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Canada Bound

2/16/2011

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My last five blog posts have been writing related so I decided I needed to do a post relating to my artwork. I have been busy over a last few weeks organising things for my first art sale at the local markets. I know, the markets aren’t the best venue for selling fine art, but I had a contingency plan for that. As well as my original art, I put together a series of limited edition prints of my favourite paintings for people who just can’t afford the price of an original.
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The second part of my plan was to produce some small and inexpensive original paintings. Framing plays a major part in raising the cost of a painting so I racked my brain for a cost and time effective solution. I came up with clear acrylic key rings, the type you place photographs of your kids in. And that is how “Paintings For Your Pocket” came into being. The paintings are all original oil paintings on silver birch leaves. Depending on the complexity of the subject matter, I can complete most in well under than an hour painting time.  (I need to allow the background and blocked-in elements of the painting to dry before adding the final detail though).

So on Sunday, armed with my paintings, prints and “Paintings For Your Pocket” key rings, I set up my stall. I decided as a method of attracting customers to my stall, I would set up my easel and paints to work on some of my current painting projects. Over the morning, I had quite a few people stop to chat and watch me paint.


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Although I didn’t sell a great deal of stock on the day, I did sell two of the pieces I was working on. A “Painting For Your Pocket” leaf called “Moon Called.” It is scene of a wolf sitting below a tree, looking up and howling at the full moon. The second was one of my larger gum leaf paintings of a giraffe that I was just starting to work the detail in.

The other thing that made the day successful was the fact a lovely lady liked my work so much she commissioned me to paint a series of sixteen painting for her. She will be taking them to Canada with her later in the year as a unique gift for her friends and family. Hopefully I can one day boast that I am big in Canada. I already have one painting living there.  

I’m going to be a busy boy. I received a separate commission yesterday for three paintings.

My next sale will be at the Sofala Show on Sunday the 27th of February.   If you are close by, come along and take a look.

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Sheryl Gwyther link
3/5/2011 11:51:05 am

Hello Jeffery,
I've reposted by reply on to your blog in case you don't get back to mine.
Thanks for commenting and for telling me more about your work!

I reckon you’re on to something - I can see I’ve been trying too hard with big canvases, big ideas about subject matter, fiddling with acrylic paints and brushes (i.e. trying to remember not to let the brushes go hard when I wash them out in a hurry etc etc.

Love your leaf paintings (had a read of your blog) – they’re exquisite! And lucky you having Canberra’s birch leaves – can’t quite see our sub-tropical leaves in Brisbane being so amendable. But I do have some very nice water-colour paper and some coloured inks that I haven’t yet used.

Do you prepare the leaves in any way first? Just interested – they really are beautiful. thanks for sharing!
If you want to, I'd be happy to swap blog links.
cheers
Sheryl

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