Selling your Art Work

Selling your Art Work

 

When I moved from London England to Ottawa.  Dale Smith Art Gallery in Ottawa offered me a solo exhibition.  She showed my landscape paintings.  In that show -  nothing sold .  It was very disappointing. 

 

I found it very difficult to understand why nothing sold in that show. I felt I had really created a strong body of work. So when nothing sold - well my spirits were pretty low. 

 

But since that show I have sold every painting in that exhibition.  Inaddition to selling all those piantings I have also sold many other landscape paintings in addition to all those paintings. 

 

In an effort to try to understand why?  What makes a painting sell.  Well I have never understood this.  Perhaps patience is needed.  My mother always told me that I needed to be more patient. 

 

So I keep painting. The beat goes on.  I keep painting. I keep focused on being an artist.  Expression myself. And well as an artist I must continue to distance myself from sales and focus on the the joy of the creative process of making paintings.   

 

 

Live Love Art

 

Patrick

 

www.PatrickJohnMills.com

 



 

Bank and Laurier. (January 31st 2012). oil on canvas. 32 x 40 inches. SOLD.

 

http://patrickjohnmills.com/BankLaurier31012012.htm

 

 

 



This painting was used in the Hintonburg Arts Park Poster

53 Ladouceur. oil on canvas. Spring - Summer 2011. SOLD

 

 

 

 

 Alymer River I. oil on canvas. 12 x 18 inches. May 24th, 2011. Sold

 

 

Alymer River II. oil on canvas. 12 x 18 inches. May 24th, 2011. Sold

 

Alymer River III. oil on canvas. 12 x 18 inches. May 24th, 2011. Sold 

 

Ladouceur and Merton Intersection. oil on canvas. 26 x 42 inches. SOLD

 

 

 

Interection of Merton and Ladouceur. oil on canvas. Dec - March 2010. SOLD

 

 

 

Begin Street. Oil on canvas. 16 x 22 inches. Late Fall 2005. SOLD

 

 

Cummings Bridge. oil on linen. 18 x 22 inches. Nov 7th 2005. SOLD

 

King Edward and Rideau at 4 am.   oil on linen. 36 x 46 inches. April 17 - 18th 2005 SOLD

 

Behind Cathy's house / farm (The Pit). oil on canvas. 12 x 18 inches. Dec 17th 2005. SOLD

 Behind Cathy's house / farm (The Pit). oil on canvas. 12 x 18 inches. Dec 17th 2005. Sold
 



 

Blake Blvd. oil on canvas. 26 x 40 inches. SOLD




 Strathcona Park. oil on linen. 14 x 18 inches. Oct 2005 . SOLD

Blake Blvd. Oil on canvas. 42 x 64 inches. Early Spring 2005. Donated

Vanier Community Services Centre 

 

Ottawa Hull at night. oil on canvas. 32 x 64 inches. SOLD

 

 

Petit Prince (intersection of Olmstead Road and Jeanne Mance Street).

Oil on canvas. 40 x 56 inches. Feb 11th 2005. SOLD

Purchased by Bob Chiarelli - Major of Ottawa

Private Collection of City Hall of Ottawa