REStevensArt - News 66 Thursday, April 9th, 2009 - www.restevensart.com
Spring is here!
Hello everyone and welcome to 'noozleddar' issue #66! I
must apologize first, as I'm still working my way through this new email
system and recently discovered that all the folks who signed up in Florida
did not get registered correctly, and hence did not receive the two March
issues.
So! Welcome to the broadcast, all those who signed up
in Florida, La Quinta (Ca.) and Texas (so far Houston and The Woodlands)!
Secondly, for those of you who may have felt a bit of
deja' vu a couple of weeks ago, the previous mailing somehow sent a
duplicate of
Issue #64 rather than #65, so I have repeated some of that newer content in
this issue
while I catch up on all the latest exciting art and news from the world of REStevensArt.
I've got quite a few new pieces to share, having kept myself pretty busy
this past Winter and into the Spring.
Happy Birthday to my
brother, Andy! - 04/09
(above) "red apple splash" -
24"x48" acrylic on wood panel
I returned to
the reference image from which I painted "apple
splash II", but for the first time, decided to paint this one red (being
the rebel that I am). This piece was completed in February in Florida, and
recently sold at the Bayou City Art Fest. in Houston!
(right) - "red rose
crayon" - Here I'm installing this piece in it's new home in Rancho
Mirage, Ca.
I want to share this piece one last time since it
sold recently in La Quinta, Ca., having only displayed in two
shows in it's brief travels with me (although those two shows were on opposite
ends of the country). For this one, I chose to reach back even further into
the simplicity and innocence of childhood. While it may not seem like much,
a friend's comments about the previous crayon piece brought to my attention
the idea that younger children don't generally recognize perspective, so I
purposely lined up the roses in a rather flat view. Admittedly, I am quite excited to not have to keep
transporting this behemoth of art around, but alas - me being me - I'm also
excited about building another obnoxiously huge piece in the near
future. :) I've got two more giant pieces of paper (though not this big) partially completed, which I'll share soon.
While many of you have seen the "DaVinc-A-Sketch" before, I now present the
updated version! I found myself not being as excited about the image inside
the giant toy as I would like to be and began brewing about this alternative
version in January. I finished it up in Houston and have now hung it for two
shows! This piece can be shipped, so just toss me a note if you'd like to
have this giant icon of American pop-culture (and a great conversation
piece) in your home. And don't forget I can accept timed payments!
The "DaVinc-A-Sketch" is a 49" wide x 37" high x 14" deep mixed media wall
sculpture made of wood, canvas, plastic, acrylic paint, polyurethane, and
two ceiling light fixtures that light up.
UPCOMING SHOWS!
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April 16th - 19th
unconfirmed
(I'm still on the wait list as of
today, but will be showing up there in hopes of a spot opening up between
now and then)
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May
2nd & 3rd
Richardson, Texas
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One unfortunate effect of my artistic enthusiasm is that I keep
outgrowing my modes of transporting all this art work around. Having
recently broken two leaf springs, and burnt out a wheel bearing on my cargo
trailer, I realize it's time to upgrade the hauler, or stop adding more
artwork until I've sold much of what I'm carrying around. To that end, I
am offering the following limited edition giclee at CONSIDERABLE discount!
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(above) "52.5"
click on the image to see a larger version
This
is a 24"x36" limited edition canvas
reproduction from my very first run in 2004. Because these were produced
before I started "gallery wrapping" my canvasses, this has a plain white
border around the image, more suitable for standard stretching and framing.
I am offering this as an un-stretched canvass for
ONLY $150
to the first buyer to contact me. This size sells at shows and galleries for $895 stretched
and ready to hang, or $595 as a canvas. Upon purchase, I will sign, number,
varnish, and ship it to you (FREE UPS ground to anywhere in the
U.S.) Just toss me a note -
roderick@restevensart.com or give me a call at (323)353-8202.
Meanwhile, I must get back to work! Much art to create
in between shows as I bounce around Texas. Thanks for reading and collecting art!
Roderick
(323) 353-8202
roderick@restevensart.com
Check out the 2009
"Show
Schedule"