Twitter Art Exhibit 2016
I am participating again in the Twitter Art Exhibit. I mailed my postcard-sized painting today. It should comfortably get to New York by the March 11 deadline.
Here’s an image of my piece, entitled “Restless”:
This, the sixth, Twitter Art Exhibit runs March 31 to April 21 (2016) at the Trygve Lie Gallery in New York City.
Like all of the preceding Twitter art exhibitions, the works are donated by artists from around the world and sold, with proceeds going to charity. There is no theme for the exhibit (the only thread connecting the exhibit is that all of the artists are on Twitter), so the range of works is mind boggling. To get a feel for the diversity, look inside the book featuring the works from the 2014 Twitter Art Exhibit that was held in Orlando.
The first Twitter Art Exhibit was held in 2010 in Moss, Norway, the hometown of founder David Sandum (@DavidSandumArt), after he called upon his many international artist friends on Twitter. The rest as they say is history.
My Twitter handle is: @RandallTT
Revisiting (repainting) Candles in the Rain
I don’t often (probably never have) replicate one of my own paintings, but this week I did (kind of). I have in the past, painted a series of studies where one paintings will be the basis for another (usually larger) one. In this case though, I have taken an old painting and made a much smaller version. Curious?
In a recent blog post I wrote about one of my personal favorites of my paintings: Candles in the Rain from 1992. I mentioned how I didn’t think I’d ever sell that one. The original painting was 20 by 24 inches (51 x 61 cm) but this new one is just 4 by 6 inches (10 by 15 cm) which is a standard postcard size. This one will be for sale!
So what is the special occasion to inspire me to paint this small version of an old favorite and offer it for sale? It is the Twitter Art Exhibit in Norway, that I spoke about in my Oct 23rd blog post . Basically, artists from around the world (who are part of the Twitter community) are sending postcard-size works that will be sold to raise funds to buy children’s books for a local library. David Sandum, a local artist there, is the creative and energetic genius behind this big project. Note that there are expected to be over 140 works in this show!
It was a challenge to me to work on such a small scale when in recent times I’ve been pushing myself to work on larger paintings. Also challenging was going back to acrylic paints after having worked mainly in oils recently. Even the subject matter and style is a bit different from my recent work. Nonetheless, it came together and I am happy with the result. In case you are wondering , no it is not a stroke for stroke replica of the original. I retained the major elements and tried to replicate the feel but if you were to compare the two side by side you would spot the differences (size difference notwithstanding).
So here it is:
Candles in the Rain (2010)
… and if you happen to be in Moss, Norway in December perhaps you will have an opportunity to purchase it and add it to your collection.
Twitter Artists Unite!
I am excited by a very unique, upcoming art exhibit that I am planning to be a part of. The exhibit will feature post-card sized works of artists from around the world who have come together in an informal community via Twitter.
The exhibit is being organized by Norwegian artist David Sandum and will take place at a public library in his hometown of Moss in Norway. Given the talent and diversity of the Twitter artistic community this should be a very interesting exhibition.
Not only is this exhibit just a really neat idea but it is also for a good cause. All proceeds from the sale of the works on display will go towards the purchase of children’s books for the library. Each of the works is to sell for a very reasonable 100kr or about $17. To learn more about this project please visit the blog post of David Sandum.
To see the works of and to learn more about, the artist behind this project visit the web site of David Sandum.
Randall Talbot - Artist 