Fried_Chicken

lol, trust me when i say me and google are butt buddies. I'm on google and craigslist EVERYDAY

VB2NER

Bar None off of Cleveland St. in va beach has an art show going on this weekend! Give them a call for details, i bet you could still get in....

Bar None 757.473.2220

Fried_Chicken

thanks! i doubt i'll be able to make it though. one of my main pieces is still in the process of being framed thanks a bunch though!

TOOL

you should learn to frame yourself, saves me a lot of money.

Fried_Chicken

i can do the basic matting, but framing is something i never thought to learn. That would save ALOT of money though, kudos to you.

TOOL

also do u know how to make your own canvas's?? its really easy and you can buy really nice canvas much better than cheap michael or art supplies crap. of course this only matters if u paint. I graduated in a degree in a art but i dont use it and went back and got my business degree but i still do some stuff every now and then

Fried_Chicken

i don't do much painting, but how would you go about making one? unfortunately i have to take a painting class over the summer, so it might come in handy. what kind of art degree did you obtain?

TOOL

general art degree at va wesleyan.

its pretty easy you cut the frame to the size u want measure out the canvas, stretch it and fold the edges in a triangle and staple it down and then u apply _____ ( i forget the name of the stuff) which then hardens the canvas and stretchs it

Fried_Chicken

^ oh really? it doesn't seem to difficult. did you feel art wasn't profitable enough to pursue a career in it? what did you excel in as far as art is concerned?

TOOL

umm well doing art = no as a business. BUT doing on the side can be fun but becoming an art broker is pretty profitable. I mainly concentrated on pencil (portraits or just completely random scenes) i did a little airbrush and some paint. I have sold quite a few pieces back in the day for over the 1k mark, but you have to do what people actually want to buy.