Joining Or Creating A Niche

Everything I have is niche based. Specific jobs, animals etc. The AI stuff i'm making will fill into those groups, just like the digital art does. Much under the theme of vintage.



----Mike Savad

bump, to wonder my own corner of creative imagery...

The way I see it, my niche is ME. What I like to create. What I'm interested in. In the past, I tried to figure out a niche to fit into, and all that did was stress me out. So I'm going to create what I like. And I do sell a bit, so perhaps I'm going in the right direction.

Most of the artwork that I create is produced because it is what I want to create, however, I fell into a fairly specific niche when I started drawing and painting portraits of people's homes - or on the rare occasion businesses. Realtors and others contact me to do a drawing or a painting of a home, which becomes a very meaningful gift to give to someone who may be selling their lifelong home, buying their first home, etc. The majority of these portraits are commissions, done in a highly detailed style and to me is very therapeutic to do.

In case you are interested in taking a look:
https://fineartamerica.com/profiles/robert-yaeger?tab=artworkgalleries&artworkgalleryid=906346

Very cool, Robert. Years ago, I did an acrylic painting of a neighbor's house on commission. When the husband died, his wife told me that painting was a comfort to her, and that she would take it with her when she moved.

Pen and ink is a tricky medium. Your work is outstanding!

The art I make is always inspired by what currently occupies my thoughts at the moment regardless
the subject matter... and the execution, the making of it, is whatever medium/material is at hand
so I think I have no niche I can name or so many niches, it's like a climbing wall.

I'm naturally eclectic. Perhaps that is a niche in itself but... The real reason I joined FAA was to promote my 3D stereo anaglyphs, side-by-side stereo pairs, and perhaps magic eye works. Among those stereo formats, I would also include "out of frame" and other techniques for further out of the mainstream interests.

I have sold some via FAA but I soon found out, the company doesn't care too much about "out of the mainstream" work. I was basically forced to turn back to the "normal" 2D work that everyone else does. I still remain eclectic, but my 3D stereo niche has fallen to the waste-side as a result. I know from the sales, there is a 3D stereo community our there. I don't know of any other artist sites that would cater to them.