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kramus · 07-16-2007, 06:42 PM

I have a couple of pieces I'm submitting for a show in Toronto called Square Foot. The outer dimension of the work has to be exactly 1 square foot. Everything in the show is priced at $200 Canadian and the gallery is taking 50% commission, so I am not busting myself trying to make masterpieces only to sell them for a hundred bucks each. But on the other hand it is a fine excuse to experiment with media and colour. These ladies are approximately 8" square on a 12" piece of painted plywood (approx. 20 cm square on 30 cm board). Mixed media of pencil, colour pencil and acrylics. Flower Woman and Water Reed Woman.

ngdawg · 07-16-2007, 07:14 PM

Always love seeing your work. Best of luck at the show!

Jetée · 07-16-2007, 07:18 PM

That Flower Woman one is so serene and enduring.

I can imagine it must've taken some to etch out all the details, but it seems as though the effort paid off!

Most superb creations, Kramus!

Be well and tune with that creativitity of yours.

And Also: I would advise finding a new showcase(50% commission is outrageous!)

kramus · 07-17-2007, 09:13 AM

Thanks ng. I don't have any expectations, but it would be nice to move the ladies along.
Jetstream, you are absolutely right about the venue. Certainly this isn't where I plan to hang my hat, so to speak. This is more of a "just for fun" gig.

Sprite - same size and multi-media as the first 2

doodlebird · 07-18-2007, 07:01 AM

as always, your work is otherwordly. i'd like to see your dreams on video some day.

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Originally Posted by Jetstream

And Also: I would advise finding a new showcase(50% commission is outrageous!)

from what i've seen in texas, 50% is pretty standard. that doesn't make it right... it's just what most places charge. there are of course exceptions (most are non-profit or grant-supported)... and i encourage you to find them if you can, but sometimes the exposure can be worth it. and don't hesitate to try to negotiate a higher percentage. i recently had some stuff in a group show. everyone else got 50% because they just accepted the gallery owners terms, but i got 60% because i asked for it - not a huge difference, but it's a start.

Fly · 07-21-2007, 04:24 AM

always dig your work kramus............good luck eh.

amonkie · 07-21-2007, 05:26 AM

I love the red hair in the spirte - it stands out with just the right touch.

I could spend hours staring at your work .. and I have!

kramus · 07-23-2007, 12:13 PM

Hi doodlebird - I'm going on the "add to my CV" theory of work submission here. Whether or not I sell, I will have been in a couple of these shows. I am quite willing to ask for more from a gallery. The first thing is getting a gallery, and I haven't got a permanent presence in one yet. Baby steps, I guess.
Thanks fly

How's things with you amonkie? Do you realize that because of you and a few other folks I can say "represented in private collections in Canada, the United States, Mexico and Australia" in my writeups?

Glad to have you look, and the experiment with the hair caught your eye. Neato.

noodle · 07-23-2007, 01:38 PM

Kramus, as always, I find myself drawn into the energy in your pieces. Beautiful work and good luck!

Willravel · 07-23-2007, 02:20 PM

I wish I had your ability with color. This colorblind-as-a-bat TFPer can really only work in shades of gray. Really wonderful work.

kramus · 07-23-2007, 03:15 PM

Thanks fredweena - I am glad that the work does more than sit there. That's why I leave the pencil strokes evident to the eye. It usually seems that when we can see underlying structure the pieces have more life.
I liked that comment about colour, willravel. I spent a few years drawing with ink, then with pencil. People would say they wish I would use colour. Now I put colour in and it is working

- even though you don't see it

Actually, I neglected to look at these pieces through a piece of amberlith or rubylith ( orange or red transparent graphic film you can cut windows in for print camera work). The orange or red strips colour from a piece and allows you to see it almost as a greyscale, which is helpful when considering the balance and strength of the work. I completely forgot to look at these ladies that way, and my scanner hasn't caught their colour so I won't even try to look at the final digital image in photoshop.

kramus · 09-04-2007, 06:03 PM

I'm going to bump all my art threads - attachments uploaded to TFP are going to be deleted as per http://www.tfproject.org/tfp/showthread.php?t=123398, and I would like to put this stuff out there one last time

Datalife2 · 09-17-2007, 11:50 AM

great stuff . I wish i never stopped drawing

07-16-2007, 07:14 PM	#2 (permalink)
ngdawg peekaboo Location: on the back, bitch	Always love seeing your work. Best of luck at the show! __________________ Don't blame me. I didn't vote for either of'em.

07-16-2007, 07:18 PM	#3 (permalink)
Jetée The Reforms Location: Rarely, if ever, here or there, but always in transition	That Flower Woman one is so serene and enduring. I can imagine it must've taken some to etch out all the details, but it seems as though the effort paid off! Most superb creations, Kramus! Be well and tune with that creativitity of yours. And Also: I would advise finding a new showcase(50% commission is outrageous!) __________________ As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves. —Mohandas K. Gandhi

07-21-2007, 04:24 AM	#6 (permalink)
Fly see the links to my music? Location: Beautiful British Columbia	always dig your work kramus............good luck eh. __________________ BASTARD SterlingStudios

07-21-2007, 05:26 AM	#7 (permalink)
amonkie Drifting Administrator Location: Windy City	I love the red hair in the spirte - it stands out with just the right touch. I could spend hours staring at your work .. and I have! __________________ Calling from deep in the heart, from where the eyes can't see and the ears can't hear, from where the mountain trails end and only love can go... ~~~ Three Rivers Hare Krishna

07-23-2007, 12:13 PM	#8 (permalink)
kramus loving the curves Location: my Lady's manor	Hi doodlebird - I'm going on the "add to my CV" theory of work submission here. Whether or not I sell, I will have been in a couple of these shows. I am quite willing to ask for more from a gallery. The first thing is getting a gallery, and I haven't got a permanent presence in one yet. Baby steps, I guess. Thanks fly How's things with you amonkie? Do you realize that because of you and a few other folks I can say "represented in private collections in Canada, the United States, Mexico and Australia" in my writeups? Glad to have you look, and the experiment with the hair caught your eye. Neato. __________________ And now to disengage the clutch of the forebrain ... I'm going with this - if you like artwork visit http://markfineart.ca

07-23-2007, 02:20 PM	#10 (permalink)
Willravel ... a sort of licensed troubleshooter.	I wish I had your ability with color. This colorblind-as-a-bat TFPer can really only work in shades of gray. Really wonderful work.

07-23-2007, 03:15 PM	#11 (permalink)
kramus loving the curves Location: my Lady's manor	Thanks fredweena - I am glad that the work does more than sit there. That's why I leave the pencil strokes evident to the eye. It usually seems that when we can see underlying structure the pieces have more life. I liked that comment about colour, willravel. I spent a few years drawing with ink, then with pencil. People would say they wish I would use colour. Now I put colour in and it is working - even though you don't see it Actually, I neglected to look at these pieces through a piece of amberlith or rubylith ( orange or red transparent graphic film you can cut windows in for print camera work). The orange or red strips colour from a piece and allows you to see it almost as a greyscale, which is helpful when considering the balance and strength of the work. I completely forgot to look at these ladies that way, and my scanner hasn't caught their colour so I won't even try to look at the final digital image in photoshop. __________________ And now to disengage the clutch of the forebrain ... I'm going with this - if you like artwork visit http://markfineart.ca

09-04-2007, 06:03 PM	#12 (permalink)
kramus loving the curves Location: my Lady's manor	I'm going to bump all my art threads - attachments uploaded to TFP are going to be deleted as per http://www.tfproject.org/tfp/showthread.php?t=123398, and I would like to put this stuff out there one last time __________________ And now to disengage the clutch of the forebrain ... I'm going with this - if you like artwork visit http://markfineart.ca

09-17-2007, 11:50 AM	#13 (permalink)
Datalife2 Insane	great stuff . I wish i never stopped drawing __________________ where's my lighter?