Poppy Twins
Sorry the picture quality that isn't that good, but my camera battery was dying on me and I auto adjusted the pics since the shutter speed was sloooooow and they were kind of fuzzy. They aren't quite this orange in real life and I kind of have angles and a bit of glare as wanted to show the sides. Am thinking this might be the first of several I try to do that would be in the 6"x6" wrapped canvas with acrylic.
I have been looking for an alternative to get to a lower price point. Since most of what I have done previously has been on paper, it is hard to hit a lower price point as you have to absorb the cost of matting and framing. (Personally I think framing costs are way expensive and cheapest I can come up with for a decent size, 11x14, is $50. I think the customer doesn't know how much framing costs really are, unless you sell them matted only and they have to frame. Also if I sold online I wanted something more finished that didn't have glass or acrylic to break).
So the obvious solution was to try canvas (something I have very little experience with) and thought why not the wrapped that would give a nice finished side.
Ah, but alas, this adds another whole new dimension in composition, getting the picture so that it makes sense on the sides. First thing I tried was my pool balls (remember the ACEOs below), well nothing quite so funky as when you try to put a round object on a sharp square edge. I guess you could just paint the top and do the sides in a solid color, but seems too easy. So here is Poppy Twins, my first go at a wrapped canvas acrylic piece.
Since most of what I have done previously has been on paper, it is hard to hit a lower price point as you have to absorb the cost of matting and framing. (Personally I think framing costs are way expensive and cheapest I can come up with for a decent size, 11x14, is $50. I think the customer doesn't know how much framing costs and only looks at the selling price. Unless you sell them matted only you incur the cost, and if I sold online I wanted something more finished that didn't have glass or acrylic to break). So the obvious idea was to try canvas, something I have very little experience with, and thought why not the wrapped that would give a nice finished side. Ah, but alas, this adds another whole new dimension in getting the picture so that the composition on the sides makes sense with the top. First thing I tried was my pool balls (remember the ACEOs) Nothing quite so funky as when you try to put a round object on a sharp square edge. I guess you could just paint the top and do the sides in a solid color, but seems too easy.
My art group is having a November show of small paintings targeting Christmas sales I think, so they wanted lower price points. Was thinking with what I have in this (costs for paint, canvas and hanger plus the 20% gallery fee, I would ask about $75 (Could I get away with asking $100 and still sell a 6"x6" piece). Of course it's not going to break even for the time spent, but I had a good time and loved the brilliant reds/oranges of the poppies and pushing the paint around is kind of theraputic.
Thanks for stopping by and hope you had a wonderful weekend and have a good painting week.
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