RMweb Premium Andy Keane Posted July 27 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 27 Graham Very well done for getting one selected - hopefully it will sell as well. 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post Graham T Posted July 27 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted July 27 Clearly I couldn't pass up the opportunity of a wander about while I was waiting for my paintings to be rejected (Philistines!), and I was lucky enough to get a few snaps of "Hagley Hall". Seemed to be pink phone day for some reason? All very lovely 🙂 21 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Graham T Posted July 27 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 27 And just in case @KNP hasn't been treating you properly, I got this for you... ... which was giving footplate rides to young kids. Wish I'd had my girls with me! 16 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Graham T Posted July 27 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 27 Finally, for now at least, there were some very nicely built live steam locos running too. This one caught my eye. 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winslow Boy Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 42 minutes ago, Graham T said: And just in case @KNP hasn't been treating you properly, I got this for you... ... which was giving footplate rides to young kids. Wish I'd had my girls with me! Aaaaargh just when I thought it was safe to come out from my kennel you go and show that. You bounder. 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Graham T Posted July 27 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 27 I am indeed a bounder. To say nothing of a blaggard and, indeed, a cad! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winslow Boy Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 7 minutes ago, Graham T said: I am indeed a bounder. To say nothing of a blaggard and, indeed, a cad! Don't forget rotter or even rogue. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Graham T Posted July 27 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 27 Well that's a bit harsh... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Neal Ball Posted July 28 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 28 Sorry Graham, I’ve got to the paintings / guild comments a bit late in the day. Good luck with getting a sale and good luck with selling the other 2. Hagley Hall looks very good and nicely turned out, did you have a ride on the railway whilst you were there? Regards, Neal. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Nick C Posted July 28 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 28 Good luck with the exhibition Graham - they've had a couple of GRA exhibitions down here recently (in Alresford goods shed) but I've not been able to get to any yet... 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Graham T Posted July 28 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 28 2 hours ago, Neal Ball said: Sorry Graham, I’ve got to the paintings / guild comments a bit late in the day. Good luck with getting a sale and good luck with selling the other 2. Hagley Hall looks very good and nicely turned out, did you have a ride on the railway whilst you were there? Regards, Neal. Thanks Neal 🙂 I didn't take a trip yesterday, as I've got tons to do at home. As well as the new house and jungle garden I've also just accepted a job offer, beginning on 5 August, so need to get the decks cleared before then if at all possible. 5 1 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Neal Ball Posted July 28 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 28 43 minutes ago, Graham T said: Thanks Neal 🙂 I didn't take a trip yesterday, as I've got tons to do at home. As well as the new house and jungle garden I've also just accepted a job offer, beginning on 5 August, so need to get the decks cleared before then if at all possible. Thats excellent news Graham - your move back to the UK really seems to have worked well for you. Good luck with the new job. Regards, Neal. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Graham T Posted July 28 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 28 Thank you Neal, things are going ok at present, touch wood! Hope you're enjoying the trip to Blighty. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 Those paintings look great Graham, I've only just had chance to take a look at them. At my most recent exhibition I was asked if I couldn't paint something a little smaller and more affordable. I think that your prices are more than reasonable, especially as I was always told that if you don't put a suitably high value on your work, nobody else will. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Graham T Posted July 28 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 28 Thanks Rob, much appreciated 🙂 As I've said before, I hate trying to set a price for my paintings... 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 For some weird reason, putting a price on my paintings is one thing that makes me feel self conscious. In my case I suspect it's some old fashioned, terribly British, or at least white working class thing about not being too big for your boots. Artist's version of stage fright. If you were an architect or some high flying PR guy, you'd be sat the other side of the MD's desk telling them that you're worth at least £100,000 a year! 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gedward Posted July 28 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 28 (edited) Having spent my entire career working in an ad agency art studio. I've worked with dozens of freelance designers and illustrators. I've been represented by different galleries. Pricing paintings is always subjective as you say. I use two methods. 1) Set an hourly rate and try to keep a note of the hours spent actually painting. And 2) Size of canvas. (LxW in sq in,) It's not perfect, but will get you close to what the painting is worth to you. Edited July 28 by Gedward 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winslow Boy Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 23 hours ago, Graham T said: Well that's a bit harsh... Don't worry it takes one to know one. So that's me sorted isn't. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Graham T Posted July 29 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 29 12 hours ago, Gedward said: Having spent my entire career working in an ad agency art studio. I've worked with dozens of freelance designers and illustrators. I've been represented by different galleries. Pricing paintings is always subjective as you say. I use two methods. 1) Set an hourly rate and try to keep a note of the hours spent actually painting. And 2) Size of canvas. (LxW in sq in,) It's not perfect, but will get you close to what the painting is worth to you. Thanks George, both useful ideas. I would probably go with canvas size - which is more or less what I do now - as I am hopeless at tracking how long I actually spend on a painting; I tend to do little bursts of work on a picture in between all the other stuff I have going on! So now I just need to figure out a reasonable price per square inch... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winslow Boy Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 8 minutes ago, Graham T said: Thanks George, both useful ideas. I would probably go with canvas size - which is more or less what I do now - as I am hopeless at tracking how long I actually spend on a painting; I tend to do little bursts of work on a picture in between all the other stuff I have going on! So now I just need to figure out a reasonable price per square inch... Just remember to convert it into pounds shillings and pence that's all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gedward Posted July 29 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 29 18 minutes ago, Graham T said: I tend to do little bursts of work on a picture in between all the other stuff I have going on! I'm exactly the same 😀 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 On 29/07/2024 at 09:32, Gedward said: I'm exactly the same 😀 Same here too 😃 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Graham T Posted August 15 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted August 15 Tada! I finally got my workbench (more or less) organised. I doubt it will stay looking this good for long. So now I can make a start on the kits that I've been sent to build for @BenL You might notice that the second from the back row in the paint stand is empty. Why's that, you might be wondering? (Or possibly not). Anyway - for some strange reason the holes in that row are just a smidge too small for Vallejo paint bottles. I can think of two possible solutions: sand each hole until it's big enough, or alternatively file down the paint bottles 😀 13 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Graham T Posted August 15 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted August 15 And to give myself a blatant plug - the annual exhibition of the Guild of Railway Artists opens this Saturday at the Kidderminster Railway Museum, I'm planning to be there from about midday. Would be great to meet one or two RMwebbers perhaps! 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Fair Oak Junction Posted August 15 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 15 Oh curses! I'm going to be in Wales on Saturday re-visiting the house we're buying. It would have been good to pop along, see the exhibition, and meet you. Still, best of luck with it and I hope you have fun! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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