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ccount you probably got an email this month offering you the free stick all you have to do is find the email and then send off for it then install it it works if you have a television with hdmi slots which is connected to the internet i found the instructions a little opaque but finally figured it out however i thought i d make a note of what i did and then thought i might as well share it with others who will be doing the same hence this post after i d checked i d got hdmi slots free this is where the iphone comes in handy when you don t want to turn the tv round checking my hdmi slots via a photo my stick wouldn t work with the plug into your tv s usb slot but worked fine one when i used the cable to plug into the power plug instead to power it little white light winks on the stick when it s plugged in and powered up then i just went to the av button and selected the hdmi slot it was plugged into and off we went through the installation first you have to pair your now tv remote control with the tv which seems to go pretty smoothly so long as you point it at the tv then you have to make a connection with your wifi first choose the correct wifi network to joint and then insert the wifi password latter was the longest bit of the whole process next to get a connection to now tv you must insert a code the code will come up on the television screen and then you need to go to www nowtv com tv to insert it make sure you ve logged into your now tv account in order to put in the code ignore the stuff about vouchers and passes if you already have one then basically it s getting the stick updated with the various apps and before you know it you re starting at the normal now tv screen on your television screen rather than your computer or tablet posted by making a mark on thursday april 25 2019 0 comments categories art on television artist of the year landscape artist of the year techies wednesday april 24 2019 pricing a watercolour ri annual exhibition metrics the annual exhibition by the royal institute of painters in water colours is the largest exhibition of watercolour paintings in the uk every year it s also on for a decent length of time so it seemed very suitable to test my theory on pricing art prior to writing up of my proposed blog post on how artists are pricing themselves out of sales coming soon this post covers the exhibition metrics relevant performance data for the 2019 annual exhibition how open is this open exhibition the ratio of members to non members how well watercolour artwork has sold with specific reference to price bands an open annual exhibition this is a proper open exhibition and i recommend it to aspiring artists working in watercolours 411 artworks were exhibited of these 249 are members 61 of artists 162 are non members 39 166 artists exhibited of these 50 were members of the current total of 53 members 4 were deceased members 112 were non members selected from the open entry the average number of paintings hung were members 4 9 paintings deceased members 1 painting each non members 1 4 paintings most non members have just one and sometimes two paintings in the exhibition only those who have applied to be a candidate for membership have more than two paintings in the exhibition it s also an exhibition which had c 7 000 visitors and hence a huge number of people looking at paintings during the course of the exhibition mind you i think a lot aspire to be in the exhibition pricing a watercolour one of the reasons why i m going to write about pricing is i like to see artists do well and sell their art you can read more about pricing on my art business info website see how to price your art and why i m qualified to comment on pricing i m probably the only independent person in the uk who regularly monitors prices and sales across both national art societies and major art competitions i often see excellent artworks in exhibitions at the mall galleries both art competitions and art societies entered by those who were selected from the open entry which do not sell i also see paintings by members which are adorning the wall but not selling because they are overpriced for the venue and the audience the reason excellent artworks do not sell in my view is primarily down to how they ve been priced this section considers three aspects the number of artworks sold in each price range analysed between member and non member artworks pricing lessons for artists selected via the open entry observations on member artist sales number of artworks sold in each price range to start trying to explain my theories on pricing which i ve held for some time i decided to test them by monitoring all sales being recorded on the mall galleries website for all those paintings which had a digital image on the website i did three checks after the preview and the first couple of days of being open to sales in the gallery which is the period when most sales are generally made these sales also included all those sales made online before the exhibition opened a week later on the final day there were quite a lot of sales at the beginning and interestingly more sales in the final week than i was expecting towards the end but sales slowed in the middle of the exhibition all the paintings i liked and expected to sell sold bar a couple however they may have sold but were not online or not updated online all the paintings i knew were overpriced did not sell in total 76 paintings sold 49 by members and 27 by open entrants the chart below records sales results for 60 sales recorded online 33 by members and 27 by non members chart of all sales recorded online at the ri annual exhibition 2019 two thirds of sold paintings by members and all the sold paintings by non members are included in the above chart non members dominate the under 500 category members often overprice their small paintings above 500 ri members typically dominated sales two thirds of the 60 sales i recorded sold for less than 1 000 19 by ri members and 20 by non members sales priced above 1 500 drop dramatically as a percentage of the total very few paintings sell for more than 3 000 unless they have a strong following and or fans with a big wallet 1 500 is a significant price hurdle for watercolours three women and one man who all sold well all kept their prices below 1 500 pricing lessons for selected artists via the open entry key points inexperienced artists who are ignorant of market prices often overprice most non members paintings sell for less than 1 000 very few watercolour artists sell paintings for more than 3 000 at the mall galleries those that do have a strong following and or paint excellent large watercolours watercolours in general cannot compete with the price of oil paintings and should be priced accordingly issues for pricing unfamiliarity with the exhibition affects pricing this is an exhibition which attracts entries from all over the country however not every artist who enters via the open entry has been to the exhibition previously it s very probably the case that most have not analysed pricing and sales in addition seeing overpriced paintings in exhibitions can lead people to think this is the price for this type of painting in this type of market however the only prices worth taking note of are those associated with paintings which sell inexperience and ignorance can be addressed you can gauge prices and learn about markets for specific types of paintings by visiting an exhibition near the end and making a note of what does sell and what doesn t now you can even monitor as i did via the online version of the exhibition so there s now no excuse for provincial and parochial pricing blindness the mythical london premium is often used by provincial artists they loading their prices with a london premium of their choosing which has generally been arrived at after inadequate market research these artists generally don t sell those who aspire to be members will not impress if they do not sell artists should always keep their prices more or less consistent wherever they are selling the acrylic confusion one of the issues that causes confusion in watercolour exhibitions is when painters in water colours who use acrylic paints price their watercolours more like oil paintings however an exhibition of watercolours attracts collectors who pay watercolour prices member artist sales key points members would be well advised to look at how those artists who sell well price their art see below those who sold well know their market followers and did not over price all stayed below a threshold price rather than pricing just above it the number of sales sales drop dramatically above 1 500 except for those with a strong following ri members who sold well were lilias august still life collections 3 paintings silent auction painting vasha bhatia realistic architectural paintings of prominent important buildings 4 paintings lisa graa jensen fantasised landscapes 3 paintings rosa sepple large expensive fantasy maritime painting 1 painting ian sidaway graphic stylised trees in landscapes 3 paintings shirley trevena loosely painted unconventional floral still lifes 4 paintings geoffrey wynne colourful paintings of international scenes 3 paintings i only realised at the end that the mall galleries website only hosted virtual images of some two thirds of sales of member artworks in the exhibition presumably this is because some members failed to supply a digital image of their artwork to the organisers of the virtual online exhibition this is a pity because like other prominent galleries a number of sales took place in advance of the exhibition opening however members cannot sell their artwork to people viewing online if their artwork is not online i t appeared to me that a significant number of members had no sales including artists who have sold regularly in the past however i can only be certain about that for those artists who had all their artworks online and not all did pricing sales lessons for art societies and galleries clearly there s a lot of artists who need an education on pricing for exhibitions at the mall galleries and that notion may well include art society members as well as non members i think there s a case for art societies to act more like the david shepherd foundation s wildlife artist of the year exhibition that exhibition aims to raise funds for charity conservation of wild animals consequently it also aims to maximise sales it therefore reserves the right to suggest an artist revises their price to make it more likely to sell as i understand it the way it works is if the artist won t budge then the artwork may not be exhibited i d suggest serious consideration is given by fba societies to the introduction of an extra filter i e is the price realistic when selecting artwork for an open exhibition and the society should challenge artists as to whether this is a price they have achieved in the past introducing a price check for realism may net more sales and more commission even if the artworks are priced lower after all an over priced artwork that does not sell is a net loss to a gallery which loses on commission through no sale and the opportunity cost of selling other artwork which might well sell an art society which wants to help artists in general to do well an artist who has paid for transport framing etc an artist s career it s all very well seeing selection for a national art society exhibition as a pathway to getting a gallery but all galleries are interested in after they have assessed whether your art makes the grade fills a gap is whether or not you are already generating sales i e are people interested in your work when it is realistically priced pricing to sell is a really good strategy for a long term career in terms of overall sales i think the mall galleries could promote the own art scheme better the majority of those attending exhibitions are people who want to buy art if it is affordable i think if more people realised they could buy art for 10 equal payments then more people would buy art pricing how to price art on my art business info website includes the following topics how important is price when buying art find out how important prices is to those buying art options for pricing art how to avoid pricing art disasters check out different approaches to how to price art including different formulas for pricing your art terminology and formulas for pricing art learn the words used when pricing art review what influences different ways of pricing art e g identify costs that need to be recovered and learn about how place and venue influences prices art experts on pricing art find out what art experts recommend as the best ways to price art how artists price their art find out how other artists price their art and which are the most popular what s the price of affordable art find out why people attach importance to numbers what are the big price hurdles and how they can vary between countries plus don t forget to complete the poll about pricing note you are not alone if you need to learn more about pricing the poll on my website archive ri annual exhibition 2007 2018 2019 review 207th exhibition of royal institute of painters in water colours ri annual exhibition 2019 awards and candidates call for entries royal institute of painters in watercolour 207th exhibition in 2019 2018 review 206th exhibition of royal institute of painters in watercolours 2017 205th annual exhibition of the royal institute of painters in watercolour ri annual exhibition 2017 candidates and awards 2016 204th annual exhibition of royal institute of painters in water colours 2015 203rd annual exhibition of royal institute of painters in water colours 1 prizewinners and events 25 mar 2015 this one is about the prizewinners and the events in the gallery annual exhibition of royal institute of painters in water colours 26 mar 2015 review of statistics for the open entry to the 203rd annual exhibition of royal institute of painters in water colours and paintings i liked 2014 video royal institute of painters in water colours annual exhibition 11 apr 2014 the purpose of this video isn t to give you an in depth view of all the paintings so much as to give you an idea of the overall size of the exhibition a notion of how big the paintings are that get selected via the open entry a view of the paintings that were selected this year 2013 review royal institute of painters in watercolour annual exhibition 10 apr 2013 this exhibition has always been very popular with the provincial art societies whose members arrive in droves on coaches 2012 200th exhibition of the royal institute of painters in water colours march 2012 highlights the artists whose work i liked and the artists who won the awards 2011 review 199th annual exhibition of the royal institute of painters in water colours april 2011 highlights the prizewinners 2010 exhibition ri 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