ArtistSupportPledgeUSA

I've been posting work for sale as part of the ArtistSupportPledge. The #ArtistSupportPledge is a movement to help artists support one another. Begun by a UK artist, Matthew Burrows, it is now active in the U.S. To participate, artists post pictures of their art for sale, costing $200, or £200 or less, with the hashtag #artistsupportpledge. For every five sales an artist makes, or for every $1000 or  £1000, they then pledge to purchase a work from a fellow artist.

I think it's a great idea, and it is excellent timing for many of us. I am posting on Facebook, but also including the art for sale here. They are priced at $140 to $180, plus shipping and handling. I will charge the buyer for shipping and handling, but count it towards the $1000 goal. All are ready to hang without framing. Email me at metamer@protonmail.com if interested.

I have been moving between a pc and a mac, and some of the photos are slightly darker than the actual paintings.

Gerber daisies

16x16", oil on board, $180

Butterfly

24x24", acrylic on board, $150

Snapdragons

16x16", oil on board, $180

Summer flowers

16x16", oil on board, $180

Summer flowers, II

16x16", oil on board, $180

SOLD

Falling Tulips

10x10", oil on board, $140

for more info on this movement, search on #artistsupportpledge

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/artist-support-pledge-instagram-1807881

https://www.houseandgarden.co.uk/article/artists-support-pledge

ArtistSupport Pledge - Making Art Affordable, supporting artists

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/artist-support-pledge-instagram-1807881

"Matthew Burrows started the Artist Support Pledge initiative to alleviate some of the stress the pandemic has caused, as many artists have now found themselves without work. Exhibitions and sales have been shut down, and teaching and technical support has become difficult to access. The project, which he launched on his Instagram page, “was really a response to the current situation, a creative solution to how I might help myself but also friends and colleagues through this period, by utilizing the generosity of  the arts community—which is abundant,” Burrows tells Artnet News.
The idea is simple: Artists who commit to the pledge will post images of a work that’s for sale, for no more than £200 ($230), and each time their sales reach £1,000 ($1,155) they promise to buy another artist’s work for £200.

“I realized the work needed to be cheap enough to make selling it an act of generosity, but also I needed to make that infectious,” Burrows says, “generosity creates generosity.” "

Look for it also in the U.S. - there's an active group on Facebook, which I'll be posting to.