tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8537895.post8520579345755875262..comments2023-05-15T12:02:31.196-04:00Comments on Follow your bliss...: Here comes the sun...Laura J. Wellner (author pseudonym Laura J. W. Ryan)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02521328695400639226noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8537895.post-11125042924458528342011-05-15T10:09:25.452-04:002011-05-15T10:09:25.452-04:00Funny you should ask about the auction, Barry. The...Funny you should ask about the auction, Barry. The concept is great, we loved doing it, and the painting turned out so fantastic we were surprised...almost like we planned it. The auction was intended to be a community silent auction held at the cafe at a fundraising event, but...BUT...the cafe owner has decided to keep the painting instead (because she loves it too much.) I have mixed feelings about this. It's nice that she loves the painting and she will have it prominently displayed for everyone to see when they come to the cafe, but we did do it with the specific intention to raise money for her cause. There's a lesson to learn here and it's just plain awkward. It was a verbal pledge on our part (nothing in writing)...and no one wants to be stinkers about it because she's a friend and wants to help our gallery get exposure in the community. Now she has a free painting and we have free advertising for our gallery and collaborative paintings. With that in mind, there is a possibility of future events in which a painting will be created during a special event and a silent auction to follow after the painting is completed...to have this first painting hanging there offers future bidders a sample of what we can do. Which raises another issue...which I have experienced with fundraising using artwork...the art is very often undervalued by bidders (they're looking for bargains, like people who go to auctions do.) A painting worth $5000 at a commercial gallery, might sell for $100 at a silent auction fundraiser. Pitiful, but true...and a chronic frustration for working artists. I've learned over the years to be realistic about this sort of thing...but sometimes it still stings when expectations are not met.Laura J. Wellner (author pseudonym Laura J. W. Ryan)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02521328695400639226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8537895.post-43864014954892399422011-05-15T07:06:05.908-04:002011-05-15T07:06:05.908-04:00L- great concept and also very good outcome - pays...L- great concept and also very good outcome - pays to have a bunch of quality artists. How do you do the auction and can overseas people join in. Thanks for sharing the detailed images of the painting - shows the vibrance of it. BBarryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10059639215109777537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8537895.post-63805618400432681862011-04-28T09:04:31.997-04:002011-04-28T09:04:31.997-04:00Love your concept and I could so get lost in this ...Love your concept and I could so get lost in this collaborative piece. Beautiful!Curiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01074217572875328688noreply@blogger.com