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by Olivia Alexander on 11/27/2010 10:56:06 PM
I'm very happy to now be represented by the new Kiama Art Gallery!
Situated in the main street of beautiful seaside Kiama, the Gallery specializes in modern European and Australian Art.
This beautiful gallery has a lovely ambiance, warm lighting and a very impressive selection of International, National and local art works.
If you are in the area call in and have a look;
Opening times are Thurs- Fri 11am - 5pm, Sat-Sun 10am-4pm , hours are extended during holiday periods and the gallery can be view by appointment at other times.
Kiama Art Gallery
Shop 1, 129 Terralong St,
KIAMA, NSW
PH; 02 4242 4121, 0402 841638
by Olivia Alexander on 11/23/2010 11:13:52 PM
Hi Everyone,
Hope this finds you well :)
This is just a quick blog entry, I have two exciting bits of news to share with you.
-Firstly, My artwork "Windows to Another World' was selected in the Judges FAV 15% in the Bold Brush Art Comp, please check out the link. Fantastic artworks in this show, especially if you like realism FAV 15%
-Secondly, I will be part of and International exhibition in Las Vegas next April!
The show is called 'International Contemporary Masters' and I will also be featured in the book by the same name to be released in Jan 2011, (Vol IV)
It will be held at the South Nevada Museum of Fine Art and will run until June. I will give you the dates a bit later.
I'm now saving up my pennies in the hope that I can attend the opening. It's not cheap flying from Australia but worth trying!
Back with more blogging soon, I've been busy painting for some exhibitions. Feel free to drop me a line anytime:)
Ciao for now.
Liv
by Olivia Alexander on 11/18/2010 5:40:42 PM
How do we, as artists keep ourselves motivated?
We more often than not we work alone,
We spend much of our creative 'think time' in solitary confinement.
So, what is it that motivates you and me as artists, writers, creators,
to keep on creating when things get tough?
This is something I've had the time to think about had lately after taking several months off paid, part time work.
It's funny, but before I quit my job I was so focused; I knew I needed to take time off
- a back problem from being at a computer too much had made that necessary.
I was all fired up to paint, market & promote.
Yet the past few weeks have been a rollercoaster!
Artist's block, discouragement and disillusionment have seemed to hit me in waves.
So what's the way out?
What do you do during these times to re-charge your creative self?
Also, I've been looking for a gallery to represent me, preferably in an Australian city.
It's been hard going, most say 'no, we're full', where as others want an exhibition for a few weeks which then guarantees 12 months representation- Usually a few thousand dollars,expensive.
I guess we can blame it on a 'flood' of artists and art in the market place!
I have noticed that I do find it hard to paint 'inspired' work when I have nowhere to send them afterwards.
Art work stacked against the studio wall is no incentive to me to keep painting.
Like many artists right now, sales have been slow, so how can I motivate myself during these times?
-Goals to work towards - the thought of exhibiting my work, even if it is a small group show.
-Encouragement - comments from visitors left on my website, blog or Facebook page.
Funny how a nice word at the right time can make your day. (helping and encouraging others is part of this too).
-Time out with other artist friends, coffee, chat & friendship.
What do you do to get yourself out of the Slump'? Come on! Share your ideas, inspirations and thoughts by leaving a comment. Love to hear from you!
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Above;
'Journeys', This is one of my experiments from the last few difficult weeks! The journey of an artist. Funny how these 'journey' paintings pop up every now and then! for my private collection.
Ciao for now
Liv. PS my travel blog will be back soon, just taking a few detours!
by Olivia Alexander on 11/4/2010 4:26:02 AM
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by Olivia Alexander on 11/2/2010 3:28:27 AM
Hi again, I'm back with more on my travels in Italy.
Last episode I was zooming around the Isle of Capri in a speed boat, just like the jet set,-
Back to our hotel in Naples via the hydrofoil
- can't quite remember what we had for dinner- pretty sure it was pasta:)
Next day we set off early in the morning - no sleep-ins on this tour,
Its Thursday, May 6 and Pasquale takes us to his favourite coffee spot at the Cafe du Mare along the Bay of Naples (pictured below). Delicious coffee and traditional pastries start us off for the day,
This was followed by a tour of Naples by bus.
- we visit the UNESCO site of Piazza del Plebiscito, the Plaza of the People, where he admired semicircular San Francesco di Paola, neoclassical style church.
Also the early 17th century Royal Palace, the Teatro (theatre) of san Carlo and the statue Ferdinand I of Bourbon.
I looked through the windows of the 'haute couture' dress shops in 100 year old Galleria Umberto' with its glass roof and beautiful mosaic horoscope signs on the floor.
Pasquale pointed out the statue of Neptune, the symbol or Naples.
and told us much about his home city that he loved so much.
After several more stops including a cameo factory we head for Pompeii.
It was pouring down when we arrived so we hunted down some lunch. I had packed a few supplies to save some money and supplemented lunch
with, of-course, more cappuccino.
Soon though, the rain stopped, we collected our guide and headed to the entrance to the city of Pompeii, where time stood still in 79 AD.
My first impression was the size of the place -I had always envisioned a few streets and buildings-I wasn't prepared for the scale of what must have been a beautifully constructed city.
Pompeii once served 20,000 inhabitants.
It had 40 bakeries, 30 brothels and 130 bars, restaurants and hotels,
They obviously enjoyed their rest and recreation time!
When Mt. Vesuvius did erupt , it had been dormant for 1200 years but there had been an earthquake 17 year earlier which had left some damage.
We viewed public baths, gyms for men. shops and homes of the rich.
Incredibly beautiful mosaics and wall paintings were still able to be seen although many had been removed to museums.
 left; Mt Vesuvius looms above Pompeii.
The city had lead water pipes which 'caused the early death of many inhabitants,
There were 'unusual' signs carved into the stone streets pointing the way to the brothels and usually, next door to the brothels was the chemist shop, which was often needed to treat the std.'s which would have been rampant during that time.
We traipsed round so many cobbled streets, looking in garden gateways into what had been someones home.
There were several dogs living in the city, the 'Dogs of Pompeii'. They had bright coloured collars on and visitors could donate money to help with their keep. They followed us around the streets but would often pop up somewhere along our walk.
Pompeii takes 3 days to walk around completely, it is well worth visiting if you are ever in the region. There are more photos in my albums on my Facebook page if you would like to see them :)
The later part of the day was spent in Sorrento. When I think of Sorrento I think of huge lemons and the potent Italian liqueur, Limoncello.
Very delicious but it will blow your socks off!
We spent time in the centre of Sorrento, Ian and I found a supermarket and stocked up on essentials like hair spray and coffee.
We always tried to buy lots of fruit which was quite well priced and had plenty of snacks, lunchbox fillers and bottled water in our suitcases.
The tap water isn't safe to drink so you have to buy the bottled stuff and there are lots of different types. Some are quite high in salt so that's something to watch out for.
One thing I did love about the supermarkets was the choice; especially lots of different types of cheese. Yum. Trying to translate the product names to english got quite mentally tiring.
We wander the streets of Sorrento, I buy a few scarf/shawls to wear around my neck, my throat is killing me by this stage and the cold wind is really having a bad effect.
I find some for one euro, a bargain.
Next stop is a cafe for cappucino and gelati icecream. After a while, walking around looking at building after building just looses its appeal. My feet and back were aching and the exhaustion is beyond believe! I hadn't felt this tired since my kids were born!
That evening Pasquali takes us to his favourite resturant where we are treated to an amazing 5 course meal including cappucino, icecream and limoncella.
Back on the bus for the trip back to Naples and bed. It's sooo cold and I'm feeling terrible. So much for the flu vaccination. Every time I go away I get the worst case of flu, I think it's from the plane and all the germs. Ian never gets sick.
In the next episode we head back to Rome and Ian and I set off on our own travels by train and I get to see my artwork on exhibition in Bologna...
Stay tuned
Ciao for now
Liv
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