International Show . New Series . And Other Art News

A.R.T. – Art Revolution Taipei 2014
As I type this, 19 of my paintings are currently en route to Taiwan.  This year I introduced a new series I call “Seafarers & Legends” which features a variety of landscapes and portraits of ocean oddities.  I am currently in the process of making signed limited editions.  These will be like the other ones I offer on the 8×10 sheets, only for this collection there will only be 10 in each edition.  I will update the blog and facebook once those start to release.  For those who prefer to collect unsigned larger open editions, that will be bit longer of a wait, but I will update once those become available 🙂

To my Taiwan collectors and anyone attending the show, here are the show details:

• VIP Preview:  7PM – 10PM, April 16, 2014 (with VIP Card presented)
• Dates & Times:  12PM ~ 8PM, April 17~20, 2014
• Venue:  Taipei World Trade Center (TWTC), Hall 3 No. 6, Songshou Rd., Taipei, Taiwan
• Organizer:  Taiwan International Contemporary Artist Association
• Get ticket info here.

The association has announced that 280 artists from 48 countries will be exhibiting a total of 2000 works of art at this event!  Where can you find me?  Here is the show floor map.  My booth will be located at H17.  (Click the map to see it in detail).  Last year all my pieces sold out before the show ended, so get there early for the best selection!  To those who purchase a piece, feel free to share wall photos on my facebook page if you want 🙂  Once again, I am sorry I won’t be able to make the trip this year.  The mom of 3 kids/artist career keeps me so busy that I’ve been averaging 5 hours of sleep a night lately.  Overseas travel will just have to wait. In the mean time I’ll hold down the pillow fort located a few feet from my studio and try to get some more shut eye.

Oh I almost forgot, if you are still reading…Bonus!  I have a few originals from this series that I will be posting soon.  I’ve opened an eBay store and am currently in the processing of stocking it.  Here is my new site for all things eBay :  www.mystudio.gallery  Originals will be posted there…and some will be auctioned.  eBayers can follow my shop, and be sure you are signed up for eBay’s “ebay bucks” cash back program.  Again, I’ll update the blog and facebook when I get ready to post originals.  Thanks for following!  -Cindy

August 2012 News

The bad news first….
As of today, I am no longer accepting any new commission for 2012 (and into early 2013).

The good news…
It’s because I’ve been invited back to Taipei’s A.R.T. International Art Show for 2013!  A HUGE honor.  I’ve been in communication with Taiwan all this past week, and have decided that due to the size of the project, I will not be able to take on any new custom painting orders for the rest of the year.  I will however continue to create new works when time allows for it, and will post them for direct purchase in my etsy shop.

Starting with this one:
Through The Looking Glass Series:  Starlight (sold)

Art Revolution Taipei 2012!

Art Revolution Taipei 2012 is happing right now.  Dates:  March 21 (VIP Preview), and March 22-25.  This video was released yesterday, so this is from the first day of the event.  I was excited to see that one of my paintings (On The Wings of a Dove) made it into the video!  (at 2:34 min in)  Such an honor to be a part of this event, wish I could be there.

So let me point out a few things in the video:

At about 1 minute in a table filled with artist tools is featured.  Just to explain, this was a project where they asked all participating artists to contribute by sending used art tools.  Since the shipment I was mailing them was cramped for space, I submitted 5 worn out brushes.  Those brushes had helped make so many paintings, I was glad they got to make a trip to Taiwan instead of the trash.  Lucky them 🙂

The latter part of the video you see a wall of small artworks and people standing in lines showing what they selected.  These paintings were part of a charity event called Art Your Compassion. 500 paintings hang anonymously, and the creator is not revealed until it is selected for purchase.  Paintings were made not just by the A.R.T. artists, but also by celebrity entertainers, musicians, well known designers, etc.  Even the Incumbent President (Ma Ying-jeou) and former President (Lee Teng-hui) of the Republic of China created art pieces for the event.  Each painting came with a photo of the artist holding their work…so here is what I made.  Yes, yes…a couple of love trees.

Ok, back to painting.  The Acworth Art Fest in Georgia is just 3 weeks away!  Hope to see you there.