As promised here is one of the older pieces that turned up when we moved.
He has no name. He’s just “black and white man”. Continue reading “Big Bold and Black & White”
Month: August 2008
Dark Sky & So Called Chaos
Meh. I think it’s the weather, but I’m feeling totally draggy today.
I didn’t want to get out of bed this morning and I’m still contemplating going back…
But at least I’ve been semi-creative the last couple of days.
I’m working on two new paintings.
Commission Completed-Monarch’s Touch
Well, I finished it.
My first commission is now complete. Currently, it’s an unnamed 8” x 10” painting.
See the problem is, I haven’t decided if I like it. Yes I know, if you’ve been following along to this blog at all you’ll say “Yeah, but that’s what you always say after finishing a piece.” And it’s true, but this time I really mean it, honest!
I asked my husband and he reassures me it’s nice, but I’m still doubtful.
So what do you think? Continue reading “Commission Completed-Monarch’s Touch”
Commissions and Exhibitions
Well, well, well lol, things have certainly picked up around here. Let me fill you in.
Last week, as I mentioned, I decided to place an add on Kijiji.ca to try to bring in some business and get a bit of publicity for my Artwork (seeing as how I’m still unemployed). The response I received was unexpected to say the least.
First off, I’ve received a commission project to do a painting. My commission customer liked the “Life” series I painted in Japan. For those of my readers that need a bit of a refresher, that would be this series of paintings.
Anyway, she particularly liked “Creator’s Touch” which is the middle piece with the hand. So I offered to do a similar piece for her with the colors of her choosing. When I finish it, I’ll be sure to post pictures.
Since then, I’ve received three price inquiries on the series. Seems like it’s a popular choice. Sadly however, people seem to run in fear once I quote said price, as I still haven’t sold it. Which kind of suits my husband just fine, since he seems to like this series quite a bit. I dunno, I hate putting a price on my Artwork.
Here’s a CHALLENGE FOR MY READERS if you were to buy this series, what would you estimate it’s price/value to be???? Leave me a comment telling me what you think.
Right, so back to commissions, I even had a request to do a portrait of Michael Jackson… I’m not quite sure how I feel about that, but money is money, right???… We’ll see if anything comes of it.
Next. While surfing Kijiji.ca I came across this ad:
“Calling Artists and Photographers – Showcase your work!”
So I emailed off an inquiry, and got this response:
” Hi Amanda,
Thanks for the email. I’m opening a music production studio and the thought came to me to showcase local artists’ stuff in the lounge area.- In the same vain as showcasing in a restaurant or cafe for a period of time- just hang your stuff up for a month or 2 and possibly make some sales. I haven’t thought of it in any more detail than that, would you be interested? I checked out your work, it’s very good. I like your style-“
How could I pass that up???
So I called said ad poster, Jonny, back and made arrangements. To make a long story short, J drove me over and mounted my work and now Jonny has 7 of my paintings on display until October 4th. Pretty sweet eh! I’m hoping I’ll maybe make a couple of sales/commissions or get asked to do a album cover. Either way, it gets my stuff out of the house and seen.
The seven pieces currently on exhibit are: “Blue Holiday” (a tribute to Billie Holiday), “Soul Mates”, “Winter’s Tree”, “Lover’s Embrace”, “Despair”, “Afterglow,” and “Unexplained”
Each piece is displayed with a snazzy little card detailing the title, size, medium, price, and my contact information/website. Here are a few pictures of Edmonton Jam Space’s lounge where my Artwork is on exhibit.
Well I guess that’s it for now. Which is probably a good thing; too much more excitement and it might start to go straight to my head. 😛
Well, Cheers for now,
A
If you’d like to commission a piece, email me at themilkeway@gmail.com.
Amanda Milke 