, my 8"x10"s are $1000, or slightly more. This includes frames, of course. Because I work on panel, I've found an ideal framer who works with me creatively... she uses various methods of suspending a small piece within the frame so that no part of the painting is covered by the frame. Linda Blondheim: on Ebay- $25-$50, Galleries from $60-$300 |
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