Here i am, back from Canada where i’ve spent the two last weeks, discovery and interrest into the northern indian american culture. So in this post, i will tell you more about that and other things such the exhibition at the sheds in Clontarf, the exhibition at the Clontarf GAA Club (annual christmas show), my last sales and what the people like to buy (there’s something about the fishes…).
I had to warn you about the next exhibitions as well : the Kennedy art gallery christmas show (opening date to be confirmed), an exhibition in Vert le Petit with the opening happening on Friday 4th December and running till end of December.
And the last but not least : an exhibition in Bonnes near poitiers during the week-end of the 12th and 13th December, at the “maison pour tous”.
A little big news for the end of the post : i’m a runner up for the Luas art competition 2009 with my drawing on the Luas track :” reach for the stars” It will be on display in the Luas calendar 2010le calendrier RPA 2010 (you can get it in January for free, more about that on the luas website in January)….
1. Oh Canada
Ottawa (Canada Capital)Â It’s big, it’s Cold and they speak american with avery sharp accent, and they speak french but
i can barely understand what they said… I’ve been lucky to get a week of clear blue sky and be able to get out for sketching.
I’ve also discovered the north-america indian culture even if it’s mainly based in British Columbia. No european influence, great culture
great technic without the influence of the white europeean colon. I will write a dedicated post about this culture next week.
Anyway, it was interresting, and i’ve refuel the tank of my imagination, and last thing : we can see fish in ottawa on the stell cap on the road !)
2. Exhibition at the sheds
If you didn’t get a call from me, it means you didn’t won the draw. The happy winner live in Clontarf and is a happy collector of one of my paintings. So about the exhibition : an opening on a friday night wasn’t a good idea. In france, we do “vernissage” on friday evening but in ireland, the friday is reserved to the pub and socializing and drinking.
If the drinks have been free, i would have get serious trouble with my wallet, with 150 visitors and 3 paintings sales.
So the friday night was very quiet as i was trying to say and hopefully, the ambassador had declined my invitation, we would have drink a pint staring in each others eyes, ok it wasn’t such terrible, i get the visit of famous Irish painter Niall Bracken, the visit of a young emerging artist as well, and even a dog ! (i’m very proud to have had a dog at my exhibition !)
So few figures : 15 visitors on friday, 15 on Saturday and 30 on Sunday afternoon.
I’ve decided to make the draw on sunday night into get more participant.
The light wasn’t great, it was the light from a pub so homy, light and warm but not shiny. So were the paintings a little bit in the dark during the night. However the place was brilliant and very welcoming. Many visitors have discovered a place they have never been before at least. For a party, gig this is the perfect place and the shed’s crew is very lovely, thnaks again for all!
I did sell 3 paintings within the 14 exhibited and the law of the invitation have been ower than expected : 6% instead of the 10 % expected. It’s good anyway. Just the day before the exhibition, i’ve put some poster on the clontarf walk and i did get visitors walking around who dodn’t get the invitation card.
For the fun : Somebody did phone me after the exhibition and wanted to see a painting again with a better light and if ok was ready to buy it. The painting was the one on draw ! Hopefully, the winner was ok for choosing another one (she did take fish and was very happy of it).
3. Exhibition at the Clontarf GAA Club
I missed the opening, i was flying back to the old continent. I didn’t saw this huge opening with 130 attendant !. I did look a tit on the saturday and i’v e saw the 250 paintings on show, very impressive and huge organisation, big round of applause for mary ! The 2009 edition was less successfull than last year, mainly due to recession but few sales anyway.(20 sold paintings among the 250, and 2 of mine are in the 20 !).
4. Kennedy Art Galerie Christmas Show.
As usual, the christmas show of the kennedy gallery will be on show during january and december.
I still don’t know the time and date, but will happen during the next two weeks. I’ve put two of my fish at the exhibition (surprise to thoses who will go to the kennedy !)
5. Exhibition of the Vert le Petit’s artists.
So this month, big exhibition in Vert le petit (my hometown), at the public library.
“Les peintres Vertois”. We will be 3 painters to exhibit and i will present a selection of fish,irish landscapes and vert le petit scapes.
For thoses who are around, the opening is done and will run till end of december. friday
location : Espace J.L. Barrault.
6. Exhibition in Bonnes
Another exhibition in December in France, but further to the south : Bonnes near Poitiers. Thnaks to Michel to deal with that as i won’t be there till the day before the exhibition.
I will bring some stuff from ireland and exclusive work… never seen before. The official opening is on saturday the 12th at the “Maison pour tous” of Bonnes.
7. LUAS Art Competition
I’ve received a letter in december from the RAP LUAS agency telling me that i was runner-up of the art competition 2009.
This is not the first price but it’s great anyway : i will be in the luas calendar (wich month ?), at the prize ceremony (Shelbourne hotel !)!, and will be shoot by photograph !
I’m very happy ! I will do some drawings on the pavement for the event !
Coming next : art from the northern american indien, paintings updates and pictures of theses last events…
