Holmfirth artweek ended
and although i didn't sell the two pieces i exhibited i did have a lot of follow
up sales by people wanting to support local artists. The event was very
successful and a total of £31,000 was raised through art sales, tickets and
catalogues , refreshments and raffles. All funds were donated to the Macmillian
Cancer charity. Well done to all the volunteers who organised and helped at the
event. I'm looking forward to next year! For details on next years event the go
to the main website http://www.lingua-uk.com/holmfirth/
Patchings art event was
equally as successful bringing in lots of follow up sales and interest in my
artwork. The thousands of visitors to the event made it a record. Next years
date is Thursday 5th and Sunday8th June. You can see the exhibitors on the main
website,
http://www.patchingsartcentre.co.uk/onlinegallery/exhibition2007/index.php
There is still the
chance to vote for your favourite artist to win the people's choice artist.
May 2007 UPDATE
A radio station in
Mexico are using 'Red Hot Sax' painting for their new jazz radio station. The
painting will be the logo on their website for the radio station Jazz Motif. I
will post details of it once they have finalised their new website.
I have just come back
from the Harrogate exhibition. I had an excellent weekend. A lot of really
positive comments about the work with two sales and some potential after sales.
Nice venue as well. I;ve decided to do the August exhibition due to the positive
outcome of this rainy weekend. Hopefully it will be sunny next time.
I sold four paintings
last weekend as well. Very exciting and encouraging especially as i have just
quit my day job to work as a professional artist. A really exciting and nerve
racking time.
May 2007
I have just been
accepted into the Patchings Competition/Exhibition. Jazz Jam and Chello Heaven
were accepted by a panelled jury and will feature in the National Art Festival
in Nottingham June 5th to 5th July. There will be over 15,000 visitors to this
exhibition so I am really happy to have been one of the successful entries.
According to the organisers, the exhibition promises to be an outstanding one
and will be shown at Patchings Art Centre, Oxton Road, Calverton,
Nottinghamshire. The opening of the exhibition runs concurrently with the 14th Patchings Art, Craft and Design Festival. It's one of the UK's most celebrated
art and craft festivals. www.patchingsartcentre.co.uk
Just got a place at the Holmfirth Art Week that promises over 20,000 visitors in
the week. Each artist can exhibit two works each. Hopefully it will be a good
sales week!
artWEEK
is now a local event with a national reputation – most of
the exhibitors are from this area but visitors come from all over the country to
look and to buy. It is astounding how much artistic talent there is locally – it
is this that makes the event such a success . . . and brings so many visitors to
Holmfirth every year.
The main Exhibition in the Civic Hall runs all week and features work by around
400 professional & amateur artists.
In addition, each year, there are over 20 smaller
fringe venues around the Valley.
See website for
more details
http://www.lingua-uk.com/holmfirth/
April 2007
I just got a stand on the Harrogate Art Fair on the bank holiday weekend.(Thank-you
to the person who dropped out and to the artist Phil Wilson who put me in touch
with the event co-ordinator) I am REALLY looking forward the event. It's at
Valley Gardens if you want to come along. I am really
looking forward to it. I've also just got an exhibition at the Leeds Infirmary
Hospital in October. Over 100ft of space!!! I also bagged myself some wall space
for a month at the Carriageworks Theatre in October! The spaces are for a month
so hopefully will drum up some interest. I really need to work faster! I just
sold a small acrylic painting on paper
it's a good confidence boost!
I'm currently working on the music based paintings but trying to take it a step
further. I've also started doing some more abstract landscape scenes and they
seem popular. I enjoy painting them and developing the idea of the hustle and
bustle of city life.
March 2007
I did my first group exhibition in Addingham this month. I had a lot of interest
but unfortunately no sales. I did, however meet other good artists and it was an
excellent opportunity to share ideas and struggles as an artist. I have put the
majority of the artists who exhibited there on my
links page and its worth looking as some of their work is excellent. It did
highlight the fact that there are a lot of struggling artists! There is an
excellent pub opposite the Addingham Village Hall serves the biggest and
loveliest meals ever!! It is worth going just for the meal. Advice is go
when you are starving or you will struggle to finish!
Addingham Exhibition March 2007
February 2007
Excellent month for sales I sold four paintings to a customer in the US. I
am extremely happy about it! I always get the worrying feeling though that with
a good sales month comes six bad ones!
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