*I am thrilled to announce, that I have been chosen the Shining Star in the Bits and Pieces group forum this week…this reward is given …
I am thrilled to announce, that I have been chosen the Shining Star in the Bits and Pieces group forum this week…this reward is given to an artist or writer that, according to the group moderators.. “simply excels and deserves special recognition”. / / Fires of September I am also happy to say that the following paintings chosen as features today. / / The Summer Knows All Things Orange / Mutsu Carnival.. second feature.. Acrylic Paintings What a lovely day!!! Thanks again to all the group moderators…
_“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 Janis, _On Thursday morning I was at my easel when a courier appeared / at the door. He was delivering an envelope from a friend,...
Dear Janis, On Thursday morning I was at my easel when a courier appeared / at the door. He was delivering an envelope from a friend, a / local lawyer of my acquaintance. The letter stated that in 1974 / I had brought some of my work to his office, and a recent / bookeeping search revealed he had never paid me for them. / Lorne’s note was filled with contrition and guilt. “How much do / I owe you?” he asked. “Do I owe you a ton for arrears? Do I pay / you the current market value? What about the money you would / have earned on the money you should have had for the / paintings?” As I was contemplating these thoughts a $10,000 / “down-payment” cheque fluttered from the envelope. Thinking back those thirty-odd years, I vaguely recalled the / delivery. More recently I had noticed two paintings in his / office when I’d been getting his help in transferring some / property. I had thought nothing of the earlier transaction, / took it for granted that he owned the paintings, and only noted / their need for cleaning. / / Poppies / Over the phone, Lorne and I had a good laugh. I put his mind at / ease by disclosing my own sloppy billing and sieve-like mind. / Carol Ann and I looked over our ancient records and came up / with nada. A subsequent visit to Lorne’s office found four, not / two paintings. I measured them, determined their probable cost / when new, ran them by my current price list, cut that in half, / and he cut me a cheque. I’m now in the process of cleaning and / reframing them for free. As I was removing three decades of lawyer-office-cigar from the / surfaces, I was thinking of Samuel Johnson’s remark, “We need / to keep our friendships in constant repair.” Deeper than this, / I thought, there’s a sort of Karma and integrity that / mystically guides the creative life. You might say it’s one of / our unexpected blessings. Every one of us has such a story. / People respect artists and look out for them. The surprising / and singular finding of my lifetime has been the value of / friends and the sense of trust that builds between them. This / includes not only collectors, but fellow artists, dealers, / agents and curious observers. Sometimes I think friendships are / even more important than the art. “Life is human / relationships,” said the wise man from the East. By sharing our / creative magic with others we reap the magic of their / friendship. Best regards, Robert PS: “Friendship multiplies blessings and minimizes misfortunes; / it is a unique remedy against adversity and it soothes the / soul.” (Baltasar Gracian) / The Harbinger 4 Esoterica: That’s not to say humour and passive amusement do / not play a part in friendships. Among artists and their patrons / I notice a mild form of banter. Perhaps it’s some sort of / jealousy that lies beneath both surfaces—something to do with / the fragility of the human condition and the fickle mystery of / art. George Bernard Shaw wrote a note to Winston Churchill: “I / am enclosing two tickets to the first night of my new play; / bring a friend… if you have one.” To which Churchill replied, / “Cannot possibly attend first night, will attend second… if / there is one.” / / Soft Afternoon…Lake of the Woods by Robert Genn..app $21,325.00 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. Janis Are the friendships more important than the art? What do you think?
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/ Homage to Cezanne Vincent van Gogh died in 1890. Theo van Gogh, art dealer and brother of Vincent, died six months later, in 1891. Johanna, Theo’s wife, inherited all the shop remainders including virtually all of Vincent’s work. She soon moved with her small son from Paris to Bussum near Amsterdam. Johanna, age 29, went into distribution mode. / / Reading the brothers’ correspondence, she became convinced of her brother-in-law’s genius and set about to do the right thing by him. “I am living wholly with Theo and Vincent,” she wrote in her diary, “Oh, the infinitely delicate, tender and loving quality of that relationship.” Placing work in various commercial galleries in the Netherlands, she also arranged for the gifting of works to strategic museums. It was hard going at first—people laughed at Vincent’s work. The critics were skeptical at best, but in the end her writings and her persistent, visionary advocacy fanned the Vincent flames. She typed and revised the Theo-Vincent letters, finally publishing many of them in Dutch in 1914. When she died in 1925, she was still working on letter 526. Johanna also assisted in publishing a handbook for detecting Vincent forgeries. / / Cheese and Fruit / In the “all’s well that ends well” story of artists’ lives and successes, there are worthwhile prerequisites. Some artists try some of them so the fruits of their labour can be enjoyed while their creators are still walking around. Vincent, who never saw a guilder from his art, had benefit of all five of the prerequisites: / / Distinctive, recognizable style / Limited supply (200, plus drawings) / Controlled distribution (one caring person in charge) / Story (failure, poverty, passion, health issues, ear-off) / Tragic, preferably early, end (shot himself) / / Dinner Tonight / A shot of nepotism helps too. The van Goghs and the Bongers (Johanna’s maiden name) were educated, professional, well connected and upwardly mobile. Vincent was the black sheep. It was Vincent’s publisher-uncle C. M. van Gogh who was first in print with Vincent’s story. Another uncle designed the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam. Johanna was herself a sensitive, literate yet practical type who spoke and wrote beautifully in three languages. After thirty years of hard work, she finally and graciously consented to allow England’s National Gallery to buy Vincent’s “Sunflowers.” / / “Everything is but a dream!” (Johanna van Gogh, 1891) / / It may take bereavement, another generation, or a canny dealer to see preciousness and perhaps value in a body of work. The combination of hoarding and distribution is part of the art. Work should not be too readily released or made commonly available to just anyone. Stratospheric prices come after the groundwork is laid. After that, as in the National Gallery, “Sunflowers” are now made available on mugs, calendars, shirts and brassieres. Theo and Vincent now lie side by side in the cemetery at Auvers-sur-Oise. If those two idealists hear about those mugs, they’ll be rotisserating in their graves. / / Figs Pears and Nuts / The above is an excerpt from 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. Janis Does your work contain some of the prerequisites for success? Not suicide of course!!!
I’m happy to say that the following paintings were featured this week.. / Thank you to all the group hosts. / !http://images-1.redbubble.ne…
I’m happy to say that the following paintings were featured this week.. / Thank you to all the group hosts. / / Prairie Gold..Live Love Dream. / / Nice to be Here..Bits and Pieces. / / Abstract Rose..Mature Woman. / / The Colour of ‘Sunlight’..Bits and Pieces..
I’m very happy to say that the following works were featured this week….thank you to all the moderators… / !http://images-3.redbubbl…
I’m very happy to say that the following works were featured this week….thank you to all the moderators… / / Still Life with Sunflowers Cards Best of Your Best. / / Green Pear Bits and Pieces. / / Serpeggiante Marble Textures and Materials. / / Painted Batik All Things Orange. I would also like once more, to say a special thank you to all those who bought my work… I really loved creating them, and hope that you will love owning them..
I’m happy that the following works and I’m especially thrilled about Rosie, have been selected as features today...thanks again to all …
I’m happy that the following works and I’m especially thrilled about Rosie, have been selected as features today...thanks again to all the moderators… / / Homage to Cezanne Inspired Art / / Rosie at the Gala..a Period Piece..Illustrated Short Story and Poem Bits and Pieces / / Chayote..Frida and Diego’s Wedding Bits and Pieces / / Travertine Marble Textures and Materials
I am thrilled to announce that Rosie at the Gala, short fiction with painting, has achieved a second feature today in the group _Freed…
I am thrilled to announce that Rosie at the Gala, short fiction with painting, has achieved a second feature today in the group Freedom to Shine... Yaaaay….. / Rosie at the Gala-a Period Piece..Illustrated Short Fiction.
Mixed Medium on Canvas 35×45cm. I simply could not part with Carnivale … but it has been so popular that I have let the painting…
Mixed Medium on Canvas 35×45cm. I simply could not part with Carnivale … but it has been so popular that I have let the painting lead the way for ‘JOY!’. It’s up for auction – current price $1.00
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/ A Lesson Of Stone (Link to Page) But man cannot master this lesson, / the lesson of stone: / he tumbles, his body crumbles, / his word and voice unravel. Thank you to the Group Moderators
i have been granted the permission to start my own group and here it is. / As much as i am a photographer i also loved to draw and paint t…
i have been granted the permission to start my own group and here it is. / As much as i am a photographer i also loved to draw and paint the figure and felt that there was very few places and groups online to submit this type of art into. Therefore i have started a group JUST figure and faces that are approached through the use of media, such as paint , graphite, mixed media etc, original mediums. excluding photography. / its a new experience for me and i hope it will be successfull. / and i hope to see some of you there too.
Considering many different tastes and likes I have created three different calendars all featuring some of my most highlighted works or a…
Considering many different tastes and likes I have created three different calendars all featuring some of my most highlighted works or art in 2008. They showcase a popular variety of my paintings, drawings and mixed media works of art. 1. Sentiment & Irony 2. Carrie Glenn Studios Top 12 3. An Abstract Year Thanks everyone and I hope 2009 is an even better year than 2008! Enjoy!
Thank you so much dear hosts Dawn and Dawnsky for supporting and featuring my painting MARSHLAND NYMPH…....it means a lot to me and it’...
Thank you so much dear hosts Dawn and Dawnsky for supporting and featuring my painting MARSHLAND NYMPH…....it means a lot to me and it’s very appreciated !!!!! Send you all out there a shining light and a comfortable breeze of fresh ideas – creativity keeps the wheel going on !:-) Brigitte
Hi Everyone, I’m back from a wonderful warm holiday in Bali where I shared a great time with my partner and friends. The people there…
Hi Everyone, I’m back from a wonderful warm holiday in Bali where I shared a great time with my partner and friends. The people there are just fabulous and we ate some of the most amazing restaurants so I am full of inspiration. (Yes – food inspires me, among other things too of course.) While I was away I received numerous comments on many of my paintings for which I thank you. I do apologise that I don’t respond to each comment but I feel my time is better used viewing your work and commenting on that instead. A year ago I was addicted to Redbubble and wasted much time commenting and replying and the result was that I was not putting the time and effort at the easel – end result being that my work was in my opinion stagnating and as an artist I was not developing at the pace I expect of myself. Since being back from holiday I have ‘belted’ out a few pieces and completed work that has been lying about unfinished. They will be posted soon. I hope you are all well and once again would like to extend my heartfelt thanks and appreciation for your support and feedback. Take care and stay safe! / Carmen. / “The Home-comming” Mixed Media on Canvas By Carmen Cilliers, Perth, Western Australia.
......to the mystery person who bought the calender!!! Been away from home and Red Bubble….and I’m still am away from the island. N…
......to the mystery person who bought the calender!!! Been away from home and Red Bubble….and I’m still am away from the island. Nice to be back for a brief visit and another surprise sale. BIG THANKS TO WHOMEVER YOU ARE!!! ENJOY the year 2009 with ME and MY CREATIONS!!! ALOHA and LOVE to ALL, Stephanie Clifton
This is now my third journal showing an array of truly fabulous works by other very talented artists here. I put together themes then pu…
This is now my third journal showing an array of truly fabulous works by other very talented artists here. I put together themes then put forward as possible options for the homepage. click here to view talented Aglaia’s choices. Click on them to view and comment/favourite. / FABULOUS NEW YORK, NEW YORK!!!! BLACK AND WHITE T-SHIRTS / / / BLACK & WHITE CHILDREN PHOTOGRAPHY / BREATHTAKING WATER WOMEN ALL COLLAGES & MIXED MEDIA / / / A WHOLE NEW WORLD UNDER THE SEA / / / ARRAY OF ANIMALS SENSATIONAL ART / / /
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Gloria T Shirt Inversion 2 aa was bought by someone, sometime today. Don’t know who; but, whomever you are, thank you! I hope you wear it with much joy!
HOPE YOU AND YOURS ENJOY!!! HAPPY HOLY DAYS! !http://images-1.redbubble.net/img/art/framecolor:black/framestyle:flat30/mattecolor:off…
HOPE YOU AND YOURS ENJOY!!! HAPPY HOLY DAYS!
Thank you very much, mysterious, and yet well known to be handsome, stranger, for your purchase of this t-shirt. !http://images-3.redb…
Thank you very much, mysterious, and yet well known to be handsome, stranger, for your purchase of this t-shirt. Which, if I got the link sorted this time, a person should be able to click on the picture of to go to the actual article/piece.
must be my lucky week / 2 more features from the / Outsiders group “d…
must be my lucky week / 2 more features from the / Outsiders group deep in thoughts of you / Available for sale as Greeting Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints, Canvas Prints, Framed Prints and Posters and / fishtopia / Available for sale as Greeting Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints, Canvas Prints and Framed Prints /
thanks to the / outsiders group / for featuring my work “kate and bubbles g…
thanks to the / outsiders group / for featuring my work kate and bubbles go out and about / and your heart is in my hands / and also thank you to the all about hearts group for featuring my / tree of love / merry xmas to everyone and I would like to thank all my redbubble friends and groups for giving me the encouragement I have needed to continue to create my art cheers kim xx
Hi Guys! Just listed my new Cityscape Collection for 2008. Browse and enjoy! Its your chance to get your hands on some of my lates…
Hi Guys! Just listed my new Cityscape Collection for 2008. Browse and enjoy! Its your chance to get your hands on some of my latest works! Matt
Looking through the lens at a painting. I’m not a Photographer, clear to see as I am still learning the basics on the technical side…
Looking through the lens at a painting. I’m not a Photographer, clear to see as I am still learning the basics on the technical side of it all. / I have been told by lecturers in the past that you just cannot mix fine art with photography or other disciplines. At this point I stood my ground. I neither was nor never have tried to claim that I am a photographer… in fact I don’t consider myself anything but a general artist. I will use what is available to me to produce a piece of work. I will let the work (to a point) dictate what is needed. And as long as the outcome is pleasing to the eye, then I have completed my task. / When I look through the lens, I see a “painting” just waiting to emerge. The colours, tones and forms, the composition. / Maybe this is what annoys some about my work. / But I smile to myself when I see the fine things other artists are now doing with mixing the mediums and through digital art and remember the huge arguments’ I once had! / A big fingers up to the “establishment”. / Art to me is more than just a discipline in one area, yes you can’t be good in all areas and I believe as an artist one must strive to be the best they can. This means developing their own skill. Yet does this mean that we have to close our eyes to other ways of working? I don’t think so.
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