http://www.colinblakely.com/blog Stories about what happens after the making Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:24:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en My mind has wondered often recently to the differences between black and white and color. I've been left with more questions than answers. We all make certain choices as artists. Hopefully, those choices allow us to better communicate our ideas. However, certain aspects of our processes are "non-choices" for lack of ... http://www.colinblakely.com/blog/2008/08/02/the-color-of-black-and-white-and-vice-versa/% Sorry for the pun. I'm excited to report another strong showing on 20x200. Due to some wavering back and forth of the remaining print numbers on the site (at one point it looked like I had sold out all editions 15 minutes in!), I'm not sure how long things really took to ... http://www.colinblakely.com/blog/2008/07/03/another-sell-out/% My second edition on 20x200 has just launched. I might be eating these words later, but my feeling is it will go fast, so stop reading and go pick one up (assuming, that is, you want one)!! http://www.colinblakely.com/blog/2008/07/02/20x200-round-2/% I have been fairly horrible at keeping up my blogroll. There are an overwhelming quantity of really good photo blogs out there. There are blogs I have read regularly for the past 6 months that I still haven't added. I finally made some updates this morning. If I start keeping ... http://www.colinblakely.com/blog/2008/06/27/in-need-of-a-new-blogroll/% I'm finally getting caught up from my trip- thank you notes, emails, etc. I didn't leave Santa Fe with any shows, gallery representation, publications, etc. Yet, it felt like a far more productive experience than ones where I have walked away with those things. In terms of portfolio reviews, the only ... http://www.colinblakely.com/blog/2008/06/25/the-view-from-santa-fe/% I haven't forgotten about my promise to write a report on my Review Santa Fe experience. I am working on it, and it will be up soon. In the mean time, have a look at the updated work on my site. Probably 20-30% of the work I brought to Santa ... http://www.colinblakely.com/blog/2008/06/12/review-santa-fe/% It's been a busy week, and I'm disappointed to report that 3-4 of my prints are still too dark (one more day and I would have had it nailed), but I am now in Santa Fe on the eve of my first day of reviews. I have meetings with 7 ... http://www.colinblakely.com/blog/2008/06/05/greetings-from-santa-fe/% Spend a lot of money on inkjet supplies so I don't run out while making prints for my portfolio- DONE. Order portfolio box- DONE Obsess over whether my prints are too dark and I need to re-do them all- DONE Oder leave behind cards- DONE Prioritize my requests for reviewers- DONE Obsess over whether my ... http://www.colinblakely.com/blog/2008/05/30/checklist-of-thing-to-do-before-review-santa-fe/% 20x200 is having a 20% off sale for any prints purchased between now and Monday night. If you do the math, that means $16 for a small print, $160 for a medium print, and $1600 for a large print. What's even cooler, they're still giving the artist the normal full ... http://www.colinblakely.com/blog/2008/05/23/20x200-ridiculous-prices-sale/% I spent last week in the great art mecca of New York. I'm fortunate enough to have a brother who lives there, so I try to get out at least once or twice a year to see what is going on. This trip was a different experience, as I had ... http://www.colinblakely.com/blog/2008/05/21/new-york-new-york/%