Hello Florida, Here I Come...

This is probably the last post I do before I fly out to Orlando, Florida. My son is moving back home and I am flying out to drive back with him. We are going to Disney World on Saturday before we head back. I am sure I will have a blast since I have never really grown up.

My latest news is that the painting I posted in my last blog entry (Dogs Always Has Your Back) was accepted into the Utah Watercolor Society Fall show. The juror is Christopher Schink. Pretty exciting!

For those of you who live around Salt Lake City, the gallery I am in is moving. Local Colors of Utah is having a moving sale - 25% off everthing. Last day is Friday September 23rd. The address is 535 South 700 East. There is parking in the rear. We are currently negotiating a lease on a new location, so when I have more info I will let you know!

Here is a painting that is currently for sale at Local Colors, titled Wild Ride. It is 11 x 14 and framed.  Oh by the way, you don't have to live in Utah if you want to buy this painting, contact me if you want more information and get 25% off!

Update on Experimental Auctions "Project Clean Out Studio"

Well it's been two weeks since I began listing auctions starting them at 1 cent. As a result, I listed 13 pieces of art, various sizes. All auctions sold for a total of $169.09. Only one actually sold for 1 cent. The highest price was $36. I thought that was pretty good for just cleaning out the studio! You have to look at the overall picture and total of sales, not just the selling price per item. However if you wanted to average out the cost per piece it would be 13 paintings at $13 each. I know, that doesn't seem like much. But just imagine going to your studio and opening a drawer full of paintings that you did for workshops, experiments etc. and finding $13  for each painting instead. Would you leave the money in the drawer? Heck no. So I figure why leave paintings sitting in a drawer?

I will continue to clean out my studio and put more paintings on auction for 1 cent. I am also finding what kind of painting is getting more bids. I have been offering a variety of styles from realism to whimsical. It has been interesting to see what gets more views and bids. Once my studio is cleaned out I will start paintings specific to what sells best for me. I will keep you posted on how this all turns out.

I entered the Utah Watercolor Society Fall show. I have yet to hear if my painting was juried in. It is a whimsical one called "Dogs Always Have Your Back". It is my observation about dogs and cats.