My son and I carved pumpkins last night, and this (right) is what I came up
with.
If you're not seeing this newsletter as a bunch -o- pretty pictures and
colors, please click below
My friend Johnny snapped this picture of me on top of the van, during the
frantic rainy breakdown at the Bayou City Art Festival!
Meanwhile .
. .
They say it never rains in California . .
. but last weekend I wud'n in California, and it DO rain in Houston, Texas!
Holy Mackeral! I've never seen so much rainfall at one time in my life, and
we get some pretty impressive rains during monsoon season here in Az. Unfortunately, the Bayou City Art Festival was completely rained out on
Sunday. By 2:00p.m. my booth, art, and 50lbs. of soaked clothing
(including kilt) were leaving the area. The rain and flooding continued into
Monday, overflowing the bayou's, covering the streets, and making its way
onto CNN!
Then the next weekend in Galveston wasn't much better
as rain and muggy heat were followed by more rain and a bitter chill, and
wind gusts the demolished the display booths of a dozen of my fellow
artists. Sheesh! I guess I picked a bad week to visit Southeast Texas!
Nevertheless, visit I did, and I welcome all you folks who signed up for the
Noozleddar at those shows.
MOVING SALE!!!!
As I begin construction
on my house (who'da thunk I'd feel guilty for cutting down some mesquite
trees already), I am starting to pack things up here. I've got some
inventory I want desperately to move, and so I have decided to discount
several pieces. These are some of the first giclee on canvas reproductions I
assembled in the beginning, back when I was mounting on standard stretcher
bars, and making my own frames.
These are same quality reproductions as any that I sell
at shows, but are simply stretched on standard thickness stretcher strips,
and are ready for framing. Some are already IN frames, and they have the
added benefit of being even earlier numbers in the series. I am offering
them for 30% off and more. Several pieces sold after the last Noozleddar, so following is a list
of what is left.
This was my very first painting for sale, and has
consistently been one of the best sellers since the very first art show I
displayed at.
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#18/200 = 24"X30" - reg price $895, available now for
$595
#06/200 = 16"x20" - reg price $495, available now for
$295!
If any of these pieces interest you, just toss me a note and I will let you know which ones are in frames, or could be put in frames I have, etc. These prices are without frames, but if I have any on hand to fit a piece you want, I will include it for free!
#10/200, #11/200, and -
#12/200
all = 15"X27" - reg price $495, available now for
$295
#02/200, # 03/300, and #04/200
all = 16"X24" - reg price $495, available now for
$295
It
is only in putting this Noozleddar together that I realize that everyone of
these pieces has won an award at some point. '33 was the very first
one of my paintings to win an award. I will be driving by this very car
every day on my way to the lot where I am building.
#01/200 = 32"x48" - reg price $1895, available now for
$1,195!
This is one of only two
paintings I have ever decided to 'blow up' into this large reproduction
size. I think it looks great! And it just so happens that this is the very
first giclee I stretched of this painting
#18/200 = 16"X24" - reg price $495, available now for
$295
"52.5" was the very first REStevensArt original to sell! I'll never
forget that bit -o- sadness as I was packing up my display for the first
time without this painting.
I got over it though. :-)
#04/200 = 16"X24" - reg price $495, available now for
$295
November 16th was my first venture into the idea of
adding a 3rd dimension, or layer onto the 'unfinished' painting, and it
continues to be a favorite among many collectors.
I've got a couple of originals I plan on discounting
shortly as well, as I work at emptying my walls - but I will get into
that in the next Noozleddar!
I would also like to mention that I was recently
invited to list some of my work at a new art-auction site called -
Check it out and let me know what you think!
