I went on a mini adventure Friday night, attended the Scott Miller exhibition at Convivium 33 Gallery and then my usual shenanigans ensued. I tried to take my friend to what I called, "the worst bar in Cleveland" but they had cleaned up quite a bit since my last visit. You could actually see the… Continue reading Shots from the Scott Miller show
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Looky, It’s My Booky!
For those of you attending the opening reception for "Ephemeral Antidotes" on Saturday, January 7th, there will be copies of my book available! Taking inspiration from artists of the Renaissance to Rococo periods, contemporary artist Arabella Proffer has re-imagined the mannerist portrait with a pop surrealist twist. After researching fashion history, heraldry, and peerage protocol,… Continue reading Looky, It’s My Booky!
WRG Invitational
This is happening on Saturday, Jan 7th for those of you in Cleveland at http://www.wrgcleveland.com I'll have 2 portraits in it that I have yet to display at a gallery, it's a one night only affair, so mark your calendars. I'll be in San Francisco at my solo show there, so I'm sorry to miss… Continue reading WRG Invitational
Gallery Closings
Well, moving with the trend of more art galleries closing, two that have represented me have already closed this year. A third one is shutting the doors, and although they didn't rep. me, I was a fan of their exhibitions and surprised about the news. It is sad when people can no longer see work… Continue reading Gallery Closings
Dealing
My friends came up with a great idea yesterday to start a collection agency for artists, when galleries and curators don't pay up. Sadly this has been happening more and more, and this is the first time I can remember when I have heard more than one story about bounced checks from galleries. Eep! Though… Continue reading Dealing
8 Ways to Whore Your Art to Morons
Just finished reading this piece of poo from Phil Desind via Steve Doherty's blog about 8 ways to sell art. Okay, I do agree with 6 - 8, but come on now, if people want your work they will buy it. Just because one person doesn't like it, won't mean another won't dig it. If… Continue reading 8 Ways to Whore Your Art to Morons
I’m Waiting For You Weekend
On Saturday, May 2nd if you feel like swinging by, stalking, or chatting, I will be at William Rupnik Gallery to meet with a few collectors and take more photos of the show for my archives. It goes down in the afternoon and the City Artists at Work is doing the whole tour shebang the… Continue reading I’m Waiting For You Weekend
Alexia is Back
For almost a year I had this painting marked as "sold", mainly because the gallery told me they sold it. Makes sense right? AlexiadeLuc What they meant to say, and that I have discovered this afternoon, was in fact this piece with a similar name had sold. So, you know, anyone who had in the… Continue reading Alexia is Back
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