It’s All in the Mind...

I started out committed to completing a number of paintings this past week and got stuck working on one painting that did not seem to work. I had a concept in my mind but no reference material and something seemed to wrong. I stopped a worked on a smaller painting (to the rescue) and then I saw what I was trying do and that was to paint objects from two points of view. Like some objects I’m looking down at and others I was looking. A simple thing like perspective and I curious why I didn’t see it immediately.

Here is the small painting that I did today and back to reconstructing the larger painting.

Early Morning	Afternoon

Study for Racer...

Blue Kettle Giclee Print...

Blue Kettle Giclee Print

A small painting that was done specifically for reproduction. I enjoy playing with the paint and finding ways to further express myself.

TCA 2 Hour Demo...

The demo went well last week at the Tempe Center for the Arts. Some photos of the process and me just hanging out.

How Best to Promote Art...

The Ladies Lounge

I’ve ventured out into the Giclee world, believing that this might be the right time to promote – market some of my paintings. This particular painting has had a positive response and the prints are reasonably priced. Of course I am willing to sell the original if anyone is interest.

I am going through all of my work and pulling the ones that I feel will work well as prints.I will post one or more of them each week, along with any original painting that I’m able to complete.

The prints will come in a few different sizes along with a satisfaction guarantee from the printer. The first print offered here is “Landies Lounge”.

I’ve also updated my Gallery site. I was surprised how colorful the painting are when they are all together.

Gallery Update...

I’ve been working on redoing my gallery site, updating the painting and hopefully making them easier to view. Take a look and let me know your thoughts = Bobmartin-art.com/Gallery

I’ve also started to create with “Fineartamerica” some Giclee prints for sale . Here again I would appreciate your thoughts and experience you’ve had with Fine Art America

At the TCA Saturday...

If you are in the area stop by and say hello. I will be in the gallery of the Tempe Center for the Arts doing a painting demo this coming Saturday from 11am to 1 pm (2/6/10) . Have not done one a demo in about ten years so it will be both fun and adventuresome. Just say something nice and I will get the point.

I’m Not Finished Yet ?...

I like the changes that I’ve made and feel that time was well spent just letting the painting sit for a couple of days before going back to work on. This may not work for everyone and I’ve had experience when I began to rush a spoil a painting just so that I could say I’m finished with.

Take a Break...

I don’t believe that I can understand what I am doing unless I have some time to reflect and I want to be painting as many hours as I can. So I am taking a short break from the coffee cup painting and did a rough sketch of two older people. I’ve noticed that they don’t look as old as I wanted to make them and just giving them gray hair is not going to cut it. I look for for photos on line that I can use as reference. Anybody got any ideas on how I should continue let me know.

Making Stuff Up as I Go...

I feel that I am closer to where I want to be with this painting. I’m trying not to be annoyed with myself for all the changes and I think it is a good lesson for me.