Habit
207 creative works found
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I enjoy painting nuns. I painted this for an art challenge theme. The theme was “Out of Place”. / Acrylic on canvas / This is only a small canvas 250mm x 250mm
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24” x 36” acrylic on canvas. Copyright Derek Shockey 2008. 350.00 for original. ”... I’m in “like?”... I’m infatuated / It’s all too much… THE PRESSURE! / She’s all that I can take / What position should I wear? / Cop an attitude… (you fake her) / How can I convince her? (you faker) / That I’m inventive too… yeah? I am smitten… I’m the real thing / We all invent ourselves / And, uh, you know me / I am smitten… I’ll do anything / My kiss-breath turpentine… My crush, with Eyeliner…” -Stipe
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24” x 36” acrylic on canvas. Copyright Derek Shockey 2008. 450.00 for original. Prints will ba available soon. ”... I said dance for me fancuilla gentile, / I said laugh awhile I can make your heart feel, / I said fly with me touch the face of the true god, / and then cry with joy at the depth of my love. ‘cause I’ve prayed days, and I’ve prayed nights, / for the lord to just to send me home some sign, / I’ve looked long and I’ve looked far, / bring peace to my black and empty heart…” -Harvey
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24” x 36” acrylic on canvas. Copyright Derek Shockey 2008. 500.00 for original. Prints will be available soon. ”...So pure, so rare / To witness such an earthly goddess / That I’ve lost my self control / Beyond compelled to throw this dollar / Down before your holiest of altars / I’d sell my soul / and my self-esteem / one dollar at a time / for one chance, one kiss, / for one taste of you, / my Magdalena…” -Keenan
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Nobody’s Perfect
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24”x 36” acrylic on canvas. Copyright Derek Shockey 2008. 400.00 for original. ”...’Just say yes’... You little arsonist / You’re so sure you can save every hair on my chest / ‘Just say yes’... You little arsonist / With your E’s / And your ease / And I do one more / Well I know we’re dying / And there’s no sign of a parachute / In this chapel, little chapel of love / Can’t we get a little grace / and some elegance? / No, we scream in cathedrals / ‘Why can’t it be beautiful?’ / Why does there / Gotta be sacrifice…” -AMOS
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16” x 20” acrylic on canvas. Copyright Derek Shockey 2008/09. 200.00 for original. Prints will be available soon. ”...Black and white in hair / Elegantly gaunt in frame / A boney flare / Which christened cruel with creepy grace…” -Allman revamped for show…
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Some of my favorite quotes for 2009.
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Habits of a successful seller
by sellingToday I went to visit the portfolios of RedBubble’s top sellers. Namely the top 20 T-shirt sellers and the top 20 wall art sellers. (This…
Today I went to visit the portfolios of RedBubble’s top sellers. Namely the top 20 T-shirt sellers and the top 20 wall art sellers. (This ranking did not include self purchases) I found some strong patterns in how these sellers showcase their art online and make use of RedBubble to sell their work. There were exceptions, but I found myself flicking from one portfolio to another nodding my head as the same habits came up again and again. What I didn’t find The best selling artists come from all over the globe, are a variety of ages, and there isn’t a popular genre or medium selling better than others. My very subjective opinion would also politely add that these top sellers come from various skill levels. / / / Lack of Bling You know how some people have large images or animations down the left hand side of their portfolio page? Our best sellers don’t do that. Their portfolios are fairly clean with plenty of white space. / / / Artwork Descriptions Almost all the top sellers have ‘text only’ descriptions. And they simply describe the artwork – what it was inspired by, how it was created etc. Of the handful who have images in their descriptions, they are small detail shots or a photograph of someone holding/wearing the finished product – like buyers booth. / / / Groups Most of the top sellers are in about 5 groups, some are in none, a couple are in 10-ish. None had a huge list a groups. And they all are in groups which are relevant and make sense for their style and medium. / / / Journals About half the top sellers had no journals or very few journals. Which lead me to do some googling. I quickly noticed that several were cleverly blogging elsewhere and participating in other non-art communities to find customers. Why sell your band photos to other photographers when you can sell them to the fans of that band via a music forum? Journals were directly related to their art, exhibitions, initiatives, creative ventures in the real world and insights into how they make their art. I struggled to find non-art themed journals in this group of top sellers. Only one person had a “thanks for the feature” journal on their first page (which quickly got my attention after reading this last week.) / / / Length of Portfolio Some top sellers have less than 10 works and others have more than 10 pages. But the bulk were sitting on around 2-4 pages of work in their portfolio. So what has this taught me about selling on RedBubble? Don’t worry about how my art compares to others Keep my pages clear of clutter, with plenty of white space Use descriptions to describe my work and nothing more If I must use additional pictures, the best kind are photos of people wearing/holding the finished product Being in relevant groups is better than being in lots of groups Journals about my art are the best kind to have Blogging and promoting my art elsewhere is a really good idea I should keep my portfolio short and sweet Jo
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16” x 20” acrylic on canvas. Copyright Derek Shockey 2008. “You make me feel like a preacher / wavin’ a gun around…. / Shake it, shake it, shake it, shake it baby!” -Waits revamped for the show…
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24” x 36” acrylic on canvas. Copyright Derek Shockey 2008. ”...things were disappearing / in my neighbourhood / once again somebody / was up to no good / i saw that you were wanted / but not like i wanted you / and that’s when i knew i had to be with you / and that’s when i knew if i didn’t i’d be through / to end my grief i’d have to catch a thief / your love was my relief my love is your release / i’d never give you up / so come in from the cold let your hair down / i’d hide you from the cops / don’t be frightened now my love / we’ll run away my dear / some place special have no fear / we’ll even change our names / we’ll be kinky, we’ll be strange / i’ll take the life of crime / all to make you mine…” - CHARLES/PATTON
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Please God, let it dry !!!!!!
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10” x 20” acrylic on canvas. The luscious BUTTERFLIES AND BULLETS ”.... Open up your mouth / Touch your lips to mine / So that we may make a kiss / That can pierce through death & survive / Your words have branded my mind / Every breath an art / The dignity to learn it / Could strain & break your heart…” - Homme
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8” x 16” acrylic on canvas. Pinup model, burlesque/ cabaret dancer… friend… Lauren La Rouge
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February 2009…featured in Artrageous RB Artists-Wacky Self Portrait Gallery Make: OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP. / Model: Stylus 790SW / Shutter Speed: 1/30 second / F Number: F/3.5 / Focal Length: 7 mm / ISO Speed: 80
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1 week smoke free… Whoot.. :D From Wikipedia / A phoenix is a mythical bird with a tail of beautiful gold and red plumage. It has a 500 to 1,000 year life-cycle, near the end of which it builds itself a nest of myrrh twigs that it then ignites; both nest and bird burn fiercely and are reduced to ashes, from which a new, young phoenix or phoenix egg arises, reborn anew to live again. The new phoenix is destined to live as long as its old self. In some stories, the new phoenix embalms the ashes of its old self in an egg made of myrrh and deposits it in the Egyptian city of Heliopolis (sun city in Greek). The bird was also said to regenerate when hurt or wounded by a foe, thus being almost immortal and invincible — it is also said that it can heal a person with a tear from its eyes and make them temporarily immune to death. The phoenix is a symbol of fire and divinity. So I’m guessing you can see my aim for this design. This is is basically how I feel in regards to not smoking.. As hard as it is ATM to not light up (LOL) I will win and allow my body to recover from the damage I’ve done to it over the many years of unintentionally destroying it. :)
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Copyright Derek Shockey 2009. Acrylic on canvasboard. ”...They say if you took it all away / This love would fall apart / I say, no way / You don’t know the size of my heart. / No gain with no pain / My scars run deeper than you think / Tie me, try me / One more time before I sink / Bloodstain on a blue vein / Love tracks on a loose train / Take it with no shame / Bloodstain on a blue vein…” -LAVELLE
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Such a beautiful flower with a fragrance to die for… + taken with Holga 120S [+10 stacked macro filters] on Kodak TriX 400 bw film
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killer habit
by gatoCanon 350D; 55-250mm f/4-5.6 Featured in: / The Human Condition (12.05.2009.) / James Bond 007 (08.06.2009.)
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