4 posts tagged “painting”
Shit, oh my God! This deserves a second post:
Ryan dragged me down the street, my paintings in tow, the other day to show them to the owners of a brand new, edgy local art gallery. They loved them. So, I'm selling four of my paintings (two of which I've done in the last couple of days...I'll post pictures when I get them) for a total take of about $3000.00. I used to hate the idea of selling my artwork, but when I got the offer to show and sell them, I really felt much differently than I thought. I am SO excited.
They also adore Ryan's illustrations and collages and think that his prints will sell really well to their clientèle (hippies, goths, and new-agers). I'm so proud of him, and this whole thing has done a lot to show him that yes, he is good, and there are people out there who will appreciate what he does.
The place is so cool--it's like, supposed to be a hippie head shop, but they've become an art gallery on accident, almost, lol. I might hold community painting classes for them once they get more settled into their place in the city. Me, an art teacher? "Yes, just...toss the paint at the canvas...good...now take that...thingy, yeah, the brush, and make swirls..."
Teehee.
Dudes.
Ok, after some personal family-related drama (which is the explanation for the ill-thought out post from the other day), I have been on a huge art kick. In the last two days I have done a very nice photoshoot and made TWO paintings. That's right--on canvas, even. The first, in my opinion, needs some work. But the second is...I really like it. I was sort of just goofing off and having fun and I like how it came out.
Anyway, that second painting is now officially entered in the deviantART.com 7th birthday contest. They're doing 14 different themed contests for different art styles under the themes of the 7 deadly sins/heavenly virtues. "Sloth" was for traditional art forms, so that's what the second painting was for. The photoshoot was for "Lust," and lemme just say that it sure as hell fits the bill. I was very fortunate to have a friend willing to strip and let me have my pervy way with the camera. Don't worry, it's very tasty tasteful. I swear.
Anyone wanting to check my stuff out should go here. Sadly, the one for Lust is very adult content so you'll need a dA account to view it.
