so i have been faced with a double whammy of bad news during the past week...the two remaining galleries in the united states that represent my animal portrait work are closing their doors for good...one gallery is moving on in one direction (the owner is a photographer) and the other is just closing for good (the landlord increased their rent by 50%!!)...as of today, i haven't any representation south of the border...i'm not sure why this bothers me so much as i did just fine a few years before prior to the galleries coming into my life...i suppose i felt an ease of pressure to not work so much to get my work 'out there' and noticed by people who would commission a painting...now i have to work that bit harder again...i know for the average 'joe' out there reading this, you might say to yourself, what's the big deal?...well it's just more time i'll be spending away from the easel and that is where i really want to be more...
enough whining i know, but i thought i would write this as this situation is taking a far amount of brainspace...
que sera, sera....
About Me
- lisa g.
- i was born in a big city in ontario when the air quality was still good and litter wasn’t seen on the ground. the childhood that followed my birth was average for a canadian girl growing up in a small town in the early seventies. bell bottoms, dorothy hamil hairstyle and a banana seat bicycle were some of the things that i had, along with a box of crayons with a built-in pencil sharpener. i carried my crayons everywhere and drew all the time on almost everything. years later after puberty took its’ hold on me and changed my outlook on life permanently, i found myself leaving the small town for the bright lights of the big smoke where i enrolled in the fine arts programme at a university. i stayed on as a student for sometime then found myself disillusioned with the lack of inspiration that came from the faculty. so i left to find a mentor, someone who would inspire me, teach me, guide my creativity to find its' own voice. that mentor was found in the many books i’ve acquired over the years. i’ve found my inspiration through my travels and spending time following the footsteps of some of my ‘heroes’ of the art world.
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1 comment:
well this is nancy
from like, what... 6 or so years ago?
god i don't expect you to remember me
you're still doing the dog paintings hunh?
that's fabulous...
are you still the starving artist you once were?
*smiles*
if you remember me, or even if you don't and you're
just curious, right me back...
still in toronto?
i'm in hamilton now... for school
*shakes head*
i can't believe i stumbled upon you today
*tobi
babyn_ca@yahoo.com
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