Can crochet change a life? Otherwise a new wardrobe with full of funky clothing...

I haven't being around on the blogsphere world for a while but here I am writing again...and still life goes on strange and beautifully without  its own sense at all... Curiously learning almost everyday something new about all kinds of arts, science & nature. It's nice to be able to do these showing up and  magically disappearing attitude. Most of us, including myself had been thought enormous amount of junk info with methodical ways on schools and perhaps afterwards brained washed somehow by social media. However the final result shows that we are using less time with our computers than our tablet and mobile surfing nowadays ...

Short resume of my absence;

Finished a commissioned oil portrait work of 3 young brothers. It took 2 and a half months. It was not an easy project but finally the client was very happy. Spanish laws are so strict about publishing photos or images of children under 18 without their parents permission. The client will give the paintings as a gift for Xmas. I have to wait until then to see what happens...

Sold the publishing rights of my painting called "follow me" for a Brazilian magazine editor, see image below the cover design of a "Traveller" Magazine.

"Follow me" , 2013  Original art or print editions can be purchased , please contact for price request at 

www.BirsenOzbilge.com

Losts of frame working with museum style...

And finally going back to my childhood memories and my actual wardrobe to discover how to make upcycled wearable art, coming soon...

I wish I could, I could sleep all summer...

It's very hot and  the studio smells lots of oil paint these days. Three canvases side by side standing on the brown bookcase waiting for to dry, more colors to go... Tree young boys portrait commission project started few weeks ago, advancing on each one every other day.

On the other hand working on "Cactusueños" series mostly. It is better to wait till the solo show to see the latest pieces. I will give some peeks following weeks though.. Also I put together many images for the videoclip installlation will be projected on the exhibition.

Workshop clip for Cactusueños

Working on "Cactusueños" once more :) Since this was a postponed project , most of the work is actually done, except few pieces need final touches and some frame work. I painted during the 10 years of my painting period lots of sleeping self-portraits with these somehow scary but enigmatic looking cacti plant. It's ironic but makes sense very well :) Hopefully once I exhibit "Cactusueños" I will wake up from this crazy dream...

Studio settings for small format paintings

                                         

                                  Studio clip for "Cactusueños" workshop

Cactusueños III, Oil on canvas, 97 x 160 cm., 2013

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ETSY Canary Islands Team launched with facebook group and Pinterest Board

Since last month, right after joining to ETSY community I started working to promote my shop. I did a Pinterest Board and kept posting my listings on facebook page and twitter as well. Stats shows the hard work paid my working hours and my shop recognized by many art lovers. I made a sale and two reservations already.

"Canary Islands Team" 

In the mean time I created an ETSY team called "Canary Islands Team" and a facebook group called 

"ETSY Canary Islands". Also I promoted the team member to show their listings on my Pinterest Board called "Canary Islands Team on ETSY". Lots of sitting hour yes but mostly at late nights... Feel free to join if you care about arts and crafts related to Canary Islands.

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Lets catch up sometime!

I was pretty busy last month. I had guests at my place, my mum and my brother, so I couldn't have time to write on the blog lately. Anyways, hope you all guys are fine and still up to see my new artworks. Here are some of them. I started a new series of daily paintings Alla Prima style. The alla prima style (Italian meaning "at once") was pioneered by artists like Velazquez and made popular by the Impressionists in the 1900s. This attempt to capture the impression while the paint is still wet gives the painting a unique sense of unity and spontaneity.  

"Sunday Morning at Central Park". 
Oil color on gesso primed wood panel.
Size 8.7" x 6" (22 x 15.3 cm) .

"Follow me"
Oil color on 100% cotton canvas sheet
Size of the painting 9" x 7" ( 23.3 x 18 cm)
Size with frame 10.6" x 8.25" (27 x 21 cm)

I am also preparing an Online Shop, soon you will be able to see them all together at my new showcase place "ClickGallery" where you can buy my original artworks directly from me. No dealing with any gallery and of course you will save 40- 50% from the gallery prices.

Oh! I forgot, I did a commissioned work also and a tattoo design :) Both pieces came out very well and my clients were happy  :)

"Bernie" 

Oil on Canvas, 46 x 55 cm

Tattoo design for Elif

See you soon, please come to visit or subscribe to my blog to get the news instantly! Have a wonderful week!

New sketches

Jardín Botánico Canario Viera y Clavijo , Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

Last week I was planning to go to Leroy Merlin (a French chain of mega hardware store) to buy thin pressed wood panels for my small formatted cactus paintings. Later on, I had to cut the panels and prime them with gesso, too. Surprisingly, I was pretty lucky to find something else in the local art store. And it saved me from lots of work, time and money :)   Canvas painting pads! 100 % cotton, 3 times primed with gesso 2 pads with 10 pages each, size of A4 and another one 10 pages, size of A3. First, I cut them for the size of my frames and glued them to their Plexiglas.After that, they looked like a canvas board. Afterwards, I printed my working files from Photoshop and transferred the images with copy paper. Here they are, as you see on the picture below, these are my first four sketches for the installation series.I will prepare 16 more pieces. They will have slightly different sizes. Once I finish them all, I will arrange them on my computer to show you how they will look all together. 

Work in progress Cactusueños small sizes

Have a great week!