Dearest Children,
WHAT IN MY NAME ARE YOU DOING?
The Seven deadly sins...Is not a "To do" list.
Preparation Has Begun...
As mentioned earlier this week. This is the first practice work for the upcoming "Quick Draw".
Each panel is 12 x 36 inches. Oil on canvas. It took about 45 minutes. I'm guessing.
I had started to listen to "This American Life" with Ira Glass. One of the best PBS radio shows ever. Anywho...Each program is about 58 minutes or so. I started listening, ran upstairs to make myself a Vodka redbull, came back down and began painting. I was finished aboout ten minutes before it was over. Ira made me cry too. A story about the bond of love between parents and children. I have become such a softy.
This was the result...
As of yet Untitled...
Each panel is 12 x 36 inches. Oil on canvas. It took about 45 minutes. I'm guessing.
I had started to listen to "This American Life" with Ira Glass. One of the best PBS radio shows ever. Anywho...Each program is about 58 minutes or so. I started listening, ran upstairs to make myself a Vodka redbull, came back down and began painting. I was finished aboout ten minutes before it was over. Ira made me cry too. A story about the bond of love between parents and children. I have become such a softy.
This was the result...
As of yet Untitled...Prints And French Slang...
The following comment was left by anonymous, on a post from a month or so ago. I felt I needed to respond.
Does anyone here even know where the term 'giclee' came from ? It's french slang for ejaculation ... seriously! http://www.linternaute.com/dictionnaire/fr/definition/gicler/ Probably a joke that someone made because the ink spurts on to the substrate and it stuck. I personally think that giclees are ruining art. People think they're buying something of value, which in reality is just an inkjet print.
As far as the term giclee, he's correct. As sick as that is. I have always wondered about the origin of the term myself. It most likely was a joke that stuck.
As far as giclees ruining art...
My take is this. Giclees are like all new technology. When Serigraphs were the newest thing, everyone cried and said that the serigraph would ruin art. Lithographs were the only way to reproduce work. Eventually serigraphs became accepted and for some time were the standard. A serigraph is just a silk screen with a fancy name. It's the same process used to print tee shirts.
Now we are hearing the same thing about giclees. Years ago when they were new to the art world I wouldn't own one. The quality wasn't there yet. Today they are a much better quality. They can be archival if done correctly. That part is the key to any print. They must be done correctly. Yes, technically they are just an inkjet.
You also have to take into account the number of works that are printed. Is it only a few or is it thousands?
From a reproduction stand point, you can't get closer to the original. Giclees have also allowed many more artists to have prints of their work. They're easier and less expensive to make.
I know of museums that have giclees in their collections. Quality is in the eye of the owner. I guess only time will tell what impact they will have on the world of art.
Does anyone here even know where the term 'giclee' came from ? It's french slang for ejaculation ... seriously! http://www.linternaute.com/dictionnaire/fr/definition/gicler/ Probably a joke that someone made because the ink spurts on to the substrate and it stuck. I personally think that giclees are ruining art. People think they're buying something of value, which in reality is just an inkjet print.
As far as the term giclee, he's correct. As sick as that is. I have always wondered about the origin of the term myself. It most likely was a joke that stuck.
As far as giclees ruining art...
My take is this. Giclees are like all new technology. When Serigraphs were the newest thing, everyone cried and said that the serigraph would ruin art. Lithographs were the only way to reproduce work. Eventually serigraphs became accepted and for some time were the standard. A serigraph is just a silk screen with a fancy name. It's the same process used to print tee shirts.
Now we are hearing the same thing about giclees. Years ago when they were new to the art world I wouldn't own one. The quality wasn't there yet. Today they are a much better quality. They can be archival if done correctly. That part is the key to any print. They must be done correctly. Yes, technically they are just an inkjet.
You also have to take into account the number of works that are printed. Is it only a few or is it thousands?
From a reproduction stand point, you can't get closer to the original. Giclees have also allowed many more artists to have prints of their work. They're easier and less expensive to make.
I know of museums that have giclees in their collections. Quality is in the eye of the owner. I guess only time will tell what impact they will have on the world of art.
On The Easel...
Trying to show the beautiful sky's. All the wonderful colors."Red Dawn"12 x 16 inches, oil on canvas
This painting has been painted over more than a dozen times now.I think this time may be it. I have it in a frame and in the gallery. We'll see.
"Passing Rain" 24 x 30 inch oil on canvas
Going for more of an abstract feel. Getting a good photo is very difficult. This works has some violets and greens in the sky that I really like. I thought about putting a small boat in the lower left corner. No."Untitled" 41 x 57 inch oil on canvas
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I decided to do the "Quick Draw" event again. A glutton for punishment. This year I will be doing one of the seascapes. This week I painted a three piece panel, each being 12 x 36 inches, in 45 minutes. Photo to be posted soon. It is still drying and needs to be glazed first.
We should be finalizing our move today or tomorrow. We are looking forward to the new space. Change is good.
We should be finalizing our move today or tomorrow. We are looking forward to the new space. Change is good.
Parting Is Such Sweet Sorrow...
When you find yourself attached to someone who is completely self absorbed, detaching yourself can get tricky.
Will they let you walk away? Will they be clingy? Will they go "Fatal Attraction" on you?
Sadly it's hard to tell until things start going awry. Well, here they go.
In an attempt to rid ourselves of some dead weight and a real pain in my butt, we are in the process of moving the gallery.
Current, soon to be old gallery...
Soon to be new gallery...
Will they let you walk away? Will they be clingy? Will they go "Fatal Attraction" on you?
Sadly it's hard to tell until things start going awry. Well, here they go.
In an attempt to rid ourselves of some dead weight and a real pain in my butt, we are in the process of moving the gallery.
Current, soon to be old gallery...
Soon to be new gallery...Sure it's going to take a few weeks of work but, I'm thinking that it's a step in the right direction. At least a different direction.
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