tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post3790972429697892572..comments2024-03-28T13:49:48.236+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: The Red Dot.Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-78459951217302614502017-06-28T18:34:04.449+01:002017-06-28T18:34:04.449+01:00Where would one find a Cro painting, other than Fr...Where would one find a Cro painting, other than France? Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17809546303562476065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-82470808117719560832017-06-27T04:30:06.534+01:002017-06-27T04:30:06.534+01:00Whatever talent one has, and however limited it ma...Whatever talent one has, and however limited it may be, it is our duty to use it. That's what I was always told, and have always believed.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-36372037115208538062017-06-26T19:41:59.370+01:002017-06-26T19:41:59.370+01:00You posted a few pencil drawings with wash a year ...You posted a few pencil drawings with wash a year ago (?) that I was very interested in. I thought they were wonderful.<br />I to have been wanting to do more art. I was a commercial artist for many years and it has a it's own problems. <br /><br />cheers, parsnip and thehamishangryparsniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236094827257446781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-31340036250495089162017-06-26T12:35:02.459+01:002017-06-26T12:35:02.459+01:00I once entered a painting for a competition, and l...I once entered a painting for a competition, and later found it hanging in the office behind the gallery. No-one seemed to know why it was there and not in the show, and it disappeared when the show was over. I was compensated as 'lost' by their insurance.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-30985703508379487912017-06-26T12:31:27.699+01:002017-06-26T12:31:27.699+01:00Good to know. Confetti for a funeral.Good to know. Confetti for a funeral.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-34021561606925590322017-06-26T12:30:49.086+01:002017-06-26T12:30:49.086+01:00It's one of my 'Landscape as Calligraphy&#...It's one of my 'Landscape as Calligraphy' series.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-13034920435781984222017-06-26T12:30:12.845+01:002017-06-26T12:30:12.845+01:00I think it always happens that way, if you're ...I think it always happens that way, if you're going to sell it's usually not long after the opening.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-88923191238770406392017-06-26T12:29:03.897+01:002017-06-26T12:29:03.897+01:00No, I was thinking more of England. We'll see....No, I was thinking more of England. We'll see.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-91502974007465112862017-06-26T11:32:57.997+01:002017-06-26T11:32:57.997+01:00Interesting that your tutors stole your artwork. F...Interesting that your tutors stole your artwork. For his 'A' level Art exam my son painted a stunning 'David Hockneyesque' oil painting of a swimmer which the head teacher (the same one who is in collusion with Berkeley Homes to build a super size school on green belt fields and 300 new 'enabling' houses - the decision, after a three week appeal, is now with the Secretary of State Sajid Javid) selected to hang in her office. I have tried several times to trace its whereabouts to no avail and suspect it is now in her home. It was finely painted and brilliantly executed, especially the hands of the swimmer and the splash of the water. Oh well, I have the preliminary sketches in his art folder which I still love to look at. I guess the moral is to only show work you don't mind losing and may be why so many artists paint the same thing over and over again? Sarah https://www.blogger.com/profile/14230327066600698804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-10777107661618588192017-06-26T11:31:08.985+01:002017-06-26T11:31:08.985+01:00When you're dead you'll be famous. Red dot...When you're dead you'll be famous. Red dots everywhere!Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-68131191460636195502017-06-26T11:05:04.691+01:002017-06-26T11:05:04.691+01:00Well I certainly could live easily with the pictur...Well I certainly could live easily with the picture in this post Cro.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-11258353710430692272017-06-26T10:19:55.895+01:002017-06-26T10:19:55.895+01:00Every time H.I. has an exhibition, it is my job to...Every time H.I. has an exhibition, it is my job to run around putting up red dots. Usually about 15 in one hour, then nothing for the next two weeks. Everyone knows that if they wait for the show to finish they will get a discount.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-6760645870789887842017-06-26T09:13:07.505+01:002017-06-26T09:13:07.505+01:00I can imagine that the art world is a difficult wo...I can imagine that the art world is a difficult world to be in ..... not very consistent and lots of criticism plus a bit of praise. You have to have a thick skin I would imagine. I wouldn't have thought that there were many galleries near you ..... where would you have to go to show your work Cro ? XXXXJacqueline @ HOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06154045482594773377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-56996543818614266232017-06-26T09:04:03.138+01:002017-06-26T09:04:03.138+01:00For creative people, recognition is far more impor...For creative people, recognition is far more important than monetary reward. But it's still nice to receive a cheque.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-11552610593673387122017-06-26T08:28:43.485+01:002017-06-26T08:28:43.485+01:00My rewarding moment was when an American patchwork...My rewarding moment was when an American patchwork magazine published some of my work. It was so nice to find out that they were worth some one taking and interest in and gave me the impetous to continue making more.<br />Briony<br />xcrafty cat cornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06251582085392890533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-81674229812293304022017-06-26T07:47:06.628+01:002017-06-26T07:47:06.628+01:00I was offered a place at the Royal College of Art ...I was offered a place at the Royal College of Art by Carel Weight, but turned it down. Had I gone, I would have met all the influential people from the world's Art Scene, and would possibly have become quite well known. I had a wife and child at the time, and two years back in London didn't appeal.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-53518271606511747812017-06-26T07:42:59.580+01:002017-06-26T07:42:59.580+01:00Those collective non-selling shows are usually a w...Those collective non-selling shows are usually a waste of time and money.<br /><br />Frankly I'm rather like you, I'd prefer to give stuff away.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-17771165584262392312017-06-26T07:41:13.987+01:002017-06-26T07:41:13.987+01:00I used to sell through galleries, then changed to ...I used to sell through galleries, then changed to having an agent. A lot of my work was stolen when I was at college. The Tutors stole some, and other students also stole to use as their own for applications to post-graduate courses.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-14781316552867129372017-06-26T07:37:23.484+01:002017-06-26T07:37:23.484+01:00That's interesting. I know many artists (havin...That's interesting. I know many artists (having been a potter and mixed in those circles helped) and there are so many considerations including, of course, Lady Luck. Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-57825780720232808892017-06-26T07:29:45.163+01:002017-06-26T07:29:45.163+01:00The last exhibition I was in was a collective show...The last exhibition I was in was a collective show where nothing was discussed beforehand about sales. Towards the end of the show the gallery rang me to say somebody wanted to buy one of my drawings. The gallery woman said they would be taking 50% commission. This made pricing my work rather difficult as for me to make anything the price went rather stupid. The buyer backed off. I no longer show work through galleries. I used to give my work away or exchange for work with other artists. I now only sell and get expressions of interest through Instagram.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-47245802707101857902017-06-26T07:28:26.846+01:002017-06-26T07:28:26.846+01:00I thought you only sell your work on private conne...I thought you only sell your work on private connections, not wanting to give horrendous pourcentage to galleries etc. <br />That's what you answered when I asked some time ago , if your work is showed in exhibitions. You seem to be such "un homme carré" in your opinions that <br />it 's strange that you did not manage well , but probably I do not understand . And how your work was stolen ? The Red dot arrives only from time to time I suppose..chloehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12896471907846731816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-88099388132704480562017-06-26T07:18:16.496+01:002017-06-26T07:18:16.496+01:00:):)Ninaschenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15163770016423292034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-79180256184998238312017-06-26T07:06:31.553+01:002017-06-26T07:06:31.553+01:00That's exactly what I was thinking.That's exactly what I was thinking.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-1774470358057082132017-06-26T07:06:04.690+01:002017-06-26T07:06:04.690+01:00They're too expensive for me, so maybe you'...They're too expensive for me, so maybe you're right.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-28719664785109317192017-06-26T07:05:02.593+01:002017-06-26T07:05:02.593+01:00My aims don't stretch as far as the U.S. but I...My aims don't stretch as far as the U.S. but If I'm invited, I'll let you know.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.com