It's been some years since I had anything on Ebay. It just got to be to the point where nothing was selling, and I got tired of relisting stuff. But lately, I've been wanting to get back on and see if I could make a few extra dollars with some old and new paintings.
What's fun to note is that I got my start as a full time professional by making a few small still life paintings and listing them on Ebay. This was in 2009, I think. I started out with about 5 or 6 paintings that were completed relatively quickly, and then I put them on Ebay for about $50 each. Turns out, there were people who liked them, and some of them even got multiple bids. I ended up selling all of them, and realized I needed to get busy making more.
Fast forward 11 years, and I've managed to sell major pieces to a few loyal collectors, and I've had work in a number of galleries and shows locally and nationally. None of it has been easy, and it still continues to be a huge challenge. But one thing I've realized is that it also feels a bit exclusive. After all, not everyone can afford to collect fine art. So I've decided to try something that I hope can benefit everyone, including myself.
For the next several weeks, I am posting some of my older paintings on Ebay for some nice, budget-friendly prices for anyone to enjoy. I will also be working on brand new pieces very soon that will be exclusively for Ebay. They are all going to be small works, no larger than 11x14", and I will be completing them using inexpensive but good quality materials that I am familiar with and have used before. However, they won't necessarily be my top-of-the-line professional materials that I use in my typical gallery work. I am also limiting completion time of each painting to around 3 hours, start to finish. My hope is to complete a lot of pieces in a relatively short amount of time, and price them low for Ebay auctions - Starting bids at $50 or less.
I hope you will check out my Ebay page and consider bidding on my available pieces. As I said, there are some already listed, and there will be more to come soon.
Please visit my page https://www.ebay.com/usr/ryandart to see the list and bid. And be sure to keep watching for new listings and re-listings of pieces that don't sell during their auction period.
Thanks to everyone for your support!
