Creating art is just one aspect to being a painter....making a living doing what you love can throw a kink into the whole process. There is a romantic conception that all artists spend endless hours in their studios doing nothing but painting and creating. That they don't have time to eat, lose track of time, are quirkie, dress strangely and drink a lot waiting for someone to come by and buy something. While some of that may be true some of us actually have to earn money while being one of these strange beings. I've been blessed to have found a way to collect income by licensing my art to commercial entities.
West of the Wind Designs, an international wholesaler, has now licensed 44 of my paintings that they reproduce in their outdoor all weather canvas art line, 14 of the new images are being unveiled at Navy Pier this August and I get to be there :)
Seven of my paintings have also been selected for reproduction by American Furniture Warehouse, the largest furniture and accessories retailer west of the Mississippi. Just this past weekend I received notice from the company that they have just added 2 more of my paintings to their line....bringing the total to 9. You can see the new ones in this blog!
The reason I'm doing the happy dance is that each time one of my paintings is licensed I have the potential to get a bigger check in the mail for doing essentially, NOTHING! Which leaves me more time to be a quirkie artist that creates endlessly and doesn't have time to eat...oh, woops. That is something I obviously never forget to do :) Ciao and have a fabulous day!
West of the Wind Designs, an international wholesaler, has now licensed 44 of my paintings that they reproduce in their outdoor all weather canvas art line, 14 of the new images are being unveiled at Navy Pier this August and I get to be there :)
Seven of my paintings have also been selected for reproduction by American Furniture Warehouse, the largest furniture and accessories retailer west of the Mississippi. Just this past weekend I received notice from the company that they have just added 2 more of my paintings to their line....bringing the total to 9. You can see the new ones in this blog!
The reason I'm doing the happy dance is that each time one of my paintings is licensed I have the potential to get a bigger check in the mail for doing essentially, NOTHING! Which leaves me more time to be a quirkie artist that creates endlessly and doesn't have time to eat...oh, woops. That is something I obviously never forget to do :) Ciao and have a fabulous day!
If you would like to see more please visit my website www.mariannaduford.com
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