Hi all,
Just a quick update on this Friday afternoon.
First, just wanted to let everyone know that over on Youtube, Escape has just reached a milestone that I didn't think we'd get to this early. It has had over 815 plays since I posted it back in March! Wow!!! Now the countdown starts for the new milestone--1000 hits. Just in case you want to visit it again, here's the link
The commerical has been accessed over 100 times since it was posted at my website on Sept 14th or there about. Thanks to those who are stopping by to take a look!
I've completed two more paintings that will be posted to the site in a couple of weeks. One is of the Ohio Hot Air Balloon Challenge that took place in Middletown in July. I wanted this painting to be very vibrant and full of color because if you have ever seen a Hot Air Balloon you know those colors are just that. I hope you all wander over to take a peek at this one when it's posted.
The second painting is of the cliffs along Torrey Pines State Park--just up from the Torrey Pines golf course. The cliffs were just covered in this beautiful moss....reds, oranges, yellows and greens were just so striking and I had to paint it--the scene--not the moss. ;-) It was a grey day that day and I really didn't want a sunny sky with clouds to take away from the moss and the colors playing on the cliffs--so it's an interesting sky too. This one will be posted in a couple of weeks as well.
Oh and I almost forgot---Johnny B and the Gravediggers has sold!!
As you can see this has been a pretty good month and well, it couldn't have happened without the support of great people like you! Thanks so much for stopping by, passing on my info/artwork to friends of yours, saying hello when you stop in at the shows and generally just loving what I do. I love doing it--so it is special when someone takes an interest in my work and falls in love with it too. I'm truly lucky and blessed to be doing this. Thanks!!
Love to you all,
Linda
Friday, September 21, 2007
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
TV commerical is now done!!!!
Good Afternoon everyone!
Great news! The commerical is done and on it's way to Time Warner for it's premiere on September 17th. In case you aren't in the Cincinnati area where it is first initially showing, you can see it here as well. Just click here
I've also swapped it out for now on the main page to give it some play time and give you a break from the Escape video. If you tuned in to view Escape, you can do that here
Thanks for stopping by! And if you like what you see here, please tell the friends in your address book!
Peace,
Linda
Great news! The commerical is done and on it's way to Time Warner for it's premiere on September 17th. In case you aren't in the Cincinnati area where it is first initially showing, you can see it here as well. Just click here
I've also swapped it out for now on the main page to give it some play time and give you a break from the Escape video. If you tuned in to view Escape, you can do that here
Thanks for stopping by! And if you like what you see here, please tell the friends in your address book!
Peace,
Linda
Saturday, September 08, 2007
WE DID IT!!
The video shoot is now complete!! Next up will be the editing session!
Yesterday evening, my friends and compadres, Deborah and Don Rumford, headed out to Ceasar's Creek Lake to shoot the video needed for the commerical. We were a bit skeptical hearing that rain was moving in, the wind was blowing and the skies were filled with clouds. We just kept saying, we only need a few minutes of sun light.
So we kept our fingers crossed as we drove along.
We arrived at the appointed location and I unpacked my painting gear. I set up the easel, got the paints ready and the canvas board in place. I started painting and Don started shooting, while Deborah took still shots of the shoot. Light was changing pretty quickly and within about 45 minutes I had a study complete and Don had all he wanted from that location. So we changed locations and we started again.
However, just as we started this, the sun decided to grace our presence and answer our request. We worked quickly to capture the light. The colors on the study are very vibrant and should be captured well, even though that wasn't the idea--I really pushed the color just in case there are some shots of it.
After Don made sure he got the shots we needed and we were pretty sure that the sun was not going to come back out, we packed up and headed back to our house to celebrate a successful shoot and good friendship. We even managed to get the grilling done before the rain set in. It was a fun evening/night and nice break for everyone from the routine.
Next up is the editting of what we shot and then the tape gets sent out to Time Warner. The commerical will be aired the week of Sept 17th on the Golf Channel.
If you happen to catch it, drop me a line and let me know what you think. And if you are out of town, you'll be able to catch it off the website or at Youtube.
Now down to the studio to hang some Ott lights and get more light into my studio!
Peace,
Linda
Yesterday evening, my friends and compadres, Deborah and Don Rumford, headed out to Ceasar's Creek Lake to shoot the video needed for the commerical. We were a bit skeptical hearing that rain was moving in, the wind was blowing and the skies were filled with clouds. We just kept saying, we only need a few minutes of sun light.
So we kept our fingers crossed as we drove along.
We arrived at the appointed location and I unpacked my painting gear. I set up the easel, got the paints ready and the canvas board in place. I started painting and Don started shooting, while Deborah took still shots of the shoot. Light was changing pretty quickly and within about 45 minutes I had a study complete and Don had all he wanted from that location. So we changed locations and we started again.
However, just as we started this, the sun decided to grace our presence and answer our request. We worked quickly to capture the light. The colors on the study are very vibrant and should be captured well, even though that wasn't the idea--I really pushed the color just in case there are some shots of it.
After Don made sure he got the shots we needed and we were pretty sure that the sun was not going to come back out, we packed up and headed back to our house to celebrate a successful shoot and good friendship. We even managed to get the grilling done before the rain set in. It was a fun evening/night and nice break for everyone from the routine.
Next up is the editting of what we shot and then the tape gets sent out to Time Warner. The commerical will be aired the week of Sept 17th on the Golf Channel.
If you happen to catch it, drop me a line and let me know what you think. And if you are out of town, you'll be able to catch it off the website or at Youtube.
Now down to the studio to hang some Ott lights and get more light into my studio!
Peace,
Linda
Friday, September 07, 2007
More on buying art
This post is from a e-newsletter I received and find very helpful. This issues deals with buying art. I hope you find it useful.
Evaluating Art By Robert Genn
Dear Linda,
This morning Kerim Kahyagil of Istanbul, Turkey wrote: "I used to evaluate paintings by looking at composition, technique, color, tone, texture, perspective, etc. Now I realize that even though these are important, they are really about craft and artisanship. I now think they come at a lower priority than the totality. I've re-written my evaluation process: 30 points when the passing viewer comes to a stop. 30 points if viewer gets the point--message, feeling, mood. If too explicit, I deduct points. 35 points to artisanship as before. If, after a year, the viewer still enjoys looking at the painting, it's worth another 5 points. Does this system make sense?"Thanks, Kerim.
Not really. All rigid evaluation systems eventually get the heave-ho. There are so many reasons to accept or reject a work of art. In your complex percentage system, it would be impossible to get real thoughts and feelings from collectors. Further, collectors are not everybody--there are the vastly different points of view of artists, investors, decorators, critics, mothers, etc. Sometimes a painting has everything wrong with it and yet it totally rings someone's bells. Inexplicable.
Yesterday I was one of five on jury duty. While the entire slate was already chosen and hung, we had to choose thirteen winners of cash prizes. As painters ourselves, we all started with the knowledge that our choices might not be the public's choices. Also, because the collection had both realistic work and cutting-edge modernism, there was the need to present an open-minded balance. Some of the paintings definitely stopped us dead in our tracks, although they didn't always get our votes. Scratching my head, I couldn't help thinking my old evil thoughts--why not let everyone who comes to the show--both artists and the general public--vote on the work by secret ballot? Give out the green stuff accordingly at the end.
As all evaluation systems are suspect, there's another way for creative people to approach the game. Pay no attention to what anybody thinks. Set your own standards. Paddle your own canoe. This includes not putting yourself at the mercy of kangaroo courts. Simply become your own jury and prize-giver. The real prize comes to the artist when the work is made, and if it's truly worthy and anyone wants to vote for it down the line, maybe they'll track you down.
Best regards,
Robert
PS: "The King, not wanting to appear a fool, said, 'Isn't it grand! Isn't it fine! Look at the cut, the style, the line!'" (from the story by Hans Christian Andersen, The King's New Clothes, as told by Danny Kaye) Esoterica: If expert opinion is suspect, so is that of the general crowd. Public opinion polls are notoriously faulty. People will say they want to buy small, economical cars--then they go out and get gas-guzzling trucks and SUV's. In art they give lip service to imagination and creativity, but when push comes to shove it's often security, conformity and provenance that win the day. One can only conclude that we are a deceptive lot. A friend of mine just had to have a Rauschenberg and went to New York to get one. He didn't care so much what the painting was about, as long as it was a Rauschenberg. When I asked him why he wanted a Rauschenberg, he told me he liked saying the name. "Rauschenberg. Rauschenberg.""
---------This article is reproduced with permission. Copyright 2007 - Robert Genn. To get more of Robert Genn's insights into the life of an artist, sign up for his twice-weekly newsletter at: The Robert Genn Twice-Weekly Letter:http://www.painterskeys.com---------
Evaluating Art By Robert Genn
Dear Linda,
This morning Kerim Kahyagil of Istanbul, Turkey wrote: "I used to evaluate paintings by looking at composition, technique, color, tone, texture, perspective, etc. Now I realize that even though these are important, they are really about craft and artisanship. I now think they come at a lower priority than the totality. I've re-written my evaluation process: 30 points when the passing viewer comes to a stop. 30 points if viewer gets the point--message, feeling, mood. If too explicit, I deduct points. 35 points to artisanship as before. If, after a year, the viewer still enjoys looking at the painting, it's worth another 5 points. Does this system make sense?"Thanks, Kerim.
Not really. All rigid evaluation systems eventually get the heave-ho. There are so many reasons to accept or reject a work of art. In your complex percentage system, it would be impossible to get real thoughts and feelings from collectors. Further, collectors are not everybody--there are the vastly different points of view of artists, investors, decorators, critics, mothers, etc. Sometimes a painting has everything wrong with it and yet it totally rings someone's bells. Inexplicable.
Yesterday I was one of five on jury duty. While the entire slate was already chosen and hung, we had to choose thirteen winners of cash prizes. As painters ourselves, we all started with the knowledge that our choices might not be the public's choices. Also, because the collection had both realistic work and cutting-edge modernism, there was the need to present an open-minded balance. Some of the paintings definitely stopped us dead in our tracks, although they didn't always get our votes. Scratching my head, I couldn't help thinking my old evil thoughts--why not let everyone who comes to the show--both artists and the general public--vote on the work by secret ballot? Give out the green stuff accordingly at the end.
As all evaluation systems are suspect, there's another way for creative people to approach the game. Pay no attention to what anybody thinks. Set your own standards. Paddle your own canoe. This includes not putting yourself at the mercy of kangaroo courts. Simply become your own jury and prize-giver. The real prize comes to the artist when the work is made, and if it's truly worthy and anyone wants to vote for it down the line, maybe they'll track you down.
Best regards,
Robert
PS: "The King, not wanting to appear a fool, said, 'Isn't it grand! Isn't it fine! Look at the cut, the style, the line!'" (from the story by Hans Christian Andersen, The King's New Clothes, as told by Danny Kaye) Esoterica: If expert opinion is suspect, so is that of the general crowd. Public opinion polls are notoriously faulty. People will say they want to buy small, economical cars--then they go out and get gas-guzzling trucks and SUV's. In art they give lip service to imagination and creativity, but when push comes to shove it's often security, conformity and provenance that win the day. One can only conclude that we are a deceptive lot. A friend of mine just had to have a Rauschenberg and went to New York to get one. He didn't care so much what the painting was about, as long as it was a Rauschenberg. When I asked him why he wanted a Rauschenberg, he told me he liked saying the name. "Rauschenberg. Rauschenberg.""
---------This article is reproduced with permission. Copyright 2007 - Robert Genn. To get more of Robert Genn's insights into the life of an artist, sign up for his twice-weekly newsletter at: The Robert Genn Twice-Weekly Letter:http://www.painterskeys.com---------
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