Tag: Canadian Artist

Blogging Anniversary

by Amanda, posted in Abstract, acrylic, anniversary, Art, Artist, canada, commission, Drawings, For Sale, ideas, Japan, Life, Musical Instruments, Paintings, photos, Series, sketches, Uncategorized

Well, it’s been 1 year today since I first decided to give this blogging thing a whirl.

I must say I was apprehensive at first simply because I’m not a writer. Usually I’m a person of very few words but 123 posts later I seem to be doing alright.

I started this blog with 3 goals/desires in mind:

1-I’ve always been of the opinion that art should be shared and experienced with others, yet aside from my close circle of acquaintances, I was doing nothing to get out there. I wanted this blog to be a chance for me to step outside of myself, to leap beyond my inverted-ness and open up a little more. I’ve always been a quiet person, even around my friends and family. It’s actually one of my friends’ and familys’ pet peeves about me, and also the reason why I have such a small social circle. But I am trying, and this blog has helped me to spread my artistic soul a bit more as it were.

2-I go through creative phases, by which I mean I’ll be really creative for months and then just dry up. I realized, that if I truly wanted to make a career out of my art I couldn’t go years or even months without doing something artistic. So I created this blog with the thought of it serving as a constant reminder/challenge for me to always strive to be creative. Granted there’ve been “off” months, but things have taken off and I find myself always with a project in mind or a piece on the go.

3-Simply put, I wanted unbiased feedback. I wanted to put my art out there and see what people actually thought. I’ve always been of the opinion that criticism is a good thing. I mean sure, I love hearing why people like a certain piece, but I also need to know why people don’t like something. I know I won’t always please everyone, and I never expect to. But criticism helps you to see the other side of things and ultimately helps to strengthen the work.

So those will continue to be my goals and things have been going well so far.

Obviously I can’t do an Anniversary post without looking: to the past, at the stats and at some art. Continue reading “Blogging Anniversary” →

Art Flier & Article

by Amanda, posted in Abstract, acrylic, Art, Artist, canada, commission, creative, digital art, Drawings, For Sale, ideas, Life, Musical Instruments, Paintings, photos, Series, sketches, Uncategorized

Two awesome things today!

1- My coolest and newest ART Flier that I have in circulation! Pass it on! Email it to all your friends & family!

2-Mr. Doug Geivett was kind enough to write a VERY interesting article on my “Guitar-The Colour of Music” piece. Run don’t walk to check it out and I expect everyone to answer all the questions and mail me their used instruments! 😉 Read the article here. Continue reading “Art Flier & Article” →

Commissions and Exhibitions

by Amanda, posted in Abstract, Artist, Life, Paintings, photos, Uncategorized

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.