An example
The private view
A painting sells on the night. One tap on your phone marks it sold in the catalogue, the website shows it as sold, and the invoice is ready to send before you've packed up.
Artists & makers · Colchester
Every piece catalogued. Every sale your own.
You're the artist, the archivist, the shop and the shipping department. AI can keep the catalogue, the files and the sales straight, so your time goes on the work.
For painters, illustrators, photographers, printmakers and makers selling their own original work. Customers come to you
Instagram messagesMade-up example
An artist's Instagram replies
CollectorHi! Is the harbour painting from your last post still available? And do you do prints of it?
AI assistantHello, thanks for asking. Low Tide is still available: oil on canvas, 60 by 80 cm, £1,450. There's also a signed print edition of 50, with 12 left at £85.
CollectorLovely. Could I see the original before I decide?
AI assistantOf course. The studio's open for visits on Thursdays and Saturdays. Would Saturday at 11 suit you?
CollectorPerfect. It's Priya, 07700 900461.
AI assistantThanks, Priya. You're booked for Saturday at 11, and I've marked the painting as reserved until then. I'll text you the address now.
What AI can take off your plate
Five places to start
One catalogue of every work
Every piece with its title, medium, size, year, price and edition number, and its status: available, reserved, sold, on loan, at a gallery or in an exhibition, and who bought it. Gallery consignments and their terms tracked, and certificates of authenticity made from the record.
Master files kept safe
Your high-resolution TIFF masters in one organised, backed-up archive with consistent names, on cloud storage you already pay for or a low-cost one. Web-size copies, watermarked if you like, and print-ready versions are made from them automatically, so the masters never leave the archive.
Sales from your own shop
Your own website gallery and shop, with secure card payment links in your name. Originals are marked sold the moment they sell, print editions count down, and invoices, receipts and packing notes go out with every order.
Collectors answered, day and night
"Is the harbour painting still available?" "Do you take commissions?" Answered from your catalogue by message or email, with studio visits and collections booked, and commission requests added to your waiting list.
New work, shared well
Posts written from a photo of a new piece, in your own voice and with alt text, and news of new work and exhibitions sent to the collectors who've asked to hear from you.
Ring the demo assistant
Ask it awkward questions out loud and hear how it answers, and when it hands over to you.
Try to catch it out →Around Colchester
From open studios to makers' markets and pop-up shows, there are plenty of places around Colchester to meet collectors. Selling from your own site keeps more of every sale with you.
Every business is different. I start by sitting down with you to see how your week actually works, then suggest only what will save you real time.
Hear Amy take a call
Wrackline Studio
A collector rings about an original painting, and a print from its limited edition.
Made-up call, 1:28. Amy is the same AI assistant that answers 01206 636 400.
Read the call
- Amy Hello, Wrackline Studio in Brightlingsea. I'm Amy, Rowan's AI assistant, and calls are recorded so Rowan gets your message. How can I help?
- Caller Hello. I saw one of Rowan's paintings at the open studios in the summer, boats on the hard at dusk. I've been kicking myself ever since. Is it still available?
- Amy I'll just check the catalogue.
- Amy That'll be Evening on the Hard, oil on canvas, about a metre wide. It's still available, at £2,200, with a certificate of authenticity signed by Rowan.
- Caller Ah, good. Is there a print of it, too? My daughter would love one.
- Amy There is. A signed edition of fifty, printed from Rowan's full-resolution master file. Number 14 is next, at £85.
- Caller Lovely. Before I commit to the original, could I see it in person?
- Amy Of course. The studio's open for visits on Thursdays and Saturdays. Would Saturday at eleven suit you?
- Caller Saturday at eleven's perfect. It's Alan Prentice.
- Amy Thanks, Alan. You're booked, and I've marked the painting as reserved until then. I'll text you the address, and a link to buy the print from Rowan's website.
- Caller Wonderful. You've been very helpful.
- Amy You're welcome, Alan. See you on Saturday.
How it works
Three steps. You never touch the tech.
Time Audit £195, taken off any setup · Setups from £395 · Solo package from £195 · Care from £49 a month. All prices →
- 1We sit down together
An hour at your place. You talk me through a normal week.
- 2Your Time-Back Report
Your biggest time drains, what AI can do about each one, and the cost.
- 3Set up and looked after
You see it working before you pay the final bill. Then I keep it running.
Colchester · In person · Done for you
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