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Worthwhile or Worthless?

Jan 25, 2010 9:13pm

This may be the birth of a series:I'm seriously wondering if something this loose in execution would work as a traditional painting.- Posted using BlogPress from my iPod Touch...

How do you know when to stop a painting? I "painted" this using the Brushes program this morning while I was waiting for our breakfast order to arrive. It's my daughter and, since they were faster than normal bringing our food to us, I wasn't able to finish the...

iPod Touch Is Changing My Life

Jan 21, 2010 9:14pm

Ok, so maybe it's not THAT drastic, but I'm loving my new toy. I got a pretty cool app called "Brushes" which is really awesome so far. I haven't totally mastered it yet but my first couple sketches show some promise. Here they are, try not to...

A Birthday Wish

Jan 13, 2010 7:00am

The last couple days have been kind of rough. Work has sucked, the next gallery show is having some scheduling problems, and yesterday my uncle passed away. In short, when it rains it pours.Today is my birthday, so I'm hoping to enjoy the day (despite my request for the day...

Taking The Bad With The Good

Jan 11, 2010 9:18pm

It's inventory time at work, it has been bitterly cold outside, the gallery and the related responsibilities are a constant nagging presence in my mind, and one of our dog's needs knee surgery. Kind of makes for a rough week.I took the dog in for surgery this morning, then the...

More Painting Progress

Jan 5, 2010 9:05pm

I got a bit more done on my "in progress" painting tonight. I think I will be very lucky to pull it in before deadline. This may be the only piece I enter into the show. (Not that I have any shortage of ideas.) At least...

New Years Day For Myself

Jan 2, 2010 9:26am

It's no secret that I've been under a lot of pressure lately. The path that my life has been on for the past few months has taken a big toll on my mental state lately. Helping my wife get ready for her big Chicago shows followed by the...

Year End Madness

Dec 27, 2009 7:24pm

So 2009 is almost over, Christmas is already behind us, and you'd think that it would be easy to just coast on into the new year. Sadly, that isn't the case for me. A couple months ago I was voted in to be the next director of the gallery and...

Getting Progressively Naughtier

Dec 23, 2009 10:08pm

Work and holiday commitments are keeping me from working on this as much as I'd like. Here's the way it looks now:This is very early in the painting, and I only have 2 weeks to finish it.Kind of funny in a way, I was emptying the pictures from my phone...

Naughty Art On Tap

Dec 20, 2009 8:48pm

I've begun working on my submissions for Naughti Gras 3, the very early stages of which you are seeing here:I decided to do this one as a diptych, something that I've done in the past, with an unusual twist. I was inspired to use canvasses of much different sizes...

Art Price Fixing

Dec 17, 2009 9:09pm

Went down to work a shift at the gallery today after work. The new gyro shop next door is now open, so I stopped in to grab dinner when I got there. Nice guys, I hope the restaurant works out for them. I spent most of the...

Commission Painting Finished!

Dec 15, 2009 11:25pm

Put the finishing touches on this one today: I used a matte gel on the sky to make it recede and a gloss gel on the water. The tower was left as-is. Hopefully the client will like it, though it's not a huge loss if they don't. ...

Return To Painting

Dec 14, 2009 11:15pm

I'm now back home and my obligations out of town are at an end for now. With all of the craziness on the home front and my other responsibilities (read work) I've had almost no opportunity to work on my own art for a tad over a month.I took a...

One Of A Kind Show - Chicago - Day 3

Dec 5, 2009 8:26pm

Today was what we were to believe is the busiest day of the show. There were a lot of people at the show today, but I'm not sure they were in a buying mood. Our sales were honestly pretty bad today, and I did notice another artist who...

One Of A Kind Show - Chicago - Day 2

Dec 4, 2009 9:14pm

Sales were a lot better today. We've reached the point where all of our available inventory is on display and we are starting to have "empty holes" in our display. I think my wife is more used to the constant sales that her jewelry would generate. The...

One Of A Kind Show - Chicago - Day 1

Dec 3, 2009 9:27pm

Today was day one of the "One of A Kind Show" and it went pretty much as expected. The crowd was nice and fairly consistent throughout the day. With it being a workday obviously this was not the "big money" day but I'm optimistic. This seems to...

Chicago Trip - Photo Expedition

Dec 1, 2009 8:05pm

Arrived in Chicago and found that the check in time for the show ended an hour sooner than we thought. This coupled with downtown rush hour traffic meant that we got into town about 30 minutes too late to check in today. Not a big deal really, we...

Chicago Bound

Nov 30, 2009 11:58pm

I'm a few hours away from departing for Chicago again, this time to help my wife take part in an even bigger art show. This is one of the top fine art shows in the country, so I'm naturally very proud of her for getting in. (even though...

Quitting Is Not An Option

Nov 26, 2009 4:00pm

I talk to a lot of artists. The other day I ran into a talented watercolorist that I know. She told me that she was moving and that due to the changes that her life was bringing her way that she had decided to give up painting.I didn't believe her.Years...

Current Show Update

Nov 21, 2009 9:44pm

Wow, the long days and short amount of sleep are brutal. I forgot to bring my camera today and so of course I saw all kinds of strange people. There was one woman who had done the black outline around her lipstick, but only on the top. It totally made...

Expectations > Reality

Nov 18, 2009 9:57pm

So I'm up here just outside Chicago for my wife's art show. Rumor has it that it's a really good show to do, but my impression based on what I saw at setup was that it is very heavy on crafts and lighter on art. That could be an advantage...

Getting Back Up To Speed

Nov 17, 2009 7:54pm

A lot has happened and I've done a poor job of relating it here. I'm sitting in a hotel room right now, just outside Chicago, trying to build a story for you of all of the highlights of what has been a hectic last few weeks. Here goes:At...

Not Dead Yet

Nov 15, 2009 10:01pm

Just wanted to let my readers know that I have not abandoned you. It's funny how quickly you can become overwhelmed by life and it's many requirements and roadblocks. There will be several posts (or one long one) in the next few days that will catch you up...

Destroy This Painting - Part 2

Nov 5, 2009 9:11am

At this point I've gotten another layer on top of the painting. Will be adding more texture and metallic colors with each layer. Only have a short time to finish it. Back to work!...

An Awakening

Nov 1, 2009 9:45pm

Today was all about shopping for post-Halloween deals. My daughter and I hit up several of the stores that pop up this time of year in search of cool stuff on the cheap. All we ended up with was a set of vampire fangs and a domino mask....