Just Sold

Here's an abstract piece that I recently sold.Titled "Red Sunset" .It's a 24" x 40" diptych.For more pieces like this one check out my store.

Vaughan art integration project

I was just at the opening night of the Art integration Project in Vaughan Ontario.It's the juried show with one of my pieces in it.Unfortunately I forgot my digital camera and I'll have to go back to some time next week to post photos of the show.I'll also post the show info.

New Large Abstract Piece

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This is an abstract piece I just finished.It's part of the urban tapestry series titled-"The next stop".
size is 30" x 60" triptych.It's up in my store and would make a great Father's day gift.If you mention you saw it from my blog I will ship it for FREE!!

Juried show -Art integration project.

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I just delivered my piece for the Art integration project in Vaughan.If you're in the Toronto Area take a look at the show(it's free). It starts at the end of May.I'll post more details for the show soon.

NEW ARTFIRE SITE

I've just opened another site on Artfire.com. It's a new rival site to Etsy and seems like a good community.The good thing is that there are no listing fees or selling fees.There's also no charge for a basic membership so you can't go wrong.I'm not sure but I think it's $16usd /month for a pro seller account. Check it out and let me know what you think.
Here's the link to my store-http://www.artfire.com/users/Cen_Arte

New floral

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I just finished this floral last night.It's titled"The Little White Flowers".The size is 24"x 24" on 1.5" gallery canvas.It's in my Ebay store at- http://stores.shop.ebay.ca/Cen-Arte-Rare-Gallery-Originals

Offshore Art & fake artists

I recently read an article on "cheap art from China"and it's affects on the individual artist.I was unaware of the scale of the industry.They actually have small painting villages of workers!
I'm sure most people are aware of this,but it reminds me of when I began selling my own work online.

I remember being told by a well established artist that I should paint under a pseudonym for my online work . He told me that many art collectors/designers don't care whether a name is real or not.In fact many galleries had one or two artist painting under several names.It often came down to price point and whether it matched an interior design. It didn't sit right with me.

I felt that putting a face to the work was the best thing for me and in the sea of faceless Chinese factory artists I hoped I would stand out. Initially I took some flak from a couple of galleries for using my real name on the net but at least I've continued to paint and work without regrets.

New Abstract Sea Scape

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I just finished this abstract seascape. It's titled "Across the Sound".It's a 20" x 48" triptych and can be found in my ebay store.

New Floral

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I just finished a new floral piece titled "The Little Garden".It's a fun naive style.The size is
24" x 36" diptych done in Acrylic on canvas.You can find it in my online store.

Ontario Landscapes

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This is a new landscape I've just finished.It was painted from an area near my family farm.
The title is "Sunrise on the Old Creek". The size is 24" x 36" x1.5" gallery canvas. It will be in my store tonight.

New oil piece.

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This is an oil painting I finished a few days ago.It's about 70% dry.It's a 24" x 40" diptych titled"Field's Edge".It's the first time I've used liquin and I'm quite happy with it.

New Landscape

Here's a new landscape. Acrylic 24" x 24"Gallery stretcher.Titled "Sunset on the Old Oak".This piece will be up for sale in my store later tonight.

Recently Sold works.

"Aerial 14"

"Aerial 12"


Here's a set of 24" x 24" abstracts "Aerial 12 & 14 " that I sold to a collector in Iowa.

New oil peices

I've finished an oil floral.It's a 24" x 40" diptych. I'll post some pics later. I've used liquin for the first time and I'll post the results regarding drying time. I also found something called eco turp made by Demco here in Canada.I 'll add a review of that product as well.

New Abstracts

This is a new set of 24"x 24" abstract cityscapes titled"Skyline3 &4".They'll be up on my online store later tonight.

Sold piece

This is a piece titled "9 Square" that I recently sold to a collector in Los Angeles, California.

Buying Original art

I was having a conversation with a local gallery owner last week about a customer that came into the gallery.The lady had come into the gallery after seeing a beautiful painting in the front window. She asked how much it was saying that it would look wonderful above her sofa ,and when told it was $3000 dollars she had a look of disappointment on her face.The gallery owner asked her how much her couch was and she replied,"$6000 dollars". The owner began to explain that her couch would only last 7 -10 years and a piece of fine art would last a lifetime.

When buying original art you are getting a life long investment that you can pass on to generations of your family.You also don't have to spend $3000 dollars either.There's ton's of great affordable art from self representing artists like myself.