3 posts from 2009

So I have decided to do this exhibition and haven't the foggiest where to start. I guess getting the paintings painted may be a good start. But there are some obstacles. I have limited funds for buying supplies. I will have to buy many a canvas and many a thing of paint, so this may be difficult.

With each canvas costing in excess of $20, and although that doesn't sound so bad, it is going to take me ages to get all the artworks I need. And then there is the question of space to hang and space to store. At the moment, to save money, we are staying in a 2 bedroom unit where the second room is the storage space and although it looks messy, it is cheaper than renting a bigger place.

I am progressing to going out to get a sketch book to draw out some of the ideas in my mind's eye. I will do that this weekend. I have lots of things floating around in my head and I think that I should ground them to the earth that I call paper. "That's it! Your grounded, stay put on that paper and stay still while I look for the money for the canvases you'll be painted on! " Maybe you all think I am an insane loon who talks to the mental images in my head and before I know it I will have all these fans who will be wanting to see what nut ball ideas I pan out on canvas!

Now another thing I should do is start to make a database. If I can get all the details of all the people I have ever met, then I can send out an invitation to my exhibition once I know when it will be.

I also need to think about finding a space to hang my works which won't cost me an arm and a leg but maybe just a toe...when I sell my paintings, the money will go to a good cause...my own art studio garden flat!

It is freezing cold and I am starting to gather icicles on my fingers...and now is the best time to paint because I will be studying for a large portion of the year. Maybe a trip to Australia will be the sunny inspiration I need...good thing I am going...

So I have decided to do this exhibition and haven't the foggiest where to start. I guess getting the paintings painted may be a good start. But there are some obstacles. I have limited funds for buying supplies. I will have to buy many a canvas and many a thing of paint, so this may be difficult.

With each canvas costing in excess of $20, and although that doesn't sound so bad, it is going to take me ages to get all the artworks I need. And then there is the question of space to hang and space to store. At the moment, to save money, we are staying in a 2 bedroom unit where the second room is the storage space and although it looks messy, it is cheaper than renting a bigger place.

I am progressing to going out to get a sketch book to draw out some of the ideas in my mind's eye. I will do that this weekend. I have lots of things floating around in my head and I think that I should ground them to the earth that I call paper. "That's it! Your grounded, stay put on that paper and stay still while I look for the money for the canvases you'll be painted on! " Maybe you all think I am an insane loon who talks to the mental images in my head and before I know it I will have all these fans who will be wanting to see what nut ball ideas I pan out on canvas!

Now another thing I should do is start to make a database. If I can get all the details of all the people I have ever met, then I can send out an invitation to my exhibition once I know when it will be.

I also need to think about finding a space to hang my works which won't cost me an arm and a leg but maybe just a toe...when I sell my paintings, the money will go to a good cause...my own art studio garden flat!

It is freezing cold and I am starting to gather icicles on my fingers...and now is the best time to paint because I will be studying for a large portion of the year. Maybe a trip to Australia will be the sunny inspiration I need...good thing I am going...

Where to begin?

I am studying early childhood education, and the papers are wicked, I mean evil, not awesome...I am thinking about an art exhibition, but not sure where to start. Well, I read online that the general place to start is to have a topic or a bunch of paintings hoarded somewhere in a cellar to be able to put on a show. I have got little space to store them and am not sure where to go from here. I hope to sell my art and have it hanging in houses on peoples walls and eventually get to the point where people want my work. I have run out of space on my walls. No more walls to hang paintings on but I love to paint and it really makes me human so I have to do more. And I have to get on with it and go with it and work out the bits and bobs and just make it happen.

So I have started to play with some ideas. Obviously, I wouldn't want to give it away but all I can say is that I have weirdly been attracted to illustrated books since I was little. Saying this there cannot be a literal translation and suddenly you all know what I am going to do and go out and do it, but you get the idea.

There are lots of logistics to consider like finances, buying supplies, canvases and paint, finding and renting the showing space and marketing and advertising to get the people who have the money to pitch up to the exhibit and to immediately snap up a bunch for millions of dollars. Right, back to reality, Niki, you have to paint, so get off your ass and do some planning and some working while chomping down some ice-cream.

Remember to make notes on how much time is spent on each painting, the value of the art work and the cost of the supplies per canvas.

Mmm...maybe I am going to be busy, better get the bucket of ice-cream for a nice cold, wintery, creamy session of brain storming.