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*Cysquatch:iconCysquatch:

 

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First Gallery Show - Aftermath

Journal Entry: Sat May 10, 2008, 7:41 PM
Wow. My first show was last night. Three artists, four hours. The gallery, Reflection Fine Art in Dallas, Texas, did a tremendous job of publicity and execution. They have a great gallery director and sales associates who talk up the potential buyers and bring the artist in to "close" the sale if needed. I had eleven pieces there and sold four of them. Each piece was $2500 or higher, so I'm on seventh heaven. Everyone said 4 of 11 sold at a first show by a new artist is a wonderful result and a good omen for the future!

All pieces remain up until June 6 and I will be there each friday night to assist in further sales when people show up for the Gallery's weekly friday night gallery series.

I have been fortunate to have good luck early and I don't take it for granted! Thanks to everyone on DA for your great support and enthusiasm!

  • Mood: Excited
  • Reading: All the Pretty Horses-McCarthy
  • Watching: Raiders of the Lost Ark
  • Drinking: Hacker-Pschorr (BEER)

Devious Information

  • Current Residence: Dallas
  • Interests: Nihilism
  • Favourite movie: Big Lebowski
  • Favourite band or musician: Mastodon, Nirvana, Great Lake Swimmers, Elliott Smith
  • Favourite genre of music: Metal, Alternative, Alt-Folk
  • Favourite artist: Any Dutch Master, Chuck Close, Linde Martin, Takashi Murakami, James Rosenquist

Devious Comments

*Cysquatch:iconCysquatch: 1 day 31 minutes ago
Oh, thank you so very much!

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"There's an open wound placed upon my heart in anger's rage." -Seabeast

"I'm just like you, I put my pants on one leg at a time. Only, once my pants are on, I make gold records."
*SheDreamsInColour:iconSheDreamsInColour: 1 day 5 hours ago
hi! thanks for the watch! :)

i adore your work, it's so fabolous... your style is so unique... i really admire what you do... keep it up! :)

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I paint my own reality. The only thing I know is that I paint because I need to, and I paint whatever passes through my head without any other consideration. (Frida Kahlo)
~hellgi369:iconhellgi369: 1 day 17 hours ago Mood: Wow!
:faint: :heart: :clap:

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Yes, I'm Russian!
И чертовски этим горжусь! :mwahaha:

:butterflytwo:visit me ~M00nlight-Rain
*Cysquatch:iconCysquatch: 1 day 20 hours ago
You kiddin? I love that! And I'm grateful. Thank you very much--I'll check it out!

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"There's an open wound placed upon my heart in anger's rage." -Seabeast

"I'm just like you, I put my pants on one leg at a time. Only, once my pants are on, I make gold records."
*IPaintTheMoon:iconIPaintTheMoon: 1 day 22 hours ago
I featured you in my journal today. I like to let my watchers know what has amazed me lately. I hope that is okay. If not just let me know & I'll remove your icon from the journal entry. Thanks.

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:butterflytwo:'Art, its what I do.':butterflytwo:
My website: [link]
*Cysquatch:iconCysquatch: 4 days 6 hours ago
oh, gotcha. I use pandora.com a lot for finding new music as well. Very nice.

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"There's an open wound placed upon my heart in anger's rage." -Seabeast

"I'm just like you, I put my pants on one leg at a time. Only, once my pants are on, I make gold records."
~pink-winged-angel:iconpink-winged-angel: 4 days 16 hours ago
it's a music website where you can get a page and it scrobbles what you listen to, then you can find similar artists and stuff. it's good as!
[link]

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be careful with that axe, eugene
*Cysquatch:iconCysquatch: 5 days 5 hours ago
Thank you very much!

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"There's an open wound placed upon my heart in anger's rage." -Seabeast

"I'm just like you, I put my pants on one leg at a time. Only, once my pants are on, I make gold records."
*Cysquatch:iconCysquatch: 5 days 6 hours ago
No, what's that?

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"There's an open wound placed upon my heart in anger's rage." -Seabeast

"I'm just like you, I put my pants on one leg at a time. Only, once my pants are on, I make gold records."
~pink-winged-angel:iconpink-winged-angel: 5 days 15 hours ago
yeah me too :D do you have last.fm by chance?

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be careful with that axe, eugene
~georgievinsun:icongeorgievinsun: 6 days 5 hours ago
Cheers and congrats on your show! It's always nice to hear that work's being sold! (funds for making more! yeah!)
*IPaintTheMoon:iconIPaintTheMoon: 6 days 5 hours ago
lol. I am watching over 50 artists on here. That may be a bit excessive..?.. I wish I could get paid to look at art all day. :)
I never noticed a different smell for different colors, but I guess it was so long ago that I was using them constantly. I painted at my parents dinner table before I moved out. I also painted on whatever surface I could find, be it cardboard or paper. It would have been very difficult to do more than one at a time, but I am that way now. I have a multitude of paintings started, and some I may never finish...lol I hope to have a whole room in my house to dedicate to my art soon. Then I will a total recluse. :D

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:butterflytwo:'Art, its what I do.':butterflytwo:
My website: [link]
*Cysquatch:iconCysquatch: 6 days 18 hours ago
No such thing as liking art too much. You said some things that are pretty interesting to me--i went the reverse direction that you did--i went from acrylics to oils. But I'm also VERY impatient. The way that I've dealt with that is by working on 3-4 pieces at once. Since the paint has to dry between sessions I just move to the next piece! I also have kind of become addicted to the smell. Each color smells different and each one tends to pull back a memory for me. Art is great. I'm alive when I'm painting.

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"There's an open wound placed upon my heart in anger's rage." -Seabeast

"I'm just like you, I put my pants on one leg at a time. Only, once my pants are on, I make gold records."
*IPaintTheMoon:iconIPaintTheMoon: 6 days 18 hours ago
Mostly acrylics, but I dabble with just about anything. I started with oils, but was too impatient. I have recently gave them another go. I discovered that I had missed the smell of oil paint... I think I may like art a bit too much...lol Thanks for looking at my website. My husband is my webmaster...

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:butterflytwo:'Art, its what I do.':butterflytwo:
My website: [link]
*Cysquatch:iconCysquatch: 6 days 19 hours ago
I looked at your site too! Thank you for your nice comments. i very much appreciate them. What medium do you paint in?

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"There's an open wound placed upon my heart in anger's rage." -Seabeast

"I'm just like you, I put my pants on one leg at a time. Only, once my pants are on, I make gold records."
*IPaintTheMoon:iconIPaintTheMoon: 6 days 20 hours ago
I just checked out your website. I am blown away... Your website is very well done. You are an amazing artist Chris.

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:butterflytwo:'Art, its what I do.':butterflytwo:
My website: [link]
*Cysquatch:iconCysquatch: 6 days 20 hours ago
Thank you. I appreciate your comments.

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"There's an open wound placed upon my heart in anger's rage." -Seabeast

"I'm just like you, I put my pants on one leg at a time. Only, once my pants are on, I make gold records."
*IPaintTheMoon:iconIPaintTheMoon: 6 days 20 hours ago
Your gallery is stunning!

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:butterflytwo:'Art, its what I do.':butterflytwo:
My website: [link]
*Cysquatch:iconCysquatch: May 13, 2008, 11:18:56 AM
Oh there's no doubt that they are a metal band first! They simply fall under the more general heading of Rock. I have every song they've ever written. Even the real old sludgy sounding stuff from Call of the Mastodon. It is awesome.

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"There's an open wound placed upon my heart in anger's rage." -Seabeast

"I'm just like you, I put my pants on one leg at a time. Only, once my pants are on, I make gold records."
~pink-winged-angel:iconpink-winged-angel: May 13, 2008, 9:28:41 AM
i think they're great too, some of their stuff is fairly metal too.
i missed them live here last year :thumbsdown:

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be careful with that axe, eugene
*Cysquatch:iconCysquatch: May 13, 2008, 8:46:59 AM
They are my heros. Greatest living rock band.

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"There's an open wound placed upon my heart in anger's rage." -Seabeast

"I'm just like you, I put my pants on one leg at a time. Only, once my pants are on, I make gold records."
~pink-winged-angel:iconpink-winged-angel: May 13, 2008, 7:11:40 AM
massssttooooddoooonnnn!
your name and avatar drew me here!!
sweet gallery

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be careful with that axe, eugene
*Cysquatch:iconCysquatch: May 12, 2008, 7:57:27 AM
Hey thanks! I appreciate the comments!

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"There's an open wound placed upon my heart in anger's rage." -Seabeast

"I'm just like you, I put my pants on one leg at a time. Only, once my pants are on, I make gold records."
~GEFAHRLICH:iconGEFAHRLICH: May 11, 2008, 8:44:21 PM
Great work! I'll come to visit often. It's good to see fellows into negation as well, keep up the good work

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Im sorry if that comment was plain, lame and/or boring.
*Cysquatch:iconCysquatch: May 4, 2008, 11:51:44 AM
Thank you very much.

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"There's an open wound placed upon my heart in anger's rage." -Seabeast

"I'm just like you, I put my pants on one leg at a time. Only, once my pants are on, I make gold records."