|
Beth and I have had conversations about being accepted as an SOG artist. I wish she didn't place so much importance on it. This is not the Royal Academy. It is an advertising medium, where artists pay for an advertising service. SOG acceptance will not make or break an artist. It will add them to a directory, and give them a nice looking web page. SOG artists don't necessarily get commissions from their association with SOG (I've been told this by some who are SOG artists), just as full color ads in major magazines often result in not a single commission. Each advertising medium is only a single cog in the overall self-promotion machine.
In my opinion, this forum is a major asset to anyone aspiring to be a successful portrait artist. It's far more valuable than being listed with SOG, and it's worth paying for.
|