Debbie Clarke Art

Thursday, July 31, 2008

fat boy on main street: the bazaar

I have been storing this big blue faced cichlid from Lake Tanganyika in Bananas for a month or so. Today, I put it out on the sidewalk. I had asked for $4500. Today I said any reasonable offer around $1000. Got lots of bites. show possibilities. sales interest. very good, very good. will bring some more paintings in tomorrow.

EB will take some high quality digital photos tomorrow. She wants to document my work and make the images available for reproduction.

wow.
way opens.

Friday, July 25, 2008

Moving update

We moved in a month ago. Have intermittent internet access. I need to decide whether to continue use of the free linksys or purchase access through verizon or somebody else. do not want to tie myself to a landline. do not need another monthly bill. but, I need something reliable. another day.

Have moved most of my paintings from the first floor of my studio. there are several tall glass panels tucked into the corner that need to be moved, but before i can do that, I need to decide where they will go and make room. the studio here at home is not ready to work in. my "upstairs inventory" needs to be moved. personal possessions EB and I packed away 5 years ago need to be moved: boxes of my little ponies, my paper morgue (from art school!) do I still need the morgue? when's the last time i looked in there? 10 years ago?

the rains have stopped. My garden blooms with marigolds and zinnias and coreopsis and phlox and coneflowere, and, and, and...

until the next time the signal gods grant me a hearing.

maybe i will paint soon,

Sunday, June 22, 2008

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Eye on Main Street: in reverse

I make no manipulation, other than crop. sometimes i change the brightness and/or contrast. i prefer the dada approach in terms all will understand: wysiwyg. my little $100 kodak does all right. it is one year old. i bet a new $100 kodak will have a lot more bells and whistles, but this is about as complicated as i wish to be about this.

can't wait until my studio is moved and i can really dig into some painting. for now, i will get some more epsom ink, some square panels and start mounting these. $50 for 5"x5" on raised panel. line 'em up and fill a wall. go for visual overload. stimulate some excitement.

Eye on Main Street, Summer White Days

Bananas Window, Main Street Gloucester MA. Antique and Vintage cotton and linens to cool the heat wave. Richard will change the window today.

Eye on Main Street, Willie Alexander at Mystery Train

Found on Main Street: Willie Alexander's construction in the Mystery Train window. The intent was to capture the artist (me) on the art, but the camera got visual overload. Glad to document Willie's work, as this window will soon be turned into a restroom facility.