Friday, November 15, 2013

Art Show Frenzy - part 2

I survived!!



This will be a short post - I am sick, and I have noticed a tendency to ramble when I sit down to write this blog, so brevity is the watchword. At least for tonight.

 My own little corner of the show, surrounded by new work.


In the end, I only managed to complete 13 of the paintings that I started for the show, but that's o.k.  I am just so glad that I had enough pieces to fill my display wall and that there was a bit of variety to that. A handful sold, the rest will be sold as the year ends and 2014 rolls on in.

As I think about the process of painting these (which now seems like a month ago instead of last week) I am struck by how truly exhilarating it all was. I enjoyed bouncing back and forth between the fine detail in some of the birds and the looser, impressionistic brushwork of some of the backgrounds and landscapes.

I began to glimpse a possible new style, more dynamic and atmospheric, for my commercial work. Can I do it? We shall see. I am a creature of habit.

Here are a few of the finished pieces, prior to framing on the day before the show.

"The Crafty Fellow"  SOLD


"Cardinal"
(A clever title, eh?)


"Chickadee"
(An even more clever title . . .)


"On the Cascade"  SOLD


"Winding Down"  SOLD


"Superior Overlook"



Thanks for swinging by - I appreciate any feedback you care to offer.  In a few weeks I will begin animating my little Goblin movie, for the first time in a year, so expect some posts about that.

Cheers!



5 comments:

  1. Very impressive Mr. Geister!! Your enthusiasm inspires me...well done!

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  2. I have been reading your posts, but not clicking over to comment. just thought I'd say that your art for your art show is amazing. You can sure churn it out, and still retain beauty. I'm working on building a simple website.

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    1. Thanks - that's very kind of you to say. Some days I paint faster than others, and deadlines make a HUGE motivator. Are you building your site with an existing template? I used SquareSpace for mine and am happy with it.

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