give a deposit are the ones that are serious. See how this works?! When a client tells you they won’t pay a deposit, don’t get mad. Just let them know that you are happy to start the work after they pay. Tell them to call you when they are ready. Be friendly and professional. YOU FEEL YOU HAVE TO PROVE YOURSELF: If you’ve been at your profession for less than 2 years you may still have to prove yourself. Maybe the client isn’t sure of your abilities and they are nervous to trust you. In this case, lower the amount you ask for to 20% instead. YOUR CLIENT IS A HUGE BILLION DOLLAR COMPANY AND THEY TAKE 3 WEEKS TO PAY BUT NEED YOU TO FIN- ISH IN 2 WEEKS: I’ve been faced with this scenario many times. Here’s what I do: I ask our contact at the company to write a personal check and they can bill their company for it later. Some people laugh at that, but the serious ones send me their personal check. An alternative would be to get a signed purchase order. Do not begin work without a deposit or signed purchase order with these large compa- nies. LEARN FROM YOUR MISTAKES If you’ve been “ripped off” more than once, than you need to look in the mirror and ask yourself what you’re doing to cause this. Analyze what’s happening – are you getting money up front? Do you meet your deadlines? Do you be- have like a professional? It’s important to learn from our mistakes and then change the way we do things if some- thing isn’t working. The definition of crazy person is: Someone who keeps doing the same thing over and over again but expecting a differ- ent result! I hope this article convinces you to institute your own “de- posit up front, balance at completion” policy. Even if you are a part-time artist, your time is valuable. You should be paid for your work.
Painting by Steve Leahy on dog tag
ARTIST STEVEN M. LEAHY RAISES FUNDS FOR THE U.S. WOUNDED SOLDIERS FOUNDATION WITH MINIATURE WORKS OF ART
Massachusetts Artist Steven Leahy will feature 20 new paintings in his winter solo show ‘Small Efforts’. Among those works are five paintings created specifically to raise money for the U.S Wounded Soldiers Foundation in Texas.
Stoughton, MA – November 16, 2010 – Artist Steven Leahy announced his first solo show at the SAART Gallery (
www.saartgallery.com) in Stoughton, Massachu- setts on January 16th, 2011 from 1pm to 8pm. This show will feature the range of his new super miniature artwork on substrates as varied as razor blades, titani- um and even single grains of rice. The main focus of the show will be 5 individual pieces of art representing each branch of the military painted directly on standard dog tags. All the proceeds from the sale of these five paint- ings will be donated to the U.S. Wounded Soldiers Foun- dation (
www.uswoundedsoldiers.com) which provides aid to wounded soldiers and their families overseas. There will be a special opening on Saturday January 15th, 2011 for the media, please contact the artist for more information.
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