tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51110519011232011902012-01-30T13:21:06.944-08:00South African artist Leonie e.Brown believes the paint and the canvass in itself is enough to carry out the message she is conveying. She makes use of bright colors, palette knife and impasto to convey the message. Each painting is treated as letter to the viewer. The artist herself believes that each painting whether realistic or abstract, is uniquely created, for the person who will recognize the message as theirs.Leonie e. Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00679638310523357850noreply@blogger.comBlogger921100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5111051901123201190.post-8445453815996185512012-01-30T13:21:00.001-08:002012-01-30T13:21:07.184-08:00

I am currently lying in bed with my new little android Notebook on my lap. I have become way too orgenised. Not only do I use it for my art school, but hopefully I will be able to use it to update my followers and friends on my latest art adventures. I have figured out how to connect my camera with the Notebook. Everything works very differently from pc. Not too difficult, it is almost more like

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L05 -2011 There is power in the blue skies 20 x 48cm R3300.00 — at Melkbostrand. L07-2011 Just a little bit of heaven 35 x 80cm R6500.00 — at Melkbostrand. L08-2011 I want the world to see, the colour that lives in me 15 x 46cm R2500.00 — at Melkbostrand.

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For more information please contact leonie at: leonie@lifeart.co.za

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Every year I donate a painting to the Ikaya Lethemba benifit fund L04-2011 All of my Hope 250 x 760mm In September of 2003, concerned individuals of the Khayelitsha district came together to discuss the plight of the chronically and terminally ill in their community. They were troubled about the lack of services to people who were left to die at home. After much discussion and planning, Ikhaya

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Choosing the right type of canvass Different brushes and their function Explaining Oil paints Tricks and tips on keeping brushes clean, soft and pliable. Food: breads, pate's, fruit, cheese, wine, juice and coffee... How to start the painting Choosing the colours

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We are finally in our new house and the new studio is fantastic!Lovely natural light due to the wall on the right made up out of x 3 sliding doors, roof can open up, and a fireplace! It is a wonderful and inspiring place to paint. I'm hoping to do a  lot more work. Maybe we artist or potential artists are too narcissistic, but I have never found it pleasant to work in a dark and stuffy room....

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We are moving to a new house and I'll have a new studio! My new studio is 100 metres from the sea, with a view and a fireplace. Glass window on one side and a roof that can open up in good weather. Isn't that awesome! I'm so happy, It happened so quickly! Four weeks ago we were not even thinking of moving when friends of our offered us their rental. It is a house that I have always liked. Old

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It's been a while since I last blogged on my personal site. Most of my blogs have been to the http://lifeartschool.blogspot.com At the moment I am focusing on pushing the art school as much as I can. The recession has finally hit my art as well. After selling continuesly throughout the recession from 2008 till now, I have finely started seeing a slow down in sales. However, I cannot complain. I

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One of my students send me this video....priceless!

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Running water rush through me 400 x 1400 Gallery Price: R 7,200.00 Workshop: Painting demonstration by Leonie Brown. R150.00 including wine and snacks.Venue: Lifeart Studio, 8 Visvanger Road, MelkbosstrandLeonie E. Brown will be doing a 3 hour painting demonstration. Time: 9.30 - 12.30pmCost: R150.00 per person includes wine and snacks. WhenSat Oct 1 9:30am – 12:30pm  WhereLifeArt Studio,

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So....it is mid year already and the shocking news is that I have only done 6 paintings this whole year! Why would I be doing that? Have I given up...have I reached the end of my tether, is the last straw just that....fallen and chewed and scuttled out? No, dear friends, no. Maybe it is the last straw of myself and my desire to be successfull that has finality been laid down and killed, beaten

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This is looking at the potential and believe against all odds (faith). This dog was born on Christmas Eve in the year 2002. She was born with only 2 legsShe could not walk when she was born. Even her mother did not want her. Her  first owner also did not think that she could survive and she was thinking of 'putting her to sleep'.But then, her present owner, Jude Stringfellow, met her and

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 I'm currently busy on a small painting in Oil. 

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It's been 2 months since I last painted. There is a few reasons for this state of affairs: Ive had very bad and painful tennis elbow due to too much repetitive movement of the arm....oh the sacrifices of art... I decided to update my website. I needed to learn a new program called 'Adobe Dreamweaver" in order to do so. It took me 2 weeks to learn the programme and 2 weeks to update and re-design

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By PHILIP HENSHER We know what we like, and it's not modern art! How gallery visitors only viewed work by Damien Hirst and Tracy Emin for less than 5 seconds Last updated at 2:35 AM on 13th March 2011 The basic fact about art is that you, the viewer, decide how much time you're going to give it. Other art forms give you no choice. A symphony is going to take up 40 minutes of your time; a film

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400 x 1400mm L01-2011 Running water rushing through me. 250 x 760mm L02-2011 Break down the wall, soften me 250 x 910mmL03-2011 Drink in this perfectionTo keep on or not to keep on?Yes, dear readers....Its a new year and I'm already thinking of giving up. It's been 7 years!!!!! painting, marketing trying. I'm tired of hearing: its too big, too small, to bright, not bright enough....

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It's the end of the year and yet again I sit in front of the computer trying to figure out how to get more exposure.Im trying to reach a certain market. That limits me to what I can do. The market I am selling to mostly prefers to buy art from reputable galleries. They buy art because they like it and they believe that it is investment art. Most of my buyers are prepared to pay a bit more,

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I thought I'd copy this from John's blog (hope he doesn't mind!) Not only is it true for the realities of life, but also for anyone who wants a sustainable career as an artists. We are not isolated communicators of good and bad. What is within you reflects in your work, and when the fame comes, how will you sustain within the external pressure of gallery and public demand? Enough said, herewith

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Hi Leonie,It’s late, and I’m off to bed. I just wanted to comment though on these beautiful paintings. It is great to see more “light” in your latest work. Previously, they created an image of dark foreboding at times (although they were gorgeous); hulle was onrustig. These on the other hand, are uplifting and really super. They are sooooooo calming – I love them….. the colours are

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The invite The Venue: De Malle Meul in Philadelphia My corner of the venue. 5 Artists exhibiting together.For more pictures go to my website at: http://www.lifeart.co.zaor Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/reqs.php?fcode=87e412966&f=688561570

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L36-2010 Heaven is waiting255 x 760 x 40mm L37-2010 In the living years 840 x 1200 x 40mmL38-2010 Listen and see 250 x 350 x 40mm L39-2010 Drinking from your cup of romance 255 x 760 x 40mm

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17h00

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I did it again!Got myself in trouble agreeing to an impromptu exhibition at Philadelphia with Frieda van Zyl and some other artists. One week to go and I still have to finish 3 paintings. Haven't done the sides or sealed any of the finished ones. Just taking photos will take a whole day....and I only have 2 days left to paint. Other days taken up teaching.Why do I always do this to myself....I

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L29-2010-The-sweetest-sound.L35-2010-I'm-dreaming-of-your-touchL35-2010-I'm-dreaming-of-your-touchL33-2010-Clothed-in-rainbows-of-living-colourL30-2010-I-want-to-hear-your-voiceI have been invited by a friend and mentor Donna McKellar to start exhibiting with her in a new gallery in Johannesburg. I am quite exited by this opportunity as I have been trying to break into the JHB market for a

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L24-2010 You understand it all205 x 1000mmL25-2010 You hear me when I call205 x 1000 mmL26-2010 You are there202 x 805 mm L27-2010 Into the unknown 203 x 305 mmL28-2010 Clothed with wonder202 x 805 mm

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A quote by Richard Scott....brilliant art marketeer.Art, like all other business, it will not succeed without marketing. Whether it is a art dealer marketing your work though a conversation with a potential buyer, to a R1million rand advertising campaign. How much fame do you want?You cannot be creative and wait for your work to be appreciated though a sale, this will make you less creative ans

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A good day today. I managed to excise the horse, clean the house and get 4 hours painting in. Finished 2 medium size and 2 smaller canvasses.Now...don't get confused....By finish I don't mean ready to sell.I still have to add the final layers, do some glazing...do the sides and seal and take photos and ad to website and, and, and...I'm keeping a strict record of the time I am spending on each

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What an absolutely disastrous day. I have wasted 10 hours on this painting and in the end I decided to destroy the canvas.(it was EXTREMELY satisfying to plunge a knife into its guts)The problem is that I decided to paint over an old painting that didn't sell. The original painting was a abstract with a thick texture of oils. I sanded the picture as best as I could and then covered it with

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I recently read a very interesting book called 'The Outliers. (The same author also wrote the Tipping point).The author talks about the 10 000 hour breakthrough point.He researched the lives of some very successful people in different areas like programming, music, arts, business etc. All the really successful ones like Bill Gates got their breakthrough moment after spending 10 000 hours doing

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L19-2010 Your grace aboundL15-2010 The wonder of YouL16-2010 Blazing fireL17-2010 Here inside Your presenceL18-2010 Never seen the calm without the stormIt's been a while since Ive last blogged. I have been quite busy getting work out to the galleries. This is my latest attempt.I'm still busy with landscapes and they are getting more moody with every painting I finish. Ive discovered some more

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What are you working on at the moment?Landscapes, and some more landscapes! (laughter)Your latest work seem to be getting a lot of notice. What have you done that is different from your previous work?Now you are asking me to share my secrets...I make use of a lot of transparent layers over each other. The layering gives my painting a translucent, glowing effect, making the colors look like

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L14-2010-You-be-the-rainL13-2010-The-MysteryL12-2010-Mystery-of-GraceI seem to be doing a lot of moody landscapes lately. I found a method that helps me create the warm undertones quite quickly. The new work has been attracting a lot of attention and emotional response....well that's what its all about, isn't it? Doing something that you love, and seeing others appreciate it as well.I'm hoping

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L11-2010 Give my peaceL10-2010 Cause your face to shine on meL09-2010 Great river roadL08-2010 Like trees by living waterL07-2010-My lifesong sings.

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Who has the greatest influence on your work?Hmmm....difficult question.Like most other artists I love the Impressionists, but I would say currently my greatest influence is Errol Boyley. He is a reasonably unknown SA Artist. His work sells for about R300 000,00 a piece. I love his use of colour and brush strokes.The famous landscape artist Dave Elliot once told me that my style of work reminded

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When did you start painting?I have always painted and drawn. I remember drawing side-on faces when I was in Primary school. My mother has a picture that she kept from when I was in High School. It is a copy of one of the old masters. I think I was about 16 when I painted it. It is quite good (laugh) even if I say so myself...Why did you decide to study art?I didn't really decide...I walked into

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L06-2010 Awesome wonder of beautySize: 1200 x 1500Oil on canvasL04-2010 I will follow youSize: 400 x 400Oil on canvasL03-2010 Found in the HeartSize: 250 x 500Oil on canvasL05-2010 Hope for every manSize: 400 x 400Oil on canvasA01-2010 Do you know?Size: 900 x 900Oil on canvas

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This is the first abstract Ive done in over a year. I have decided to focus on Landscapes and Abstracts for the year. (Not to say I wont do anything else if the occasion arises)Size: 900 x 900cmName: A01-2010 Do you Know?Price: R5800.00

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 Painted this today whilst teaching in Durbanville. I love the stormy, moody skies...Acrylic landscape 23 x 30cm. Price: R750.00

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The versatility and raw artistic talent of Leonie E. Brown has been recognised and celebrated at a very early stage in this prolific painter’s career. At the tender age of twenty-two she has already won the prestigious 1986 Volkskas Atelier Fine Art Award, in addition to both the Schweicherd and Gregoire Boonzaaier Art Bursaries the year before. As is often the case, such esteemed accolades can

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The exhibition at Die Meul went quite well. I started of the morning at 9 am....very nervous. There is always this fear of not selling. The fear is actually based on a fear of rejection, not being good enough, fear of man etc.I went to the toilet (yes....I can hear you all laughing LOL!) and just started praying: 'Please God just help me to enjoy the day and not be scared'.The large landscape

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L24/2009 Storm Coming 1000 x 300mm L25/2009 The skies will open 400 x 150mmO5/2009 Boere-pup 200x 175mm

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This is a very interesting topic. I, as an artist mainly sell from my Home Gallery and from my personal website. I am also listed on another worldwide website for South African Artists for free, where I forfeit 40% after a sale. During the past year, I have sold ± the same % of paintings through that website as from my home. I gladly accept what comes to me, through those sales, because they are

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As a gallery owner, I find the comments very interesting. There are of course two sides to the story. We for instance, do not add 100% plus VAT to the artist's price. My policy is that the artist should always make more money from the sale of the painting than the gallery - VAT excluded. VAT is money owing to the Government and should not be taken into account. Most galleries spend a huge

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http://www.lifeart.co.za

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This is a copy of an interesting conversation from my blog to another artist. Three of us is conversing about how to best sell art.http://www.facebook.com/leonie.e.brown?v=wall#/leonie.e.brown?ref=nameLeonie E. BrownDo u send it to galleries? or do u sell privately?Tue at 3:17pmBob ZirilloNow that is a good question for all...Is it better to sell one's artwork privately or use a gallery? I feel

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News:Exhibition at DIE MEUL, PHILADELPHIA ON28 November 2009.I started doing bigger work again after almost a year of only small paintings. I love the freedom of expression that comes with working on larger canvass. There is something of the emotion and movement involved with painting that you cannot capture in a small canvass.It makes economical sense to keep on painting small, but yet my heart

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These are the last 3 pieces I was working on before I broke my shoulder.

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Dale Elliot, a well known South African artist told me that my work reminded him of those of Errol Boyley.( http://www.daleelliott.co.za/studioGal.htm)(http://www.idealart.co.za/Landscape%20Gallery/Errol%20Boyley%20Landscapes/errol_boyley_landscapes_gallery.htm)I took that as being a great compliment.Errol Boyley's work is currently selling for up to R500 000.00 a piece. I saw one of his works

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It has been almost 3 months since I last painted.I started this painting on tuesday and finished it after about 6 hours of working. It is mostly raw oils. I’ve used a mixture of different instruments to paint with. The painting is 1200 x 1500mm. The idea was to create something to symbolize what is happening in my life; the edge of the storm coming in after 3 years of drought.The name....'Storm

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(A copy of the info on the newsletter will be attached at the end of this Posting.)We are already in our 2nd week of art classes and so far it has gone very well. I am very impressed with the venue. Lots of natural light and the availability of any art material you could wish for.The staff is very friendly and any questions answered with a smile and lots of help.1. Recommended Acrylic Paint:I

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So....tomorrow is the BEEEEG day. I'm starting my first class at Artes Art shop in Belville. Im actually quite excited about this as I tend to be a bit of a hermit. I get so focused on what I am doing that I never get out of my own environment.So far I have 3 of my own student and 3 new ones that has booked for the morning. I'm really hoping and trusting that the classes will be filled up soon. I

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It has been a while since I last blogged.I just came back from Namibia and my mind has been blown. Not only by he awesome beauty of this world, but also by the goodness of an awesome God. Yes...I'm saying GOD on the internet, because that is what I believe in and why I paint. No more trying to be PC and not offend anyone.Ok, ok...I'm not going to become a bible basher and talk about weird

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It has been a while since I last wrote. These are desperate times for artists. Not only is the economy pinching us personally....for those of us trying to make a living out of art it is even worse. Our income has dried up. People do not spend money in the midst of an economical recession.For myself?This has been the worst year of my painting life so far. Things are coming to a head. I have an

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As artists, accomplishing something often depends of our creative energy - and it's not like we can flip on a switch and we're on our way. Do I wish. I think one of the biggest misconceptions is that artists only paint when the mood presents itself. That would be a luxury. Being a painter is my job and just like most jobs, I need to clock in and work whether I'm interested or not. That's where

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I've been doing my tax forms for the last year....sigh..............I'm not really a detail person. Its not that I cant focus on detail, its just not my preference. Especially if I'm not really interested in what I'm doing. If, for example I am painting or doing something that I like doing...I can spend hours manipulating the details to get it exactly right.Today I prepared some paintings so that

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This being a new year with new aspirations and hopes calls for a new, cleaner and more professional website.Herewith a sample of my new newsletter. Click on the image and it will open up in a new page on a larger and more readable format. Please have a look at my new look website at: http://www.lifeart.co.zaAny comments will be appreciated.

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These are the pieces that I have been busy with for the last week. They are all amaller block canvass ranging from 400 x 150 to 200 x 200.

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yes, yes, yes...I hear all of you.I am duly rebuked. It's wonderful to know that all your friends think your work is great and that one should believe in oneself. It is also interesting to know that other artists feel the same way. We all feel like our work is never, ever, ever good enough. We are always looking around and always dissatisfied.I suppose it is a bit like life.This is the moment to

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I have had three amazing encounters/experiences in my life:1. Diving with a Whale shark of Mozambique2. Diving with Manta Rays also off Mozambiqueand the third one......3. Touching and swimming with Stingrays in the Cayman Islands!What amazing animals. Intelligent, curious, eyes like a cat and loves being touched.As you all know by now, I was invited to teach in the Cayman Islands in January this

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Well...life is seeming to come back to normal. I sat down yesterday and worked out how many hours I need to paint per day. Difficult to stick to it, as there is always something else happening. Someone pops in, payments need to be made, blogs need to be written (it's all about marketing, you know), house needs to be cleaned and washed and ironed etc, etc...Getting back into a painting discipline

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New York was an amazing experience. It is like being in fast forward the whole time. We went to the Guggenheim museum but decided not to go in as the entry fee was US26 per person. (It would work out to about R520.00 for the 2 of us) We just did not have the budget for it.We walked around Chelsea and the Meatpacking district which has now become a quite trendy upmarket art area. The interesting

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Teaching in Cayman Island New York. View from Brooklyn bridge. New York. Chelsea Village. Home of 'Kramer' and 'Friends'. Ney York. Times Square. Amazing...busy...crazy. Taking a break after class on Cayman Island, Rum point. I feel like the guy who wrote "the restaurant at the end of the universe". I feel like I am in another world! It is winter here, yet I am sitting in front of the PC

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Arrived Cayman yesterday, very hot and muggy. Staying with Avril and drinking lots of wine and having great food. Beautiful island with clean clear water. Went snorkeling today and saw a turtle!

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We are leaving for NEW YORK in 2 hours. Flying to Schippol, then connecting to NY. We are supposed to land tomorrow at 5pm NY time.I'm hoping to be able to access the internet from the hotel and hopefully have time to update the blog. If not....well, you will just have to wait and see.

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One of the display areas.Hob-nobbing with the rich and famous.Standing next to a William Kentridge.I am 'the others'.Standing next to a Christo Coetzee.The exhibition was organised by Elske Henderson which took over the gallery from Rose Korber. Rose had the gallery in the Bay Hotel for 18 years and was very well known under the hoi-polloi or elite in Camps Bay.I have never seen so much

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Well.....so much has happened over the last few days and weeks. Ive been running around like a chicken without a head, hardly touching ground.Just a quick sound bite on news yet to come (when I have time to actually SIT down and write something)I've had 4 exhibitions in 6 weeks. Lots of news and comments to share.Had another art class in Philadelphia last Saturday.Saw an art broker who agreed to

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Finally finished the miniatures. I have about 12 of them. At the moment don't feel like painting at all. I still have to shoot them all and place them on the blog. Will do later.I showed them to Derric van Rensburg and he seems to think that I need to focus on just painting small painting for a season. He thought they were extremely powerful and advised me do nothing bigger than 60 x 40 for a

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Size 17.5 x 12.5 cm. Oil on box canvass.Size 17.5 x 12.5 cm. Oil on box canvass.Size 17.5 x 12.5 cm. Oil on box canvass.Size 17.5 x 12.5 cm. Oil on box canvass.Size 17.5 x 12.5 cm. Oil on box canvass.It was a real challenge to work so small. My normal style is very fast and very loose. Painting the houses were much easier than painting the landscapes with the cows. They become so small (only 1 cm

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Art class of 8 November.Learn to paint in 4 hours.Cost: R400.00 including all materials and full lunchContact: Leonie at 082 4498475email: Leonie@lifeart.co.za

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One day only Art Splash withAlexis Bester, Annemarie Geigher, Annette van Zyl, Frieda van Zyl, Hermien van der Merwe, Leonie E. Brown, Lita van den Eynde, Patricia van Rheede, Richardt Scott, Salome Briers, Stefan de Beer and Theo Paul Vorster.Sunday 29 November 2008 at Die Meul, Philadelphia. From 10h00 - 16h00Enquiries: 082 444 2423 or 082 447 0376Light refreshments will be served. Progress

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Me. Baggins Hubbie and

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I spend yesterday and today on the PC choosing pictures. One has to be so careful what you paint as just taking images from it Internet is becoming a problem with copyright and all that. For anyone out there using images from the net....contact the original photographer and ask their permission. Most people wont mind. If you cant get hold of them, well at least you tried. (These are all my own

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I am having another exhibition at Philadelphia on 29 November with Richard Scott, Alexis Bester, Theo Paul Vorster, Salome Breers, Frieda v Zyl and some other artists I don't know.Got a bit of money in so went to buy a few small canvasses today. I'm hoping to do 3 cow paintings. starting with this one (see pic) and will upload a photo once I am finished. I need to work fast as we all have a 3 x 3

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Ugh!What a week it has been. Had the exhibition on Saturday evening starting at 5pm. I must just say that RED the gallery knows how to get their clients there. There must have been at least 80 + people. The food and music was great.On the way to the exhibition the 'dreaded fear' started creeping in. All I could think of was that I needed to sell as this has been the worst year of my painting

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Seedlings in Stone: Writers Have to Choose

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Its almost time for the exhibition and my peace is gone. My fear is rising. Up until today I was doing fine. Maybe it is because I just spoke to all the galleries, and the story is the same. 'lots of comments on your work, but no buyers yet' or 'sorry no feet through the gallery, its dead quiet.'At the moment people are scared to spend money, and that is understandable. How am I to survive? No

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var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www.");document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E"));var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-6011339-1");pageTracker._trackPageview();A friend send me a link to this article (see below).I have often despaired of painting in these

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I think I am reasonably happy with what I have done the last few weeks. I think that 'Oupa' is quite nice but I am a bit sceptical that anyone would actually be interested in buying 'Ouma' as it would have to appeal to a very specific person. My secret technique worked very well on the faces.Rob, my husband thinks that the large landscape with the cows and the dramatic sky (see above) is the best

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Im having an exhibition on the 25 October at RED the Gallery Steenberg Village.ALL WELCOME! Especially buyers.Been struggling a bit to work. Feel very distracted, maybe just tired from moving, packing, moving, unpacking etc. Feels like I just cant get going. Did 1 brilliant painting of a man's face in my new SECRET technique. Looks like layers of lace (paint) over each other. 100's of different

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Earth's only Natural harmoniesIt is simply not true that restricting the palette to earth colours only makes for dull brown paintings. Greg's work demonstrates the advantages of working in this way. The work is naturally harmonious, and the simplicity of colour encourages an appreciation for the subtle nuances of every colour. • Yellow Ochre • Terra Cotta• Red Ochre • Raw and Burnt Sienna • Raw

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Were in our new spot, small but cozy. I have found it quite difficult to start as I now have to establish a new pattern of painting.I have an exhibition on the 25 of October at RED the Gallery in Steenburg AND I have to produce work for new galleries. I'm hoping to market myself to about 30 new galleries by next year end.We've had a leaders weekend away with out church - Joshua generation in CT,

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My stay in Philadelphia has produced some beautiful landscapes. Not only have I experimented with new techniques and ways of painting, but also started doing some smaller work, which will be more affordable to the general public.Art is so expensive to make. Of the price the client pays to the gallery less than half normally goes to the artist. In order to make an income out of this the artist

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Lately a whole new bunch of galleries have been contacting me for work. The great thing is to be contacted and to hear the words: 'I've been following your career.' or 'I really like your work, would you exhibit in my gallery?'At the moment the demand is greater than what I can supply. But demand does not necessarily means sales, it just means opportunity and marketing. Well...I suppose the one

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