Thursday, February 01, 2007

Lots going on

Greetings on this cold, snowy, bone-chillin' cold day!

It's been a busy January and by all indications, February will be just as busy!!

First, an update on the video. The ten new paintings are finished. The frames have been ordered and delivered. Last Sunday, we spent about 5 hours in the studio shooting the paintings. This Saturday, we'll begin editing and pulling the sequences we want for the final cut. A special thanks to Rob Hoffman of Uncle Daddy and the Family Secret for being our "hand" model for a really cool effect we are planning for the opening of the video. It's always great fun to catch up to Rob and chat. He's a busy guy and we were happy to get some of his time with us! So--thank you my friend! Don and Deborah Rumford (of Rumford Productions) and Rob were the first to see the paintings in person. We had some fun filming them and discussing them. Even though we shot 4 and half hours it went by pretty quickly.

The Middletown Journal has a weekly magazine dedicated to what is going on (entertainment wise that is) and last week I received a call from Richard Jones who works on the magazine. They wanted to do a story on the Artistic Harmonies First Friday events. Tuesday was spent with a photographer from the Journal who got a tour of the building, background on what we are trying to accomplish, and a peak at the progress of the artist studios. Then Jeff Michel (another artist) and myself posed for pictures. Check out the website on Saturday or Sunday for a link to the article. For those in the Southwest Ohio area-It will be in this Friday's GO! magazine. Thanks to the Journal for their continued support.

You'll also start hearing a commerical on the airwaves for the First Friday events if you are in the Middletown area. The Middletown Convention and Visitor Bureau has decided to highlight the First Friday events. You still need a reservation/invitation to get but all you need to do is contact Linda for that. I was thrilled when Maria told me they decided to highlight Artistic Harmonies.

This Friday is a first Friday---the event starts at 6:30 to 8:30. Stop by to vote for your favorite painting and tell us who you are going to be cheering for in the Super Bowl. Looking forward to seeing you there!!

It's so touching to see the support of the city and friends in my endeavors. Looking forward to seeing everyone in the new year and creating more art. I can't say enough to thank everyone for their kindness. It certainly makes the snowy, grey, cold day a lot warmer!!

In March, we'll be releasing the video on youtube. Stay tuned for the link to be posted here, and on my website. I hope that you'll forward the link to family and friends to share the inspiration that I hope it brings. The original paintings used in the video will be for sale. I'll also be taking orders for gilacee's (prints--of very high quality) to be made. So if you can't afford the original painting, you can order a print. The website will be updated with all the information.
Until then, rock on and you know where to find me if you have any questions!
Peace and Love to all,
Linda

Thanks and lots going on

Greetings on this snowy, grey, bone-chillin' cold day!!

It's been a busy January and by all indications, February will be just as busy!!

First, an update on the video. The ten new paintings are finished. The frames have been ordered and delivered. Last Sunday, we spent about 5 hours in the studio shooting the paintings. This Saturday, we'll begin editing and pulling the sequences we want for the final cut. A special thanks to Rob Hoffman of Uncle Daddy and the Family Secret for being our "hand" model for a really cool effect we are planning for the opening of the video. It's always great fun to catch up to Rob and chat. He's a busy guy and we were happy to get some of his time with us! So--thank you my friend! Don and Deborah Rumford (of Rumford Productions) and Rob were the first to see the paintings in person. We had some fun filming them and discussing them. Even though we shot 4 and half hours it went by pretty quickly.

The Middletown Journal has a weekly magazine dedicated to what is going on (entertainment wise that is) and last week I received a call from Richard Jones who works on the magazine. They wanted to do a story on the Artistic Harmonies First Friday events. Tuesday was spent with a photographer from the Journal who got a tour of the building, background on what we are trying to accomplish, and a peak at the progress of the artist studios. Then Jeff Michel (another artist) and myself posed for pictures. Check out the website on Saturday or Sunday for a link to the article. For those in the Southwest Ohio area-It will be in this Friday's GO! magazine. Thanks to the Journal for their continued support.

You'll also start hearing a commerical on the airwaves for the First Friday events if you are in the Middletown area. The Middletown Convention and Visitor Bureau has decided to highlight the First Friday events. You still need a reservation/invitation to get but all you need to do is contact Linda for that. I was thrilled when Maria told me they decided to highlight Artistic Harmonies.

This Friday is a first Friday---the event starts at 6:30 to 8:30. Stop by to vote for your favorite painting and tell us who you are going to be cheering for in the Super Bowl. Looking forward to seeing you there!!

It's so touching to see the support of the city and friends in my endeavors. Looking forward to seeing everyone in the new year and creating more art. I can't say enough to thank everyone for their kindness. It certainly makes the snowy, grey, cold day a lot warmer!!

In March, we'll be releasing the video on youtube. Stay tuned for the link to be posted here, and on my website. I hope that you'll forward the link to family and friends to share the inspiration that I hope it brings. The original paintings used in the video will be for sale. I'll also be taking orders for gilacee's (prints--of very high quality) to be made. So if you can't afford the original painting, you can order a print. The website will be updated with all the information.
Until then, rock on and you know where to find me if you have any questions!
Peace and Love to all,
Linda