Don, We go to the same art fairs. A good print of Elvis on black velvet is just what you need to build traffic at your booth. (Even an Elvis impersonator would do.) Regards, Bob S.
On Tue, Aug 6, 2013 at 11:39 AM, Don Guthrie <[email protected]> wrote: > In my work I have seen a lot of Elvis on velvet. My favorite was Elvis as a > toreador. These are usually in very small houses with heavy red velvet > drapes on the picture window. I bow to no man when it comes to being an > Elvis fanboy but toreador?? > > > [email protected] wrote: >> >> Message: 7 >> Date: Mon, 5 Aug 2013 16:25:11 -0500 >> From: Bob Sullivan<[email protected]> >> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List<[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: I went to a street fair Saturday afternoon >> Message-ID: >> >> <caodncb2nluuq7yzht2y+xk30metemirfcdfn+90em6e3h_v...@mail.gmail.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 >> >> Steve, >> Have you seen my photos of Elvis on velvet. >> Just the thing for over the couch in the family room. >> Regards, Bob S. >> >> On Mon, Aug 5, 2013 at 1:21 PM, steve harley<[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> >on 2013-08-05 11:25 Larry Colen wrote >>> > >>>> >>>> >> Based on that assumption, >>>> >>if I tried to make a living selling prints at a street fair, ether I, >>>> >>or my self respect as an artist, would quickly starve to death. >>> >>> > >>> > >>> >i am a strong art (and craft) appreciator and often visit galleries and >>> > some >>> >street fairs in Denver (and when i travel); in general, i will not go to >>> >just any street fair because the "artistry" is much as you describe; at >>> > the >>> >better fairs (e.g. Cherry Creek Arts Festival), i still find that >>> > painting >>> >and photography are the most oft-debased art forms; something about the >>> > fair >>> >audiences means that success seems to pair with (artistic and personal) >>> >glibness >>> > >>> >i find myself spending much longer in the booths of fabric, glass, >>> > ceramic, >>> >jewelry and other artists; still a mixed bag, but there's something >>> > about >>> >these other arts that allows more true creativity in the commercial >>> > context >>> >of a street fair; i am more often challenged by these artists' works >>> > >>> >galleries are another matter; good ones keep truly interesting and >>> >challenging art coming, and painting and photography seem stronger in >>> > the >>> >gallery world; despite the many flaws of the gallery system, i would >>> >probably be much happier pursuing an art career through galleries >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> >-- >>> >PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> >[email protected] >>> >http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> >to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> >follow the directions. >> >> > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
