Friday, February 03, 2012

Epiphanies, lost causes and othe words I can't spell

I am trying to wrp my head around my art right now - have been back at it for about 4 years after a four year hiatus. I trained at UofT to be an artist. True fact. I knew right away Art was my thing. I am a creative person with a somewhat skewed but extremely interesting view of the world. Yep.

anyways, bio aside I have produced approximately 100 pieces over the last four years - some were okay, some were studies, some were and still are breathtakingly beautiful to me and to others. I have given alot away, sold some but now my apartment is crammed to the hilt with paintings. I have one wall left. Only one - my paintings take up 80% of my wall space. I need a show - I need to sell some pieces. I dont care what I sell them for but I need to move forward

I have the
  1. the lady number 1 - on canvas - unframed  16" by 7"
  2. the lady number 2 - on canvas - unframed  16" by 7"
  3. The unseen wonder of butterflies  60" by 18"
  4. set of four Rune color/texture series 12" by 16" **********
  5. set of four Rune color/texture series 12" by 16" **********
  6. The flag 22 by 60"
  7. Numbers 24" by 15"
  8. The lady looking Framed 12" by 24"
  9. Emerald lady  8" by 12"
  10. Winter pastoral 12" by 12"
  11. winter mountain 12" by 8"
  12. Lady in the water 18" by 22"
  13. The mountain divides 22" 60"
  14. Joe Wright unframed 18" by 26"
  15. Accompanying piece 10" bu 18"
  16. four part Pink Abstraction lady series - 1/4 larger 20" by 32" 
  17. and 2/4 Pink Abstraction smaller 8" by 12" (s)and 1 smaller 8" by 12" (s)
  18. and 5/4 Pink Abstraction smaller 8" by 12" (s)
  19. and 4/4 Pink Abstractionsmaller 8" by 12" (s)
  20. the 5 piece Jack of Hearts series 1/5
  21. Jack of Hearts series 2/5
  22. Jack of Hearts series 3/5
  23. Jack of Hearts series 4/5
  24. Jack of Hearts series 5/5
  25. and the Salon 16" 20"

I prob'ly have another four more hiding around  and could easily have six with a little work...

That would make 30 pieces

Now I need to decide what to do next. do I weed them down to the best. I only have a few ringers here. I really like the five piece Jack of Hearts series and the Pink Abstraction. I love the way I can play around with the two Rune sets of four. I have some nice standalone pieces like the three big large tall ones for instance- each of them is at least 60" inches high and if displayed properly they each have the ability to capture the viewer.

In terms of prints/reproductions I have another 24 really good ones online. . What do I do with all of these? I could have a show but - am I confident enough in my current collection of actual work that I can justify a show. hmmmm. Maybe if I augment with some of my really really beautiful work that has been sold or given away - I bet that I could do a limited edition  print run and properly framed and signed it would look great. Thgen, what ever does not asell I put into storage and continue to move forward and produce more art.


hmmmm. the beginning of a plan.....