REStevensArt - News 75 Thursday January 7th, 2010 - www.restevensart.com
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!
And welcome to the 75TH ISSUE of the REStevensArt
Noozleddar!!! :) In spite of the touted woe's -o- economy, 2009
was my best year
yet and am looking forward to introducing even more new art in 2010.
To start with, on the right here is one I call "Edelmann
wrap" - a 36"x48"x3" deep acrylic on canvas. Some
of you saw me start work on this at the 4th Ave Street Fair last month.
Hmmm . . so here' s the deal. I love the painting, and
I love the concept . . I wish it was mine (the concept that is). Recently, a collector
in Houston commissioned me to do this piece inspired by the work of Yrjo
Edelmann, a Swedish photorealist. I took my own reference photograph as
always and the painting is mine, but the concept of painting loosely wrapped
packages in general is his, so whilst I'm quite proud of the piece, it's not
a series you'll see much of at my booth.
(above) "Edelmann wrap" - 36"x48"x4" acrylic on canvas
On the left here is "4th Ave Trolley", the poster artwork I recently
completed for the upcoming 4th Avenue Street fair in March. Those of you in SouthEast Arizona will see the image on posters, flyers, t-shirts and the
like in the weeks leading up to the fair. Click on the picture (left)
to go see a slide show of the progression of the painting.
The promoters have been wanting the iconic 4th Avenue
trolley included in the festival posters nowadays, and I decided I wanted to
play with doing it as a toy. I found the local 'model railroaders club' and
one of the members just happened to have a very similar model trolley on
which I only had to change the color. The background 'sky' went through four
different manifestations before I settled on this one.
I will have giclee reproductions of this piece as well
as matted prints available at the 4th Ave show and those that follow.
Noozleddar subscribers interested in pre-ordering a reproduction or print of
this painting can get 1/2 OFF the standard prices, provided it's ordered
before February 15, but you don't mind waiting until after March 21st to
receive it. Just toss me a note, and I'll answer any questions on size,
cost, etc.
UPCOMING SHOWS!
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51st Annual
Tubac Festival of the Arts!
February 10-14, 2010
Tubac, Az.
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Meanwhile, I
have two printer's proofs of "antique store II" (below) available for
discount to subscribers.
These are both 12"x18" and are
marked printer's proof #02 and #03. They are both signed (in numerous places
in fact) and varnished. One is stretched and ready to hang for
$160,
and the other is an un-stretched canvas for
$100.
IfIIf I had a dollar for every
time in the last several weeks someone has asked me if I've got a 2010
calendar . . . well . . . that would be a
strange way of making money. My point is, I sure am regretting not doing one
for this year. I am now starting to put together a 2011 calendar which I
plan on making available by Summer of this year. As before, I will offer it
as a discounted pre-sale in here once I've got the layout done. Sorry I
don't have any for this year, but rest assured, I've learned my lesson.
Until next time remember - art is much less about what
you're looking at, and much more about the eyes you're looking through.
Roderick
(323) 353-8202
roderick@restevensart.com
Check out the
2010
"Show
Schedule"