i have always carried a deep passion for art making.
it is my way of genuinely engaging with the world as a real contributor.
step into my world of creativity, love, and light.
le me at age 6
i like pretty painted nails, but love getting my hands dirty
the love we want.
my art studio
always have 100 things on my cluttered desk
hello its lil old me
have awesome work from home day job
am fascinated by the vastness of the universe
meet my octo-headed drawing assistant
my recent work has much vibrant color and waves
two part self portrait explains my life of many roles
my recent series of "hope sun rising" trees speaks to the hope in a sunrise
amazing8 daughter helps with packing up sold work
its all about the art
and of course, the family
dad and me with canvas printer in his studio
can be a bit emotional at times
but overall a silly and sweet person with huge vein living in my forehead
i enjoy painting portraits for good friends
in front on my "hope sun" painting at Gallery Guichard in Chicago
a few things i am working on now
materials and such
concentrating in the studio
my fav 2012 fortune
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March 18th, 2010 at 3:30 pm
Well.. sounds interesting as a future perspective (own art company and sell prints online) but I don’t think it’s that easy.. lol.
But by being more up in society (good job and education) may give you higher leverage on “marketing” your art.
I learned that being a good artist is not enough, in a consumerism society that has sketchy perspective on what is [good] art or not, the most important thing is marketing lol – as ridiculous as it sounds, but I think dramatical raucous is more umm… popular in America, just look around lol.
Things sell if there is drama attached to it, otherwise very little interest.. sad but true.
As an artist myself, I constantly think of ways to “market” or present myself to a society that doesn’t seem to be very interested in the subject.
Well staying positive is the way and we’ll see how things work out (talk btw fellow artists lol).
I think it was awesome when you got the 900 dollar offer for one of your paintings; although it is up to you if you wanna part with it or not, it is really a huge flattering compliment that you should appreciate.
The only way I’d part with mines is that if they’d be protected better than I can in a Museum or something or private gallery, only because I’m the only one that knows (yet) how long n hard I thought and worked on my own piece lol – a kind of appreciation you don’t acquire unless you go through it yourself (as an artist that is).
Well, I blabbed enuff but I had very similar thoughts like you a while back..lol.
Regards.
-Baba.
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March 18th, 2010 at 3:52 pm
hi baba, thanks for your comment. you are right that it has been hard to sell the canvas prints like i thought. they cost me money to create, but people want to only spend less than 100 for prints, or just have an original. its really really hard for me to let go of my originals! like you said ::: all the time and effort we put into these paintings really means something to us artists! i do feel blessed to have sold some pieces so far … will keep in mind what you said about marketing and creating dramatic art.
March 18th, 2010 at 4:45 pm
No you misunderstood, I meant few people have art appreciation – most are just interested in media sensationalism – which is what subject matters are catered to them.
But you do bring up an interesting point by accident – it really pays to do some research studies about what the mass public is interested in and do some art on those topics, maybe that can raise interest about your “other” art.
This is something I am doing right now: making a piece of art on baseball lol – so you have to give yourself and meet the public half-way, but your art must relate to their interest in some ways to connect, like for ex. painting an ipod (very popular theme/ subject) vs. an old boot (nobody cares, or less people care about that lol).
Just some things I observed.. lol.
That’s great you found people to buy your art for that much lol – I’d certainly like to know them or where you found them lol
Being social and knowing lots of people deff. pays off (something that I’m told but I don’t really pull off because I’m not quite the type lol).
-Baba.
March 18th, 2010 at 4:48 pm
Yea when I meant things sell related to drama, I was not referring to art itself but rather objects, movies, songs (drama at the music awards about a certain artist – that sells lotsa copies of their latest CD, we know that already lol), things of that nature.. lol.
March 18th, 2010 at 5:03 pm
Ahh.. well that can be argued is art too, I mean stuff that we do – art on paper and hang on walls n such, u know what I mean haha..
Ok – I bugged you enough now, going to work a bit on my art.. cyas.
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March 18th, 2010 at 5:14 pm
email me wade.create@yahoo.com so we can really talk =)
April 16th, 2010 at 11:45 am
Hi -thanks for your comments, I appreciate it!