I subscribe to a wonderful Newsletter called Empty Easel / that provides a wealth of information that I consider…
I subscribe to a wonderful Newsletter called Empty Easel / that provides a wealth of information that I consider valuable to any artist. Some of the topics include painting tips, articles on famous artists, articles on art movements and art styles, articles on how to market your art, and much more. I replied to an article titled Are Personal Art Websites the Best Way to Promote Art Online? / and the website owner, Dan, replied to my email quite quickly. My reply to the article stated that I had good success on Google by submitting my name and URL, and if you typed my name in, it would show up on the front page. What follows are Dan’s comments and suggestions which I think are very good ideas for those of you out there to increase the traffic to your Portfolio, and to RedBubble as well. Increasing the traffic provides benefit to all of us in the long run. Hi Terry - Yes, PayPal works well for artists. The only problem is integrating it nicely. Some artists do that better than others. As far as finding yourself with searches, RedBubble seems to be doing well with Google results. What you might try to do is target some key words for your artwork in addition to your name. I know RedBubble has a journal/blog feature that gets picked up by Google, as does the description of your artwork, so make sure to write detailed descriptions of your artwork wherever possible. Also, you might title your artwork like this: Cosmic Dust: Blue and Gold Fractal Art Because Google takes titles seriously, and if you’d like to be found for terms such as “fractal art” or “digital art” you should put those in the titles, right after the ACTUAL title of your artwork. Or. . . for every artwork you upload, write a blog post about it. That would allow you to give more detail, and put more keywords into the title of the blog post. Just to show you how your blog is already TRYING to work for you, type this into Google: Create Upload Phew Those are the “keywords” you’ve put into your latest blog title, and you’ll see that Google will bring up your profile on RedBubble first because of it. Now imagine if you wrote a new blog post and titled it: Gold and Blue Fractal Art: Digital Artwork by Terry Krysak You might start getting searches for those keywords instead. (And see how you can include both “art” and “artwork” in case people search for one or the other…) These were just some random thoughts as I looked at your RedBubble profile, Terry. Perhaps they’ll help a little bit. All the best, / -Dan Another excellent article on EmptyEasel is 7 Tips For Selling Your Art Online I hope that you find this information useful, and encourage you to sign up for Dan’s newsletter and start enjoying the benefits right away.
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!!)
I was just notified by a fellow artist that I was fea…
I was just notified by a fellow artist that I was featured in the latest issue of “Treasure State Lifestyles Magazine”! The article is in association with the book I will be published in May, 2008 titled, “Artists of the NW”, a project that is three years in the making. I am eagerly yet patiently awaiting it to be published and enjoying the ride. I wanted to say thanks for all of the wonderful support from my fans and friends! Here’s a sneak peak of my page from the book “Artists of the NW”...
Here is an excerpt from the “Artist’s Soul” by Linda Coons that I think we can all agree is good advice and follows on my last post of “1…
Here is an excerpt from the “Artist’s Soul” by Linda Coons that I think we can all agree is good advice and follows on my last post of “10 Things You Should Never Say to an Artist”... “We can all participate in supporting and encouraging each other’s artistic and creative efforts and growth, regardless of our involvement in organized artist support groups…when we sincerely compliment another’s expression of creative endeavours, we may encourage a sense of capability in the creator’s attitude. We are actually supporting his or her choices…when we openly listen to others’ ideas, we validate the worth of the idea… / / Our sharing of positive feelings may serve as feedback to those who doubt their own assessment of their art…sometimes we can build our own confidence from the feedback we receive from others.. / / It is important that we talk about our feelings towards others’ work, rather than judging or criticizing others’ efforts or the artist.. / By talking about our feelings, we are really sharing our preferences.. They may serve to build respect in relationships… / Unless an artist asks openly for a critique, it is usually more respectful to accept another’s work as it is…asking artists to share feelings about their creations with us can open a dialogue. We can learn and practice skills to respect our own and others’ artistic boundaries”... /
Exciting news….Duh duh duh duh (that was my drum roll, lol)...It was just announced from the Melbourne & Victoria Group...
Exciting news….Duh duh duh duh (that was my drum roll, lol)...It was just announced from the Melbourne & Victoria Group that my painting First Tree is one of the 40 RedBubble pieces selected for a special two week art exhibit on July 27th, on display in the foyer of the Rialto Towers in Melbourne! The Rialto Towers are one of Melbourne’s most prestigious and iconic skyrise buildings. My painting will be displayed along with the other fantastic works of art chosen by RedBubble in the main entrance with exposure to over 5,000 people a day! It is quite an honor to me and it will definitely be an adventure! If you would like more information on the event, please feel free to contact me through: Carrie Glenn Studios contact form or through: carrie@carrieglennstudios.com
1. You were more concerned about the colour of your car than the fuel / > consumption. / > 2. The highlights in your hair are from your p…
1. You were more concerned about the colour of your car than the fuel / > consumption. / > 2. The highlights in your hair are from your palette and not / > Clairol. / > 3. You are having lunch with the girls and the fragrance you wear / > is eau d’linseed oil. / > 4. The only piece of new furniture you have in your home is a $2000 / > easel. / > 5. You butter your toast with your fingers, just to feel it’s / > texture. / > 6. You think about taking a picture to a show. / > 7. You talk about going to a show where the pictures don’t move. / > 8. You are over 50 and still have no health insurance. / > 9. Your family takes out a life insurance plan on you for less than / > $5000. / > 10. You know what shade of green the lichen on the trees is. / > 11. You can’t find a nice outfit for your date because everything / > has paint smears on. / > 12. Your date ends up with paint smears on her/him. / > 13. You’re late for the date because you suddenly knew exactly what / > that detail of your latest painting needed and just had to fix it / > while it / > was fresh in your mind. / > 14. You chose to buy that new Russian Sable Number Six Round / > instead of a Big Mac, a Large Fry, a Milkshake, Desert, and five / > gallons of gas. / > 15. Your favourite home repair store refuses to work with you to / > repaint your den, because you rename all of their paint swatches and / > you get / > upset that they don’t carry the exact nuance of raw umber you had in / > mind. / > 16. You purchase a ton of books, and most are blank inside. / > 17. When viewing a sunset, you think in terms of cadmium yellow / > (light hue), salmon and gold, a tinted teal mixed with gold for the / > water….” / > 18. Strangers save your ‘regular’ spot at the park, perfect for ob / > serving children and pigeons. / > 19. There are Prussian blue fingerprints on your phone. / > 20. You stay awake late at night wondering how to render on canvas / > the dimly lit shapes and the shadows in your room. / > 21. When you go out, you are always stopping and gazing at the world / > around you. / > 22. You travel far to sketch a place of scenic beauty. / > 23. You clean your brushes in your coffee. / > 24. You carry pencils instead of pens. / > 25. You have watercolour swatches on cardboard in your pocket. / > 26. You explain your deplorably bad housekeeping by saying, “it’s a / > work-in-progress. ..” / > 27. You do judge a book by its cover. / > 28. You watch the latest kids’ digital animation movies and drool
/ *The Big 30…30,000 views!!! WOW! I’m feeling old!...
/ The Big 30…30,000 views!!! WOW! I’m feeling old! LOL! No really, it’s great…no actually it’s fantastic! Thank you to each and every one who has become a part of my life, my views and even my artwork itself. Here are some of my favorite highlights since the last ten thousand miles… The biggest news I probably have to announce is the publishing of my artwork in “Artists of The West” book! It is a true milestone for me and a great personal success. It was an amazing project to be involved in and over a three year journey. I ended up making some great friends and contacts along the way and really bonded with everyone involved in the book. / After the release of the book there was some really exciting events to follow like the first book signing in St. Helens with the official release. / I am also doing a public book signing, autographs and a special unveiling of three of my new paintings at the Astoria Sunday Market later this month. The Astoria Sunday Market / / (Feel free to shoot me an e-mail if you’re interested or would like more information on the event) Also I am VERY excited to be a part of the RedBubble Rialto Towers art exhibit ironically also on July 27th the same date of my book signing in Astoria, Oregon! My work First Tree was chosen along with 40 other works of art to show in the foyer of the Rialto Towers for a two week art show! I am honored and thrilled to be showing my work alongside the other amazing artists and my RedBubble friends! I was also a part of some wonderful collaborations My collaboration piece Through The Past To The Future with my friend Michael Gatch was a total success and incredibly fun! It was inspired by his photo Through The Past / We had such a good time we did another one… / Apple Harvest which was inspired by Michael’s photo Old Apple When I looked at this work I saw the tree as the point of life that was celebrated and brought people and family together. I wanted to I take it back in time or to another time perhaps. I also had a fantastic collaboration with my dear friend Paul Hobday / I was really inspired by his photo Twisted and had a vision of what eventually became…The Other Side Of The Fence my newest work. Again THANK YOU to each of you who took the time to view my work, comment on my work and invest into me and my career. My art work is the road in this life that I have chosen to make a living on and really…it is my life. In each painting or drawing I create I try to leave a bit of myself to be shared with another person. / Thank you so much for supporting and embracing me and one of my true loves…art!
Hi and welcome to my art studio.! You are visitor number ...
Hi and welcome to my art studio.! You are visitor number come on in, sit down and make yourself at home, I’ll go put the kettle on :) / Framed original paintings hanging in my studio Due to the lovely Robin Pushe’e requesting i post some photos of my studio…i took a few clicks…and here it is.. my studio is a double garage that was purpose built for the job. It is detached from the house, and large enough for me to pursue all my creative projects. also you will see Madonna & Child hanging in the restaurant Chill Cafe at the Manly Arts Festival in Sydney…along with the other winning entries :) The photo was most graciously taken by the lovely bubbler Samantha Goode who was kind enough to go out of her way for me to take some photos so i would have an idea of how it all looked…Thank you so much Sam!! The centre ‘tables’ were specially made to our specifications, and the other furniture all bought from Ikea / .... piece I’m currently working on with my pencil drawing of Lost and Found sitting next to it for reference, plus lots of other references, and there’s all that lovely light pouring in the window. / Large framed originals of Midnight Blues and Polly’s Pearls on studio floor / Here’s one of Karin working on Madonna & Child on brown paper, alongside for reference are Stargazer and Jess n Jumbo Karin working on the intial stages of what will become Scuba Diva I’m using chalk pastels here to fill in the large areas, then I’ll spray fixative and work in the shadows and final touches with acrylic, ink and charcoal. / Main work area, covered in reference material. I paint on the slanted easel table, some of the sketches on brown paper for Children of the World series are visible, ie I Luv Lollies and Scuba Diva. Setting the studio up took about a year of planning from initial inception. If you look closely you can see my matryoshka (russian doll) blanks in the far background. Also notice the mirror, mirrors are very important in art, if you have a problem with a drawing, look at it in the mirror (for a reversed image) and you will be able to tell what’s wrong… turning your drawing upside down will also help to reveal where the problem is. I also use the mirror if I need a reference such as feet, hands, and don’t have an image…i will sketch my own hands, feet, face….you have to be a bit of a contortionist sometimes! lol I like to hang the things that inspire me on the clothesline, including makeshift plaits from wool and dried out teabags for use in mix media applications…special greeting cards I’ve collected along the way, or particular artists that always inspire me. / A bit boring this image, my PC and printer…and messy desk area, where I work on digital colouring, etc and keep up with what’s going on here at Red Bubble / A sample of some of my canvas prints on studio floor, including Whale Dancers Two Dolls and Pearl of the Sea storage space, purpose built for the job (it’s great to have a place for rolls of stuff and keeps things nice n clean) / (more storage and the top of these benches serves as a terrific workspace and layout area. I’ve used it to create small studio and lighting effects to photograph the CHUNKIES and jewellery. You can just make out Jack and Jill on the brown paper on top of bench Loose and matted originals out on the bench, getting sorted into display folders, and frames being sanded back and refreshed after some were damaged during gallery transit Karin at work on award winner Madonna & Child with Stargazer’s flippers peeping out! Works created on brown paper, cut out and pasted onto digitally designed or plain backgrounds for maximum effect. a clearer view of the workspace from another angle, bit messy hey! The set of drawers to the right is fabulous.. it’s on castors and moves..the drawers are slimline and pull out so easily…they are full of inks, pastels, acrylics, mediums, icecream lids (for mixing paint), stamps i’ve made from cubed erasors and lots of other odds and ends. Karin gets stuck into a painting…. am often completely unaware of how much paint gets all over my face, hair, hands… kids come home from school and just giggle at me, ‘til i realise…. i’m covered in stuff and need a good scrub :) Getting lost in the moment can do that to you :) Can you see my wool plaits I use as hair models in the background, there’s a normal plait and a fishtail plait, both help me to recreate drawings of plaits…. I also use a lot of fashion mags for reference, particular for eyes, faces and fashion ideas. My bookcase is bending under the weight of all my reference books. To the right, can you see my set of drawers? In there I store colour coded fabrics and materials for my mixed media work. view of some more storage space and looking back out into our backyard which is looking very green and tropical, there’s the large roll of brown paper I’ve been using. Madonna and Child High Gloss Mounted Print on Gatorboard hanging at a Manly Cafe in Sydney during the Manly Art Festival ‘08. Other Photos Karin with Madonna & Child (newspaper photo) Range of tshirts I ordered for friends and family for Christmas ‘08 from Red Bubble, included are Jess n Jumbo Tshirt, Pearl of the Sea TShirt, Asia Blue tshirt and Little Green Teapot tshirt / Here’s Karin with a collection of her CHUNKIES a series of characters created from plasticine! This photo was for a media release. / Karin (blurrily) modelling her niece’s Little Multicolour Teapot tee on aqua in girly fit style, sorry for the blur…definitely not blurred in real life! / Karin with Asia Calendar / Karin wearing her Pirate Chick tshirt design, purchased from Red Bubble Karin in studio wearing a tee by Keith Richardson with the ‘chop’ initials he created In the background I have large white foamcore sheets onto which i thumbtack references torn from magazines and newspapers, you can use both the front and back and they are lightweight and portabe…a large sheet of foamcore is somewhere between $10 and $20 – handy stuff. On one I have kids fashion, clothing, plaits, kids in different poses, on another depictions of faces and in particular eyes so that I can study them and keep on track with the anatomy of them, I have another one covered in roses… they are also useful for pinning a display, or an artwork on paper, so i can take it inside and view it over a period of days…then decide what it does or doesn’t need…. all this while doing the ironing and other domestic things…so the mind is ever on the go thinking about art, and solutions to creative problems. / View through the window, of some of my original works on paper, includes Thoughts Become Things (girl in bathtub) and Little Green Teapot (my most popular image on red bubble) and Heart of Gold (girl on horse), also in view are Maiden Voyage (asian inspired sailing boat), Kiss Away my Tears (mother and daughter with rabbit) and Endless Love (asian princess in navy and gold) / Here’s some of the stuff I collect when I’m walking around, twigs, coral, flowers, dried leaves, unusual seaweeds, aboriginal artefacts/axes…tools/precious rocks, dead palm fronds, grasses, paper bark, seeds, shells, dead crustacean shells, textures…etc. just a bower bird really…love shiny things that glitter too :) Can you see the dried flannel flowers in the frame? I grew them, and mum pressed and framed them for me. I also collect May Gibbs work, and there’s my son’s beautiful ship drawing to the left. / ...a few more odds n ends, including my matryoshka blanks, which I’m yet to paint! / ...tools of the trade, an assortment of coloured pencils, charcoal and brushes / Bookcase bending under the weight of reference materials I’ve collected…on top my coveted collection of ‘Art Collector’ magazine along with a stack of “art almanacs’ and ‘art gallery guide australia’... / ...bit messy, but you get the idea, drawers full of fabric and other things i’ve found, colour coded, ready to use in mixed media applications. / Display table full of promotional materials, ie postcards, pamphlets, business cards, samples of art stretched onto tiny canvases, one of my giclee resin necklaces depicting Beach Shed Chic and a couple of matryoshka dolls (collections, not my own work)... also there’s the book illustrated by myself and written by iAN Derrick called She Sells Sea Cards By the Sea Shore the the Griffith Review in which my art Baby Bull Productions was featured…plus some other books written by friend Bob and amazing vector art by Matt Mawson / ...more tools of trade, watercolour crayons and gesso….you all know how much i love gesso :) Total Visits
I Just edited together some bits of me painting my lasted work . I did this over the weekend I was having irregular heart palpitations, I…
I Just edited together some bits of me painting my lasted work . I did this over the weekend I was having irregular heart palpitations, I just needed to do something to help me calm down. I’m not sure it helped while I was painting but the picture is now very relaxing to look at. See me demonstrating painting on canvas here oh yeah i also wrote the music. (not very good, but it saves having to steal someone elses)
hey to all of my sydney bubblers please join the new sydney exhibition group u’ll find it in my groups or just read the title of this jo…
hey to all of my sydney bubblers please join the new sydney exhibition group u’ll find it in my groups or just read the title of this journal, it is also for the people in the blue mountains ,newcastle,wollongong and the central coast, it will inform you about what is going on art wise in all types of artistic media get you word out about what’s happening with you or someone you know. / wouldn’t it be great to have a tonne of bubblers just rock up at your show- it happens and it is a fantastic feeling. / as one person doing a show it is hard when you can’t get your word out to other artists but as a group the word can just spread with unlimited possibilities. / steve
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/ A couple of months ago I was honoured to be contacted by the Griffith REVIEW which is a publication of topical essays, memoirs and reports by some of the best writers and artists Australia has to offer, which is put out by Griffith University 4 times a year in the form of a book They were enquiring whether they could use some of my art, the painting Baby Bull Production / to illustrate an essay in the upcoming edition “Essentially Creative”. The art appears, I’m proud to say, in the final essay “Visionaries, or the Cello of Katerina Valentine” by auther Helen Barnes-Bulley Helen is such a talented writer, she’s a Sydney University graduate, studied writing for performance at NIDA, had plays produced through the ABC and won an award through the Australian Writer’s Guild in ‘85, she also won the ABC National Award for Radio Drama in ‘89….whoa to be in such company is indeed a real honour Today after I received my very own 2 x copies of the book at a value of around AU$30 I was really taken aback….I hadn’t seen the publication before today, and just assumed it must just be a newspaper publication, but this is actually a beautiful soft cover book and the cover illustration is Mona Lisa by Ronald Wigman fellow bubbler / “Essentially Creative” edition 23 of Griffith REVIEW So take heart peoples and be encouraged won’t you, as both Ronald and I were found right here at red bubble
The Sweet Tooth Group / *Scavenger …
The Sweet Tooth Group / Scavenger Hunt / Collaboral Damage Thank you to the Group Moderators
The Outsiders have featured three more of my works since the first one yesterday.. How Wonderful !http://images-1.redbubble.net/im…
The Outsiders have featured three more of my works since the first one yesterday.. How Wonderful / The Colour of LIght / Dervish 2 / Inner Joy (Second Feature This Week) So it is the duty of the artist to discourage all traces of shame / To extend all boundaries / To fog them in right over the plate / To kill only what is ridiculous / To establish problems / To ignore solutions / To listen to no one / To omit nothing / To contradict everything / To generate the free brain excerpt
This morning I was thinking it’s all very quiet here at RB and suddenly my monitor lit up with Sales news… I want to share that someone…
This morning I was thinking it’s all very quiet here at RB and suddenly my monitor lit up with Sales news… I want to share that someone special purchased 4 tshirts this morning, and to thank them for buying the following tees.. as I don’t know who they are :) You really made my day :) thank you ! I’m also happy to say that I’ve sold 4 cards recently to different folks (big thanx to you all) / Rainbow Elephant to Caryn Benness / / Forever Friends to the lovely Caryn Benness / / Hidden Treasure to my dear friend Anita / / Sweethearts and a matted print of Madonna and Child also sold recently a tshirt of Wear Your Humanity / thank you everyone!!!!!
An artist friend sent this link to me today and it is a youtube video of four digital artists all painting simultaneously on the same dig…
An artist friend sent this link to me today and it is a youtube video of four digital artists all painting simultaneously on the same digital canvas. They are working off of what the others are doing and yet creating a cohesive piece of group art at the same time. It is truly amazing and fun to watch. Some of you may have seen this but it was new to me. If you haven’t seen it, you must check it out. Four artists
Hi everyone, Well, we spent a long day in th…
Hi everyone, Well, we spent a long day in the studio today hanging paintings and it’s so satisfying to finally have this all done now. It feels great, more spacious and more like a real gallery. We’ve had the hanging system lying on the floor of the studio for well over a year now, and never got round to actually putting it up, so I thought I’d share a couple of pics with you guys!! I don’t think I’ve ever mentioned it before, but I have lots of original paintings for sale, if anyone is ever interested in the original work, give me a yell and we can talk turkey :) I have lots and lots that are unframed too and you can’t see ‘em here .. so let me know if you see something you like in my portfolio and would like the original
This calendar is a collection of some of my SIGNS OF THE ZODIAC series, these works range from original watercolour pencil drawings to or…
This calendar is a collection of some of my SIGNS OF THE ZODIAC series, these works range from original watercolour pencil drawings to original acrylic and gouache paintings. / The ideal was to bring out the character and the mystic side of each single sign of the zodiac. Drawing or painting the 12 signs of the zodiac was my absolutely Hit and a big CHALLENGE in order to be creative and also to create a calendar with this amazing theme . / I think it looks beautiful and it would be a fine companion for you during the year 2010…...THINK BIRTHDAY and CHRISTMAS ! / / FRONT COVER …..BRIGITTE HINTNER’S 12 SIGNS OF THE ZODIAC Thanks for viewing ….. Brigitte:-)
A huge thankyou to Steve for buying a huge 24” x 36” print on canvas of my Cherry Blossom painting. It will be the main feature on a wal…
A huge thankyou to Steve for buying a huge 24” x 36” print on canvas of my Cherry Blossom painting. It will be the main feature on a wall in his home! I am very excited, the largest print I have sold yet!
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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:-)
Greetings. Here below are a few of my ideas about portraiture. Please feel welcome to add any thoughts you may have on the topic! What…
Greetings. Here below are a few of my ideas about portraiture. Please feel welcome to add any thoughts you may have on the topic! What purpose does the contemporary painted portrait serve? Historically, the portrait was a record of a person; a substitute or a memento. Later, it was employed as a symbol of status or wealth, and far fewer paintings of the lower classes exist as a result. Today, records and mementos are the domain of photography, and portraits are no longer the fashion of the elite… so why do we want them? / My immediate response is that they serve a similar purpose to so many human images; they are a mirror in which we can view the other and compare our ‘self’. The popularity of celebrity portraits seems to back this up – we especially like to see the successful and the famous and seek out the mystery ingredients that they must have in order to have ‘made it’. But do we learn anything about the identity of the person represented in a modern portrait? What’s in it for them? And the artist? I’m one of those, a portrait artist I mean, and I sometimes feel that I’m adding very little of worth to the world… / So, to start from the start, I decided that I needed a definition. I looked to the writings of Richard Brilliant, who submits that, ‘only physical appearance is naturally visible, and even that is unstable. The rest is conceptual and must be expressed symbolically’. He adds to that that portraits can be physical, psychological or emblematic representations of a subject, which I find to be a fairly neat way of categorising such paintings. Shearer West goes a step further, allowing for a portrait to be not only a physical or symbolic likeness of a subject, but any ‘works of art that engage with ideas of identity as they are perceived, represented and understood in different times and places’. West is well aware of our globalised, post-modern world and acknowledges that the fundamental aspect of portraiture, identity, can be perceived very differently if viewed by an audience not possessing the necessary tool-kit to decode it (for example, a Gainsborough would have very little relevance to a teen in future Tokyo or a Masai of the time). / The reason for offering these definitions of portraiture is that I think they work quite well in summarising just what constitutes a modern portrait. The works of Lucien Freud, Fiona Lowry, John Beard, Jeffrey Smart and Jenny Sages all very diverse are all allowed within this definition, whereas some have labeled them nudes, abstracts or expressionist. That’s enough to get us started, I think. So what are your opinions? Does a subject need clothes? The painting a background? Do they require symbols of their life and culture? Does the artist imbed his/her identity within the work? Carry on…
/ A big thanks to fellow bubbler / Susannah Kotyk / for purchasing a poster of / There’s an Elephant in my Garden Other works of art in my ELEPHANT SERIES can be seen by clicking on the button/linky below / / in the raw There’s an Elephant in my Garden – Sepia Drawing
An awesome time for my fine art in the feature sections of the many different groups I belong.I am always so pleased ,thrilled and honour…
An awesome time for my fine art in the feature sections of the many different groups I belong.I am always so pleased ,thrilled and honoured when I see a ” FEATURE ALERT” pop up on my screen….it feels so wonderful to see people look at my images and love them so much , to feature them and to put them in their groups. / Many thanks to all of the hosts for selecting my drawings and paintings! It’s very appreciated!:-) ROMANTIC was featured in the German Artists Group….23-11-09 / *BLUE-JEANS was featured in the Watercolour-Pencil Art Group…..23-11-09 / PASSIONATE DANCERS was featured in the New Beat Generation Group….18-11-09 / SPEED-FUN-JOY was featured in the New Beat Generation Group….18-11-09 / SPEED PURE was featured in the German Artists Group…..15-11-09 /
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/ Bosom Buddy went through this fun phase of painting Bums and Boobs and decided to put as many as I could squeeze into a calendar, thank you so much Julie who bought one today! / I went through this fun phase of painting Bums and Boobs and decided to put as many as I could squeeze into a calendar, thank you so much Julie who bought one today! / / Hot Pants / Reggae Booty / South Pacific / Blockout / Sun Spots / Dot and Spot / Gold Rush / Spring Flowers / Exotic Bloom / Rockpool Therapy / Beach Bum / Migaloo / Cheekie / Here Comes the Sun
/ *I’m being the Featured Artist for the December …
/ I’m being the Featured Artist for the December 2009 in the BEHIND THE MASK Gallery! / Many thanks to the kind Sooz for featuring and supporting my works ..it makes me feel proud and it’s truly appreciated! BRIGITTE HINTNER’S CARNIVAL IN VENICE CALENDAR 2010 / / This calendar is a collection of some of my Venetian mask series, these works range from original watercolour pencil drawings to original acrylic and gouache paintings. / The ideal was to bring out the beauty,the marvellous colours and the magic of the festival with the wonderful Venetian masks.My artistic vision is concentrated on contrasting colour to define detail and also light to bring the image to life and I hope you like what you see! If you want to buy a copy to hang in your kitchen,office,studio,toilet ect…..the end of the year is just around the corner and I think, this calendar would be a nice companion for you during the year 2010! Many thanks for stopping by ! Brigitte:-)
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