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..Is more of a little winding dirt track, full of rocks & holes to trip the unwary. But if you take your time & treat it as a rejuventating stroll, you notice it goes through a lush & picturesque landscape, full of inspiring scenes & occasional new friends & guides! I'm all inspired & excited!
It's been a while coming for me, but I feel I've found the path again, & now I've had some exciting rewards!
I've just won first prize in the professional artist category at the Royal Hobart Show! Then to my surprise & great honour, I came runner up overall!
If you want to see a pic of me too excited to stand still for a photo, here's the link to my facebook post! It was just the confidence boost I needed, & I'm so grateful to the show, it's organizers & judges for giving this opportunity to our community! Putting art into an agricultural show is a great way to bring it to much wider audience, & introduce it to people who might not normally have a chance to look at original art works.
Hobart Show
If you happen to be in Tasmania, Australia this week, take some time to check out the show's art pavillion: the art from the hobby artist categories is just as high quality as the professionals (it was a hobbyist who won the overall prize!) and it's a great opportunity for collectors as we all keep our prices in the community spirit category!
It's been a while coming for me, but I feel I've found the path again, & now I've had some exciting rewards!
I've just won first prize in the professional artist category at the Royal Hobart Show! Then to my surprise & great honour, I came runner up overall!
If you want to see a pic of me too excited to stand still for a photo, here's the link to my facebook post! It was just the confidence boost I needed, & I'm so grateful to the show, it's organizers & judges for giving this opportunity to our community! Putting art into an agricultural show is a great way to bring it to much wider audience, & introduce it to people who might not normally have a chance to look at original art works.
Hobart Show
If you happen to be in Tasmania, Australia this week, take some time to check out the show's art pavillion: the art from the hobby artist categories is just as high quality as the professionals (it was a hobbyist who won the overall prize!) and it's a great opportunity for collectors as we all keep our prices in the community spirit category!
Private collection, please do not unlock
private drawings such as sketches, portraits and various handmade drawings. Due to the fact that it is not possible to hide folders, I decided to use this form of collecting my works
$100/month
A Year Passes!
..and quickly!
The last entry (this time last year) was when I won the big prize at the Hobart Show, and as a result, I'm the feature artist this year, with two panels all to myself, & an opportunity to have an artists' statement explaining my strange works!
In the year that just passed a lot of things changed. Just before Christmas, my younger sister died in a car accident & threw our whole family into turmoil before we emerged as very different people, with changed views of life & each other. There's a big piece missing now; a piece of myself too, in that my sister & I were close in age, and there are a lot of things only
Art Prices and Guilt Trips!
Pricing art is so hard!
I use how many hours it took to create a piece (not counting research time) as a guide, and sort of figure out a rough hourly rate. I've never factored in the cost of canvas, brushes, varnish or paint, only framing (mine are usually framed), so i think my buyers & the gallery owner are getting a pretty good deal! In fact I end up making less per hour than a 15yr old working at McDonald's!
But I still have to suffer surprised & often indignant reactions to the prices! I totally understand that times are tough & many people can't afford great big oil paintings (I can't either!) but many artists are happy to
xmas present!
finally finished all the shopping, wrapping, & most of the pre xmas parties & cooking, & decided it was time i gave myself a present. something i've been thinking about for a while now: an "Art by Ria Gilham" facebook page!
i have 52 likes in half a day, which i'm thrilled about, since i can only invite people i know so far!
so please, if you're reading this come and have a look!
and if you have a page of your own, please let me know so i can come & visit!
merry xmas, new year, & anything else you're celebrating at the mo!
https://www.facebook.com/riagilhamart
Suddenly Selling!!
First "reclining Goat" http://fav.me/d5dialz sold about a month ago, which excited me because while i've sold plenty of works myself, i've never had one sell through a gallery before! Now 2 more - "The Nocturnal Ones" http://fav.me/d41h76v & "The Discovery" http://fav.me/d38i2b7 have sold in just over a week!
This is so exciting! I don't know what's happening out there to make buyers suddenly discover my work, but I'm thrilled to pieces! And I'd better get back into my studio & get working!
In the meantime, the other works are in the Nolan Gallery http://www.nolanart.com.au/ in the Salamanca Arts Centre, Hobart, Tasmania, if anyone
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