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National Exhibition of Wildlife Art (1 Viewer)
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solitaryVSong
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Depends what line of business your in, Ken
I think I'm going to make myself rich, and that way I can pursue my art to the ends of the earth, by writing an electronic pun/double entendre checker, somewhat like a spellchecker.
There's just nothing that escapes the quick wits of those who lurk here!!Jackie Garner
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Hi Jacquie,
Loads of good advice here already. My theory is to paint from life because you get original experiences that way, paint the way you see the subject (not copies of other people's styles), and get your work in front of as many people as possible. No one's going to buy it if they don't know it exists. Good luck!
Loads of good advice here already. My theory is to paint from life because you get original experiences that way, paint the way you see the subject (not copies of other people's styles), and get your work in front of as many people as possible. No one's going to buy it if they don't know it exists. Good luck!
Jackie Garner
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Hurrah, my Purple Gallinule acrylic has been accepted for NEWA.
Here's the NEWA link, though they're still showing the 2009 images on their website (presumably until the exhibition starts next week). http://www.newa-uk.com/
Here's the NEWA link, though they're still showing the 2009 images on their website (presumably until the exhibition starts next week). http://www.newa-uk.com/
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Jackie Garner
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Thanks Colleen. I saw this one in Egypt and the light was fantastic. Loved the angular qualities of bird and reeds too. I'm getting more and more interested in how birds fits in to their habitats.
Woody
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Yep, love the light in this one. Bringing the light to life makes such a difference to any painting I think.
Mike
Jackie Garner
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Images from the NEWA 2010 exhibition are now online. As usual it's about 50% big cats or African animals and 50% everything else, but there are some good images to be seen. Are big cats and Africa the subjects that people want to buy, or are they what people want to paint?
http://www.newa-uk.com/index.php
http://www.newa-uk.com/index.php
nickderry
C'est pas ma faute, je suis anglais.
The swamphen is a beauty Jackie, I spent an afternoon with these beasts next to Barcelona Airport last year, and was absolutely thrilled with these 'Gargantuan Moorhens', the quality of light in your pic is the only thing that was missing from the day. Didn't enter NEWA this year - deadline came around too quickly for my bad memory, I think there are a lot of big cats in there as that's what sells, so that's what is accepted more and more, there is something in the application bumph explaining all this.
