Rumours of my demise are greatly exaggerated!

[dizzojay]

I haven't been around much these last couple of days, and that's because I've been on the road with dapplegrey art.  It's been the first two shows of the 2016 season, and it's been great getting back into the swing of things.



DG, my little dapplegrey mascot was raring to go ...



NOT!

Saturday's show was in a town only about five miles from home called Frimley.  It's a show I've done every year since the event was introduced, and I've always enjoyed it, and had a decent degree of success at it.

I was particularly happy with the set up yesterday because I had some space beside me, so was able to put some extra easels out and have a really extensive display.

The show today was in a town a little further away (about twenty miles) called Basingstoke. Last year, the day was shaping up as a bit of a washout, and then in the last hour, someone came along and bought a large original which turned a potentially disappointing day into a successful one, and would you believe almost exactly the same thing happened today!  Only, instead of someone buying a large original at the last minute, someone came along and booked me for a big commission.  I've only got the deposit right now, but I'll get the full payment when the work is complete!



My display is quite labour intensive to put together, and when I work solo as I was this weekend, for the whole set up at the beginning of the day, and the break down and pack up at the end, I'm looking at 3 - 4 hours in total.  This generally means that I'm invariably the last one packed up and out of the venue.

DG is so not impressed by this.



But now that's it for arty stuff for a couple of weeks; and now I can concentrate on other pressing matters ...

ASYLUM 16!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Comments

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Glad to hear your weekend was a success! What's the commission for?

AND A16!!!! EEEEEE!

[dizzojay.livejournal.com]

A lady whose sister works for the Surrey Wildlife Trust, saw those bee cartoons I did for the pub in my portfolio, and wants me to do a similar set for her sister because she is an entymologist, specialising in bees. Her work revolves around research and recording bee populations, and apparently she absolutely loves bees!

So I'm drawing bees again!

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Castiel and Cain would approve!

[dizzojay.livejournal.com]

They would, wouldn't they!

[wings128.livejournal.com]

Your stall looks fabulous! Is there any chance you could post pics of your wolf/moon pieces? I'm liking the bottom right one in the above pic with the cream matt. Any idea how much postage to NZ would be? :D

[dizzojay.livejournal.com]

I'll drop you a PM
x

[zara-zee.livejournal.com]

Oh wow! What fabulous fun. I mean, a truckload of work too, but wow. Just what I can see of these pieces, they look amazing. And congratulations on the bee commission! That's awesome. :D

[dizzojay.livejournal.com]

Thank you x

[metallidean-grl.livejournal.com]

Congratulations on your big sales. That's very cool. You do have quite the impressive display.

[dizzojay.livejournal.com]

It's grown from very modest beginnings over the ten years I've been doing this, and it's actually quite a behemoth now!

[milly-gal.livejournal.com]

DUDE you didn't tell me you were gonna be in Basingstoke!!! *pouts* Looks like a great set up! Well done on both the4 original and the commission :D nicely done :)

AHHHHHHHHHHHH! We're Four Days AWAY!! three from when you have to put up with my snoring/talking in my sleep! ;)

[dizzojay.livejournal.com]

I just can't believe it's so close!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[milly-gal.livejournal.com]

TWO SLEEPS TWO SLEEPS!!!

[jj1564.livejournal.com]

Aw, poor DG looks so forlorn all alone at the end of the day! Your stall looked really good, I'll have to try to come along to one of the shows sometime.
I'm pleased you did well both days, it makes all the hard work worthwhile!

ASYLUM IN THREE DAYS!!!!!!