Hey there are sports fans, Al, here with the latest;
As with all good things, my friends, certain things slowly come to a close. And with that, the end of "The Say it Ain't So" art show actually lives up to its name. It is coming to an end as of October 10.
The show has lasted over two months and a week since its inception on August 1, and I have been thrilled and proud of the work that I presented to other people.
I have sold 10 pieces in that time, more than I could've ever expected from anything or anyone. Though I knew the work would sell, I didn't realize that it would sell as well as it did. The pieces that did sell surprised the hell out of me, which again sometimes tells me, "Hey, you may not be completely into a piece of artwork that you're working on, but it resonates with somebody else." And that's a fantastic thing. Today I go over to NWIPA and box up one of the more significant pieces that sold a couple of weeks ago and are to be handed off to the buyer. They've been more than accommodating, letting the piece stay up as long as the show was going on, but it's time for it to go home, and it's time for me to say goodbye to "Hot Under the Helmet."
New pieces are being made right now. I have nine pieces that have been scanned in at 600 dpi, and eight of those have already been varnished and sitting up in the garage off-gassing. When that's done, it's the coloring situation for them onto the computer so I can make digital prints to see how my new printer does with that.
It's been a tumultuous couple of weeks with life changes taking place, with work, scheduling, and personal life throwing things into the results, and, above all, the artwork is still being made.
I've had a couple more social media platforms to add to the list of things, TikTok being one of them. I can see its appeal, and there might be a little bit more of it I'll be adding to the list of images along with Instagram. The other stuff I share on "Minds" and others. NFTs are still something I'm still checking into. Again, I might see about putting up a one-piece and see what happens with it, see if anybody actually buys it. Still, I'll have that for another week or so before I get into that one.
UPDATE: The show is done. I've taken down every single piece, I've cataloged what I've made, I've looked at making sure that people who have not picked up their pieces of artwork have access to it and have let them know if there is a problem they can get a hold of me if need be but the show is done.
I'll be honest, I'm a little bummed because it's over with now, but the excitement of the show and all the support of both friends, family, and others have made this show one of the most successful shows I have ever had.
But artwork never stops, never sleeps. Only when the artist is too exhausted to do any more work does that happen. I have more pieces in the works. I have Richard Parker to complete and finish them actually getting printed up, but it takes time to work on an actual book with no words, only images. It'll be worthwhile, but once it's done, it's done, and I am out of here. I've got work to do.
A little video blurb for ya. https://youtu.be/BoBTst6PT6w