Fun »
I found a cool website that lets you upload your art and put it into these museum photos. It is interesting to imagine my work this large.
June 2009 Archive
Commissions »
I disagree with people who have the impression that artists who do commissions are compromising their work. Some artist’s work may be too personal for commissions, and I respect that, however, I find commissions challenging and delightful!
If someone sees a work of mine with a composition they are drawn to but with colors they are not (or vice versa), I love the challenge of making something that would speak to them. As far as compromising my vision, I would never make a piece that I wasn’t proud to put my name on.
In the last several weeks, I have had the pleasure to work on two big commissions. The first one came about because a woman found a piece on my website that was, unfortunately, sold. I ended up making her two pieces similar to the one she liked, with a slight tweak in color. When I delivered them, we were both very pleased with how it looked on her walls.
The commission I am working on now is based off of a piece of mine called “yellow rock daffodil”. These folks loved the composition but were looking for something bigger with different hues. I visited the room they were looking to buy a piece to hang. We chose some colors and I hope they like what I’ve been working on, because I do!
Below are some photos of these commissions.
The original painting
Requested color swatch with one of the new ones
The two new commissioned pieces
Color swatches and painting I'm working from
The new piece I'm currently working on
New Stuff »
Thought I’d post some new things I’ve done in the last three weeks. I’ve sold five paintings this week – woohoo!
Click on any image to see a larger view.
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- What’s Over There?
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- Squares
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- Creeper
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- Birdhouse
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- Tall Magnolias
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- Tall Tulips
The Fair Report »
Despite the injury and weather, the Edina Art Fair went very well. I owe Cass and Chris BIG for all their help. I sold five paintings (shown below).
Thanks also to Dad, Ryan, Jenny and family and all the other people who support me! I’m a lucky gal.
Koi II
Pond Reflection
Sumac
Tall Allium
Yellow Yarrow
Edina Art Fair – Day One »
Ok, this blog entry will be somewhat like a diary entry – so someday I can look back at it and laugh. I hope.
The Edina Art Fair is, to date, the largest fair I have ever prepared for. Having a new tent (because of the last disaster of a blow-away-tent), I set it up in our back yard. All went well until Thursady night – the night I was scheduled to set up my tent at the fair (scheduled tent set-up time was 9pm!).
My incredibly attractive face after stitches
Feeling confident, I began disassembling the tent in our yard with Chris. Before much happened, I walked over to the taught bungee cords on the tent and said (no joke): “Let me take these off first so we don’t kill ourselves”. Two seconds later, I had a bungee cord lash loose and hit me in the lip – making a huge gash! It didn’t hurt, and I thought I was fine until I saw Chris’s face. He talked me into going to Urgent Care.
Three stitches later, I had a huge fat lip, and about a half an hour to get that damn tent up in Edina.
Thankfully, Chris, my sister Cassidy and her husband Clint came to my rescue. With only a few wise cracks about my face, they helped me load, transport and set up the tent in the dark that night. For such loving help, I forgive their constant singing of Prince songs and Clint’s joke: “ I love my art in-tense”. Get it “in tents”? Wowsers, that is awful!
All in all, this morning my lip looked a little better and I sold one painting (which paid for the entrance fee for the fair) today.
So, the last fair my tent blew away and broke. My second fair, I gashed my face open. Am I done now?! Ha!
The next two days are supposed to be rainy and miserable. I am keeping my faith things will be ok. I mean, what else could possibly happen?? So, wish me luck with your thoughts.
Even with all the crappy stuff that has happened, I had wonderful, uplifting feedback today. A special thanks to Krista, from the gallery Krista Artista, Ms. Nancy Zozel, a collector who introduced herself as having three of my paintings on her wall! The cute couple whose names escape me, but he is Brazilian and she is a gorgeous blonde and their dog is named Lilly. My super-duperly supportive parents Mom and Richard. My incredibly cool booth neighbor Wendy, and all the people who gave me lovely complements.
Thank you!
