Here you will find sites that carry art prints, posters, originals, supplies, and books. More importantly, I show you how to sell your art online via merchandising. While you may dislike selling, you need to do it if you want to be a successful artist.

Prints and Posters

If you are like me, you don't have thousands of dollars to spend on artwork. So, you go for the cheaper fine art prints and posters. Go to these places to find virtually any piece of art you want.

• printfinders.com carries 150,000 art prints and posters, in all genres. They also carry movie posters, and they have a framing service. This place is like the Louvre. You could spend days here and still see less than half of it. Get your Klimt here!
• If you are looking fo a great art site on the net, I found allposters.com. This is the world's largest poster and print store. In addition to carrying art prints, they carry movie, music, and sports posters, among others. They also have framing and mounting services (where they bond your print to a hardboard backing). They have great service and they ship your artwork quickly and safely. I have not read one bad review about this place.

Original Art

If you are looking for original artwork for sale, I have listed a site that concentrates mostly on contemporary and modern art. The prices for works on this site range anywhere from $50 US to $300,000 US.

• Picasso Mio carries original modern, abstract, and contemporary paintings and sculptures. They also carry limited edition prints. I love "Laughing Cow" by Diego Manuel Rodriguez.

Art Supply Stores

• I go to a local arts and crafts supply store not too far from my home. However, they carry more crafts than arts, so I often go home empty-handed. When I arrive at home, I hop on my computer and go to DickBlick.com. (I should probably start here, but hey, sometimes I like to get out of the house.) They have tons of online art supplies, and their prices are reasonable. I can get watercolor paints, brushes, paper, canvases, and books there. I will probably hop over there when I try my hand at acrylics.
• To shop around, I hop over to MisterArt.com. They do not have as big a selection as Dick Blick, and they seem to carry more student material than professional material. However, their prices are usually lower than those at Dick Blick. So, if I find something at Dick Blick, I go here just to see if I can get it at a lower price. I also like Mister Art because they carry mailing tubes and tape. I can only find storage tubes at Dick Blick.

Fine Art Books

• DickBlick.com and MisterArt.com carry books, particularly ones that teach a certain technique, such as watercolor or pastel painting.
• Of course, you can find a bunch of fine art books at Amazon.com. They not only carry books on technique, but also on genres and individual artists. I shop here so often, they used to send me Christmas gifts, but they don't seem to do that anymore (perhaps they're trying to make a profit for a change).
• If you are looking for fine art books at a discount, you can try Book Closeouts. They carry remainder titles that sell out quickly because they're inexpensive. So if you're going to buy, you better make up your mind fast.
• If you want to make a career as an artist, you can check out fine art books by Allworth Press. This company deals in books for creative people. They have a concentrated list of titles that show you how to survive and prosper as an artist. I have read a couple of their books and found them informative.
• If you want to want to learn a new medium or enhance your art career, check out my new list of books for artists and art lovers. Here, you will discover comprehensive information on how to succeed in the art world, as well as books on technique.
• If you are interested in selling your art online, you can get some free art marketing e-books from Site Sell that show you how to publicize your site. I have downloaded a couple of their books, and they helped me not only develop a better site, but promote it as well.

Merchandising Your Art

A great way to make money from your art is to merchandise it. With merchandising, you put your artwork on t-shirts, mugs, posters, greeting cards, and other stuff. Normally, you have to fill out a licensing agreement with a company, which then makes and markets all your art gifts.

CafePress.com does it a little differently. You merchandise the art yourself. You set up a store on their site, download your images, and then choose which products you want to sell. They make and ship the products for you. You get a fee for each sale, determined by you.

This place is pretty cool. I recently set up my art store and it was very easy to do. I filled out a form, and I was ready to go. I took my time setting up my artwork for upload because I wanted to get the proper dimensions and resolutions for each product. Once I was done, uploading my work to their site was a simple one-step process. And designing the products was a snap as well.

Best of all, my store was free. I did not have to pay anything to set it up. I got the basic store. The one drawback to this type of store is that I can only sell one of each product per store. For example, I can sell only one large poster per basic store on my site.

However, they do let you set up as many basic stores as you want. I currently have a dozen or so basic stores. That way, I can sell more than one of each product. For instance, I have one basic store that sells mugs based on "The Meeting" artwork. I have another basic store that sells mugs based on my "Midnight Orange" piece.

You can link to all your basic stores using a single URL with commas between the store names; for example www.cafeshops.com/yourstore1,yourstore2,etc.

Depending upon how many pieces of artwork you have, you may have dozens of basic stores. This can get unwieldy.

They do offer a premium store that enables you to sell as much of each product as you like. For example, you can sell large posters, mugs, and t-shirts of all your artwork from one store. If you buy a premium store for a year, it is only $5.00 per month. Once my store gets its sales increasing, I am going to switch to the premium store. That way, I can sell prints and other merchandise of all my artwork from a single premium store, instead of having to sell merchandise through dozens of basic stores. Premium stores also get access to more products, such as framed prints.

If you would like to join CafePress.com, click here for more information.

Individual Artist's Sites

David's Page - Artwork from my stepson, David.

Betty's Art Gallery - Personal online art gallery where you can find original acrylic paintings and graphics, as well as a multitude of links to other interesting sites.

Koji Soga Art Gallery - Original watercolor paintings, pen and ink drawings, pencil drawings by an artist in Mystic, Connecticut. Specializes in landscapes, gardens, and florals seen in the US, Japan and Mexico.

Leon Engelen Oil Paintings - Photographically detailed landscape and animal oil paintings, using classical techniques. The site offers a valuable painting course, as well as an extensive virtual gallery and lots of links.

Silence Speaks - Artist and inspirational writer Heather J. Tait features over 130 original paintings and sayings. Free screensavers, ecards, desktops.

Fine Art China - WholeSale oil paintings, picture frames, photo frames.

Ocean Art 2004 Wall Calendar - This could be the coolest wall calendar in the world! A stunning combination of exquisite ocean images and transcendent poetry. Please help support a deserving artist with a depth and breadth of sensitivity and talent that is rarely seen.

Ron Gang - The light, color and spirit of Israel's Negev Desert. Oil paintings.

Marti Garaughty - Abstract Realism... new paintings and limited edition prints.

Latham Studios - Realistic wildlife and nature art by the Lathams - a family of award winning painters. Miniatures, original artwork, and prints of wildlife and nature subjects by wildlife artists Karen, Rebecca, and Bonnie Latham.

ArtSpace@16 - Local art gallery in Malden, Massachusetts. Features artwork from New England based artists.

Lugansk Art Gallery - Sells paintings and other artworks.

Regional Paintings - Beautiful landscape and seascape paintings of the mid-Atlantic portion of the United States.

Art Patron - Provides a forum where artists can display their art and bid on a variety of art commissions.

123 Greetings - Colors of Spring, the warmth of Summer, Autumnal Landscapes, Winter wonderland, the fragrance of flowers or classics... these painting ecards are sure a special way to express your feelings to beloved/ friend/ loved ones !

mario & cheryls Roberts art gallery - Looking for that unique gift? Mario & Cheryl's art & photographic gallery has a wide range of styles from landscape to contemporary and all original pieces. The ideal gift for a birthday present or a wedding present.

Abstract textile (fiber) art by UK textile artist Mary-Clare Buckle - Vibrant abstract and semi-abstract fiber art by leading UK fiber artist and feltmaker, Mary-Clare Buckle.

Daphna Jewels - Daphna Shmuely-Israeli artist- makes unique handcrafted jewelry from antique silver plated cutlery, spoons and forks.

All Art Online - AllArtOnline is an Art Gallery. Free and open to all sculptors, designers, and artists.

The Magical World of Horses by Suzana Stojanovic an artist - Glamorous highly realistic paintings of horses - original oil on canvas and pastel paintings - artworks by Suzana Stojanovic an artist.

Silvana Brunotti - Silvanabrunotti.it presents original oil paintings by the contemporary Italian Painter Silvana Brunotti. Pictures of Rome, Italy Landscapes, Still life painting, Watercolors and mixed techiniques.

Gail Miller - Gallery of vibrant contemporary art by artist Gail Miller.

Lively Portraits - Ideal personalized gifts. Portraits/sketches made from photos. FREE Shipping world wide, FREE framing. Pencil portraits, Pastel portraits, Color pencil portraits, Family portrait. Perfect for Wedding gifts, Birthday gifts. Amazing prices!

Find Art Info - FindArtInfo.com contains price info on all sorts of art – oil paintings, etchings, engravings, watercolors, drawings, sculptures and much more – from the 14th century up until now.

Art-gallery "ART-VOLGA". - Original art by contemporary Russian artists. More than 3000 original creative paintings available. Purchase cheaper than in galleries and at auctions, buy wholesale and retail. Guaranteed express delivery within 10 days.

Daniel Paulo - I aim to make beautiful images of the human form that have an inevitability about it, as though they have always existed. Though I do not regard myself as a religious artist madonnas, saints and angels predominate. A regular exhibitor in the UK, recent work will tour many Cathedrals through 2006-8.

Other Sites of Interest

Agora Gallery, Soho, New York
Contemporary fine art gallery located in Soho, New York City. Art consulting services to private and corporate collectors. Exhibitions of paintings, sculpture and photography. Artist portfolios are reviewed.

Art Tees Fine Art Gifts
Reproductions of paintings from the Renaissance, Impressionists, early America and advertisements on t-shirts, mugs, mousepads, aprons, flying discs, coasters and more gift items.

ArtPromote.com - Artist Resources - Free url submission to major arts and crafts sites and many resources designed to help artists and craftspeople promote their work on the internet.

Desktop Publishing - The ultimate electronic publishing resource.

ArtQuest ® - An art listing service connecting buyers and sellers of art by email. Special features include thousands of art works for sale, a Portrait Art GiveAway, Links Library, Bulletin Board and many free services. You'll see art listed by artists, galleries and dealers as well as those collectors who are looking to buy and sell paintings, sculpture, prints and more.

Liza Phoenix.com
Fine fantasy art prints, posters and originals. Images include mermaids, pin-ups, fairies, angels...

Art Utopia: Fine Art Poster Gallery.

T-Shirt Links Directory
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