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Nov 25, 2009, 5:00 am
Ah - to be a true gentleman in every limb and pay attention to your look: posture, well kept moustache, the cravat ...
Kity Kilian works with mixed media and collage. Comment - Like
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Nov 24, 2009, 3:02 pm
Almost two months later I finally finished this painting. I have been looking at it and looking at it. I knew it needed something extra. I didn't know what, though. Then it got colder outside and ... Comment - Like
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Nov 22, 2009, 2:37 pm
NETWORKING
Working in/on a net? Being a fisherman? Spider?
Working on internet? Facebook?
Net, net ... - Netotism - sorry: Nepotism?
working working working (yes, I do that)
Just thinking about all t... Comment - Like
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Nov 21, 2009, 3:03 pm
a ray of light on my studip wall on Friday. So far November had only given us 3 hours of sunlight
baking the biggest cinnamon role in the world (i didn't have the heart to tell him this might not... Comment - Like
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Nov 20, 2009, 3:18 am
Katy (creating misericordia) chose the weekword - see her blog for links to more interpretations Comment - Like
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Nov 19, 2009, 4:42 pm
a sneak peak of a painting in progress in my studio today...
... a sneak peak from the pre-opening of Camilla's exhibition tonight. If you want to have the chance to buy something you'ld bett... Comment - Like
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Nov 17, 2009, 1:33 pm
You know that they say bumblebees are not supposed to be able to fly because of their complexion - but they don't know that they can't fly, so they fly anyway...
To remind myself of the bumbl... Comment - Like
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Nov 16, 2009, 6:42 am
The other week I met Cecilia for a coffee and she gave me this beautiful cutting board (and we had such a nice time!). I keep it in my studio - and now I just want to make salads and cut colourful fru... Comment - Like
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Nov 12, 2009, 2:51 pm
Every night when I come home I see this series of enamels I made for my own tenant owner's association. And I am pleased with them - they are welcoming, they help orientation - and they look kind ... Comment - Like
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Nov 11, 2009, 3:01 pm
Yesterday when I met this tenant owner's organisation I came with two new ideas:
- either a series of enamels with leaf trees as motives
- or common wild (land) animals (from the region)
... thes... Comment - Like
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Nov 10, 2009, 2:25 pm
Today I had a meeting with a tenant owner's association about a possible commission (enamels) for their entrances. I had already delivered an idea sketch - sea creatures. They had liked the sketch... Comment - Like
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Nov 9, 2009, 3:52 pm
... will be lesson.
Feel free to interpret it in any way: photo, illustration, art piece, poem, story etc. Just leave a comment on this post and I'll link to you on Friday! Comment - Like
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Nov 9, 2009, 2:52 pm
before a painting workshop with the Police
In August I asked myself: Where do I MAKE MONEY right now – as an artist?
I concluded that in my bookkeeping I had divided my income posts into
1. Commis... Comment - Like
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Nov 8, 2009, 1:48 pm
...but I'm still following a different calendar which sometimes means that Sunday occurs on a Monday. Art as Business: Teaching Art/Giving Workshops will therefore be tomorrow. Comment - Like
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Nov 6, 2009, 1:44 pm
"Mascara"(oil on canvas) 75 x 61 cm
On Tuesday opens the exhibition Konst åt alla (art for everyone) at Kulturhuset Vingen. We are 25 invited artists from Gothenburg exhibiting. I am participating w... Comment - Like
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Nov 4, 2009, 9:59 am
There is nothing as liberating as having art pieces you aren't pleased with. You can do anything you want! There is no fear of destroying something, no respect.
Over worked?
Work on it more. Cut ... Comment - Like
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Nov 2, 2009, 1:50 pm
You know they say you should take time to smell the flowers. They aren't in bloom any longer so yesterday I smelled the autumn and kicked yellow leaves. My love is telling me I'm constantly tw... Comment - Like
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Nov 1, 2009, 3:01 pm
So here we go – progress report 2.
It’s been 4 weeks since the first one – and besides missing out on 2 days of work because of sick kid (again) – I’ve been working really hard (only 2 out ... Comment - Like
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Oct 31, 2009, 3:42 pm
I decided to overexpose the photos as it's been so dark lately. I need more light.
I moved into my studio some time ago, but I haven't gotten everything ready until quite recently. Now most t... Comment - Like
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Oct 29, 2009, 9:58 am
I didn't know I was this interested in clowns ... Can it be that I associate them with McDonalds?
Anyway - this is sandblasted and coloured glass and one of the material tests I've been worki... Comment - Like
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Oct 27, 2009, 6:00 am
On the third day I finished the painting. I turned the men in the boat into women (can you guess who is me?) and made the waves more stylised.
here you can see the sketch - but I couldn't follow ... Comment - Like
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Oct 26, 2009, 9:32 am
So there you are: full of determination and set on getting to sell your art - on your own. Screw that gallery that sold so little at your latest exhibition – you don’t need any gallery! You list a... Comment - Like
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Oct 25, 2009, 2:12 pm
Working all weekend again, and having my "brother in law" visiting from Colombia, turned out to delay my Art as Business post. But be patient - it is half written and full of information! So join me t... Comment - Like
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Oct 24, 2009, 1:52 pm
initial sketch for the boat (after Rembrandt's painting of a storm)
Painting and reflecting...
It's not like I'm doing any high art here... 15 year ago I would never had imagined me paint... Comment - Like
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Oct 21, 2009, 3:04 pm
I'm not getting to take much breaks these days - not even when I sleep: in my dreams I keep giving workshops and presenting my art at lunch meetings... Comment - Like
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Oct 20, 2009, 1:55 pm
Today we gave the lunch meeting focusing on Public Commissions. 7 invited guests came (4 from my list) and we were 5 artists presenting our public commissions and idea sketches. The invited guests cam... Comment - Like
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Oct 19, 2009, 2:55 pm
So – what to do with the art you do not sell at exhibitions?
1. PROVISION SALE IN BETWEEN EXHIBITIONS
Selling through galleries/art dealers
Check with other artists: do the gallery report back wh... Comment - Like
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Oct 18, 2009, 1:32 pm
Due to long working day (and bad time managment?) Sunday has been moved to Monday. For those of you interested in Art as Business: next post will still be on Sunday. That is tomorrow. Comment - Like
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Oct 17, 2009, 2:54 pm
... or that is how it felt. I'm giving a workshop in screenprinting at KKV this weekend (started last night) - which means long days and no breaks. (kind of fun though!) I hope I'll have the e... Comment - Like
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Oct 16, 2009, 1:21 pm
history
his story
To me history is something I'm right now the last chain of. History is those before me. History is also his story. Both ways of seeing history coincident in this drawing of my f... Comment - Like
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Oct 14, 2009, 3:25 pm
we have this fanstastic autumn light right now and I'm taking better photos (for my new website) of the enamels I made for the tenant owner's association in 2008. The yellow/orange leaves work... Comment - Like
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Oct 12, 2009, 2:40 pm
(working on a new painting in the studio)
It has been really hard for me to chose a winner in my give-away as all of you were so strong candidates. Well done buttering up!
The winner is: Anairam!
be... Comment - Like
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Oct 11, 2009, 2:47 pm
Visit a gallery one of the last days of opening (not a top notch gallery in London – but an ok one). How much have they sold for in total?
Let’s do some maths.
Subtract 50 % - this should at... Comment - Like
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Oct 9, 2009, 2:26 pm
... and a child with fever.
I will have a hard time choosing winners in my give-away (my own fault! Lottery is easier) ... some will be without, unfortunately. I'll let you know my decision on Mo... Comment - Like
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Oct 7, 2009, 3:27 pm
why is it so hard to just make it simple from the start? They say Giacometti's sculptures started out kind of normal ... and then he took away clay and away clay and away clay... Comment - Like
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Oct 6, 2009, 1:48 pm
... OK.
It's beetroot.
Some days it doesn't get more creative than this.
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Oct 5, 2009, 9:04 am
photo's from Eric's exhibition
On Saturday I went to the opening of Eric Magassa's exhibition "Dead lions do not roar" at Galleri KC. It is an inspiring exhibition - go and see it!
tiny ... Comment - Like
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Oct 4, 2009, 2:10 pm
Here we go: my first progress report. I must say that reporting back here regularly is going to be really good for me. I DO feel extra pressure!
5 weeks ago I set these deadlines
website for commissi... Comment - Like
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Oct 2, 2009, 3:00 am
So - now I've reached 500 posts... I never thought blogging would become as important for me as it is now. When I started out I had this idea about having a blog just for posting info about my exh... Comment - Like
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Oct 1, 2009, 2:51 pm
These days I'm sketching for a possible commission ... and writing on the proposal (budget, time-plan etc.) On Sunday I will report on how I am progressing when it comes to getting more public com... Comment - Like
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Sep 30, 2009, 3:17 pm
I've been trying to work, but the girls in my paintings are not being very cooperative. They are actually obstinate. I threw my coffee in the face of this one to show her who is in charge!
I mean... Comment - Like
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Sep 29, 2009, 12:54 pm
at this time of the year we start getting that special light - the sun makes it's round closer to the horizon. It creates the longest shadows and gets into your eyes. I have to get some white bli... Comment - Like
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Sep 27, 2009, 3:37 pm
It helps a lot if you are good at time management when self-employed (as an artist - or anything else!). I’m constantly working on improving when it comes to this subject. I am no expert, but I will... Comment - Like
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