Beats and Pieces Art Show!

Thursday, October 14th I got an invitation from my good friend Yumi to attend and art show, who then mentioned to me that they were still looking for artists, I sent off an email that morning, and by that afternoon i was a part of the Beats and Pieces 3rd Art Show on October 18th!

http://harbdesigns.com/bnp/

Four days later I was setting up my Robot friends at the Century Night Club, meeting other local artists like Ben Pearson (a soapstone artist), meeting other people interested in art, listening to DJs, live bands, and solo artists, and then i got taped (LIVE) for RJZTV's Live Video Stream website (minute 35):

http://rjztv.com/art/

It was a whirlwind of an art show and it was so very exciting! It was even overheard that my paintings "looked very professional." It was such an excellent experience and so many of my wonderful friends were able to make it out on a Monday night! I really appreciated it and it inspired me...look for some new Robot paintings soon :) I'm thinking a Martin Robot needs to be made very soon...

As a result of this art show I have been contacted recently and two Robots have found new homes:

Big Ben-- http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qVuB9pyhx8s/S94nKnv6cJI/AAAAAAAAAQA/igG2tFP8O5k/s1600/BigBen.jpeg

Bigger Ben-- http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qVuB9pyhx8s/S94lm6NEuQI/AAAAAAAAAPo/d8LFQ4FDyhE/s1600/BiggerBen.jpeg

Painting in Nelson, B.C.

This summer I had the opportunity to visit Nelson, B.C. for the very first time. It is an amazing place where you look out from your house and see a forest of trees rather than a forest of concrete, where you can smell an earthy damp after it rains and where you can go to a thrift store with an armful of items and be charged only $3.00.

Dad. I worked on two paintings there, one on my father who always has his arms wide for a hug. A hug is the "Gittins Greeting" as I was always told from a young age. The result? I love hugs!

Marnie. The second painting was of my new friend Marnie, who always has as carefree ponytail, who is always ready to dance (see brother Andrew: Dancing Andrew below), and who is an artist herself...a artist of Bears!

To Be Wedded Robots Robyn and Will

This is Robyn and Will.



They're getting married,
They're a good pair and a
Good match
and happy
to be together.

They make me happy too
seeing them together, too.


Acrylic and Pen
8" x 10"
Gifted in a Silver Frame

Meet Dancing Andrew

Dancing Andrew enjoys dancing.

A lot.

He especially loves

Dancing
with his

Music Speaker.

Who loves to dance
with him

Too.

I made two Dancing Andrews and i am wondering what your opinion is.

SmDancingAndrew is 4"x6" and has less texture and a color scheme of orange, yellow, and purple.










TallDancingAndrew is 11" x 14" and has more texture to the background and Andrew himself and a color scheme of red, green, and purple.

Which Dancing Andrew do you prefer and why?

One World Art Show: Robots Galore!

My first Art Show on May 1st, 2010: One World Art Show Fundraiser for Haiti at Science World.
















I was in the Eurika Room on the second floor, and I stole the best lighted spot!
















I also decided that I would donate a door prize to the art show. I based this painting on images from the events I attended during the olympics. I wanted to create something that represented the Vancouver Olympics without having plainly the olympic rings or just being blatantly "Canadian" or "Vancouver."

A lot of the events I attended were at night and the crowds that were surging down the streets were amazing to be a part of because the feeling in the air was excited and good, rather than annoying and destructive.
















There was a man with a maple leaf shaved out of his hair; there was the city scape as you walked over the Burrard Street Bridge; there were the hundreds of people that filled the streets.

This Art Show was a fantastic experience and I was able to meet a lot of new people (getting some networking done), sell a few cards, and I was fortunate enough to sit next to and observe an incredible art salesperson (eavesdropping). Anyway, the part you all have been waiting for:



The Robots that I have available:



"Alice" Acrylic and Pen on Canvas Board, 8" x 6"












"Big Denis"
Acrylic and Pen on Canvas Board, 16" x 20"

"Dancing Ben"
Acrylic and Pen on Canvas Board, 8" x 6"

"Drexel"
Acrylic and Pen on Canvas Board, 6" x 4"

"Denis"
Acrylic and Pen on Canvas Board, 8" x 6"

"Bigger Ben"
Acrylic and Pen on Canvas 14" x 11"

"Beth"
Acrylic and Pen on Canvas
Board, 8" x 6"

















"Big Ben"
Acrylic and Pen on Canvas 14" x 11"

"Big Alice"

Acrylic, Flower Collage, and Pen on Canvas 14" x 11"

The paintings "Alice and Denis" and "Richard" (below) are also available as Cards!

"Alice and Denis"
Acrylic and Pen on Canvas Board, 12" x 10"























"Richard"
Acrylic and Pen on Canvas Board, 6" x 4"

Robots

I thought that I would try to draw some Robots, and I had an art show with a deadline. I found myself completely stuck.


I would look at images of all sorts of machines, appliances, anything that is metal, and still I couldn't be inspired.


Then I started basing the robots and people I knew, and things really started to come together. Just goes to show to stick who you know. Artwork is so much better when it relates personally to the artist.

eN in new Process

After trying out a new process with the Process Paintings, I decided to try a different process with the even Numbers series. Again, because I am so focused on what the end-result will look like, I had to create a process in which I was only a minor contributor. The ironic part of taking this process painting approach to my even Numbers series is that this series focuses on the fact that I am obsessive compulsive about the evenness of numbers.




PROCESS:
1. I "drew" the even Number figures in a paint-resisting medium onto a piece of hardboard
2. I put the hardboard on tarp, and then I pooled paint by pouring it onto the board
3. Left the paint to dry
4. Pulled away the paint-resisting medium to reveal an even Number figure.


Materials:
Hardboard - 25" x 25"
House Paint
Paint-Resisting Medium