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Show Gallery Video Showcase, Group Show July 08!!!
Don MacDonald at Show Gallery!!!!!
Volunteer J.
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
New Thing: Show Gallery Show's Gallerys... in Video and Audio
I spent about 6 hours making 3 little video's today (not including multiple coffee breaks. Anyways, I had fun and I think they're ok, but the music on the big one needs work, but hope you artists are happy with this sort of exposure. Thanks to J.C. for getting the gallery a camera.
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Volunteer J.
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Volunteer J.
Monday, July 7, 2008
Group Show Show Gallery Gallery... I think that makes sense...
Great Job Ladies and Gents of the Gallery, thank you for coming in for the show and making it the best I've ever been to/seen here.
Thank you:
Lavarius
Don MacDonald
Carl Gonzales
John Scheeres
T.K. Workman
D. Husiak
Jack
and the "Fruit Market" artist, who I forget his name but have his work etched into my mind forever...
Don MacDonald
Carl Gonzales
John Scheeres
T.K. Workman
D. Husiak
Jack
and the "Fruit Market" artist, who I forget his name but have his work etched into my mind forever...
Volunteer J.
Camera, Batteries and to be continued...
I found a digital camera this weekend for the gallery!!!! 8 mega pixles, and two AA batteries required (and sold separately) and desperatly in need of an SD card, so I can take more than 3 pictures without it filling up. Alas, I have to run to walmart and see what they have for what I can afford, unless someone wants to donate to the gallery, which is generally frowned upon I believe, but soon I'll be able to capture all the paintings (if the artists do not mind) and put it on the website (well this blog for now, but soon artbrutart.com).
Wish list: Someone who is fluent in FTP and DNS servers and websites in general. Anyone out there? Anyone at all? No? Shucks darn :(. The website buisness is a little complex for a first timer. I have an html web site built, just need help getting the darn thing up there. After that, writing a manual so that anyone can do it and incase I cannot keep up with it someone can update the poor website :(.
Anyways, gallery = best in a few weeks, looks great, clean(ish), full(ish) and even a new volenteer to sit.
Uh oh, laptop batter is almost done...
Post post post!!!.....
Wish list: Someone who is fluent in FTP and DNS servers and websites in general. Anyone out there? Anyone at all? No? Shucks darn :(. The website buisness is a little complex for a first timer. I have an html web site built, just need help getting the darn thing up there. After that, writing a manual so that anyone can do it and incase I cannot keep up with it someone can update the poor website :(.
Anyways, gallery = best in a few weeks, looks great, clean(ish), full(ish) and even a new volenteer to sit.
Uh oh, laptop batter is almost done...
Post post post!!!.....
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Group Show Opening Open!!!
Don Macdonald, T.k. Workman, Carl Gonsolas, John Schere and someone whos name I forget, but who's painting is unforgetable, sorry man :(, and many more, including a lovely yellow and fuzzy window piece by Lavaraius himself, the self proclaimed "Mr. Iluminato", who will be having his own not anti but not pro, NUIT BLANCHE, simultaniously occuring, sorry to John Schere, we will reschedule your oct. 1st, you are a good sport and a better painter.
So nothing about me today, it's all about the show gallery.
I showed up today around 4, and Carl was patiently sitting outside waiting to be let in :(, he hung 2 more of his paintings, which are the most humbly priced in the whole show, and I think really great, including his drawings of SULU and SPOCK, so any heroes fans or star treck fans who want a good portraiture of their sci-fi heroes, they're for sale for under a hundred dollars ( I won't say how under, but they're quite reasonable, quite under 100 dollars).
T.K. didn't like her paintings being unvisivble behind Lava's great big fuzzy yellow floscflorescant paint and found wood painting, so she tried to move his out of the way, but I tried to tell her that I promised him the window, and J.C. aproved, so show gallery eticate states that first come, first serve, so next time come first and grab the window, but thank you for your 3 paintings, they're great too, it's just that Lava's work always draws people in, and that is more fair to the community of artists we hope to foster.
John Schere's work is also quite great, acrilic paintings that seem so fresh they arn't even in frames (excuse my lack of the technical knowledge on the hanging terms or what not, I'm a volenteer, not an artist, which is also my favorite catch frase when I'm in the gallery.) And sorry if I mispelt your name.
Don Macdonald is the greatest old man I have ever met. He was in the navy during the second world war, but worked at a cantina in canada rather than fighting. Sign me up for that. Then he did over 20 years at the CBC, starting in radio brodcasting, producing and anouncing, and then in '52 moved over to tv and eventually was incharge of programing in some provinces, but hit hard times and retired early and became a great artist, see his copper sad face :( in the window, like the greek "tradgedy and commedy".
Anyways, the show was great, the great was show gallery and thank you J.C. for all your hard
work and dedication and philanthropy. Lets hope the next opening is bigger and better.
So come by sometime, and come and volenteer, because I have a very unsteady work schedule at the flower shop, so I need someone or some people to help me keep regular hours.
Next challenge media!
Volenteer J.
So nothing about me today, it's all about the show gallery.
I showed up today around 4, and Carl was patiently sitting outside waiting to be let in :(, he hung 2 more of his paintings, which are the most humbly priced in the whole show, and I think really great, including his drawings of SULU and SPOCK, so any heroes fans or star treck fans who want a good portraiture of their sci-fi heroes, they're for sale for under a hundred dollars ( I won't say how under, but they're quite reasonable, quite under 100 dollars).
T.K. didn't like her paintings being unvisivble behind Lava's great big fuzzy yellow floscflorescant paint and found wood painting, so she tried to move his out of the way, but I tried to tell her that I promised him the window, and J.C. aproved, so show gallery eticate states that first come, first serve, so next time come first and grab the window, but thank you for your 3 paintings, they're great too, it's just that Lava's work always draws people in, and that is more fair to the community of artists we hope to foster.
John Schere's work is also quite great, acrilic paintings that seem so fresh they arn't even in frames (excuse my lack of the technical knowledge on the hanging terms or what not, I'm a volenteer, not an artist, which is also my favorite catch frase when I'm in the gallery.) And sorry if I mispelt your name.
Don Macdonald is the greatest old man I have ever met. He was in the navy during the second world war, but worked at a cantina in canada rather than fighting. Sign me up for that. Then he did over 20 years at the CBC, starting in radio brodcasting, producing and anouncing, and then in '52 moved over to tv and eventually was incharge of programing in some provinces, but hit hard times and retired early and became a great artist, see his copper sad face :( in the window, like the greek "tradgedy and commedy".
Anyways, the show was great, the great was show gallery and thank you J.C. for all your hard
work and dedication and philanthropy. Lets hope the next opening is bigger and better.
So come by sometime, and come and volenteer, because I have a very unsteady work schedule at the flower shop, so I need someone or some people to help me keep regular hours.
Next challenge media!
Volenteer J.
Monday, June 30, 2008
Website = frusterating
Dns servers, ftp clients, etc etc. I am running around trying to pack, trying to make the show gallery nice, and trying not to loose my mind. Partial success, at least its a start. Anyone own a hammock? Ok, I'm upset, and just anxiety off the walls. I'll try again tommorow, pack tonight hopefully, and generally get everything in order...
Sigh. Time to eat, time to go home, and just try to relax. Breathe in and out, breathe in and out.
J
Sigh. Time to eat, time to go home, and just try to relax. Breathe in and out, breathe in and out.
J
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Friday, June 27, 2008
7th Day = One Week Ananana-verse-ery
I forgot how to spell anerversary, and this computer has no automatic spell check... I'm working on it.
Technically I'm working on alot of things, but as far as work goes its not very profitable.
Gallery=Disrepair again. Artist Douglass has had some paintings taken down, but since he's in the group show, decided to keep things here as long as possible, hoping to sell one of them. His paintings are quite pricey, but what can you do? It's his descision, it's his work, so he has the right to ask whatever he wants. J.C. and I sort of agreed to disagree on this I believe, he wants to help them sell more by lowering prices, but my philosophy at the time is to just try and remain objective, until we have a new way of doing things. Sailboat J is still here, doing what he does. I am here again, hopefully for only an hour today, but I have lots to do this weekend/need time to relax.
Flower shop job: Great day today, we cleaned up garbage and made a nice newer space for tree's and other flowering things. Now his plans for a little cafe are coming right along, now he just needs a suplier, training in the buisness, and customers. I suggested to have employees working for both, watering plants, carrying things, and taking orders and making coffee and tea and whatever. Take that gladstone, drake and everyone else who has a cafe (your esspresso and starbucks style coffee is safe though, Flower Shop M. wants to go in a different direction, and I still love your guiness in a can, thumbs up!).
Coffee shop: I went home in tears last night from movie night, while everyone else sat around and chatted about the movies and drank more coffee. I have to be selective what times I go in now, because I don't have alot of money to spend, and I don't want to scare their customers away. Barista M is very controlling of her coffee, as she should be, and I think I am somewhat of an annoyance coming in dirty and smelly and carrying my own tea and coffee (all hers though, and Barista C., aka, grumpster, who no longer likes the name grumpster, and has turned out to be a sweet care free fun loving [and "bitty" lovin'] guy, who's secretly an old man who stares at prrtty things all day and thinks "boy, would I love one of those. Although the alternative network is growing to be alternative in name only, sorry guys, but I'm about as "alternative" as they come and I feel like an outcast there. I will still bring my patronage, but if I can get away with roibous tea and hot water everyday instead of pricey coffee drinks, thats ok with me. Sorry I think everything is over priced, I know you are struggling to make ends meet and meet again, so I'll try to stop complaining for all to hear, and come in only once a day and not spill anything or talk to anyone. That way I'm comfortable and hopefully you are too. But if you want SHOW GALLERY and Flower Shop guy (both who's owners have much more money than I), you are going to have to meet them one way. Flower shop guy doesn't like your location, and SHOW GALLERY J.C. is never around, so I can only do so much leg work. Coffee + Flowers + Art = Me happy, I hope it makes someone else too and all your buisnesses and charities will survive.
Moving day: Slowly creeping up like a vine coming down a brick building :S. I'm scared sseltihs about where I'm moving, and landlord J has very little to do with me. I just want the door to lock tight, the place to be painted, and milk crates to move all my books with, but alas, I'm too lazy/had two days of very physical work to tire me out and make me grumpy. Today was much better, but this weekend is going to be heck. The mom is coming from up north to downtown, and she always seems frightened of the people I have as "friends" and the things I do and the place I'd like to live. So fingers crossed, but better have a plan B in mind...
Anyways, sorry all parties involved for my crankyness, and sorry for whatever else I have offended you with. Now I'm going to find some daily bread and get it blessed, clean off the dirt from the flower shop, try and relax, and just enjoy the fact that I'm employed flimsily and have places to go, things to see, milkcrates to steal, and so on and so on.
Good bye cruel world, until tomorow, then hello cruel world!!!!
P.s., remember speeling, punct. and grammamr not is strong suit...my.
Technically I'm working on alot of things, but as far as work goes its not very profitable.
Gallery=Disrepair again. Artist Douglass has had some paintings taken down, but since he's in the group show, decided to keep things here as long as possible, hoping to sell one of them. His paintings are quite pricey, but what can you do? It's his descision, it's his work, so he has the right to ask whatever he wants. J.C. and I sort of agreed to disagree on this I believe, he wants to help them sell more by lowering prices, but my philosophy at the time is to just try and remain objective, until we have a new way of doing things. Sailboat J is still here, doing what he does. I am here again, hopefully for only an hour today, but I have lots to do this weekend/need time to relax.
Flower shop job: Great day today, we cleaned up garbage and made a nice newer space for tree's and other flowering things. Now his plans for a little cafe are coming right along, now he just needs a suplier, training in the buisness, and customers. I suggested to have employees working for both, watering plants, carrying things, and taking orders and making coffee and tea and whatever. Take that gladstone, drake and everyone else who has a cafe (your esspresso and starbucks style coffee is safe though, Flower Shop M. wants to go in a different direction, and I still love your guiness in a can, thumbs up!).
Coffee shop: I went home in tears last night from movie night, while everyone else sat around and chatted about the movies and drank more coffee. I have to be selective what times I go in now, because I don't have alot of money to spend, and I don't want to scare their customers away. Barista M is very controlling of her coffee, as she should be, and I think I am somewhat of an annoyance coming in dirty and smelly and carrying my own tea and coffee (all hers though, and Barista C., aka, grumpster, who no longer likes the name grumpster, and has turned out to be a sweet care free fun loving [and "bitty" lovin'] guy, who's secretly an old man who stares at prrtty things all day and thinks "boy, would I love one of those. Although the alternative network is growing to be alternative in name only, sorry guys, but I'm about as "alternative" as they come and I feel like an outcast there. I will still bring my patronage, but if I can get away with roibous tea and hot water everyday instead of pricey coffee drinks, thats ok with me. Sorry I think everything is over priced, I know you are struggling to make ends meet and meet again, so I'll try to stop complaining for all to hear, and come in only once a day and not spill anything or talk to anyone. That way I'm comfortable and hopefully you are too. But if you want SHOW GALLERY and Flower Shop guy (both who's owners have much more money than I), you are going to have to meet them one way. Flower shop guy doesn't like your location, and SHOW GALLERY J.C. is never around, so I can only do so much leg work. Coffee + Flowers + Art = Me happy, I hope it makes someone else too and all your buisnesses and charities will survive.
Moving day: Slowly creeping up like a vine coming down a brick building :S. I'm scared sseltihs about where I'm moving, and landlord J has very little to do with me. I just want the door to lock tight, the place to be painted, and milk crates to move all my books with, but alas, I'm too lazy/had two days of very physical work to tire me out and make me grumpy. Today was much better, but this weekend is going to be heck. The mom is coming from up north to downtown, and she always seems frightened of the people I have as "friends" and the things I do and the place I'd like to live. So fingers crossed, but better have a plan B in mind...
Anyways, sorry all parties involved for my crankyness, and sorry for whatever else I have offended you with. Now I'm going to find some daily bread and get it blessed, clean off the dirt from the flower shop, try and relax, and just enjoy the fact that I'm employed flimsily and have places to go, things to see, milkcrates to steal, and so on and so on.
Good bye cruel world, until tomorow, then hello cruel world!!!!
P.s., remember speeling, punct. and grammamr not is strong suit...my.
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