Happy Holidays

It's been a pretty busy December in and out of the studio. I think as a full time artist it's difficult to put the brush down and walk away from the easel. This is the time of year for friends and family so I'll be relaxing this week and taking a much needed break. I'm pleased with the number of sales this month as well as the additional gallery work. I'm hoping it's a sign of better times in 2012. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Newly Sold Works

I've been pretty busy the last few weeks with the holidays coming up but I wanted to share one of the pieces that has recently sold. It's titled : " Autumn Mosaic " . The size is 30" x 60" and is painted in acrylics. It's the first piece of a series that will be up in my online store. December has been a fairly good month and I 'm hoping it will continue through the new year.

Working Hard

The recent job numbers in Canada and the instability in the Euro zone is all I hear on the news. It's no wonder there's a loss in retail confidence. For myself I've noticed a slowdown in the art market coming out of summer, which is traditionally when things begin to pick up. All we can do as artists is keep working hard. I believe there's a light at the end of the tunnel, there always is. It's the journey towards it that's the hard part.

New International sales

Title- " The Girl with the Red Umbrella "
Size- 24" x 36"
Medium-Acrylic on canvas

I recently sold my first piece to a collector in France. It's always exciting to be able to reach art collectors through the web without leaving the comfort of my home. Here are a couple of shots of the piece.

Etsy

I've been on and off of Etsy for a few years now.I'm not totally sold on the idea that it's a good forum for selling art online(at least when it comes to price points). I recently sold a $700 abstract a couple of weeks ago but the large sales are few and far between.

I will be posting some new pieces in my " Etsy Shop " and hopefully I can keep some momentum going.

Finding time

I've been so busy the last few months with running a successful online gallery , maintaining my usual gallery commitments and watching my 2yr old. It sometimes feels as though 24 hrs in a day just isn't enough. I haven't even posted anything on the blog for weeks! With a rash of sales at the beginning of September I've been swamped with work(can't complain). Hopefully I'll catch up and things will get back on track going into the holidays.

Larger Canvases

Now that I'm shipping all large pieces rolled up, I can work on much larger sizes without the limitations of shipping. I've already started several 40" x 60" pieces as well as a large 50" x 50" piece. I'm exited about the larger canvases and hope to pass on the savings in shipping on to my collectors.I'll post some shots of the larger pieces ASAP.