I know what you mean.
I decided many years ago to just sell my paintings in galleries where I don’t have to deal with the money part. I sell my 8 x 10 oil paintings for $1,000 each. The gallery gets 50% …. So I get $500. Then I have to pay the Government 50% Income tax… So I now have $250 …. When I subtract the cost for the Frame and paints I’m left with about $100 for my work.
I actually earn much more from sharing photos and videos of my paintings here on Blurt, Steemit, Dtube, YouTube etc ….
However, I also learned that I can donate my paintings to a Charity like Habitat fir Humanity. They sell my paintings in an Auction and some go for $5,000 .. I get a Charitable Donation Tax Receipt for $5,000 … they use the $5,000 to build houses for the homeless…. so If you donate most of your paintings to Charity you practically pay no Taxes.
Oh, if there was a gallery that would take me... I’d be on Easy Street.
I just finished an exhibition in December that donated half of sales to an elementary charter school. Two years ago, all sales at another went to a scholarship fund for high school seniors committing to a college art degree. Another show was going to do the same, however COVID came and spoiled the plans.
I cannot make money with art. It’s just not in the cards.
I am excited about Blurt and Ionomy. Thank you for that counsel. I’ll turn this money into silver dollars and feel good about the reward.
Your Galleries in New York are crazy for not taking all your work. If I had a Gallery here in Ontario I would sell all your paintings. The Gallery where I sold my work closed down. Building is for sale. But I’m glad I have more of my paintings to share on Blurt etc … since I earn more here.
I do a lot of Digital drawings these days …
This is our Teepee where we stay in the summer on Lake Superior ..
Great work.
Very cool teepee and trees!
I figure if I just keep painting, someone, maybe even my grandkids, will get the work out.
I keep painting to make videos of the process, and photos to share here on Blurt via Dtube. The actual paintings are on my walls or given to family as gifts…. Or Charitable Organizations.
This might be the way to go. My family has too many of my paintings already!
I’ll do a lot of paintovers:)
I power up 99 % of my Blurt since I earn much more $$$ with Curation (upvoting others) and sell only 1% on Ionomy to buy Bitcoin, Litecoin that can be used to buy Silver coins on SilverGoldBull.ca
You should also post your art on VYBrainium.com ProofofBrain.blog and Waivio.com via Hive.
You can get a Free Hive account with https://Ecency.com if you don’t already have one yet.
You earn VYB, POB, Cent, WAIV by just adding hashtags … #vyb #pob #waivio #cent you can sell all those Cryptos to buy Hive or Blurt. It all adds up.
This is so kind and helpful! I joke that blogging income can’t compete with my littoral can collecting/returning income. Fortune might change!
If you have good timing, you can trade a little Blurt, Hive, Steem, etc to Bitcoin or Dogecoin …. on Ionomy …. And buy a car….. that’s what I did last May.
That does not compute.
I’ll keep pushing:)
I power up 90 % of my Blurt, Hive, Steem, Dtube, etc … and send small amounts to Ionomy.com…
Ionomy: https://exchange.ionomy.com/en/aff/f7862c1aeae8e0399176a908fcecbcfe
On Ionomy I trade Blurt, Hive, Dtube, Steem for Bitcoin on the dips. I Convert the Bitcoin to Litecoin (lowest fees) … Then I send the Litecoin to Coinbase and cash out . It takes some time.
Coinbase: https://www.coinbase.com/join/borghe_y
Again, thank you. You’ve been my guru in this social blockchain world.
Ecency is not letting me post (not even likes or comments)—not enough “resource credits”.
So please know I appreciate the help very much.
I sent you some Hive to help. Post from Hove.blog with your posting key …
Add #vyb #pob #cent #waivio #hive-engine tags for extra crypto..