Only 6 days to go

It is now only 6 days before I hang for my month's exhibition at Eccles Community Art Gallery on 10 March 2020.

Yesterday Curly Bob & I visited Cleasby's The Printers, Eccles,  our local printer, to agree the final adjustments on our new business cards.

Rob Cleasy is a very nice man who offers the personal touch, is very patient and helpful all at very reasonable rates. He didn't want to go to print until he was certain we were happy with everything. Bob wanted his photo enlarged a bit (no surprises there!) and the colours were even better than my own design. We should have them some time this week as agreed so I would have them before my opening.

I hope to be able to photograph my works as soon as they are varnished which should be before weekend. I can start publishing them on the internet as soon as they are processed.

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Meanwhile another painting from the archive.

"Elephants at Sunset", oil on 40cm x 30 cm canvas board, circa 2009, (NFS)

"Elephants at Sunset", oil on 40cm x 30 cm canvas board, circa 2009, (NFS)

To Blog or Not to Blog!

It is only 8 days to hanging for my exhibition at Eccles Community Art Gallery. It runs from 10 March 2020 to 4 April 2020. The gallery is open Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays.
More on that tomorrow

This painting is one of a series of 5 oils that I did mainly because I found the burnt umber glowed on the canvas and I found the colours very relaxing. I have never discovered a similar effect in acrylics but I shall keep trying as I have a feeling that adding a medium of some sort will do the trick!.

“Evening Light #2”, oil on 60cm x 50cm canvas, circa 2012, (NFS)

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“Evening Light #2”, oil on 60cm x 50cm canvas, circa 2012, (NFS)

Finished at Last!

I have been posting images of my work  that are for sale on Etsy in our new shop. Tonight's post is the last one and all 26 paintings are now in the public domain.

The next postings will be for works from the archive that which have all been sold.

Tonight's item is called "La Ferme et Jardin Sauvage( The Farm & Wild Garden)", acrylic on canvas, 2019. It was inspired by Le Jardin de Saint Andre in Villneuve Les Avignon, Provence". It measures 20in x 8in and is for sale in our Etsy shop and on Ebay. It is one of my favourite paintings.

"La Ferme et Jardin Sauvage( The Farm & Wild Garden)", acrylic on canvas, 2019

Plans are in place for March

Following further talks with Curly Bob  I have now decided the works I am going to create for my early March show at Eccles Community Art Gallery. The precise date of hanging is awaiting confirmation from the gallery.

It will be a change for me because I plan to paint on canvases of different sizes and my new plywood panels which I have acquired from Art Discount online art supplies.

Meanwhile here is a new work that was inspired by our annual holidays in Provence. It is titled
"Ferme a la Crepescule - Farm at Twilight", acrylic on canvas, 2019 and is also for sale in our Etsy shop.

"Ferme a la Crepescule - Farm at Twilight", acrylic on canvas, 2019

It's Not Long to The March Opening.

Curly Bob has reminded me that it is only 8 or 9 weeks to go before I open at Eccles Community Art Gallery for a 4 weeks . I think the idea was for me to get some painting done.

We have agreed that this time I shall use a variety of canvas sizes which I have in stock, having checked Bob's warehouse i.e. the loft. There have been several distractions this past few days mainly via the dentist but I am hoping for better things tomorrow onwards.

The latest work to be posted is called "Ogwen Valley, Autumn", acrylic on canvas, 2018 and is one of the remaining images that I have to list that will is for sale in our ETSY shop.

"Ogwen Valley, Autumn", acrylic on canvas, 2018

Preparation For March Exhibition is Ongoing!

I am now turning my attention to producing some works to be displayed in Eccles Community Art Gallery for most of March(Precise dates to be announced when confirmed).

I plan to paint a range of subjects mainly North Wales and Provence landscapes. These will be published as soon as they are ready to hang.

Meanwhile  I am publishing the second in a series of semi abstract works based around the concept of a fish. It is called "Petrified Fish", oil on canvas, 2019. It is for sale in our Etsy shop and on EBay in the name of Vanbear7, my ID on EBay UK.

"Petrified Fish", oil on canvas, 2019

Back To Work!

I am back in my studio working on several items which I plan to display in my exhibition at Eccles Community Art Gallery from March 2020.

I am normally chilled out (literally) from using it in the winter but the weather has been so mild I am busy working on larger canvases than I paint in the house.

This is another item that is for sale in our Etsy shop. It is called "Le Phare et L'Orage - The Lighthouse and the Storm", acrylic on canvas, 40cm x 30cm, 2019.

"Le Phare et L'Orage - The Lighthouse and the Storm", acrylic on canvas, 40cm x 30cm, 2019.

All Items For sale Now Listed!

We have set up a new "Gallery #2" which lists all items currently for sale in our Etsy shop also called "Curly bob's Art Emporium".

There are 26 at the time of writing with more in the pipeline before my next exhibition in March 2020 at Eccles Community Art Gallery but more about that later.

As other archived works are added they will be added to Gallery #3. All feedback very welcome and please don't forget to visit & like our page on Facebook. Any traffic there will help our profile and ultimately raise money for our causes.

Meanwhile here is another painting for sale in our Etsy shop. It is called "La Ferme (The Farm)" and is an acrylic painting on canvas, 40cm x 30cm, 2019. It was inspired by happy memories of Provence when we could travel there without fear of disruption by industrial action.

"La Ferme (The Farm)", acrylic on canvas, 2019

Happy New Year!

Well the party is over , for now. I wish you all a happy & Peaceful New Year while Curly Bob and his guests are sleeping it off.

I have chosen to get some work done by further promotion of my work. I have been going through my archives and there are a lot of works that can now be published. There are 6 or 7 more works to be listed  that are for sale on Etsy. After that we shall start on the archive.

This is called "Fossilised Fish" and is a mixed media work on canvas. From 2013 it was one of the last oil based paintings I did before switching to acrylics. It measures 50cm x 40cm(approx).

"Fossilised Fish", oil based mixed media, 2013

Curly Bob Needs More Friends!

Best Wishes to everyone for a peaceful & healthy 2020!

We had a business meeting today. Yes I know it's a holiday but Bob was insistent we approach
2020 in a more organised manner than 2019.

Our builders have left and my studio is now available for me to work so it is time to sort out our strategy. Being a bear that is up to speed with modern communications Bob sees Social Networking as the key to promoting our fundraising work.

He thinks we should be more pro active and reach out to find more friends and followers. He takes it personally that he doesn't have celebrity status on the web. So if there is anyone out there that is willing to be Bob's friend or follower he would be very grateful. We aren't asking for anyone to buy a painting but rather to help him raise his profile so we can raise money for good causes.

Please like his Facebook page. We have put my work onto Etsy, Ebay UK, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, Pinterest and of course Google Blogger.

Thank you for any support you can give with your time. It's very much appreciated!

My festive period work is called "Godrevy Lighthouse, Impression", an acylic painting on canvas from 2019. It is for sale on our Etsy shop.

"Godrevy Lighthouse, Impression", an acylic painting on canvas, 2019

Work on the website progresses!

Things are becoming a bit stressed. Curly Bob called yet another management meeting to discuss our latest post. I tried to explain to him that between promotion on Social Networking and redesigning my website I am having little enough time to paint let alone attend more meetings.

Bob was having none of it and stressed the need for maximum effort to raise the profile of Curly Bob's Art Emporium on the internet. He has a publicity project for the New Year but details have yet to be revealed to me.

The website has been neglected for over a year due to technical reasons and medical issues. These are mainly resolved so a rebuild should be done by mid January 2020. I noticed an article somewhere last week discussing the balance between time  to be spent on promotion and time actually creating art but I haven't had time to read it yet!

The work we agreed to publish is called "Y Carneddau, Impression", and acrylic painting on canvas from 2019. It is 30cm x 30cm (approx) and is available in our Etsy shop.

"Y Carneddau, Impression", 2019