To Price or Not to Price? – New Answers in 2022

In 2012, I wrote a post about having mixed feelings about listing prices on my website. At that time, I decided not to include prices on my website, although I did have a page titled “purchasing” about how to buy my artwork.

Changing with the Times in 2022
The world has changed a lot since 2012, especially in the last 3 years, due to Covid. More people are working from home. Many purchases, including artwork, happen online – on computers, i-pads and cell phones. So I have decided to transition to an e-commerce website. I hope to broaden my art’s exposure and generate more sales of my artwork. Payment options through Stripe and PayPal, give the buyer the opportunity to pay by credit card. A percentage of the sale can be added to provide the buyer with a total billing cost that includes packing, shipping and insurance.

After doing a lot of research, I have decided to have my website hosted by FASO, which specializes in fine artist websites. Not only do they offer a variety of attractive, customizable templates, but they also have a wide range of marketing support features for artists. The online support information is very accessible and easy to understand. The chat support has been extremely helpful as well.

“Time Out” – for the Beach

Marian Osher – Solo Show, Rehoboth, DE.

 

“Funland” by Marian Osher ©2017, mixed-media painting, 18″x24″

Reception with the Artist:

Friday, July 14, 2017 from 5:30 – 8 pm

Gallery 50 Contemporary Art and Frame Shop

Gallery 50 is located at 50 Wilmington Avenue in downtown Rehoboth Beach, DE next door to the Henlopen City Oyster House.

Take Time Out for the Beach and join Marian Osher at the reception for an upbeat exhibition that you won’t want to miss. This solo show mirrors your favorite beach activities with friends and family. Colorful mixed-media acrylic paintings celebrate treasures of the beach – people, shells and surf. These paintings combine sand, shells photo collage and sculpted painted canvas shells in multi-dimensional art that breaks the surface of the canvas.

Exhibition dates: July 14 – August 1.
302.227.2050 – info@gallery50art.com
Summer Hours:
Mon-Tues-Thurs 10-4 pm, Fri-Sat 10-5 pm and Sun 11-4

“Sand and Shells 2″ by Marian Osher ©2017, mixed-media painting, 16″x20”

Marian Osher WILD about Spring

Artist’s Reception and Talk:

Saturday, April 1, 2017 from 1 – 4 pm

Exhibition dates: March 30 – April 29, 2017

Washington, DC – Washington Printmakers Gallery is pleased to announce

WILD about Spring, an exhibition by eco-artist Marian Osher, that celebrates both the beauty of spring and the importance of diversity in the natural world.

WILD about Spring presents a visual parade of colorful monotypes and paintings of wildlife. Photos of spring flowers and cherry blossoms mounted on wood circles seem to pop off the walls of the gallery. The natural world is resplendent with variety. Visitors bring the diversity of humanity to the exhibition.

“I invite people of all faiths, genders, ages, sizes, races, nationalities and ethnic origins to enjoy this exhibit and reflect on the importance of respect and appreciation for diversity in all species in nature.” Marian Osher

Washington Printmakers Gallery

1641 Wisconsin Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20007

202-669-1497 www.washingtonprintmakers.com

Gallery Hours: Thursday – Saturday 11 – 6 pm or by appointment

Visit Marian Osher at Artists and Makers Open Studio Weekend – March 3, 4 and 5

“Cappuccino” © Marian Osher, acrylic painting

Marian Osher Studio/Gallery (studio 308)
Artists and Makers 2
12276 Wilkins Avenue
Rockville, MD 20852

First Friday: March 3rd, 2017, 6 to 9 pm
Saturday and Sunday, March 4th and 5th, 2017 – 10 to 4 pm
Entrance from parking lot behind the building. Free parking.
http://artistsandmakersstudios.com/

Artists & Makers Weekend OPEN STUDIO EVENT,
2 locations in Rockville, MD.

Visit artists in their studios, tour the galleries.

Saturday and Sunday, March 4th and 5th, 2017. 

This is the most exceptional opportunity to browse the artist’s studios, hallways, and gorgeous work in all five galleries at Parklawn Drive and Wilkins Avenue (just 9/10’s of a mile apart in Rockville.) See the work of more than 120 artists, observe their processes, and ask questions to learn more about what they do. 

How I Overcame My Fear of Flying After Flying on 9/11

Airescape 3 by Marian Osher © 2010

GWU Presents Fearless Flying in 2016!

Mixed-Media Paintings and Wall Hangings by Marian Osher on exhibit September 12, 2016 thru January 4, 2017

Reception/Artist’s Talk Thurs., Sept. 15, 2016 6 – 8:30 pm

Free and open to the public. RSVP requested:
https://virginia.gwu.edu/opening-fall-art-exhibits
or call 571-553-5002

My fear of flying developed during several flights to Colorado. Electrical problems, fuel leaking out of an airline before take-off, auxiliary engine failure before flying into a blizzard, and many other “turbulent” experiences escalated my fear.

In early September 2001, there was a terrible thunderstorm when my airplane was about to land at BWI, Baltimore. The airport radar was struck by lightning

Marian Osher – Fearless Flying in 2016!

Airescape 3 by Marian Osher ©2010

mixed-media paintings and wall hangings by Marian Osher
On Exhibit September 12, 2016 thru January 4, 2017
Enterprise Hall, 44983 Knoll Square, Ashburn, VA 20147

Reception/Artist’s Talk Thurs., Sept. 15, 2016 6 – 8:30 pm

Free and open to the public. RSVP requested:
https://virginia.gwu.edu/opening-fall-art-exhibits
or call 571-553-5002

Fearless Flying in 2016! coincides with the commemoration of the 15th year since the tragedy of 9/11. On 9/11, Marian Osher’s flight from Amsterdam to the US was detoured to Halifax, Canada. She was afraid to fly for three years.

GW Magazine Artist Quarter Features Marian Osher

The George Washington Magazine Artist’s Quarter tells the story about how Marian Osher’s art helped her to overcome her fear of flying after her 9/11 flight experience.

The George Washington University Virginia Science and Technology Campus, in Ashburn, Virginia will exhibit 17 colorful paintings and wall hangings by Marian Osher. The exhibition, Fearless Flying in 2016! opens September 12, 2016 at Enterprise Hall, 44983 Knoll Square, Ashburn, VA 20147.

Marian Osher will give a talk at the September 15, 2016  exhibition reception, about her 9/11 experience, her fear of flying, and various tools that helped her to overcome her fear and fly fearlessly as far as Africa and Australia.

Here is the link to the article:                                                        https://magazine.gwu.edu/artists-quarter-flying-colors

Here is a link about the reception:                                        https://virginia.gwu.edu/opening-fall-art-exhibits

 

 

New York Revealed, Stirring the Melting Pot – Coming Soon!

“Puck” by Marian Osher ©2015, painting

New York Revealed, Stirring the Melting Pot – a new exhibition by Marian Osher

Reception: Thursday March 3, 2016  6 – 8 PM

Exhibition Dates: March 1 thru March 26, 2016

Ceres Gallery
547 West 27th Street, Suite 201, New York, NY 1000
(between 10th and 11 Avenue in Chelsea)
212-947-6100  http://www.ceresgallery.org
Hours: Tues, Wed, Fri, Sat 12 – 6 pm, Thurs 12 -8 pm

Ceres Gallery is pleased to present New York Revealed, Stirring the Melting Pot, an exhibition of 
mixed-media paintings by Marian Osher.

“It is the blending of cultures that gives New York its character. In these troubling times of controversy about immigration, it is especially important to remember that our families were once immigrants too.” Osher says, as she stirs the melting pot with this exhibition of colorful paintings that share her explorations of Manhattan.

Just about everything about New York fascinates Osher—diverse cultures, ethnic foods, a treasure trove of little known landmarks, neighborhoods, parks, industry, city walls, even the trash (and there is a lot of it). Osher is a Maryland artist and frequent traveler to New York who loves exploring the city.

What makes New York such an extraordinary city is that it continues to draw people from all over the world. Cultural diversity makes this city vibrant, flavorful and exciting. And remember that it was a cafe in New York that was the first to serve cappuccino in America!

Marian Osher is a painter, printmaker, mixed-media artist and private art instructor. New York Revealed is her 22nd solo show, and her fifth solo show in New York. Her artwork has been shown in numerous group exhibitions in the U.S., as well as international shows in Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, India, Italy, Moscow, and Shanghai.

Marian Osher L.E.S. Echoes at ARTIFACT in Lower East Side

A lively and varied group of people mingled at the reception for Marian Osher L.E.S. Echoes at ARTIFACT at the opening reception on October 7.

It is not too late to see this exhibition, which continues through Sunday October 25, 2015. ARTIFACT is open to the public Wednesday thru Sunday, from 12 to 6 pm. It is located at 84 Orchard Street in Lower East Side, just a short walk from the subway (FJMZ) at Delancey Street and Essex.

You can also preview the exhibition on the website by clicking this link:
http://www.marianosher.com/GalleryMain.asp?GalleryID=157586&AKey=LBEK6WCK

 

Marian Osher L.E.S. Echoes Composite of Reception Photos ARTIFACT, Lower East Side, NYC October 7, 2015

Marian Osher L.E.S. Echoes at ARTIFACT, Lower East Side, NYC Composite Photos of Installation

MARIAN OSHER L.E.S. Echoes Opens October 7 in NY’s Lower East Side

MARIAN OSHER L.E.S. Echoes
Exhibition Dates: October 7 – October 25, 2015

Reception: October 7, 2015 6 – 8 PM

ARTIFACT
84 Orchard Street, New York, NY 10002
212-475-0448 
Gallery Hours: Wed – Sun 12 to 6

ARTIFACT is pleased to announce a solo exhibition of new mixed-media paintings by Marian Osher. An opening reception for the artist will take place on Wednesday October 7, from 6 to 8 PM. The exhibition will be on view from October 7 through October 25, 2015.

Marian Osher’s paintings invite the viewer to reflect upon the memories, stories, industry and foods that echo the ethnic diversity and cultures that have shaped the Lower East Side. The changing landscape of L.E.S. fortunately still retains visible reminders which are today’s footprints of the past.