Getting Art Commissions from your Roots!

We all have roots. I not talking about the roots on
 your hair shaft on your head. And I am not talking about roots as in with ancestors. I am talking about roots in your very beginnings as a Professional artist .That means the first time you began selling your art work.


  When you first started selling your art  work, you had first buyers. And as you continue to sell you will continue to have buyers. Some buyers will be repeat customers. And some buyers will buy multiples or even a group of your paintings.
 Some buyers will request a specific painting to their specs. Don't be afraid and don't turn them down. This will be the biggest part of your money  making business.


If you want to succeed in the art market you must have a
procedure of cataloging these customers.


With a catalog of your buyers and knowing their want and needs you can continue to increase your sales.

One way is by keeping in contact with them and adding them onto your emailing list  or catalog.  Every time you sell a painting you need to ask your buyer  if you  can place them on your  Email list.


This is the scenario of coaxing them to be placed onto your email list.

 Make a graphic designed card with your personal logo. This logo should have your contact info place  on it. 


I usually say:  I have  experienced such a wonderful customer

 transaction with You,( Name of customer). I would love to have

 your email  placed on my special valued customer list. Please

contact me if you have any objections to your email inclusion.

 Thank you so much for giving me the opportunity to paint for you.

If you have any subject matter you are interested in being placed on

 canvas ,contact me.I would love to paint for you again. Sincerely,

 your name.


 With this  you are gaining permission to place them in your email

 catalog.  Most of them will respond with a yes. Some will not

respond at all. That is still a yes.  And occasionally , some will

respond with a no. But for every yes  responses  or no responses you will be making lots of money.

Now, once you get this permission, you can place them in a email catalog.  You will need to organize  your catalog with : 1. What you painted, 2.When you painted their painting,3. Size and  4.price.



If you did not get a direct email from them and you sold  on etsy  or ebay you can go to their profile and find their email address.



Ebay will have their address listed in your paypal transaction.

Etsy will probably have it in their profile.



While your  looking at their profile , look for more information on what they like and purchase . This will help you to paint pictures of interest and send emails to them of your present paintings.


This is What I call nibbling. If you know what your customers  interests , you can paint some pictures similar to their likes and send a text with a photo of the painting, interesting them in a purchase.

This is the scenario of every on line business ,so it a wonderful procedure and venue.


Holidays are very important to send emails to your past customers
enticing purchases  for gifts.


So, These are your roots and YOU must feed them to get your business going.


Find your specific way of cataloging them with the suggestions I gave you and get going.  You can Get an art  commission with your roots. Good luck, And more info is coming on living the art life.