Cup-O-ART

I have been working on small items for gifts, Christmas,Birthday, anything even just I deserve something for myself day....
I came up with this idea of coffee cups..everyone drinks coffee don't they?
Anyway...the idea was to handpaint the cups with semi-replicas of artist work and call them CUP-O-ART.
These are the tags with text that go on each box and with each cup.
Hand Painted Cups
in the styles of various
contemporary artist.
Each cup is one of a
kind. Food safe and
hand washable.
by
PAKC
this cup is in the style
of

These are some of the ideas I went with....
Jackson Pollock is my favorite, Alfred Gockle, Joan Miro, Peter Max, Rothko, and the great wave by Katsushiki Hokusai.....
The greatest thing about doing these little items..is I am once again familiarizing myself with some of the great artist.

Comes and Goes.

I just realized that the gallery anniversary has come and gone. It now has been 14 years that I have been running the gallery. 14 years of giving artists the opportunity to get their work out there. There has been a lot of ups and downs and a couple of times I cried Uncle, but then I got back up and I reinvented the gallery all over again. Over all, like the anniversary day....each day just comes and goes.

I do not wish to jinx myself but things are smoother and easier with the gallery and right now it nearly runs itself. I credit this with the great artists that are involved with the gallery, they are sincere and very reliable. I find the gallery is a pleasant way to spend the day and a great way to sit around and talk about art.

I think back over the years and realize there have been many, many artists who have gone through here. Some have moved on to really promoting themselves and really living by their art and others didn't quite make it, they haven't stopped painting but they also didn't learn anything about the business of art while in the gallery. Either way, I wish them all well. Living the life of an artist is difficult enough, we all need encouragement and support in all our endeavors. We also need to stay connected to the art community where we live and participate in their activities too.

I would never have thought I would still be doing this after this length of time. I was always under the impression I did not have "stick too it'ness", but then I just had a 40th wedding anniversary so maybe I do. I guess I have surprised myself on both accounts.

Journey's End

It is finished.
With the help of a friend I was able to stayed focused. This one was hard for some reason but it help to have someone ask about the painting and keep me going to the end.
I liked having a male perspective and found it so very interesting how we could view the same painting with different outcomes.
But it is finished....I welcome any comments even those who see something that I missed and might need to be adjusted. It is still here..it has not been varnished so in a resting stage to be framed.