I am really excited about many of these new Digital Art Marketplaces and glad to be moving away from Traditional painting and into digital Art with Apps like Autodesk Sketchbook.
I have sold a lot of Oil paintings, Watercolours, ink drawings in Traditional Galleries where the Gallery takes 50% of the Sale. I then need to claim the other half as Income and the Government takes another 50% so I’m left with enough $$$to buy a new canvas and some more paint.
Example: If I sell one of my 8 x 10 oil paintings for $1,000 the Gallery takes $500. I need to claim my $500 as Income and the Government takes their 50% in Income Tax. So I’m left with $250 which usually covers the cost of a canvas, a frame and some new oil paint and a new brush, maybe.
I have done much better to donate my paintings to Charity Auctions where a place like Habitat for Humanity auctions my painting to Doctors and Lawyers who are willing to pay $10,000 for a painting know the money goes to Charity. This way I get a Tax Credit for $10,000, and the $10,000 is used to help build a house.
With places like Hive, 3Speak, Youtube, HideoutTV, and NFTShowroom an artist can show the process of making the work and earn infinite amounts of $$$ to support their Craft and Life as an Artist.
The Future looks very bright for Artists on the Blockchain. Especially artists who can show Proof of Creation and Proof of Authorship with an Autodesk Sketchbook Timelapse Video.
Agawa Bay, Lake Superior:
Afternoon on the River:
Teepee at Sunset :
Digital Art created by me with my index finger on my iPad Pro with Free Autodesk Sketchbook App.