I’ve been keeping a close eye on the featured and popular pages on Red Bubble, and wondering where all the painters, illustrators and gra…
I’ve been keeping a close eye on the featured and popular pages on Red Bubble, and wondering where all the painters, illustrators and graphic artists are?! There are some AMAZING artists working in these media on the site, but it just seems like they’re all being lost in the system. I have nothing against photography or the photographers, but it’d be nice to see a more even spread. So – do your bit! Upload your best painting, illustrative or graphic pieces Seek out painted and illustrated works Comment, fave and watch! The popular algorithm is a closely guarded Red Bubble secret, however I’m sure doing the above things can help boost painting and illustration on this site. I know we can all help bring attention to the amazing artists on this site who deserve to have a little light shone on them! I will go through my own watch list and select and feature artists who I think deserve to be a little more popular. I have sent in my request to have an Illustration group on RB, and Kathleen emailed me back a few days later and said that many people had requested the same thing and that they were nutting out a plan for launching such a group. I really can’t wait, I do think a group dedicated to illustrators might be the shot in the arm needed for illustrative artists. If you’re with me, let me know!! Spread the word! (I have submitted this to a few groups, please let me know if this is appropriate – because I think it is, and highly beneficial to us all!!)
Hi Kids! Today saw me painting, painting something which I hope will become rather successful. I’m into the quirky, and the geeky…
Hi Kids! Today saw me painting, painting something which I hope will become rather successful. I’m into the quirky, and the geeky… all the things that make up TBO. / I’ve taken the Dead Silence Mermaid, and have painted, and drawn her (acrylic and marker) onto some floppy disks! / This was really just a bit of investigative art and i’m now doing one with 4 disks, of the mermaid dj again…... the top will be the same two, but different colours. Would really like your feedback! Would you buy something like this, given the chance? I would be looking at getting them framed and mounted, and putting them in my Big Cartel store. Much Love and Painty Bits, /
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I am very happy to say that / Has been chosen as the top number 1 feature of the “Live Love Dream” group. Thank you so much….
_“It’s a curious subject that’s seldom discussed and surprisingly poorly understood. The idealists and the practical are at odds about …
“It’s a curious subject that’s seldom discussed and surprisingly poorly understood. The idealists and the practical are at odds about it, but it’s really neither good nor bad—it just is. I’m talking about “the look” in popular art. Art is a commodity joined at the hip to an artist’s name. That the name is recognized from the work is both its beauty and its curse. / Night-A Blaze of Glory Here’s one example out of thousands. Mark Rothko’s work is pretty well universally known. Anyone with a smattering of interest or knowledge can pick one out from across a crowded MOMA. Both curators and commoners use words like “soft-edged,” “repetitious,” “simple,” “ethereal,” and “consistent,” to describe Rothko’s work. That’s what people know about Rothko. On the other hand, figurative and exploratory work by him is hardly known and seldom collected. Rothko is not just a painting that looks like what a Rothko should look like, it’s a brand, and like the wealthy woman who needs a Louis Vuitton purse, well-endowed galleries feel the need to have a Mark Rothko. / Night Time in Baba’s Garden The condition isn’t limited to the herd-instinct of Public Galleries. That little gallery down highway 101 in Humptulips also plays a role in branding the look. Joe Schmaltz’s landscapes need to look like other Joe Schmaltz landscapes. Your local art-collecting orthodontist needs to have seen something like it before. It takes a mighty evolved orthodontist to seek out the more unusual Schmaltzes. Evolved orthodontists are as rare as perfectly straight teeth. / Chintz Night Whether they admit it or not, both the lofty curator and the modest collector see work as a product and have finite expectations for it. Going beyond those expectations upsets their understanding of the particular brand they’re looking at. So much for an artist’s versatility, varied skills, complex abilities and eternal exploration. Problems arise when one artist appropriates the look of another artist. If the look is simple to produce, and many looks are, multiple galleries can become glutted. Overproduction of a look leads to devaluation. Such is the circular nature of looks”..... The above is a direct quote from the pages of a newsletter by Robert Genn, one of Canada’s most accomplished painters, who is also well known internationally and who also runs The Painters Keys, an international listing site for artists…. / In the Summertime This is a subject that I have personally puzzled and pondered over for years…do I want an interesting life, or if I slog away and paint the same thing everyday of life, a possibly famous and lucrative one….I opted for interesting Janis… What do you think? Are you hoping to be the next Mark Rothko recognizable for a single style of work, or are you content with leading an interesting and varied life exploring all the styles and subject matter that the world offers the artist? I’m interested in your feedback on this topic….I think it’s a really important question for artists who are serious about making a living at their art.
Dear Janis, / / _These days artists are receiving emails like this: “We like to do business with you. We are skilled painters in Shenzhen…
Dear Janis, / / These days artists are receiving emails like this: “We like to do business with you. We are skilled painters in Shenzhen, China. There are lots of talent painters working together in our studio. We can paint oil painting at every grade of different style, our price and service are very competitive, you can make more money than before if you buy oil paintings directly from us. The FOB prices can be $7 per copy for 20” x 24” and $12 for 24” x 36”, if you are interested in, we can send some photos of our works to you, we also can paint exactly according to your any email pictures, it is very easy to do the international business now, looking forward to your reply.” / Mutsu Carnival As well as cheap copies of famous paintings for the world’s supermarkets, what these chaps have in mind is that you go golfing while they make your stuff—at less cost than you might normally pay for a couple of golf balls. They’d like you to think it’s the new reality of free trade. / The Group of Five / / I’ve seen a few fairly good copies of my own work, done without my permission. At first glance they look okay. At second glance the painters haven’t figured out the order I do things, and they’ve not rendered well the deviations and mannerisms that make my work somewhat distinctive. As clever as these guys are, they’ve not lived my struggles, and they’ve put in unpleasant struggles of their own. Can others see this? People tell me they can recognize my work from across the room. Many other painters can say the same. How sophisticated does a collector have to be to spot a phony? How greedy does a dealer have to get to sell one? How stupid do artists have to be to let themselves be cloned? / / / Jazz As many know, I’ve worked long and hard to thwart the Chinese copyists. A couple of years ago we managed to have replicas of more than 1200 Western painters removed from Eastern clone-sites. The various levels of governments were of no help in this fight. Direct email appeals to the decency of the cloners worked, if only temporarily. These are talented, well-trained painters. Our efforts brought to mind some of the great principles: Put the devil to work in your work. Fill it with private magic. Use techniques and processes that are yours alone and tough to master. Do things that others can’t. / / Best regards, / / Robert / / PS: “We can do good job for you and save you time.” (Chinese cloning website) / / In China, the word “copyright” currently means the right to copy. We need to help the Chinese understand that world citizenship means more than a fast buck-it means respect, honour and integrity. There are more than 10,000 clone-painters in Shenzhen-all of them poorly paid. Artists need to reply to these Chinese emails and let it be known that they do not want their work cloned under any circumstances. Chinese artists need to be encouraged to be their own artists. Many have seen this light and have achieved international acclaim at prices that do not perpetuate poverty in either art or ethics. The above is a copy of one my letters from Robert Genn, a well known and very successful Canadian painter, who provides an art listing site called The Painters Keys…he has given me permission to reprint his letters for you whenever I feel you’d be interested in the topic under discussion. / / I too have had a number of these emails, which means my work has now been cloned and is being sold as I write this, with not a penny sent to me..I tried to find them on the web, but the sites are so big [there are thousands and thousand of paintings] that I gave up. Janis Are you worried about your art being cloned, and have any of you received emails like the ones I’ve received? / Picture of a cloning factory at work...There are regular competitions held, with 100 or more painters all racing to see who can finish a copy of the same portrait or landscape the fastest. The quickest of the Dafen, Shenzhen artisans can complete up to 30 paintings a day. Over 10,000 Chinese painters occupy the city of Dafen, Shenzhen. Five million oil paintings a year are created here for foreign markets. P.S. According to Robert, one of the main sites is called Arch-World. / Andrew and I went to have a look right away. It turned out to be a big site that ‘represented’ more than 2800 artists, living and dead. These folks have been simply ‘lifting’ images from dealer and public gallery websites, and other online pages. They are offering them as giclees or photocopies in several sizes. You can fill up your shopping-cart for peanuts. Smaller sizes are 129 Yuan—379 for larger. That’s about US$16 and $46. They also frame and ship.
Dear friends There is a new group for painters of landscapes hosted by Martin and myself. Please join our group and submit your beauti…
Dear friends There is a new group for painters of landscapes hosted by Martin and myself. Please join our group and submit your beautiful landscapes. Only paintings, please. (Acrylics, oils, watercolours, pastels, etc.) Landscape Paintings
At last her little girl is being featured. Little putty nose, freckle face, Little Me has done it at last, albeit a bit late in life…
At last her little girl is being featured. Little putty nose, freckle face, Little Me has done it at last, albeit a bit late in life! Never too late, they say! Thank you, Babyfaces of Redbubble!!! Vir my mammie: kyk nou net waar is ek nou!!! And: / Historic Churches featured my painting of The Rock of Cashel / And: / Prize Challenges featured my painting “Somewhere in Ireland” / And: / For the Love of Cats has my painting ‘Survivors’ on their features page! / Thank you so much to all the groups for featuring my work! What a day! WOW!!!
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Another Feature for this Painting. / / Tomatoes The street / filled with tomatoes, / midday, / summer, / light is / halved / like / a / tomato, / its juice / runs / through the streets. Thank you to the Group Moderators
I’m so glad , thrilled and honoured to see my acrylic work ” FOUR IN ONE” featured in the gorgeous ” THE DIVINE FEMININE GROUP ”! Many…
I’m so glad , thrilled and honoured to see my acrylic work ” FOUR IN ONE” featured in the gorgeous ” THE DIVINE FEMININE GROUP ”! Many thanks to the hosts !!!:-) Wishing you all a wonderful weekend, Brigitte
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/ Softly as in a Morning Sunrise Softly, as in a morning sunrise / The light of love comes stealing / Into a new born day. Thank you so much
Three more features …what wonderful way to begin a new week ! MOONSHINE LADY WAS FEATURED IN THE AMAZING FEMININE INTENT GROUP….....
Three more features …what wonderful way to begin a new week ! MOONSHINE LADY WAS FEATURED IN THE AMAZING FEMININE INTENT GROUP…...12-08-09! / Many thanks to MARION CHAPMAN for featuring and supporting my work …it’s very appreciated !!! SOULFUL EXPRESSION WAS FEATURED IN THE AMAZING HAIRSTYLE GROUP ….10-08-09! / Thank you to the hosts especially to WaleskaL for featuring and supporting my work ….it’s very appreciated ….you made my day ! MASQUERADE WAS FEATURED IN THE Core(C.O.R.E( GROUP…....10-08-09! / Thank you so much USHNA SARDAR…...it’s appreciated and makes me happy ! To everyone a great start in the new week, Brigitte:-)
Three slideshow movies from my Three Elements series of paintings / (myself being the fire which causes the transmutation) earth..
Three slideshow movies from my Three Elements series of paintings / (myself being the fire which causes the transmutation) earth / water / air / BEST VIEWED IN HQ FORMAT.
WITCHTIME PLACED IN THE TOP TEN OF WITCHCRAFT CHALLENGE…......23-09-09! / Wow…I’m so thrilled and happy…many thanks to Rouble Rus…
WITCHTIME PLACED IN THE TOP TEN OF WITCHCRAFT CHALLENGE…......23-09-09! / Wow…I’m so thrilled and happy…many thanks to Rouble Rust and to all of you who voted for it…it’s very appreciated!!!:-) / / FEATURED FOREVER IN THE HALLOWEEN PICTURE SHOW / / / FEATURED IN THE WITCHES WIZARDS AND WARLOCKS GROUP / FEATURED IN THE HALLOWEEN GROUP / Lovely greetings to everyone and many thanks to all the hosts of these groups for featuring and supporting my work WITCHTIME! Brigitte:-)
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/ LOOKING AT…..WAS FEATURED IN THE INSPIRED BY LIFE GROUP ….....07-10-09 / Many thanks to Jonathan Carri….it’s very appreciated! / LOOK INTO THE FUTURE WAS FEATURED IN THE PAINTED LADIES GROUP…....06-10-09 / Many thanks to StephanieAllison…it’s very appreciated! / PINK BEAUTY WAS FEATURED IN THE WATERCOLOUR PENCIL ART GROUP…...05-10-09 / Many thanks to the hosts Alice Oates and Alexandra Felgate…it’s very appreciated! / Hi everyone, just a quick hello and a great big thank you to you all who have left comments on my artworks…..I can assure you they are all taken on board and very appreciateted….my kindest regards to each and everyone of you ! Brigitte:-)
First of all….....My apologies fo rnot commenting on many of your wonderful works…..........I have been quite busy lately outside the…
First of all….....My apologies fo rnot commenting on many of your wonderful works…..........I have been quite busy lately outside the art world. / Many things goin on…...........all good….......I will try to catch up soon…..... / But in the mean time Blah Blah Blah.,,,,,,,,,, / your work is wonderful,fantastic….........aloha & mahalo … / You get the picture…........ / Now…...NO need to comment on my features …...........just leave a mark…..... / Featured in…......... I Got The Music In Me / / Featured in…...........Out of the Past / / Featured in…......... Floral Watercolours! and Pastels! / / Featured in…...........Mature Men / / Featured in…......... Shapes & Patterns / / Featured in…......... Art in Math & Inspired By Life / / Featured in…......... The Red Barn / mahalo for the honors…and your continued friendship and support….....blah…blah…......blah…..........you know what I mean…......... / aloha kj…
I joined RB in October 2008. There were many reasons for joining: obviously I wanted to promote my work and share what I do with the worl…
I joined RB in October 2008. There were many reasons for joining: obviously I wanted to promote my work and share what I do with the world, secondly I needed a positive distraction to take me away from my daily life which had fallen down around me. The following comments, favourites, views and sales helped me divert my attention at what was a very lonely and isolating period of my life. In July 2008 (on the eve of our wedding anniversary) my husband had a stroke. Thankfully, over the last year, the use of his right side and speech returned and he is back to his ‘old-self’ with the exception of monitoring excesses of stress, cholesterol and alcohol! Sadly, the friends that I thought I had actually were “fiends”, and saw the physical snap-shots of his recovery as ‘he’s better’. The ‘friends’ that I thought I had I discovered were no more than high-maintenance baggage who were so self centred they couldn’t see that I was drowning not waving! Redbubblers (without knowing) stepped in, and I want to thank each and everyone of you in helping my husbands recovery and keeping my sanity in what otherwise would have been such a lonely time. Thankyou for the 8362 comments that I have received, read and replied to, and the 1291 favourites that have given me a niche, sense of purpose and a value. Thankyou For the first nine months of his recovery Brian slept on average 18-20 hours a day. The moments of Brian ‘being there’ and what outsiders ‘saw’ was enclosed in the longest and quietest of days imaginable – the silence was deafening. I want to thank those who have given me nothing more than positives during this time and who unknowingly ‘been there’ at all hours of day and night when my insomnia has kicked in. Daytimes were hard, the night-times seemed to go on for ever. Whilst Brian slept, I listened, whether it be painting or on the PC: for so long Brian was afraid to be left alone and I was so afraid to leave him. I want to say a heartfelt thankyou to everyone that kept me smiling in the community that is Redbubble. / / Comments 8362 / People Favoriting Your Work 1291 / Art Views 131316 / T-Shirt Views 104313 / Writing Views 1572 / Journal Views 8007 / Total Views 245208 / Most Popular Work Neutral Nude As a huge “thankyou” I will be offering this work alongside Neutral Nude 2 and Plaits and Panties at a hugely discounted rate until the end of November. Thankyou :-)
First Place winner in Impressionism Cafe Challenge “Landscape in Winter” Winner of many challenges, and featured on the Home Page ...
First Place winner in Impressionism Cafe Challenge “Landscape in Winter” Winner of many challenges, and featured on the Home Page / Grateful Top Ten Winner in the Visual Texture Challenge “Texture of Materials“ / India 1 Top Ten Winner in Impressionism Cafe “Landscape in Springtime / On the Way to Somewhere Top Ten Winner in If It doesn’t Belong’s challenge “Homage to Let’s Pay Homage“ / Homage to Cezanne Featured in Imaginative Realism / Towards The Light 2 3rd feature in 2 days Featured in Journal Junkies / Challenge Winners and Top Ten Placements Featured in JPG Cast-Offs / There’s a Light in the Darkness Featured in Dimensions / Night..A Blaze of Glory Thanks so much to all who made these features and wins possible…I am deeply grateful Previous Wins...click HERE
I got this notion after all of the wonderful comments on my latest posting and addition to my Native American Woman’s Series ~ Mariah. ...
I got this notion after all of the wonderful comments on my latest posting and addition to my Native American Woman’s Series ~ Mariah. / I have never actually viewed all of these ladies together …I have a Calendar of the series but that only allows 12 of the collection. / So while I have acquired many more watcher’s since the beginning of this collection, posted over a year ago…I thought I would just complie all of the pieces and re-share with you. / I was greatly surprised myself just how many I have added in the past year, and I have also added the number of views on these pieces. / Enjoy and thanks in advance for any and all comments! / Many of these original are for sale, or if you wish for me to make a custom Calendar, b-mail me!! / Susan Mariah~ 97 Views / Squash Blossom~ 170 Views / Raven1889 Views / Wrapped In Tradition 1068 Views / Lone Star~ 1917 Views / Phoenix~ 531 Views / Navajo Woman, Long Walk Home1211 Views / Defiance 135 Views / The Southwest Blanket~ 282 Views / Lakota Child~ 85 Views / Old Kate~ 182 Views / Edge Of Womanhood~ 236 Views / The Knowledge Keeper~ 186 Views / Pasque Flower~ 88 Views / Hats For Sale~ 157 Views / Wrapped In Tradition #4~ 108 Views / Wrapped In Tradition #3~ 91 Views / Wrapped In Tradition #2~ 128 Views / The Tribal Healer~ 183 Views / Turquoise~ 286 Views / Dressed To Dance~ 300 Views / The Shaman’s Daughter~ 217 Views / The Flower Girl #2~ 187 Views /
Featured Twice…The Yellow Gallery and If It Doesn’t Belong / !http://images-3.redbubble.net/img/art/framecolor:black/framestyle:flat30…
Featured Twice…The Yellow Gallery and If It Doesn’t Belong / / Still Life with Old Dandelion Stencil and Terracotta Pots Featured in Ontario / / Pale Yellow DayLily Featured twice…Inspired Art, and Mornings and Evenings Sunbeams and Storms / / The Third Sorrow Featured in The Purple Passion Gallery / / Who is Here? Featured in Hand Drawn or Painted Art of Happiness or Joy / / Autumn Light In Live and Let Live / / Berry Fresco Thank you so much
I have been honoured with a challenge win in the, / Animals – Pets or Wildlife Challenge...
I have been honoured with a challenge win in the, / Animals – Pets or Wildlife Challenge / Very cool. Thanks to all Bubblers who voted for my lil bear in his increasingly watery wonderland. / Secondly please welcome a good friend from school days to RedBubble. / Cathy / has taken the plunge to get her work out into cyberspace. Please take a look at her sensitively drawn pastel portraits. Cathy: / “I have been in hibernation for many years, but have recently decided that I must make time for my art. I did mainly people portraits, but for the past year have been doing mainly animal which I am enjoying immensely. I live in Durban, South Africa.”
First Place win of the Natura Morte challenge in PIMT / !http://images-0.redbubble.net/img/art/framecolor:black/framestyle:flat30/mattec…
First Place win of the Natura Morte challenge in PIMT / / Ripe Cherries Top Ten Win of Your Favourite Image Challenge in Image Writing / / Towards The Light Top Ten Win of Wild flower challenge in Just Watercolours Group / / Queen Anne’s Lace FEATURES In the Patchwork / / Yellow Moon In Bits and Pieces / / Nature…Layered with Texture In All Things Poetic, Artistic, Philosophical / / Your Perception…How Fined Tuned Is It In Dimensions / / Abandoned Site Previous Wins
Five Features in Painters in Modern Times.. What a Thrill!! !http://images-1.redbubble.net/img/art/framecolor:black/framestyle:fla…
Five Features in Painters in Modern Times.. What a Thrill!! / Beatrice / Terracotta Morning / The Third Sorrow / The Potting Shed / The Centre of Your Soul Sold to Diette Henderson / / From Diette’s Garden Thank you so much to the moderators of PIMT and to Diette for the purchase…I am immensely pleased
*Today is reception of my Solo – Exhibition! / I’m honored and happy…and at the same time amazed by what Frannie Moore can do. / I want to …
Today is reception of my Solo – Exhibition! / I’m honored and happy…and at the same time amazed by what Frannie Moore can do. / I want to THANK YOU very much for this thing Frannie!!! / I appreciate a lot what you do for others… For me it would be a pleasure if you will come and will be guests! :) / I will wait here /
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