Quiet Times & The Harvest

In My regular Quiet Times that are needed to refresh my batteries both personally and in the creation of Vision for my paintings, I pondered this morning about the many seeds I have planted in my life career as an artist.

I have spent many years testing & hopefully improving new ideas and mediums and I believe just like in our daily lives we are always learning and will continue to do so until our last breath. Unless of course we give up. Stop. Become Lazy or loose our focus.

I have been painting now for over 21 years and can say quite honestly that the reaping & sowing of my efforts are slowly starting to show. Thats a long time to wait for the harvest ....but I am not "waiting", I am "doing". Each day I chip away at each new project keeping the momentum going, even when I just don't feel like it. I am constantly motivated by these words and hope you, the readers will be too...
"Traveling on Life's journey we are faced with giant hills and valleys, some of which would want us to quit along the way. During these times we need to focus and try to see the finishing line, not the difficulties along the way." ALWAYS keep your focus on your goals."
http://www.Sowing & Reaping.com

The Oldest Art Magazine in the World!

In utilizing the Google search machine for my marketing adventures, I stumbled upon this link to "Art News". http://www.artnews.com/home/

There are literally dozens of Art Magazines to browse through at our local Borders but this one is the biggest & oldest and has been around since 1902! I can just imagine the type of artists that must have read and then been featured in this glossy magazine over the years, maybe someday soon I will be reading about David Jewell & JewellFineArt.com? One can only Hope so....

What I find really interesting is that if you subscribe to the mailing list you can browse through all the archives and download what you wish...going back years, I believe this is a valuable tool for testing new waters and getting hold of key people within the art community.

"Written by the editors of ARTnews and distributed electronically, ARTnewsletter is a timely, topical, biweekly report on the art market. It brings you the most accurate and most analytical coverage available, with reports on auctions, private sales, museum acquisitions, new legislation, tax regulations, prices for hot artists, new market areas, and more. It is the indispensable resource for art professionals and serious collectors who need to follow art trends throughout the world."

What inspires you to be creative?

As I got up at 5.30am this morning I could sense the moment of crystal clear thinking...the beauty of the dawn of a new day often does this to me...its why I love getting up early (and my beautiful 4 yr old insists on greeting the day early too!)

This day holds SO much potential...and in many ways its up to me which direction I can take it. Other than the divine nature of time and space we are all given so much freedom...this freedom is the freedom of the will and can take us too places of unimaginable peace and joy if we recognize the creative nature of the ONE who created it all. I am so blessed to be where I am, happy with my lot and really grateful for the opportunities that come my way to share my faith and present to people what I believe are gifts from above.

Everybody has potential. I believe creative people are all in the same family and we need to encourage each other to follow our creative passions. Whatever you do... artist, poet, singer, songwriter, writer...lets remember we all need to start somewhere. "Follow your creative passion today!"

Competition Entry

The Fine Art Guild has held a small competition to win the following:

"25 shortlisted artists' images will be printed by a professional UK-based printer. One lucky winner will win a Canon imagePROGRAF 5100 large-format printer, worth £2000. The shortlisted entrants and winner will receive extensive coverage in Art Business Today and valuable promotion to the entire art trade. We plan to present the competition winner with his or her prize at next year's Spring Fair Birmingham."

As I am a member of the Fine Art Trade Guild (for 3 years), I have entered the Dynamic Painting Called "Ethereal Visions" (Opposite)...Lets hope David Jewell will win!

New 2007 Brochure to follow soon

Working late tonight & hoping to update the brochure I have been giving away to New Collectors of my Art since 2005. Although I have created over 150 pieces in the last couple of years I will choose only the VERY BEST of my paintings and produce the Ltd Edition prints, ready for the Christmas 2007 market.

Also really pleased that the first stage of the professional lighting and simulated "Digi-back" system arrived today. I hope to do the first tests next week and I am convinced the results will be worth the investment in this latest equipment. I will be able to shoot the reproductions of my art in-house and thus achieve a consistent work flow.

In all I do in the fine art world, I am aiming at excellence, my standards are high not just to see the collectors smile as they hang the painting on the wall, but it is also important to me to try to do the best I can (and to remember to enjoy the whole experience of gaining knowledge!)

Summer 2007...a time for Reflection

Another Summer and the relaxing & warm feeling of time slowing down conjures up my imagination. Vitamin D is not the only by-product, the long days can with a little help with creative thought, suggest what Eternity might be like. I have more ideas to create Beautiful paintings than at any other time of my life the problem is TIME.

So I have developed a personal plan to fit in as many duties as possible into the early mornings to free up the days to become more prolific in my creative output. The people I admire in business are the ones who do not waste any time in the day and enjoy the fruits of their labour with their families. The wholesome balance of work & pleasure is difficult to achieve overnight.

It can take years to perfect , so I am starting to read up on others who are successful in this. I have also finished my 10 year "Goals" plan. I am a strong believer in putting pen to paper & creating a plan of action.

"“Without a vision the people perish.” Proverbs 29:18

50 Days Have Passed!

Its slipping through my hands like sand...TIME! 50 days ago I updated this blog but it seemed like yesterday. So much has happened, the progress of the new website continues and with the completion of STUDIO 3 I now have the Full Giclee setup.

This enables small and large format MUSEUM ARCHIVAL quality printers to supply the ever growing needs of the Ltd Edition Canvas and archival paper demands.

Also progressing is the SEO and IM (Internet marketing) websites I am developing to fully utilise the potential within the Internet /online art community that I serve. Happy Blessed times.

PS Its been raining now for neally all this time too! (Who Cares?)

"The Tangled Maze"

Inspration comes in many forms and this morning for many different reasons this piece of poetry by N. L. ZINZENDORF inspired me greatly.

"He leads us on through all the unquiet years;
Past all our dreamland hopes, and doubts and fears, He guides our steps, through all the tangled maze Of losses, sorrows, and o’er clouded days; We know His will is done.....
And still He leads us on."

The grip on Life and the BUZZ that I get from reading powerful encouragement nearly always motivates me through the day. And Today I put the finishing touches to my website sitemap... maybe i'll be painting by the weekend, I have so many Ideas for some eye-popping paintings. I also continue to build up my portfolio of images, the photo above is of the sunrise at 5.30am a few days ago from behind my art studio!

Carpe Diem

People
They get bored being children, are in a rush to grow up, and then long to be children again.

They lose their health to make money and then lose their money to restore their health.

That by thinking anxiously about the future they forget the present, such that they live neither for the present nor the future. They live as is they will never die and they die as if they had never lived.

Carpe Diem

Creation of Ideas

"Ideas can come from anywhere and at any time. The problem with making mental notes is that the ink fades very rapidly." (Author:Rolf Smith)
After spending a few short hours with an artist colleague last night we both came to the same conclusion that it’s VITAL to start the day in the right frame of mind. Although I love my fresh Starbucks Arabian mocha java and we both joked about the powerful effects of this legal drug it’s not the coffee that’s important but the QUIET time that’s critical to the clear thinking.

The most important man made tool I use to begin the creation of ideas is my comfortable writing parker pen! A quick plan of action written down on a plain sheet of paper and there you have it…the excitement of a new idea waiting to be born. One of my ideas early this morning is to test the linking idea between this site and my New Youtube Site. If you wish to see a short video introduction to my work with beautiful music (by the master composer Vangelis) please click: http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=JewellFineArt