Monday 28 November 2011

News from my art sale and trip to Switzerland

I`m back from my trip to Switzerland where the weather was amazing! They have never had weather like that, and the weather data goes all the way back to 1864. No rain and in fact not a cloud in the sky for ten days! Absolutely fantastic!



Ma friends Myriam and BĂ©atrice and my sister Anne and I in Soleure at the Art Sale I`m in.


Soleure, the town where the Art Sale is, is an amazingly nice Baroque town. We happened to be there on the 11th of November. Soleure is the city of 11 - there is 11 of everything. There are 11 fountains, 11 churches, 11 towers, three sets of 11 stairs in front of the cathedral, 11 town squares and even a beer called 11. We happened to be there on the 11th day of the 11th month of 2011 in front of the big Baroque Urs cathedral, when a journalist wanted to take a picture with people forming the number 11 for the local newspaper. So sure enough the next day, there we were on the front page of the Solothurn newspaper.




A funny coincendence being in the right place at the right time (see if you can spot us)!

Now as far the Art Sale (Kunst Supermarkt, which means supermarket for art) goes, it is an amazing organisation and a well done event.

The place for the exhibit is very nice and the atmosphere inside is pleasant and charming, yet spacious  enough to exhibit 80 artists with over 2000 paintings at once.







It was crowded and you can see the shopping carts (because it is a supermarket for art) suspended from the ceiling.


Here is how they present the paintings. They are in boxes in front of easel like stands.



All the paintings were on the smaller side, 24x24 inches being the largest for me. However I also had one larger painting at a higher price and here I am, in front of my large painting (the one with squares, which was sold on the third day of the show, to my great pleasure!).

The theme for the show was contemporary. I was very curious to see what the 80 artists would show.
There was graphic art, mixed medium, papier machĂ© on canvas, all sorts of mediums, some very abstract, some representative, dyptiques etc...etc...etc....in short, something for every taste. Because the prices were fixed at specific price points, people could come with a budget in mind, know what they could afford and that they would find something to buy. So they came confident they would find a wide selection of original art with something they would probably like at an affordable price. They also liked the fact that they could take the piece of art with them right away, continue to browse and if they liked something else, bring the painting back and pick another one. And when they had what they wanted, they paid for it and took it home to hang right away. Our society likes instant gratification and this certainly caters to that!

The feed back I had was that the shoppers liked being able to touch and handle the paintings, look at them without any commitments and no sense of obligation or pressure - just like at any self service supermarket. They could wander around, think about it and, with a huge crowd and a huge selection, they could decide without being pressured.

So here is the tally so far, which I know you all want to know. As of a few days ago I have sold 21 paintings, including my big one. I`m happy with that so far and there is still lots of time to the end of the show, which is January 6th. Next weekend they hope to have the televison channel come, which would provide more publicity and hopefully another boost in visitors.

I am very happy I went to see the whole process, the kind of art that was shown and to see where I fit in all of that.




Thanks to all my family and friends who helped me before the show and to the ones who came to support me in Soleure!! The whole experience was much better and more enjoyable for me because of it.

Please stay tuned for the Kunst Supermarkt sale update in January after the sale ends.


Monday 7 November 2011

Red Art Gallery in Victoria BC

It is not easy to be accepted in a gallery!

The owner of Red Art Gallery, Marion Evamy, contacted me trought my website this week. She is also an artist, I love her art.  Mena Martini, a friend painter and a member of the 5enses group, was on the front page of the ArtAvenue magazine a few months ago,( the FCA magazine). She noticed Mena's site, found the 5enses group on her website, looked at my site and liked my paintings. She then contacted me through my website.
Isn't it amazing how being connected works! Thanks to the 5enses and Mena that time!
Here is the Red Art Gallery website www.redartgallery.ca/ Please check it up.
I will be represented in a show from the 15th of November, a show called for paintings under 500$, good for Christmas!!
Here are the paintings she chose.

20x20
Freedom Series



12x12 Framed
Song of Shapes Series



12x12
Song of Shapes Series



12x36
Song of Shapes Series



10x10
Okanagan Series


12x12
Okanagan Series



20x16
Okanagan Series

Also I am heading out to Switzerland on Tuesday the 8th for the Art Sale in Soleure,  the Kunstsupermarkt. This is very exciting for me to go there and see how all this will work.
I am going to meet my family and some friends as well. I will be back the ladder part of November and will let you know my experience there.
Thanks for reading my blog!








Tuesday 1 November 2011

The Mystery of the Unknown.....next .....

Normally when you start a Series you begin by doing a smaller size painting. This time I did the opposite.
Here are some of the paintings of the Series entitled The Mystery of the Unknown that I did after creating the large painting.

12x36



36x48


30x30


24x54 triptyque


12x36



36x36


I had a great time doing these paintings and now I am ready for a large one again!!!!