modom wrote:
> On 3 Sep 2005 14:10:06 -0700, "nancree" > wrote:
>
>> Michael,
>> I should have known you are an artist. Your imaginative and
>> enthusiastic treatment and combination of foods has always been
>> original. I have missed you on RFC recently. (I even posted a
>> question, recently, about your whereabouts).
>> Nancree
>
> I was painting. I made twenty paintings this summer, which is a lot
> for me. I painted so much that I actually have a callus on my
> painting hand. Vincent van Gogh on the other hand made over 200
> paintings in a little over 400 days while he was in Arles. I have no
> idea how he did it. But by the time he was my age not only had he
> produced scores of masterpieces, but also he was dead.
>
>
> modom
>
> Only superficial people don't judge by appearances.
> -- Oscar Wilde

Very nice, Micheal! Congratulations on your gallery showing.

Considering my LLL (long lost love) is a professional artist (oils but he
sometimes dabbles in acrylics), 200 paintings seems a bit um... well let's
just say LLL works on 4 or 5 canvasses at a time, as the mood strikes him.
It could take him months to complete one painting, or a day, just depends on
what hits him. I've seen him at work. It's fascinating. Since I have no
talent for drawing, I'm floored by this. Here's an example of a painting I
saw him start out in 2004 then continue to make changes to:

http://community.webshots.com/photo/...03069013izMMUY

Here is how it wound up:

http://community.webshots.com/photo/...32700989nGjEvZ

Oh, and don't be afraid to go for a larger scale and/or up the price. He
told me for years he was so afraid of going with larger sized canvas and
afraid of overcharging. This particular piece was 6X6ish and sold for $10K


He also avoids galleries unless they are willing to cut the profit from
sales down from 50% to 30% and do NOT let them try to tell you how to price
your work. Only you can decide what is right and there is no point in them
making a buck when you aren't. Exposure is one thing; being ripped off by a
gallery is another.

OB Food (sorta): We're going back to Davenport for a show mid-September.
When we were there last year we delivered a large painting to a patrons
house. The kitchen was fantastic. They had a built-in wood-burning pizza
oven and small refrigerator strictly for chilling wine. While we figured
out where to hang the painting in the living room, they gave us wine to
drink and took us on a tour of the house, which was built for their
extremely eclectic artwork. Hope to see them again at the show this month!

Jill