Art Share for all my Artist friends!
I read a lot! I read all the art books I can get my hands on! I also watch videos and movies about art and artist's. So this is what I learned last year and have just now realized I should share this gem!
The Old Master's (and I think I would be safe saying we all love their work) always always kept an art inventory. WHAAAAAT?
It's super simple!
1. Find yourself a notebook of some sort (Dollar Store notebooks work well) that you can dedicate only to your art inventory.
2. Label it so that you do not unintentionally use it for something else.
3. Label the top line of your pages with information that you feel is important for your inventory records. Ideas:
Title
Year
Medium
Size
Price
Posted Online? Where
Comments
(this is my title page)
4. Start to record all your art that you hold near and dear to your heart. Not the pieces that are saved just for progress sake or even the pieces that ended up in your recylce bin! Just the work you either (1) are in your own private collection (stuff you would NEVER EVER sell) and 2. the work that is for sale.
5. I also and this is probably over the top - but I make Shutterfly books for each year. These books contain every piece of art I have made whether I trash it or sell it. This is a wonderful way to look back over the years and see your own progression as an artist. And they are also will leave a wonderful legacy!
