A blog about running a small (very small) custom art company while chasing around two young children.
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Ice!
We had a pretty big storm yesterday. Lots of freezing rain and snow. It is very pretty, but a little intimidating to hear the large trees creaking when they sway in the breeze. We have a couple branches down in our backyard that broke a couple railings on our fence. This weekend Eli will be able to make a big snowman, he is excited about that. It seems like every year towards the end of January/beginning of February we get a big snow.
Our power was out all day yesterday setting me back a bit on custom orders. I should have them all finished tonight and ready to ship tomorrow. I'm anxious to finish a few more oil paintings since they take soooo long to dry. I want them to be ready in April so I can apply to the Hyde Park show in person. That show is in October so if I get them done soon they should be dry enough for the show.
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Clock and Fish Tank Ramblings
I just joined Amazon.com product ads. We'll see if I get any traffic. Supposedly my clocks are searchable, but when I searched Melting wall clocks they didn't come up. Hmmm. I should be hearing back from the Amazon guy this week and I'll ask him about it.
I've had a couple of sales recently. That is encouraging. Sales dropped of to close to nothing a week or so before Christmas. I'd be lying if I said I minded the little break, though.
Earlier today I was pondering the very large sheets of 1/2 inch Plexiglas in my garage given to my by a neighbors friend. I was thinking about making some kind of greenhouse. Then I thought, No!, I will make a fish tank! I was quite excited about the idea. I think I'll make it five to six feet high and one and a half to two feet square. Tall and skinny. I'll have to make some kind of stand for it to sit in to avoid tipping accidents. I think it will be super cool! Our house is small so it will fit nicely in a corner. Then maybe I'll make the greenhouse thingy to extend out of the kitchen window, Nick would love that. (note the sarcasm). I think he feels like he lives in a jungle sometimes. Oh well, plants make you happy and clean the air.
I've had a couple of sales recently. That is encouraging. Sales dropped of to close to nothing a week or so before Christmas. I'd be lying if I said I minded the little break, though.
Earlier today I was pondering the very large sheets of 1/2 inch Plexiglas in my garage given to my by a neighbors friend. I was thinking about making some kind of greenhouse. Then I thought, No!, I will make a fish tank! I was quite excited about the idea. I think I'll make it five to six feet high and one and a half to two feet square. Tall and skinny. I'll have to make some kind of stand for it to sit in to avoid tipping accidents. I think it will be super cool! Our house is small so it will fit nicely in a corner. Then maybe I'll make the greenhouse thingy to extend out of the kitchen window, Nick would love that. (note the sarcasm). I think he feels like he lives in a jungle sometimes. Oh well, plants make you happy and clean the air.
Monday, January 12, 2009
Third Oil Painting
So I'm done with my third oil painting. I think it looks pretty good. Maybe not quite as "Wow" as the first two, but I like it. Feel free to let me know what you think. As usual, the paint is still wet so may have some glare in the photo. I have a couple edges to clean up a bit and the sides to paint, but the image itself is done.
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Second Oil Painting
The paint is still wet so it is a little shiny in some places. I am very happy with how it turned out! When I first did the sketch in acrylic I didn't like how it looked at all and almost scrapped it. I'm glad I didn't. Just goes to show if you believe in your image for the final product you can accomplish it. This one measures 30" X 40".
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Finished Guitar Chair Pics
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Blast From The Past
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Sneak Peak
Monday, January 5, 2009
Damn Cats
So I guess it is kind of my fault. I have a squirrel feeder full of yummy peanuts, a bird seed block on a tree stump, another feeder that drops seeds whenever the birds visit it, a feeding log thing stuffed with scrumptious something that birds and squirrels like, and a cat. No major fatalities yet, but it is just a matter of time I'm afraid. I won't always be sitting near the window where I can beat on it screaming "No!" when I see an attack in progress.
Friday, January 2, 2009
First Oil Painting
My first oil painting. It is still wet in this photo so some areas are kind of shiny. I still need to paint the sides , I'll probably do that in the next week or two. I am very happy with it and just started my second painting tonight. I was hoping to apply for a gallery show this May but I won't be able to afford the ten canvases I'll need to meet the quota. I am going to try my luck at selling paintings on Ebay and Etsy. It is hard to tell if they will be well received or not as I haven't seen anything like what I am doing. I get very frustrated when I see abstract crapola being sold in high volumes. I don't get it. I guess when I look at a painting I look at what amount of skill and thought would have to go into it and some things are clearly just scribbles on a canvas. Yet people eat it up. Weird.
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