Hey all,
I know I've said this before, but another time won't hurt. Thank you so much for all of the kind words you fellas have thrown my way about my artwork over the years. It's really meant so much to me to have people who dig what I do and appreciate it on the level that you're all on in terms of your love of the game's history - it just drives me to excel at what I do more than you could possibly imagine.
Anywho, over the past few months, I've been really trying to change the way Dean and I do business. For one thing, we've been doing our best to navigate the murky waters of making and selling reproductions (which continues to be quite the task on every level). I've given him the green light in terms of doing so, but only if they're done right. And by 'done right,' I mean in a way that doesn't at all seem cheesy. He's been trying to get in touch with lots of folks to discuss the different opportunities we may have, so if nothing else, wheels are in motion. They're moving slowly, but again, they're in motion.
The recent hope was that we can start to offer artworks, be they originals or not, at multiple price points. Additionally, we've trying to make my paintings as easy to obtain as possible, be it through redesigning stuff on my website to streamline the process, or just looking for alternate ways of reaching a wider audience. With that in mind, I'm happy to say that for the foreseeable future, I'm going to be offering my color studies for sale on eBay.
I know I posted about them a while back, but for those of you who haven't seen that entry, or might not know what those are, here's that info again. The color studies are part of the preparatory work that I do for most of my larger portrait paintings. They're pretty small at 5" x 7", and are done on linen mounted to board. In essence, they're a way for me to 'draft' out a work before I want to make my jump to starting a final canvas. These studies end up being a bit more painterly and expressionistic than my finished works, but in the faces, that's really where the majority of the real detail work goes.
Here are a few examples:
Now, all of these were sold over the past few months, but I do have a few left (which I listed on eBay last weekend). So, right now, if you're looking for the least expensive option in owning one of my original paintings, these are probably for you. From now on, I'll be placing them on eBay as I finish each one, so if that prospect interests ya, check back often.
My eBay ID is just my name: graigkreindler. And the page to see everything I'm selling:
http://www.ebay.com/sch/graigkreindl...p2047675.l2562
If any of you have any questions, feel free to ask away! Otherwise, I'm back to the easel - I got plenty to catch up with (I'm looking at you Brian, Phil and Ben).
Graig