This is the CNN article the original quote came from: http://tinyurl.com/9m654gb It's worth a read.
Jeff Cohen's studio page is here: http://www.jeffcohenstudio.com/ Like his work or not, I don't think he fits the stereotypes. Unfortunately the article is a little dated, it's from 2005, when Internet art sales were quite a booming business. I don't think it is as easy now as it was then, the field is pretty crowded. But I do know one local artist who still makes most of his (quite reasonable) living off ebay and etsy, plus local sales. I've both bought work (mostly etchings) and sold work (mostly conte/pastel drawings) on ebay, it used to be a good site for lower priced work. I haven't used it for awhile though, other things got in the way. Being successful on a mass market like that takes a good deal of work. Cheers; Chris On Wed, Aug 22, 2012 at 7:35 AM, Michael Brady <[email protected]> wrote: > On Aug 22, 2012, at 6:22 AM, joseph berg <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I sold my first painting on eBay for $4.75. > > And the point of this is ...? Well, besides laughing at unsophisticated > people. > > I get dozens of messages every day offering me US$12 million just to let them > use my bank account. And every year or two, there's a big weekend-long sales > event at a local hotel where the general populace can by "real oil paintings" > for no more than $49. Woo-hoo. > > BTW, the person who just sold his first painting is an email marketeer who > didn't really paint the thing. I read a cool thing a little while ago about a > caveat emperor. I forget how it goes right now. > > > > | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | > Michael Brady
