I’ve got 2 pieces on display for Dec 6th at the Kitchener Downtown Business Association’s member social event. It’s one night only, and being held at the Walper Terrace Hotel.
Unfortunately, I won’t be able to take any pictures of the event, not being invited.
Playing with stylesheets
Thought I’d try out a new style to make the ZuckerLoft site a little more sexy. The old style was fun, but I could do with something that doesn’t stand out as much against the bright colours I’m working with in my artistic media.
Here’s the old site style:
And I suppose the website’s a form of art anyway, so let’s try keeping it fresh. The neat thing about using .css files is that you can change the site on a whim.
Testing new image gallery software
I’ve been working on getting a proper flash-based gallery online so I can properly showcase my paintings. The one I’ve been testing with was FIG (http://www.flashimagegallery.com/), but it’s not working properly (I blame the OpenBSD box — none of the image processing applications work properly for me).
One thing I’ve just recently tried out is the free SimpleViewer, from Airtight Interactive. It’s highly configurable, and uses easy CSS files to build the library.
I’ve made a sample gallery at the following URL: https://www.zuckerloft.com/gallery/ It has some of my photos from a Canon Digital Rebel XTi camera and 70-300 zoom lens.
Canadian art proves it has a hot market
Cornelius Krieghoff’s Run off the Road in a Blizzard commanded the spotlight last night at the final major auction of the fall season, the Joyner Waddington’s sale of Canadian art in Toronto.
The painting, a 12-inch-by-18-inch oil on canvas showing an upset sleigh and floundering habitants in the midst of a Lower Canada winter, went into the bidding with a presale estimate of between $100,000 and $150,000, but ended up selling for $307,000 (including a 15-per-cent premium).
Two other paintings by Krieghoff also sold for more than $150,000 last evening.
Another top seller was a small panel painted in oils by J.E.H. MacDonald, titled In Algoma, which commanded $252,000 (including 15-per-cent premium), far above its presale estimate of between $25,000 and $30,000. Its sale prompted applause.
globeandmail.com: Canadian art proves it has a hot market
Call for artists: ASAP’s Winter Exhibition
Call for artists: ASAP’s Winter Exhibition
Available Space Art Project places artworks in downtown Kitchener storefronts, restaurants, cafes and vacant spaces. Our goal is to support regional visual artists of any media – including sculpture, painting, installation, textiles and printmaking. We would like to offer you an opportunity to show your work in one of our Available Spaces. Please pass on this call to any interested artist in Waterloo region.
Please drop off your work for both exhibitions at the Kitchener Downtown Business Association (53 Queen Street South) at one of the following times:
Monday Nov. 27th – 12:00 – 2:00pm
Wednesday Nov. 29th – 11:30-1:30pm
ASAP takes 20% commission on all sales to cover its expenses.
All artworks should be ready to hang. They have an insurance waiver for artists to sign. All works will be stored at ASAP’s office at Kitchener Downtown Business Association.
Please RSVP if you are interested in participating.
Contact: ASAP Installation Coordinator
519-584-1709
availablespaceartproject[at]yahoo.ca