Post Title. 07/22/2010
 
Awesome Month for Art! I have met so many great people over the last few months and I have many new opportunities to show my work in San Diego, Los Angeles and San Francisco. But the cost to do these shows holds me back. Not that it would not be worth paying so much to be part of these great festivals and shows...just a large amount of money I do not have additional reserves for....what to do????
So I sit and ponder where to go, pick one, don't do it, do it.....the mind is not the simple place it use to be...however, I keep producing more art and selling it...The mystical and magical universe bless me day after day...
 
 
So I have all these canvases....so many ideas and where to start. Most the time I just go for it but this time or this instance I'm stuck. I have some pieces with my texture aplied but not sure where to start with color...so the canvas sits waiting for the moment when I just jump up and start painting. I like to say I don't think to much I just paint but that would be a lie. Some piece I spend time measuring for perfection and these applying my color without and precision or thought. I could paint flowers pieces all and night, but I just finished 7 pieces for Mother's Day and want to move on to other ideas...geez..where to begin. It's also tough when you have a job you love and feel the need to work at night or over the weekend then your fighting between work and art. I suppose life could be much worse and I shouldn't bitch. I have so many canvases or various sizes and I want to play with so much color and design..maybe, without notice, without thought, without precision I will just go for it and find that they all become something other than I sat thinking of from the start. This is the beauty of art and the soul of a painting..it simply becomes........
 
 
So I started painting flowers again for Mother's day. It seems each year I create all new paintings around Mother's Day. My mom always has been my hero. Here or not she will be with me forever..she stood up for me, took care me and nurtured me into the artist and man I am today...I love you Mom!

The Flower paintings this became a quick series and one customer. I grabbed a bunch 24"x36" canvases ( good canvases) and just started last week paintings away..next thing you know-BAM! 6 pieces are done and one sold with customer request, my buddy in Texas wanted smaller matching ends. Will be shipping the Custom "Sienne 2" 1st of the week in hope it gets to him for Mother's day..

Take care of your Mother's....
 
 
I’m often asked where I get my inspiration from. To answer this is easy…Silence. Sometimes the greatest inspiration is silence and the sound of your thoughts. I believe that some artist thrive in this environment, a heaven a place where it’s only you. Just like the marathon runner who will tell you that when they run, they go into another place of thought and sound. So does the artist…

The artist world is a place like a new planet full of different and far reaching theories and thoughts unlike the basic world which most live in. Unless you’re a true artist, this world is light years away thus explaining why many never see what the artist sees or feels but then again the Art of Abstraction is without reason and questioning it brings no answer.

My thoughts are strange and different. In my art I try to share those thoughts.  I love to touch and feel, I love people and crowds, but in my world of painting, there is only me and a loneliness which is enjoyed. I'm kept company by my thoughts, my canvas and the silence. But I yearn after wards for touch, sound, and others...it’s a bit odd I guess.

When I am on the ocean in a kayak and sitting there at sea…you hear nothing really…the splashing of the water up against the kayak, a bird flies by, and sea otters diving and swimming. It’s silent, the view is amazing..The ocean is rolling under you and you are alone. It inspires thinking and looking closer at color and its existence. Don’t be afraid to let your mind think and turn..great ideas can come from nowhere else but you.
 
Art Sale! 04/01/2010
 
Selling your art is an art in itself. For years I have sold my work online. I use my personal website and Yessy.com . I have sold hundreds of pieces amd created a personal client group which always brings me commissioned pieces. However, this week I put on sale all of my art, I want to clear my gallery and to make room for new and exciting pieces that I will be creating. Some are very large and room would be nice. A week ago I posted the sale. It's intresting that I have yet to hear from one customer about a piece on sale. It's seems strange because I have emails everyday or sel a piece once  a week..but it's an erie calm. Some people have told me to mark my work up. I want to sell my art not just create and store it. Nothing motivates you more than someone out of the blue picking a piece and buying it. The stories that my customers share with me about how a piece reminds them of something or someone are amazing. So, let's see what happens after the month of April, let's see if putting my art on sale was a good a good idea of not. Enjoy Arpil, it's when the seasons change and the warmth of the sun feels like heaven.
 
Black Friday 11/24/2009
 
Black Friday

Hell Yeah!...ok, call me crazy, but for many years I have enjoyed getting up at 3am and heading out at 4am to join the crowds for the bargains, Last year, we stood in line at Toys R Us in the wee hours of the morning. We were on a mission for a child bike and we arrived around 4:15am. We parked and jumped in line …… after about an hour, the line at the doors of the building which wrapped around it started moving. As we watch this line move for 30 minutes our line stood still…we stepped out to look where are line was going and discovered we were in a line to nowhere…people just started gathering in a spot and it became a line…it was way too funny and we still were able to get the bike via the internet. Still, this is something I have to do each year and I’m already planning my attack of the stores and then breakfast..It’s really a lot of fun and I always save a ton of $$$$..Maybe this year I will find some great bargains on art supplies...yippy!.
 
 
 Here comes the wonderful holiday season when everyone gets some much needed rest or maybe not. Over the years I have always cooked Thanksgiving dinner and this year I don’t have too. In fact, I don’t’ get many days off, so not cooking will be wonderful. I have 4 paintings in the works now and maybe I can focus on them without the everyday distractions. For most of you, this is a time for family to get together and enjoy good food, conversations and just seeing each other after so much time has passed. Some of you might just take it easy and enjoy the football and down time. Whichever it is, enjoy and my you be as blessed as I. 
 
 

Here comes another weekend with some freedom to paint but I'm not sure I feel like pianting. It's a strange thing that happens when you suddenly have an idea, a moment to create and then you loose it to everyday busy work. I was sick last week and had to rest so I now I thought I would be ready but not sure...let's just see what happens.

 
 

Never do I have to the time to paint a painting from start to finish. All my art is created in little increments of time throughout my days. I have so many ideas that I wish I could let my mind work in one continuous flow. I mostly have to change gears working, running errands, cooking, bills, and finally art.

I envy the fulltime artist who can paint in one motion instead of broken elements. My inspiration has no time clock and sees only the canvas.