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Originally Posted by Michele Rushworth
I don't think they're the type of paintings that anyone would buy, other than the people commissioning them. There's sometimes a fine line between figurative and portraits but I think my samples (as you can see on my website) fall very clearly in the area of commissioned portraiture.
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Michele, I am familiar with your beautiful work from your unveilings and your website, what I'm suggesting is that you present your portraits as works for sale or I guess that would be called 'figurative' paintings. I agree, most people wouldn't buy a portrait of someone they didn't know. You know that and I know that, but I thought maybe this would be a way to get around the limitations the fair people are setting.
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Originally Posted by Michele Rushworth
I think if I submitted my current portrait samples as "figurative works for sale" that I wouldn't be accepted into the show..
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Why not? Are you saying the fair people wouldn't go for this idea?
And, what's to stop someone for putting in an order for 100 stuffed bunnies at the fair? Or calling the bunny maker later and setting them up as a regular supplier to a retail store? Shop owners go to those fairs to search out things for their store, I'm pretty sure. They might be ordering more crafty items later. They are crafty! (Sorry for the bad pun
, it's getting late.)
Just trying to help.
Joan