Artsy Geek

Yesterday I found my old package of Oven-Bake Clay and I decided that maybe I should sculpture what I wanted to draw.  I was struggling for about two weeks to draw a lion in the position I wanted it to be.  I did a research on-line for photos of such lion and I was unable to find any I was satisfied with.  Then why not a 3D prototype of one, I thought to myself. The lion sculpture was to be a prototype only, so I took the clay I had the most of.  I made the lion all white :) A little albino lion! Just after few minutes of putting the lion together I was satisfied with what was coming out the white clay.  A jumping lion just as I wanted it to be... Back paws firmly standing on the stand with front paws in the air attempting to hit the enemy. (I had to put some support in the form of a stand and support pole as the lion was too soft and a little tipsy.) The mane took a little work as each of the hairs needed to be rolled individually.  This also caused the lion to dangerously fal

Beginning of September feels just like the beginning of the year and I always think of doing something new or different. My first choice is often education, since it is the beginning of the new school year and more institutions offer classes that will help me my artistic and personal development.  I checked OCAD ( http://www.ocadu.ca/programs/continuing_studies.htm ) for their Saturday courses and I found that the "Portraiture fundamentals" course is offered this fall.  I want to take this course as I never did any formal sculpting and the idea of this course is very appealing to me.  The course starts with 3 classes of sculpting of a human head and then 3 classes of drawing. Unfortunately I realized that I cannot take any Saturday courses due to the recording session in October for the new CD with Mississauga Festival Choir.  I also find the weekday courses very tiring as I would need to go to these classes right after work with practically no dinner and get home very lat

I had been often told on many occasions and by many people that I need to keep selling my art as it is good and people will buy it.  In this post I would like to explain what are the pros and cons of going to art shows to sell your art. Shows are able to provide the artist the needed exposure and help in being notice.  Artist hopes to sell the art piece or at last meet a potential buyer during the show hoping that the person will call later and eventually make a purchase. Indoor shows are easy as they are usually cheaper, but are often juried and limit the number of art pieces to one or three. Let's say that you decided to participate, you pay the nonrefundable entrance fee, send photos of your art and your CV and you wait.  You got in?  Excellent, your entry fee did not become just the jury tax. You follow the instructions and bring your art to the gallery, you stick around and watch if there is any interest in your art.  If your painting was hang in the wrong place, no one no