First painting for sale via blog (framed with matte)

Every so often I'm going to offer small works for sale on this blog. So to start things off I'm offering a framed ink painting. Please email me at info@danielsanger.com if you would like to buy this piece. First in best dressed!

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Ink
approx 40cm x 35cm (including frame with matte)

$150 + $10 postage within Australia

All booked up for 2008!

After a meeting with Louey and Lane Gallery yesterday in Elsternwick I'm now booked in for a show in June! It was a great little gallery with some wonderful work and the people there are fantastic - I have a very good feeling about this one. So I now have 3 shows plus the Archibald for next year - I may have to grow some more arms to fast track my painting....

I'm also taking a couple of works into Louey and Lane today for general exhibition.

Busy Busy Busy

Things are quite hectic at the moment art wise. I've got a meeting with a local gallery tomorrow, Burnley Harbour Exhibition this weekend, 1st Santo sitting next week, Actually painting the Santo portrait, Linden Postcard show to prepare for, possibly a couple of paintings for another local gallery and more... whew! It's all good though - and a great way to see the year out:)

2nd meeting with Santo for Archibald 2008

We met again, this time at Loco cafe in Elsternwick. We've decided the painting will be based on a classic Late Show sketch and may feature another D-Gen member in the background (as he did in the original sketch). Apparently the ABC still have the very costumes from the sketch, so it's all systems go! We'll meet again in about 2 weeks to start our first actual sitting with 'Santo the Magnificent' in full costume! - should be a whole heap of fun:)

Street Smarts...

Here's a painting I forgot to post. It's from about 1 month ago. Enjoy:)

Street Smarts - oil on canvas

The ART of conversation...

Last weekend I was fortunate enough to have lunch at Loco with four fantastic artists. They were wonderful company and gave me so much useful advise in relation to my art career - I thank them enormously. Michelle and I got to share our work with Dianne Gall, Triecia Gibney and a rather suspicious looking pink rabbit. Such a fun meeting!

'Boobie' Prize.....

Mel Knight from Dr Sketchy emailed this great photo this morning from our last sketchy session. It was a wonderful night, and I remember how surreal it was to be on stage with two half naked women, a novelty pumpkin and what's more in front of an audience :) It was such great fun and am so looking forward to the November Dr Sketchy!

Back to the canvas...

After 2 weeks off I'm so ready to paint again. I'll be stocking up on art supplies this weekend as I have a mass of ideas to get down on canvas. This time I'll be taking my new style much further. I'll be using basic line to represent body dimension/shape etc, with the face being the main focus with it's brash use of colour and broad brush stroke. Hard to explain, though will hopefully have my first one ready to post next week...

Forward...

With Momentum coming to an end it's time to move forward. Michelle and I already have a venue in Smith St Fitzroy confirmed for our next show in April 2008. This show should be a blast as we have some very fun ideas up our sleeves. I'll let you know more about the show once it progresses a little further...

I'm also hoping to have my 2nd meeting with Santo this week at Loco - will let you know how that goes:)

Self Portrait Wednesday

After the opening of Momentum last week it has been so nice to just kick back and relax a little. I plan to start painting again in a week and am having many ideas for another possible joint show down the track.

I also bought a new camera this week. It is the best! It's big and bulky and feels like a camera should. No more grainy pics and endless lighting problems - this camera is fantastic!

Lastly, I should be meeting Santo again next week and we've both recently decided on a direction for the painting - and it's one I'm verrrrry excited about! Will tell you more after our next meeting...

Opening NIght!

I'm a little worse for wear today, so I wont write much as I'm finding it hard to stay awake:) Last night was soooo much fun. Michelle and I had such a great time and thank everybody who came. It was great to meet the buyers and re-assuring to know our paintings are going to good homes:) I am just soooo stoked to have sold 9 so far!

Here's some pics...


Michelle's fabulous small works..



My Geishas..


My staring faces..



More of Michelle's great work - I loooove the one on the far right - my fav (which would look good hanging in my apartment:)


Me looking goofy..


Michelle and I after a few reds...

cont'd... goofy drunken smile on my face..

A Sketchy Halloween...

I had the most wonderful time last night - it was sooo much fun. Miss Midnite Delight and madam Trolley Dolly were absolutely fantastic and kept us laughing the whole time. It was a great chance for Michelle and I to take a deep breath before our show tonight at Loco and just
unwind. Oh, I also won a pumkin full of chocolate - not a good night if you don't come home with one of these;)