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 Watercolor original painting signed MIRO Exhib Stamp $899.00 End Date: Sunday May-20-2012 13:09:37 PDT |
 Original Folk Art Painting WILLOW FALLA UNDER A STAR SPANGLED SKY GCL $15.50 End Date: Tuesday Jun-19-2012 9:02:12 PDT Buy It Now for only: $15.50 Buy It Now | Add to watch list |
 Aceo Original Cat Oil painting Miniature Tuxedo Kitten Feline Art by ChSchulte $34.65 (6 Bids) End Date: Sunday May-20-2012 13:05:46 PDT |
 SONNY ORIGINAL FOLK OUTSIDER ART AIRSTREAM CAMPING PAINTING ON WOOD PANEL $15.50 (4 Bids) End Date: Sunday May-20-2012 12:45:09 PDT |
 19th Century Signed Jace Elegant Lady Original Oil On Canvas Painting Lot 03 $81.00 (13 Bids) End Date: Sunday May-20-2012 14:07:03 PDT |
 Original Mixed Media Collage Fredrick Von Altgelt German Das Komplott $275.00 End Date: Tuesday Jun-19-2012 5:32:05 PDT Buy It Now for only: $275.00 Buy It Now | Add to watch list |
 SONNY ORIGINAL FOLK OUTSIDER ART PRIMITIVE RADISHES PAINTING ON WOOD PANEL $9.99 (1 Bid) End Date: Sunday May-20-2012 12:45:51 PDT |
 Size 8X10 NoKM116 Landscape Original oil painting ART $17.99 (1 Bid) End Date: Sunday May-20-2012 13:07:43 PDT |
 ORIGINAL LARGE OIL PAINTING ON CANVAS SIGNED PICASSO UNIQUE $250.00 (1 Bid) End Date: Sunday May-20-2012 12:50:50 PDT |
 Sunset Landscape Original WATERCOLOR Painting JMW John Williams Impressionism $65.00 End Date: Monday Jun-18-2012 21:25:08 PDT Buy It Now for only: $65.00 Buy It Now | Add to watch list |
 Wayne Morrell original oil Rockport Ma and New Hope PA school $251.00 (3 Bids) End Date: Sunday May-20-2012 12:41:56 PDT |
 Original Oil by Jim Moyer Elk Creek Painting 12 x 9 Signed Listed Artist $59.00 End Date: Sunday May-20-2012 13:21:44 PDT |
 ARNE WALLSTEN FISHERMEN AT THE DOCKS Original Swedish Oil Painting $299.00 End Date: Sunday May-20-2012 12:42:15 PDT |
 Original Watercolor Painting Landscape Winter Snow on Mountains $45.00 End Date: Tuesday Jun-19-2012 5:30:26 PDT Buy It Now for only: $45.00 Buy It Now | Add to watch list |
 Listed Original Painting of NEW YORK by California Artist JAKE LEE 1915 1991 $52.00 (9 Bids) End Date: Sunday May-20-2012 18:19:42 PDT |
 Mervin Jules Original Signed Oil Painting Modern American Social Realist LISTED $675.00 End Date: Sunday May-20-2012 14:01:20 PDT Buy It Now for only: $1,000.00 Buy It Now | Bid now | Add to watch list |
 Garden of the Gods Colorado Original Watercolor by H Gilbert Foote $30.00 (3 Bids) End Date: Sunday May-20-2012 13:51:15 PDT |
 Ocean Waves At Sunrise Original Seascape Landscape Oil Painting on Canvas 12x16 $23.99 End Date: Monday May-28-2012 21:47:10 PDT Buy It Now for only: $23.99 Buy It Now | Add to watch list |
 Original Nantucket artist Sarah Perry Crane Ground Fog 1968 Acrylic Painting $75.00 (2 Bids) End Date: Sunday May-20-2012 18:00:01 PDT |
 ORIGINAL ANTIQUE PORTRAIT PAINTING OF A GENTLEMAN 18C $290.00 (17 Bids) End Date: Sunday May-20-2012 15:56:07 PDT |
 Winston Smith Charlots Web 1981 83 Original Collage on Paper punk pettibon mbw $950.00 End Date: Sunday May-20-2012 12:44:14 PDT Buy It Now for only: $1,250.00 Buy It Now | Bid now | Add to watch list |
 CHANEL TATTOOS 5 SHEETS GIFT SIZE WITH ORIGINAL CHANEL ENVELOPE $14.99 End Date: Wednesday Jun-6-2012 14:38:10 PDT Buy It Now for only: $14.99 Buy It Now | Add to watch list |
 Original Oil Painting of a Native American by Olaf C Seltzer Western Important $2,202.88 (5 Bids) End Date: Sunday May-20-2012 18:25:51 PDT |
 Aceo Original Cat Oil painting Miniature Longhair Kitten Feline Art by CSchulte $24.00 (3 Bids) End Date: Sunday May-20-2012 13:10:18 PDT |
 ANTIQUE 20 X16 MATHIAS J ALTEN 1871 1938 SEA SCENE ORIGINAL FRAMEOIL PAINTING $3,279.00 (10 Bids) End Date: Sunday May-20-2012 17:45:25 PDT |
 Original Steve Kaufman PICASSO II Oil Screenprint on Canvas Signed SAK Art $3,495.00 End Date: Wednesday May-30-2012 10:49:05 PDT Buy It Now for only: $3,495.00 Buy It Now | Add to watch list |
 ANTIQUE 19TH C FINE OIL PAINTING LANDSCAPE ORIGINAL FRAME UNSIGNED $149.99 End Date: Sunday May-20-2012 15:41:37 PDT |
 KARL SCHMIDT 1890 1962 Original Signed California Watercolor Landscape LISTED $899.00 End Date: Sunday May-20-2012 13:00:36 PDT |
 Original HUBERT BUEL signed WATERCOLOR PAINTING 1961 TAHITI Tahitian Beauty $250.00 End Date: Sunday May-20-2012 18:03:35 PDT |
 Fred Bonn California Listed Art Original Vintage Abstract Painting $250.00 End Date: Tuesday Jun-19-2012 5:30:26 PDT Buy It Now for only: $250.00 Buy It Now | Add to watch list |
 Original Watercolor Old Buildings City Plaza Carriages European Cafe $19.00 End Date: Sunday May-20-2012 18:20:00 PDT |
 SONNY ORIGINAL FOLK OUTSIDER ART PRIMITIVE MAMA COW PAINTING ON WOOD PANEL $22.00 (7 Bids) End Date: Sunday May-20-2012 12:45:20 PDT |
 Original landscape art 6x6 daily oil plein air painting by Ken Burnside $7.00 End Date: Sunday May-20-2012 12:41:45 PDT |
 Vtg Original Pastel Floral Painting Painted By Mabel C Heyde Brush Name Mimi Joy $22.50 End Date: Wednesday May-23-2012 10:21:08 PDT Buy It Now for only: $22.50 Buy It Now | Add to watch list |
 Original gouache Signed Pablo Picasso COA $300.00 (3 Bids) End Date: Sunday May-20-2012 13:43:10 PDT |
 Size 12X16 Nolm671 Red Flowers Original oil painting ART $24.99 End Date: Sunday May-20-2012 12:52:42 PDT |
 RARE ORIGINAL JOHN RICHARD NARTKER CERAMIC TILE PAINTING WALL HANGING $300.00 End Date: Sunday May-20-2012 13:25:33 PDT |
 Martina Navratilova Tennis Original Watercolor Rex DeLoney COA $225.00 End Date: Tuesday Jun-19-2012 5:34:09 PDT Buy It Now for only: $225.00 Buy It Now | Add to watch list |
 Blue Bayou Southern Salt Marsh Scene ORIGINAL American Art OIL PAINTING $35.00 End Date: Sunday May-20-2012 13:31:01 PDT |
 ANTIQUE OLD MASTER OIL PAINTING BY Aim Schaep SIGNED DATED ORIGINAL $615.00 (22 Bids) End Date: Sunday May-20-2012 15:15:37 PDT |
 ORIGINAL MODERN ABSTRACT ART PAINTING BY MICHAEL JOSEPH yellow texture sculpture $249.99 End Date: Sunday May-20-2012 13:05:00 PDT |
 original LABEDZKI abstract marbled painting MARBLE 362 11x17 in mixed media $24.99 End Date: Monday Jun-18-2012 10:11:56 PDT Buy It Now for only: $24.99 Buy It Now | Add to watch list |
 American Farm Barn Scene Original OIL PAINTING Landscape Art 16 x 20 $90.00 End Date: Sunday May-20-2012 12:49:17 PDT |
 Mid Century Modernist Original Oil Painting Signed Cityscape Buildings $419.99 End Date: Sunday May-20-2012 14:25:23 PDT Buy It Now for only: $624.99 Buy It Now | Bid now | Add to watch list |
 Modern Abstract Art original painting by Michael Joseph Contemporary Liquid $19.99 End Date: Sunday May-20-2012 13:08:18 PDT |
 Original abstract MODERN fine art sunflowers FLORAL painting On Canvas OSNAT $300.00 End Date: Wednesday May-30-2012 9:47:15 PDT Buy It Now for only: $300.00 Buy It Now | Add to watch list |
 Original Aquarelle Painting Town View Japan Belgrade Embassy Exhibition c 1997 $4.99 End Date: Sunday May-20-2012 13:28:06 PDT |
 Size 12X16 NoKM124 THE landscape Original oil painting ART $24.99 End Date: Sunday May-20-2012 13:30:24 PDT |
 Size 8X10 NoL159 Landscape Original oil painting ART $17.99 End Date: Sunday May-20-2012 13:22:44 PDT |
 Original Oil Painting Signed Plantation House Screened In Porch Palm Trees 12X16 $164.90 End Date: Tuesday Jun-19-2012 11:24:20 PDT Buy It Now for only: $164.90 Buy It Now | Add to watch list |
 CRUCIFIX JESUS CATHOLIC BIG ORIGINAL EXPRESSIONIST ART RELIGIOUS PAINTING RayLC $99.99 End Date: Sunday May-20-2012 18:19:22 PDT |
 ALBERT GLATTHAAR Original Antique Pastel LANDSCAPE Painting Large Framed RayLC $33.00 (5 Bids) End Date: Sunday May-20-2012 18:19:23 PDT |
 SAXOPHONE MARK KAZAV ORIGINAL OIL PAINTING ON STRETCHED CANVAS $41.00 (2 Bids) End Date: Sunday May-20-2012 13:23:08 PDT |
 Gercken BEACH Figures Coastal Seascape Original Oil Painting Impressionism Art $179.00 End Date: Tuesday Jun-19-2012 3:58:56 PDT Buy It Now for only: $179.00 Buy It Now | Add to watch list |
 Huge Original Large Art Bamboo Flowers Landscape Oil Painting On Canvas Knw247 $49.99 End Date: Sunday May-20-2012 12:48:31 PDT |
 BLACK HEADED GULL Original watercolor and black ink painting Aceo card asben77 $2.50 (1 Bid) End Date: Sunday May-20-2012 12:44:27 PDT |
 Pascal Cucaro Clown Painting Original Signed $77.00 (2 Bids) End Date: Sunday May-20-2012 19:14:11 PDT |
 TEXAS BLUEBONNETS BIG SKY ORIGINAL PRINT $12.00 End Date: Monday Jun-18-2012 10:57:31 PDT Buy It Now for only: $12.00 Buy It Now | Add to watch list |
 Handmade Original Large Art Green Landscape Tree Oil Painting On Canvas Pnw327 $49.99 End Date: Sunday May-20-2012 13:10:26 PDT |
 Original Watercolor of Apache Fire Dancer by Kiowa Artist Kaulay 1974 $40.00 End Date: Sunday May-20-2012 16:55:14 PDT |
Earning Money From Oil Paintings by Owen Jones
If you like paintings and drawings you may have thought of trying to earn some money from your involvement in the art world. Most people like paintings and drawings of one kind or another, because there are such a lot of different styles of painting and such a lot of different media to paint on. There are even plenty of media to paint with.
You would need to be very difficult to please if you did not like at least one of ancient, contemporary, Gothic, Celtic, cartoon or Victorian styles, using a brush or crayons on canvas, paper, or a wall. The combinations possible are practically infinite. And whatever style you prefer, you will find examples of.
Obviously some will be very costly, but you could sell imitations of these old masters and make money from them in that way. Copying is not illegal as long as you do not attempt to pass the copy off as the original. Copies of old masters are very popular and there are thousands of them to choose from.
It is a good notion to begin by having a few of your own favourite old masters done for your self. This has two benefits: 1] it permits you to find a decent painter/source and 2] they serve as samples of the quality of the art that you will supply to potential customers.
Once you have your samples, you can take photos of them and scan the photos. These can be used as images in your artwork and marketing and on your website. Now you need to let people know what you are able to do.
As your business expands, you will find artists who can copy old masters and others who are able to copy any image - that is scenery, people, cats, dogs, vacation snaps. Anything.
You will have a list of artists and a list of their capabilities and prices of every one. You could organize to pay the artist 50% on commissioning the painting and 50% on approval with the promise of a complete refund if the article is unsatisfactory. You could charge twice the money that the artist wants: 50% up front and 50% on handover.
In that fashion, you are merely investing in the marketing. This system works very well, if you get word out to sufficient people. Have a go at putting B5 flyers in newspapers or paying someone to deliver them. You could call at taverns and restaurants and reception areas like hotel foyers, office waiting rooms, dentists' and doctors' surgeries.
When you have built up a couple of articles, you could hire them out. You could change 50% of the artwork in a hotel foyer two times a year. Pubs and offices love this arrangement. If you hang them in restaurants, you could add price tags and give the owner 25% commission. lots of restaurants will go for that. Particularly new ones which need decor anyway.
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People mostly prefer oil paintings of dead relatives and pets. However, if you could persuade people that it is a colossal compliment to give someone an oil painting of themselves before they died, you would make loads of money.
About the Author
Owen Jones, the author of this article, writes on many topics, but is at present involved with buying art. If you are interested, please visit our website now at As An Amateur?
ORIGINAL Elephant Painting
