u/Pentimento_NFT

Apologies if I worded that poorly, but I'm pondering my art show setup, and wondering if it's worth it to print title cards for my paintings.

I make spraypaint art, and only do originals, usually bringing 60-80 paintings to each art show, all on canvas or canvas boards. The canvas board paintings I've never bothered to name, as I sell them for $25-30 and they're usually pop-culture references. For my canvas paintings I've been hit and miss, lately I've been doing some more abstract stuff, so the titles I choose are the only piece of context that the viewer gets when looking at them, so I feel like I should do it.

Curious to see if others here have noticed an impact in their business from including/excluding the painting names when selling?

I'm working on creating a class for a gallery I have some paintings in, however since I've been making stencils for over 20 years, I might take certain aspects of my process for granted, and I want to be able to reach people with low/no experience to get them involved.

My main question to those who are just getting into this art form, or who are contemplating it, is - what do you wish you knew before you got/get into it?

Also, what part of making stencil art appeals to you the most? My loose concept for this class is to provide pre-drawn stencils and utility knives, to help people make a multi-layer stencil and make a piece of art with it that they can take home. I do have the opportunity to do multiple classes, so I can always branch one off to a more advanced class, but I feel like a more general, introductory class will have way broader appeal.

I appreciate any input, thank you!