tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27022915430346518532011-04-21T18:38:17.110-07:00Jack Cayton is a landscape painter, working in oils, in a traditional, realist manner.Skypainterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13745783388930157037noreply@blogger.comBlogger41100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2702291543034651853.post-24629852040489914272009-03-10T14:47:00.000-07:002009-03-10T15:11:20.387-07:00I think I said earlier that this blog would appear both on my web site and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Blogspot</span>; it will be interesting to see where the hits come from. In any case, the process has begun! I spent the past couple of days cleaning out my studio and bringing some order into chaos. The subject is an old one - I did a small (8x12) field <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">study</span> a year or so ago but never enlarged it. My first inclination was to do something like a 30 x 40 but one of my galleries asked for some smaller pieces so this will be an 18 x 24.<br /><br />The last two days have been very warm and the urge to hit the road in search of fresh subject matter is strong. I was re-reading about the spring and summer painting "campaigns" of some of my favorite artists from the late 19<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">th</span> and early 20<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">th</span> century. They would leave their big city studios and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">head</span> for the country, the seashore, or the mountains, for weeks at a time. They would fill <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">sketchbooks</span> and small panels with ideas to take back into the studio to prepare for the fall art season. My trips are shorter, just three or days at a time, but the end results are the same; good ideas for fresh studio paintings.<br /><br />One of the art business items that I am <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">looking</span> at is self-published prints. I have had test reproductions done several times over the past ten yeas but I was never pleased with the way my works translated from the original canvas. I have had enough requests for reproductions recently to cause me to re-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">evaluate</span> the possibility. If the new ink-sets look good then I'll look at a late fall or winter introduction, possibly in an on-line venue. I'll keep the blog running on this item.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2702291543034651853-2462985204048991427?l=jackcaytonlandscapepainter.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Skypainterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13745783388930157037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2702291543034651853.post-33188216959762613152009-03-04T17:58:00.000-08:002009-03-04T17:58:40.489-08:00<a href="http://jackcayton.com/blog/9082">Jack Cayton - Blog: Blogs</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2702291543034651853-3318821695976261315?l=jackcaytonlandscapepainter.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Skypainterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13745783388930157037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2702291543034651853.post-48493185388828435932009-03-03T05:04:00.000-08:002009-03-03T05:19:50.716-08:00I am in the process of examining my entire artistic work process, from what I paint to how my paintings are sold. My web site has been a good tool for me but I felt I needed a way to get in better contact with people who are interested in my work or who have purchased a painting. I have begun a blog on my web site (www.jackcaytonartstudio.com) that will parallel this blog so check out either one to follow my journey.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2702291543034651853-4849318538882843593?l=jackcaytonlandscapepainter.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Skypainterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13745783388930157037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2702291543034651853.post-33765515038839886942009-02-26T17:00:00.000-08:002009-02-26T17:07:15.804-08:00<span style="font-family: arial;">I have procrastinated too long over the "to do" or "not to do" regarding a blog. Facebook is still an open question but I need the blog to compliment my website so this is a new start for www.jackcaytonartstudio. <br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2702291543034651853-3376551503883988694?l=jackcaytonlandscapepainter.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Skypainterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13745783388930157037noreply@blogger.com0