Local Artist has Success Selling Online
- Carbondale, IL, June 16, 2005 - After spending all of 2004 painting to build a body of work Atlanta area artist Stephen Parker took his art online.
"My work has only been up in the online galleries for four months and now I sell about two or three pieces a month online." said Parker.
One of the sites displaying Parker"s work is BoundlessGallery.com, where company president Peter Gregory says he enjoys giving emerging artists a chance to sell their work online.
Parker got his start in the art world as a child, winning his first art contest as a first grader and continued art classes through high school and college at Auburn University and Georgia Tech. It was at Georgia Tech. where Parker was introduced to the theoretical architecture and advanced computer modeling techniques that play an integral role in his paintings.
"I believe my education and work experience are enabling me to apply more structure, rhythm and repetition to my abstracted landscapes. The result is something completely unique," said Parker. "Where the painted art is but one part of the whole art piece."
Parker was looking for a unique way to display his art that would not be easily duplicated, this led him to experiment with cutting his canvases and wrapping the frames in painted canvas or adding clear acrylic lexan to the front of the composition to add to the texture and depth of his imagery. Recently he has been cutting the canvas to the wall behind the painting is visible through the art. By joining multiple panels together in a way that cannot be framed traditionally Parker is assured his piece will remain as he intended.
"The interesting part about painting is that it is something I do but am somehow unaware of what I am doing, it is sort of like going on instinct without any analytical thinking." said Parker. "You just sort of get into the groove, working quickly but neatly, allowing time between sessions for the paint to dry."
Parker"s work ranges from about two feet to seven and eight foot pieces that are intended for commercial settings.
Parker offers this advice for anyone interested in making a profession of their art.
"Being a professional artist is not a casual hobby, but a passionate undertaking that drives you forward."
He also thinks of the words of his friend Pat Matthews, who said "If you"re going to be a professional artist, you have to produce a lot of art."
14.12.2005 - 18:58 Source: 24-7pressrelease.com | Read: 182 X
