Gail Caduff-Nash 20 Mar 2012

hi, Iqbal - this site tends to be more for talking with other artists than for selling.

that's a remarkable painting. i love this culture!

if you had not painted the cat or dog and only the woman, it would be lovely. the cat & dog make it become very 'cute' and steals the attention.

your perspective is somewhat skewed/crooked so the floor & wall don't align right. but it's very enjoyable.

Diego Sandoval 21 Mar 2012

I agree 100% with Gail. I definitely do not possess the level of skill that you do Iqbal, but I must point out that in addition to what Gail said, the wall on one side and the other side does not align either.

But very beautiful painting nonetheless.

Lajo Cymbalski 21 Mar 2012

I don't see why you have a problem selling your paintings. You need to bring your work to commerical galleries then let the public make the final decision on how much they are willing to pay or open your own gallery if you can't get into a commerical gallery. I remember when I was 19 I went around different art galleries in Toronto trying to get my work shown and all of them refused me, some with the excuse that I was too young. I found a location on Yonge Street and openend up my own gallery plus framing. I made a painting for thewindow and sold it in 3 days after opening for about $150 Canadian , my rent was $300 a month so I was well on my way to covering my cost. The interesting thing is the very painting I showed to the galleries I ended up keeping and a few years later I made a print of it and sold over 3,000 copies for $19.95 framed which gave me a profit of about $10 per print. So the long and the short of it is: if you have confidence go for it, If you don't and are afraid of failure then better kick yourself in the but and take a step forward in blind faith because if you don't who will. Get your work into the face of the public and have as many people see it as possible and start off at a price that will make buying your work a no brainer and if you don't understand a no brainer it means if it cost you $10 to make your painting if you sell if for $11 you are moving forward, just sell it and go to your painting. Then you can slowly increase your price. For sure, don't go throuh life wondering what would have happened if I ............

Not too many people listen to me but I think that is what you should do

iqbal hussain 22 Mar 2012

thanks Gail, Diego and Lajo for quick response and draw attention towards perspective . I felt very boost to read Lajo`s suggestion. thanks

Rene Saucedo 01 May 2013

You should post to another more commercial site like FAA (fine art america). This site is great for maturing your work to a point where it will be ready for commercial display.

The work itself is great, and it doesn't lose anything for not being drafted to perfect 3-point perspective. It would look good with that style of accurate perspective, but I think context will be a better selling point. I'd say maybe paint-in some dog treats in her hand to relate the girl to the animals. It's up to you, It's just an example.

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