Daks : Do you want to talk about Saatchi Art at all? Susan : Well, I guess I could tag them in this! Saatchi has been great. I do want to talk about this. I think the way we show art and the way we sell art is changing and I noticed in March that artists were really freaking out. But, I think it’s opened a door for artists to take even more control or realise that they have to. I think it’s a great time for artists to take advantage and start to learn. I sell probably 90% of my work online; I sell through Saatchi Art, other online platforms, through instagram and also through galleries. I’d rather focus and sell my work then have to work a part-time job. I look at it like I’ve got two jobs. I create; I paint whatever the **** I want. But then, for the other three hours every day, I’ve got a different hat on and
West Bay Pier Dorset England by Stephen
I sell my artwork. It works for me. I don’t know why other people are so afraid of it. I had somebody from New Jersey who’s been following me for about nine months. I didn’t even know it and then one day I posted something and she messaged me. ‘When you posted this it just really resonated with me. I want to buy this! I was looking at your website, I want to buy these two more!’ I went there, I delivered, and as I was leaving, she said ‘I need something for my staircase, can we talk about a commission?’ So I did the commission, and now Stephen has also sold five paintings to her. Daks : Yes, I saw that photo that you posted with both your work in her house. Stephen : We have proven that you can sell around
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