Michelle,
Hi. I create them myself with the cooperation of local libraries and businesses who are open to exhibiting artists work. I live on Long Island in New York and the communities out here are very pro-active regarding artists and promoting their work.
I sell my landscapes of children on the beach out of Gallery North, East Setauket, NY, during two seasonal shows but there aren't too many galleries around here willing to get involved with portrait commissions. I call all the art leagues and local libraries (we have many in my region) and send in samples of my work and they give me specific months to display my portraits.
I hang about twenty pastel and oil portraits of pets and people and on a pedestal I place a guestbook, business cards and brochures with pertinent contact information. I always acquire new commissions in this manner.
I am currently using the HP200c digital camera. I can shoot a photo of my painting in my studio and have it up on my website in three minutes. I use adobe 2.0 to edit my photos (trim and resize) and adobe 5.5 LE to try out new compositions and colors when creating a new painting. I intend to upgrade eventually to a better camera but all my photos on my website were shot with the HP200c:
http://www.LongIslandFineArt.com
E-Bay is currently selling this camera for around $150., the best price I have seen. It originally retailed for $300. Btw, I recently saw photos printed off the computer using the HP1000 colorsmart printer (my next purchse). Looked just like prints! Hope this helps. Renee
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