Another missed day
So I started a list of goals last week. It includes lots of stuff like paying off credit cards and getting to the beach with family. That kind of stuff. It also includes finding time to create. And I am leaving it open to just create. I could do some crafts at home or paint or work on my website or whatever. But if I had to tie it down to one thing, it would be working on my thesis project. I really need to code and start the photo montage. I know you have no idea what I am talking about. I was actually planning another post to go into detail about the piece and to explain it all. So please stay tuned. I promise not to make you wait too long. (Does it work as a teaser?)
Anyway, I wanted to go to the studio on Monday evening, when my husband got home from work. It’s a rough commute from my home on Long Island to my studio in the heart of Brooklyn. I have a view of Manhattan from my window, so if you know the New York metro area, you have an idea how far it is. If not, it’s an hour drive at 5 am, I’ll let you know how long it takes in the evening during rush hour. I didn’t make it. I was just so tired from the weekend. However, I have been redesigning my website. It’s not done. I want to adjust the color of the links and get rid of the boxes around the image links.
Please take a look at it. I am enclosing a jpg and a link to the site. Please let me know what you think. I can use all the constructive criticism I can get.
http://www.kathleenhmahoney.com./
I will work on my theis post over the weekend and tell you more about it next week. Thanks for reading.
Best
Kathleen
Thanks!!
So I literally joined Blogger less than 30 minutes ago. To my new followers, thank you so much. I am so psyched you are interested. I am hitting the studio Monday night and I will be posting what I worked on. I have no idea what that will be, but just knowing someone is interested will keep me motivated.
Can’t wait to keep up with everyone.
Best
K
My Favorite Art Websites
About a month ago, I chose to create a blog, hoping to supplement income as I am for now a stay at home mom. I had hoped trying to post a couple of times per week would motivate me to do some new artwork. However, so far, not so good. One of my first posts was going to be my favorite websites about art. In the interest of doing things correctly, I e-mailed that authors and webmasters of ten of my favorite sites. I wanted to be sure it was okay to recommend and review their sites. However, not everyone got back to me.
So I want to move on and post the article, it has already been a month. Too long. I am posting reviews of the sites that responded to me and I would like to thank the wonderful authors and webmasters who took the time to answer me. For the others, I am not reviewing the site, but I am supplying a link.
There are random subjects, including the business end of art, deadlines for juried shows, individual artist websites, and art centers that promote the arts. I would like to thank the wonderful and talented writers, designers, etc. for allowing me permission to refer you to their websites.
http://www.artbusiness.com/index.html
ArtBusiness.com provides complete art services, art appraisals, art price data, news, articles, and market information to art collectors, artists, and fine arts professionals. ArtBusiness.com services include appraising all works of fine art; consulting on buying, selling, donating, and collecting fine art. ArtBusiness.com contains over 3,000 pages of free content, regularly posts art business articles, reviews art gallery openings, critiques art, covers art market news, and critically evaluates specialized technical art reference books, CD-ROMs and online databases. For artists at all stages in their careers, ArtBusiness.com consults on marketing, promotion, public relations, website construction, internet selling, selling at online auctions, and career development. The articles are informative and updated regularly. I read it quite often.
http://www.dumboartscenter.org/index.html
The Dumbo Arts Center (DAC) is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit contemporary arts organization located in Dumbo, Brooklyn, New York. DAC’s mission is to catalyze interaction between visual artists, the local community and the wider public, in order to preserve the neighborhood of Dumbo as a springboard for new art. DAC produces the annual multi-site D.U.M.B.O. Art Under the Bridge Festival, presents a year-round program of new exhibitions in its gallery, commissions site-specific art and provides educational programs for artists and high school students. Founded by artists in the wake of the first festival in 1997, DAC was the first non-profit arts organization in Dumbo, Brooklyn. By attracting thousands of visitors and media attention to the once abandoned manufacturing area, DAC’s role has been pivotal in the establishment of Dumbo, Brooklyn as a recognized neighborhood and cultural destination.
http://www.ktcassoc.com/index.html
Katharine T. Carter & Associates is primarily involved in securing one-person museum exhibitions nationally for our artist-clients, and has successfully secured over 400 such exhibitions in the last decade. Our thrust and mission is the serious development of the artist’s professional career and reputation in the not-for-profit sectors. Successful gallery representation becomes more probable and profitable in conjunction with a museum exhibition, which offers the ideal venue for introducing an artist in a new market in a specific geographic region. We also focus on seeking gallery representation for our clients in New York City and nationally, but are not in the selling end of this business. Foremost, Katharine T. Carter & Associates secures the museum or gallery exhibition; the Company then educates the artist on how to effectively embark on a media and commercial marketing effort surrounding the exhibition. Through a balanced approach of shared responsibilities and realistic goals, the artist becomes a “practical visionary’’ with the necessary survival skills to sustain a successful and thriving career.
http://www.artdeadlineslist.com/
Art contests and competitions, art jobs and internships, art scholarships and grants and fellowships, art festivals, call for entries/proposals/projects, and other opportunities, in all disciplines, for art students, art teachers, and artists of all ages.It’s not sectioned out so it takes some time to get through all the listings, but it’s worth it.
http://www.colorexplorer.com/default.aspx
Kim Jensen developed a site called colorblender.com for the Danish 5 KB web design competition in 2001. It shows so many great color combinations. It’s great for designers who are indecisive about color like me. I even used it to paint my living room and dining area. Kim e-mailed me to tell me that ColorBlender.com was sold approximately six months ago. However, it’s still a good site. And, Kim has started colorexplorer.com which is colorblender.com on speed. you have got to check it out for coming up with great color combinations. It includes palettes that you can save, libraries, analysis, etc. I love it and use it all the time.
http://www.artcalendar.com/home.asp
Art Calendar is the industry’s foremost business magazine for visual artists. Founded in 1986, Art Calendar acts as a beacon to guide artists on their journey toward making a living with their art. Written by knowledgeable industry pros and successful working artists, Art Calendar offers artists practical business advice on subjects such as art marketing, art law, portfolio development, exhibition presentation, communication skills and sales techniques, as well as advanced technical applications of photography, computer and Web tools. It also offers the most extensive and recent listings of Calls to Artists, including galleries reviewing portfolios, juried competitions, grants, fellowships, festivals, publishing opportunities and residencies. Best described as “The Artist’s Guide to Making It,” Art Calendar is the only subscription-driven, business-oriented magazine published specifically for visual artists. There are no “how-to-paint” articles — Art Calendar readers have already found their voice and established their own unique style. Art Calendar enables professional artists to make a living doing what they love, providing them with fresh and innovative ideas, along with the all of the necessary tools to sell their work and further their careers. Offering professional artists more than any other art publication, Art Calendar has established itself as the ultimate resource for visual artists. I have gotten the print version of Art Calander for several years, and got gallery representation because of the listings. I look for it every month in my mailbox.
Other Sites
http://www.nyfa.org/default_mac.asp
I hope you like my choices. It’s always great to find something new to enjoy.
Best
K
The First Painting I Did in the Studio
I got a studio in Dumbo Brooklyn in 2004. I made great progess that first year or two I was in the studio, I came up with a technique taht I thought was so unique and different that I could make something of it. I did a series, but although a couple of pieces got shown in the gallery in the city, I didn’t sell any or get offered a solo show. And in fall 2006, I went back to school for DIgital Art. It’s really cool, but so technical, and I am really not painting. My thesis work includes the painting, and I will be commenting on it in the future, but for the most part, I have found something else to get in the way of the art. And now add a child to the mix.
Anyway, here is an image of the piece that I was so proud of.
I created a non-objective painting focusing on texture and color. I used acrylic paint and oil sticks. I cut it into strips and wove it together with metal mesh. I am really proud of it and I was very disappointed that it was not received the way I expected it to be received. It was the start of a very nice and in my eyes, successful series. But I got sidetracked by school. And I sort of stopped painting. I miss being creative and I look forward to doing crafty things with my son and hopfully finding time to paint again.
Getting Caught Up in the Minituiae
So I have been writing in my journal, waiting for responses to request for permission to recommend sites, starting and stopping my website that desperately has to be redesigned, and waiting to hear from adsense. (I think.) So I feel like there is too much going on and I am not getting anywhere. My kid went to bed late and my husband is still not home, and I am cranky and starving. So I feel off the wagon and need to get back on.
Would a to-do list help? Maybe. But I know what to do. It just all feels so big, and I am getting caught up in the details. So it seems to get larger. I have to make this happen. I need the money I may or not make. I gotta try. Maybe I will get somewhere tomorrow. Here’s hoping. And pizza. I want pizza.
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