Works of Art

Well, I guess this makes me official. 

These are my business cards, and it overwhelms me just to look at them

Why??? Because lately I have been selling artwork as quickly as I can make it.

I don't even have a website or a gallery. Just a few pieces hanging at a local coffee shop, and pictured on facebook.

How far could this go??? How much money do I have the potential to make for my family?

My biggest issue is that I want my artwork to remain just that....ART. I really, really don't want it to become stressful and something I no longer enjoy. I don't want to just start producing pieces that I don't love, just to meet a deadline.

I have A LOT of questions!

Should I start making prints?

Should I frame my art, or just use the boxed canvases?

Should I try to submit one of my most popular pieces to a distributor and have it mass produced for a commission? 

HELP! If any of you have experience in this area, I would love your input!

Modern Obsession

For those of you who don't know it, I have a bit of a fetish with modern design and architecture.

Since I was in 7th grade, I have always loved designing floor plans for homes. I guess this tendency came from my dad being a custom-builder. He was constantly scribbling out ideas and sketches for the next home to build.

The crazy thing is that if you were to come to our house right now and go through a few drawers, you would find several pads of graph paper filled with floor plans and design ideas. For the past 10 years, the passion I have for modern designing and architecture hasn't withered at all.

Just so happens I married a guy who is capable of building a home with his own two hands.

I know that someday we are going to buy a piece of land and build a sick, custom designed (by me) modern home. Maybe something similar to the home in the photo above.

Acoustic Resistance

I have been reading a book called "The War of Art" that has really inspired me in a lot of areas. If you are a musician, artist, writer, or aspire to be one, I highly recommend this book! Anyway...the first few chapters have been talking about "resistance". The book describes resistance as the unseen force that keeps any creative person from fulfilling and walking in their creativity. It is that thing that keeps you from sitting down and doing what you feel yourself being drawn to do. It says that if you can get yourself to sit down and begin painting, begin playing, begin writing...then you have already beaten resistance. Every single one of us has something that we aspire to do or be, and resistance is probably what is keeping us from getting to it.

For several months, I believe that this resistance has kept my acoustic guitar in it's case.

Today I decided to beat resistance.

I'm pretty excited. I need to have patience though and realize that I won't be able to play fluently after just an hour of practice.

I believe that God has given me some natural ability, and a natural ear in the area of music.

I really don't want to let that go to waste!

I hope to become more of an asset to the Rock Church praise and worship team as I learn to play guitar.

So now, with bright red, throbbing fingertips, I'm signing off. Will keep ya posted!

Another tat?

This is a sketch called "Dove of Peace" done by Pablo Picasso. I am considering having this historic piece of art made into a tattoo. I love the simplicity of the sketch, the bursts of color and the joy and peace that the dove represents. I also love the idea that it was birthed from the mind of a great artist, and wont be just a trend. I would probably get it done on the underside of my wrist/forearm...Input please!

My favorite kind of day

Today was just one of those days when at the end of it you say "That was good". This morning I took Javen to the park to enjoy some of this autumn-like weather we are being blessed with mid-August. Then I used his nap-time this afternoon to finish up 2 paintings that will be headed to Areopagus tomorrow morning. I have wasted a couple of canvases over the past few weeks, trying to force myself to be inspired. They didn't turn out well, but I am happy with these two! These pieces will be on display at Areopagus coffee shop, and are available for purchase. Photographs don't really do justice to the details and texture. Drop me a comment for details and pricing! And to top it all off, tonight is KYC where I know I will get to soak in the presence of God...my favorite place to be.