I've been doing a lot of minimalist charcoal drawings lately, mostly because of the models sessions that I've been attending. I started these a while ago, in Brazil, and have developed a line of portraits, landscapes, and abstract drawings that would make a very nice exhibit in of itself. This Kickstarter project gives me a chance to develop new clients from a different perspective. So please, check it out if you get the chance. I'd love to hear back from you on it.
I haven't done a Kickstarter proejct for a while, mostly because I'm just not the kind of artist who needs a lot of "one-off" projects fulfilled. My most pressing need at the moment is studio space, and I've been working on my Patreon page to get me to a point where I can have on-gong long-term relationships that help me create art on a regular basis. However, when I saw that Kickstarter was going to be doing a Commissions project, I knew that this type of project would work well for me on that platform. I've been doing a lot of minimalist charcoal drawings lately, mostly because of the models sessions that I've been attending. I started these a while ago, in Brazil, and have developed a line of portraits, landscapes, and abstract drawings that would make a very nice exhibit in of itself. This Kickstarter project gives me a chance to develop new clients from a different perspective. So please, check it out if you get the chance. I'd love to hear back from you on it.
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So I recently finished a successful Kickstarter campaing (see here). It was a small project to help raise money to buy frames for an exhibit, and it was my first ever fundraising campaign. Below are some lessons that I learned, and I hope that they help you in your Kickstarter, or other crowdfunding, campaign. Best of luck to you, and I hope that you more than exceed my success rate. Please note that these tips are only based on my experience, and that others may have better advice. I always feel that I can learn something new, so these tips may change over time. Having said that, here's what I learned: Click above to read the full post ![]() Just a quick post to say that the exhibit is hung and will begin on February 3, 2014. This is the exhibit that's linked to my Kickstarter Project: Operation Frame. Café Camões is open Mon-Fri until 7pm. It has the best apple pie in Curitiba. Here is the Facebook invite: https://www.facebook.com/events/637498719646236/ The cafe is Café Camões and is located at: Trav Nestor de Castro 259 lj9, 80020-120 Curitiba, Brazil. So recently my Kickstarter project, Operation Frame, finished. It was my first Kickstarter campaign, or any fundraising campaign for that matter, and it was a success. I was trying to raise $500 to help pay for frames for my exhibit in February, 2014. My purpose for raising the money was really because I didn't have enough money to frame the small paintings (all about 20 x 40 cm or slightly smaller) that I'd be exhibiting. If I didn't raise the money then I wouldn't have been able to exhibit the paintings with a professional look. As it turns out, I was able to raise $872, or 174% of my goal. Naturally, I'm ecstatic. Not only was I able to buy 10 frames, but I was able to buy some watercolor supplies for a new project (and a new medium for me). The plan is a series of watercolors representing Spain with the hopes of exhibiting them later this year. I'm also going to buy some larger canvases (50 x 70 cm up to 100 x 140 cm) for an abstract cityscape line that I hope to unveil in the coming months. I have already experimented with this before (see here: Minha Curitiba and City II) and feel that it will make for a good project as well. So in short, I just want to thank everyone who participated in the project. Your donations and support have made this a success. This is your page and I'm happy to see your names there. Best... Greg ![]() A happy day today, as I begin my first ever Kickstarter project. The name of this project is Operation: Frame and its purpose is to help raise funds to frame paintings for my exhibit in February in Curitiba, Brasil. You can see the project here: What is Kickstarter? It's the world's largest crowd-funding website that helps creatives find the necessary funding to finish projects. I've supported three projects thus far (two movies and a book) and I'm sure I'll support more going forward. Why support a Kickstarter project? Simply put there lots of great ideas and creative people in this world who go unnoticed by the masses. Kickstarter gives them a chance to not only raise awareness but also the necessary funding to get to the finish line. And the benefit for you are the cool rewards that are on offer as a result of your support as well as the knowledge that you helped someone creative reap the rewards of making this world a little more interesting. Why support my project? Often the world expects artists to work for free, or for "exposure", so to speak. Not only is this damaging to the individual, but it's also damaging to the overall growth of creativity in culture. Such is how Brasil functions with regards to visual artists. I need help framing my paintings for an up-coming exhibit in February. I almost went broke preparing and communicating my last exhibit, which was a success press-wise (I got interviews on the local TV station and newspaper) but was difficult to manage financially. Without your help I will not be able to frame and exhibit these paintings. I simply don't have the financial means to do so. What do you get out of the deal? I'm offering not only some of the paintings that will be exhibited (i.e. - you can own a painting that was exhibited in Brasil!) but also postcards with my art on them (and a Brasilian stamp!) and commissioned paintings. I'm also giving credit on my website and at the exhibit, so please stop by, donate, and share this project with your friends and family. It's a great way to get directly involved with an artist, let alone one living abroad! Thanks and best... Greg The link: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1273459531/operation-frame |
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