Dragonfly Cafe Exhibition, March 2-31, 2012

36 Carrington Street, Lismore Northern NSW 

Dragonfly Cafe

My art exhibition has been hung, everything went amazingly smoothly & efficiently considering I'm in the countryside and don't have my own transportation at the moment!

  

"Dreamscapes"

I've got a room full of ladies with one male and a couple of abstracts. They look awesome all together in the one big open space AND they have already been censored! One photograph of a painting, two paintings and seven title labels have been pulled out, I'm taking it as a bit of a compliment. Paintings are obviously a bit too risque & potentially offensive for those of milder tastes. 


Ahhh... Censorship....The sign of a real artist!

HAPPY HERBS GRAND OPENING!

This Friday, February 24th, 6pm!

"Come on down, sweet tunes, free herbal elixir, great people, & good times. Bring friends as it's an open house."

Check out the finished shop where I did the mural last November!

NOW THESE ARE EXCITING

Another great way to make my art more visible & accessible on a daily basis, I've been stoked to be carrying it around in my pocket!

Decorative mobile phone skins & hardcases.

Produced by GelaSkins.com, Gela Skins offer ultra-thin removable scratch protection with style. 

This is the same company that created the Blow Fish sticker on my MacBook, which I love and am always getting comments & complements on. So why not put my own artwork on?!

Protective Hardcase for iPhones

GelaSkins for almost any electronic device.

And why not get some "GelaSkin-Love" on all your technological devices?! They make beautiful skins for almost every phone, iPod, MP3, iPad, Tablet, eReader, laptop, gaming equipment & more.

Of course I'd recommend you select from one of my paintings on line :P

Sneak Preview - Mini-Art Booklets

Inspired from market days with Jessica.

Measuring 3.5" x 2.5" [ 9 x 6.5cm ], these little art booklets will fit in your pocket, wallet or purse. Each booklet is filled with 20 pages of beauty to uplift the soul & imagination and can be pulled out at anytime you need some extra colour in your life :)

All contain photos of my original paintings. 

01 :: Wild Ginger, shows the progression of her creation.

02 :: in abstraction, contains a selection of my abstract paintings.

03 :: unbridled passions, holds a series of my women.

Sneak Preview - Art Cards

A small selection of printed art cards...

"Weeping Daisy" Postcard

"Weeping Daisy" Folded Card

"Australian Ginger" Folded Card

I hope to have five more folded cards from the "Wild Ginger" detail shots available once I confirm a couple of shops to sell them through :)

So... What have I been up to?

After having an extremely informative meeting with an art reproduction print shop last month, reviewing a number of licensing & art distribution companies and a wide variety of on-line print & publication options.

I have decided to focus on creating a new line of art gifts, a small selection of interesting items that will be useful as well as decorative, something that will make great affordable gifts for family & friends.

As a bit of a sneak preview, I thought I’d start posting a few photos of my sample items as they come in...

2012 Pocket Calendars

The cover art can be chosen from 

any of the paintings found on my website :)

Please feel free to send me any sugestions and/or constructive feedback! 

What’s The Next Step?

How can I create more movement & interest in my art?

How can I get more exposure for the paintings that already exist?

And lets be honest, how can I create more financial abundance?!

One of the hidden bonuses of returning home to Canada for the holidays, working with the family company and not having any art supplies (I miss my paints & Sally’s garage! ), is the extra time I have to dedicate to the business side of my art; the admin, promotions & marketing.

The last time I was home, I built my website, www.artegaragem.com

This time I am focusing on print, publication, licensing & art distribution options :D