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David O'Halloran

9 Years Ago

Miniature Canvas

I've been painting these tiny little canvas boards and single thickness canvas on a mini easel. What is your opinion of paintings this size?

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Abbie Shores

9 Years Ago

I think they sell very well. I have a couple of friends who make a lot of money from them but you do have to have a steady hand lol That is a lovely one

 

Minnie Lippiatt

9 Years Ago

Large scale or tiny you always have to have a steady hand. :o) I think I would have to use bifocals to do a painting that small LOL David I did hear from other artist that they do sell well. Good Luck!

 

Darice Machel McGuire

9 Years Ago

I love painting miniatures. They sell really well for me. I have them in three galleries here in Maui and I'm working to get into a fourth one. One of my biggest selling points is my dad makes all my miniature stretcher frames (in multiple sizes up to 6x8) and easels (in two sizes) and sends them to me. I stretch the canvas as needed. here are a couple of image links http://fineartamerica.com/featured/stretching-canvas-darice-machel-mcguire.html
http://fineartamerica.com/featured/mini-supplies-darice-machel-mcguire.html

 

Carmen Hathaway

9 Years Ago

I very much enjoyed painting miniatures -- a mode I was into a few years ago -- they sold very well in a museum gift shop that had travelers coming through from all over the world.

I painted on small to medium size stones -- sometimes creating an image on them -- and sometimes teasing out the image that is in the existing stones face/texture.

This page on my site features a variety of my miniatures... Miniature Paintings on Stone

I made stands for them of wire -- I worked with solder & metals with stained glass so always had some extra on hand to fashion into wee easels.

Sometimes driftwood too..or a combination...just depended on what inspired ;)

~ Carmen Hathaway


 

Mario Carta

9 Years Ago

My opinion is that is has the potential to be more profitable than a larger painting, I am not a painter but I make copper sculptures, my larger sculptures take a lot of time to make, the materials are very expensive since copper is at $4.00 a lbs. , the brazing rods I use have 15% silver and cost over $160. for 1lb box and 1 large sculpture will eat it right up. So if the work is interesting going small has a big advantage, shipping cost, ease of handling the smaller items, displaying them. So I think your on to something. Now Like I said I'm not a painter but I did make 1 small mini painting but it's actually a sculpture and not a painting, confused? here is the image which will clarify what I'm talking about, this small painting sold for 10 times more than a larger one would have sold!

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We've got a few minis on our wall in a cluster! They look nice, don't take up much wall space...since we don't have much, and make a great non mass produced memento from vacations..and although inexpensive, we know the money is often going to a local artist too! A win-win-win! The one you posted here looks great!

Matt

 

Edward Fielding

9 Years Ago

I was just at a show where the paints were about the size of a small laptop. Maybe 10 inches on the diagonal. Selling price $2,000. They looked great. Nice thing is art collectors running out of space could always find room for this size.

 

Darice Machel McGuire

9 Years Ago

Mario, I love that sculpture! How big is it?

 

Peggy Collins

9 Years Ago

David and Darice, just wondering, what sizes exactly are your paintings? It seems like a really good idea to me. I would think it could lead to possible multiple sales for people who want groupings.

 

Mario Carta

9 Years Ago

@Darice,Thank you, it was small I'd say about 7" X 4"I sold it couple years ago.

 

Darice Machel McGuire

9 Years Ago

@Peggy, the smallest painting I've done was 2x3 inches. Most of the ones I do now (that I sell in galleries) are 3x4, 3x5, 3x6, 4x4, 4x8, 5x5, 5x7 and 6x8. The 3x5 size is my top selling size. Most of my minis are on stretched canvas. Some are on wood panels. The ones on panels I frame. I have a local framer here who makes tiny frames for me out of his scrap. He only charges me $5 per frame.

 

Darice Machel McGuire

9 Years Ago

@ Mario, lucky buyer!

 

Roger Swezey

9 Years Ago

I've gone tiny at times..ACEO tiny....But in three dimensions, with an actual mussel shell and crab claw:

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Mario Carta

9 Years Ago

Thank you Darice. @Roger, now that's tiny, so tiny it can be worn as jewerly. I went thru a short phase of making jewerly, it's out of my system.

 

David O'Halloran

9 Years Ago

Thank you for all your replies. It was great to get an idea of the potential of these little paintings. The smallest size I paint, which is the same as the one I posted here, is 2" x 3". I agree that tourists like them as momentos as they are easy to carry home. I loved "purple haze", wow! Great work. I do have to alternate between the miniatures and larger sizes to keep my eyes from squinting too much, hahaha but my hand is still quite steady for now. Thanks again.

 

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