Comments on: Deep Thought Thursday: Summertime goals

By: Patricia

Patricia — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 00:55:42 +0000

Alyson, Mavis and I, both ABP grads, will finish up our Off The Highway series of 100 paintings in 100 days. It’s been challenging and exciting. No better way to learn than to leap first and worry about the landing later! Thanks for your guidance over the past year.

By: Arabella Proffer

Arabella Proffer — Sun, 31 May 2009 18:02:01 +0000

Road trips are first and foremost as usual for me. Michigan brewery tour, Boston, D.C., and Pittsburgh. Very excited to see the National Portrait gallery in D.C. for the first time.

Am working towards two solo shows in August and September. Right now I’m feeling lazy, but I love deadlines, so I expect things will get into gear the closer I get to the hanging date. No matter how much I goof off, things seem to get done.

Just signed a lease for a studio, my first ever! Trying to make it pretty and will for the first time be able to have something open to the public. I think a party is in order. I’m very curious to see how a studio away from home and distractions will change my art making behavior.

By: Esther J. Williams

Esther J. Williams — Sat, 30 May 2009 15:34:21 +0000

I am moving in about 3 weeks, it is taking a bite out of the beginning of my summer. I will have all my paintings supplies ready to pounce once I get situated. I hope to make my annual trip up to the High Sierras later this summer and paint plein air like I always do. It is the most gorgeous place on earth to me with far too many choices of mountains, streams, cattle and fields to paint. I paint in oils mostly but I also do a couple of watercolors featuring Sierra wildflowers. I keep all my paintings from the Sierras, they keep me happy looking at them throughout the rest of the year when I can’t be up there. Someday when life slows down I will make larger paintings from the many studies I done. So far, I just have been having fun capturing different vistas and streams. Summers in Southern California where I live are mostly spent doing seascapes, I sell those. Can’t wait to feel that warm sun and dip my body in the salty sea on hot days. I love taking picnics to the beach.

By: Tina Mammoser

Tina Mammoser — Sat, 30 May 2009 09:42:54 +0000

summer is always my slow period (due to my hate of warm weather) but this year I have a couple big changes.

First, I’m going to be in Chicago for a month – so my goal there is to paint a series of small work (acrylic on paper probably) of Lake Michigan. I’ll be staying on a boat on the lake for a week so would like to do at least 25 pieces altogether.

Over the whole summer I’m going to catch up with reading. Finish my Motherwell writings book, read “Looking at Barnett Newman”, and Rothko’s “The Artist’s Reality”.

Fortunately my new studio is lovely and cool. In fact we’ve been having 30C days (strange really) and I’m wearing a sweater in the studio. So I should be much more productive this year.

By: Dianne Poinski

Dianne Poinski — Sat, 30 May 2009 04:06:08 +0000

My workshops are winding down until fall and I am getting ready to visit Paris for a couple of weeks in July. In between working on new images (hopefully from Paris) I will be trying to come up with a few new ideas for workshops. That seems to be my bread and butter these days so it makes since to go in that direction. Stay tuned….. Oh and I will keep up my blog! Thanks again for the great class!

By: Tracey Clarke

Tracey Clarke — Fri, 29 May 2009 18:30:58 +0000

I have two overlapping shows in the Fall, so have a lot of painting to do this summer in order to have enough work for both. But I keep selling work, so I guess I am playing catch up until November…and then there is marketing, which is onging no matter the season.
Also, I plan to go to more openings and develop my relationships with other artists.

It is encouraging to read the other comments!

By: Jun Loayza

Jun Loayza — Fri, 29 May 2009 00:24:33 +0000

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Just stumbled and submitted your site to Viralogy: http://www.viralogy.com/blogs/my/6775 Hope you get some great traffic from it.

- Jun

By: Jandi

Jandi — Thu, 28 May 2009 23:27:42 +0000

Because I am a portrait artist 90% of my work is commissioned…so this summer I want to make at least 15 paintings that I willkeep and not sell so I’ll have something to show galleries…rather than just referring them to my website to “see” my work!

By: Sam

Sam — Thu, 28 May 2009 19:26:29 +0000

i have 2 solo shows lined up and my goals deal with quality presentation, effective advertising and some goals for sales.

I also have goals set up for online sales; using some of the sites already out there and available.

and lastly to attend more shows. You have to be present on the playing field if you want to play.

By: Alyson B. Stanfield

Alyson B. Stanfield — Thu, 28 May 2009 19:23:43 +0000

Philip: I sure wish I could be there to see your work! (and to revisit Cape Cod)

Lori, Quinn, Amy: Sounds like a lot of work! Quinn, I’m going to have to look up that project. Sounds interesting.

Nicole: Sorry about the slump. They do say to paint your way through it, though. Sounds like you’re on the right track.

Christina: Yes! And enjoy the processes.

Jackie: Yea! A newsletter! Twelve new pieces is 4 a month. I wish you well.

Sari: Yours sounds very healthy and summer-y.