01-10-2006, 10:40 AM
Quote:Kevin Scorgie tried galleries and private exhibits. Now the Dorchester artist is taking a nontraditional route, pushing his paintings of Bostons urban surroundings on the ultimate auction block: eBay.
EBay is a really good way to keep your work going, Scorgie, 51, said. Theres a lot of freedom here and you can run your own business.
Across the country a range of artists from impressionist painters to hipster tattooists are signing up on Web-based outlets to reach potential buyers. Blogs and social networking sites like MySpace.com are becoming a haven for creative types attracting traffic to their homepages or spurning galleries.
full article: http://business.bostonherald.com/technol...eid=119947