Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Give yourself a Painting Mulligan and sell more art

Art by Delilah

Pumpkin Wagon,fall landscape,farm
Pumpkin Wagon,fall landscape,farm, painting by Delilah Smith
About This Painting: I painted this wagon a few years ago " en plein air" at a vegetable farm in Michigan. I remember the cold October day I painted it. I wore gloves with the tips of the fingers cut off to paint. I thought the original painting lacked texture so I went back last night and re worked it to see if I could add a little more interest to the work.I was working on a dry surface most of my paintings are done wet on wet so this was a little different for me. I oil the piece out to reduce friction and resaturate the colors. To do this I brush a thin layer of oil over the whole painting and then rub away most of it, leaving just a whisper of oil behind, When I paint over this, it has the smooth, easy application of wet paint. This extra layer of oil, also helps to fatten up any sunken areas of the painting which have become matte and unattractive as they have dried. This is a particular problem with the darks, which tend to be applied in a leaner way, either through thin application or by the addition of solvent.

So this my painting Mulligan for the day. In Golf you get one for the game, In painting there is no limit.

Sometimes it is a good thing to step away from a work a come back to it.

Pumpkin Wagon
8x10 oil painting on canvas mounted on a museum quality panel
Media: oil painting
Size: 10 in X 8 in (25.4 cm X 20.3 cm)
Price: $100 USD
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Wednesday, September 19, 2012

A Visit to Art Prize

Come and see the art in Michigan. This is a WOW event.

To see my work Marsh Melody and visit me at Art Prize click here for directions to St Cecilia's Music center.



Lucinda Wierenga will have her sculpture A Garden of Unearthly Delights at the Louis Campau Promenade click here for more information.

If you can't make it to Grand Rapids please watch a small video of Lucinda the Texas Artist at work in Michigan.


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Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Making a video on you Ipad and sell more art

Today I expanded my learning curve, for the first time I did a video using my Ipad, maybe you can teach an old dog new tricks.

I did a lot of reading on how to do this, then  downloaded a specal application from itunes and then finally with the help of a turorial from youtube I was finally able to figured it all out. I know that a year from now I will say gee wiz guys why in the world did I make such a big dealof this? Maybe the next one will make it to the Cannes Film Festival or at least the Traverse City Michigan Film Festival.



This application also works on Iphone's so watch this and learn just like me, and maybe we both can sit at the big kids table next time.



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Friday, September 14, 2012

Art in Michigan






September in Michigan means bright sunshine, back to school,crisp apples, football games , and what’s grown to be my favorite fall event ArtPrize. ArtPrize 2012 is ready to take over the Grand Rapids Michigan Art scene starting next week. It opens Sept 19,2012.

There will be 1,517 entries this year at ArtPrize and OMG I am one of them. So put on those walking shoes and take in as many of this year’s 1,517 entries as you can. I sugest you go to the web site for ArtPrize to plan your visit by checking out the Art and the Artist to see which ones you really don’t want to miss.I would used that as your starting point. Every venue has so many artist its hard to see them all.

There are also lot of Art happenings so those you have to be there when it happens so mark the day and time because you don’t want to miss the music or the dance.

I will be at St Cecillia Music Center. click on the link for directions from your location.


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Tuesday, September 11, 2012

ArtPrize 2012, Marsh Melody

It is finally done, painted and hung, I am ready for ArtPrize 2012. Marsh Melody is complete.




Marsh Melody
4feet x 6 feet
oil painting on stretched canvas

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