Monday 1 July 2013
Thursday 16 May 2013
Fueling the creativity.
It's 4:30am and i am up.
Early mornings are just the best. fresh air, fresh ideas and there is something so enchanting about starting a new day.
I am excited. I have 50 things i want to do ALL AT ONCE. It is quiet and once again, the world is at my finger tips.
Unsurprisingly, research says that of the top six most happiness-inducing activities, after sex and exercise, the other four are all arts-related.
They are, in descending order:
1) Intimacy/making love
2) Sports/running/exercise
3) Theatre/dance/concert
4) Singing/performing
5) Exhibition/museum/library
6) Hobbies/arts/crafts
Without a doubt, creating art fuels my happiness and it is the fruit of my experience.
I am certain that all artists will agree with this statement. Studio, music, color, peace and paint.. nice... BUT what happens when no one buys my art?
Can i still be the happy creative person that i am? Mmm…Probably not?
So as i see it, selling my art that fuels my happiness is as much of a joyful experience as creating the work itself and therefore imperative to the cycle of creative growth.
I have had a fantastic couple of years in my art career and since I started painting again, I've had my first solo exhibition in Harare in September 2011. This was followed by a very successful joint exhibition with Katerina Ring from the USA in Lusaka, Zambia. And gratefully, i was commissioned to do +24 pieces for Pamuzinda Safari Lodge in January 2012 amongst all the local support, selling just under 80 pieces of my original paintings in 2 years. I have also introduced a line of limited prints, created a blog, recently created a website, am rapidly growing my Facebook presence and joined several Online Art Communities which are starting to reap the rewards. My train is still steaming ahead and 2013 has started with a bang!
My point is, being an artist can be the best job in the world…… if you can sell your artwork.
I believe that success in any profession consists of 2 talents and in art i believe you have to own your passion and you have to know how to sell. Being creative is the easy part of the journey but selling takes an enormous amount of time, research and persistence.
I recently met Larry Norton and had the honor of being invited to his studio to learn a few tips and trades, and although unsurprisingly his technique is phenomenal and his approach to his canvas is fascinating, he is the most humble and likable man you will meet. The importance of the rapport you create with your viewer and your buyer suddenly dawned on me. He made me WANT a piece of his success and more importantly for me, added fuel to my fire.
I am 29 years old and by no means consider myself an "established" artist and in fact, in the art world you are considered a junior painter until you are 30, but i believe in myself and every day i wake up eager, feel motivated and get excited for what is to come. I know how difficult the market of selling your work in Zimbabwe is, and i would like to share some of my research which i believe will get me and you places so that you can keep fueling your happiness.
The two biggest things i believe cater to the success of an artist today are the following:
Times have changed.
"We" (the artists of the world) all have equal opportunity to be successful with the presence and exposure the online world has to offer. As i see it, we are not “discovered." It is about putting your work out there, self promotion, exploring the art world, being patient and persevering until you finally (and you will) explode.. and the world will see you!
Selling your art is selling yourself!
The appreciation of art is complex. Different people like different and particular art for various reasons and often the reasons don't have a lot to do with the artwork itself. It may have to do with the gallery the work is in or the gallery representatives who have "sold" it / you? It may be because the artist is liked socially? or it could be the excitement in the "discovery" of an artist? and in Zimbabwe's environment it seems to have a lot to do with the signature on the artwork? But if it is not out there, and you are not shouting out your name, believing in yourself, getting involved and selling yourself, you are not going to sell your artwork.
If you have ever exposed your artwork, thereby exposing all your vulnerabilities and in essence "you," you have courage! If you have courage, you have what it takes.
My artwork may not change the world, but it affects people and it affects me. I believe in personal growth, i believe in being joyful and i believe that if you are doing things that make you happy, you cannot fail.
Contact:
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Website: www.nicolesanderson.co.zw
Blogspot: nicolesandersonpaintings.blogspot.com
Email: nicolesanderson@gmail.com
Tel: +263 772 619 007
Skype: nicolesanderson1
Sunday 5 August 2012
I dig deep…. Trying to feel the emotion others have
experienced. Visually re-creating mine or someone else’s deepest love, incredible
connection or utter freedom is my challenge and my inspiration!
I believe that by surrounding yourself with powerful positive
visuals you can change and improve your personal emotional journey!
I believe strongly in Law of Attraction. One of my very favorite talks I ever remember listening to by Abraham-Hicks goes something
like this:
….If you get up every morning and start your day with a cup
of your favourite tea, wash yourself with your favourite smelling soap, wrap
yourself up in your favourite towel, wear your favourite outfit with your
favourite perfume, eat your favourite food, listen to your favourite music,
talk to your favourite people, go to your favourite coffee shop, …. Well…. You’re
in for a pretty good day!!
So if by creating personal happiness through surrounding
myself and my thoughts with my favourite things and my creation becomes one of
your favourite things?... the cycle continues!
What a fabulous thing!
Monday 30 July 2012
How to Buy my Art
How To Buy or Commission Art
If you have decided that one or more of my pieces might add some soul into your life and living space please note that some of my work is available to purchase on this site. Just, send me an email and tell me which painting you would like to purchase. Please see below for payment options.
I
also accept commission work and would love to discuss and make life of
any ideas you may have in mind. Kindly contact me on email,
nicolesanderson@gmail.com. I love a new challenge!
I’ve
tried to make the idea to buy art
online as seamless as possible. I make sure I take accurate shots of my
work.
The paint i use while working is important to me and of the highest
quality to avoid any fading. All my clients say that my paintings look
better in person because you
get to see more of the texture and because the sizes are normally much
larger and have much more impact... So if you like it online, I think
you
will like it even better in person.
Payment Methods
I accept the following payment methods:
I accept the following payment methods:
- PayPal
- Online bank transfer (local & international)
- Cash (if you live in my area)
Return, Refund and Cancellation Policy
If
your painting gets damaged in the mail, or if you have changed your
mind on the purchase, please notify me by email
(nicolesanderson@gmail.com) within 7 days of receiving it and include a
description of the damage along with a photo if
possible. I will happily refund you 100%. Keep all the packaging
material intact, as you will most
likely have to ship it back to me so I can either repair, replace or
refund the work or the money.
Shipping
Paintings can be shipped anywhere in the world. I am able to help with quotations and will make sure all pieces are packed professionally and with great care. Shipping costs will be the responsibility of the buyer but i am happy to help in paying from this side and adding the cost onto the cost of the painting to avoid any complications.
Shipping
Paintings can be shipped anywhere in the world. I am able to help with quotations and will make sure all pieces are packed professionally and with great care. Shipping costs will be the responsibility of the buyer but i am happy to help in paying from this side and adding the cost onto the cost of the painting to avoid any complications.
Tuesday 17 July 2012
Nicole Sanderson's Gallery
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"The red dress polkadot lady" 2009. Acrylic on canvas 90cmx 70cm. |
Zinzele
believed that if she dressed in her best dress, ate her favourite food,
listened to her favourite music, spent time with her favourite people, and
did the things that made her feel great, nothing could go wrong! And
she was right.
"Lady Chatterley"2012 Acrylic on canvas. 140cmx120cm
The story concerns a young married woman, Constance (Lady Chetterley), whose upper-class husband, Clifford Chatterley, has been paralyzed due to a wae injury..in addition to Clifford's physical limitations, his emotional neglect of Constance forces distance between the couple. Her sexual frustration leads her into an affair with the gamekeeper, Oliver Mellors. The class difference between the couple highlights a major motif of the novel which is the unfair dominance of intellectuals over the working class. The novel is about Constance's realization that she cannot live with the mind alone: she must also be alive physically. This realization stems from a heightened sexual experience Constance has only felt with Mellors, proving that love can only happen with the element of the body, not the mind.
The story concerns a young married woman, Constance (Lady Chetterley), whose upper-class husband, Clifford Chatterley, has been paralyzed due to a wae injury..in addition to Clifford's physical limitations, his emotional neglect of Constance forces distance between the couple. Her sexual frustration leads her into an affair with the gamekeeper, Oliver Mellors. The class difference between the couple highlights a major motif of the novel which is the unfair dominance of intellectuals over the working class. The novel is about Constance's realization that she cannot live with the mind alone: she must also be alive physically. This realization stems from a heightened sexual experience Constance has only felt with Mellors, proving that love can only happen with the element of the body, not the mind.
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"Contour" 2011. Acrylic and ink on
canvas. 100cmx 85cm
Jayne was desperate to have her portrait completed now! She was terrified she might never feel this way before. |
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"Untitled" 2011. Acrylic on canvas. 114cm x 90cm |
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"The carrier lady" 2009. Acrylic on canvas. 120cm x 100cm |
I
met Joyce on one my painting days in Domboshawa. I had seen her on the
two previous visits to the rocks, and had always been taken away by how
badly she sang, but how jubilant she was!
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" Dissolved" 2012. Acrylic on canvas. 100cm x 100cm
If i liked cold water, i would find the biggest water lilies ever and float down the river on them while the world went by. |
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"Euphoria" 2011. Acrylic on canvas. 90cm x 70cm |
When i watched Paige dance, it reminded me of how i felt when i worked!
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"Fiery Autumn1 "2012. Acrylic on canvas. 130cm x 80cm |
She
thought she was hiding her feelings, but she may have well have been
naked on a bench in central park. Nothing could hide her broken heart!
Not even her beauty.
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"Fiery
Autumn 2" 2012. Acrylic on canvas. 100cm x 90cm
She just collapsed into a ball and her heart broke a little more. It was the comfort of the falling leaves that kept her going.
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"Untitled" 2009. Acrylic on canvas. 90cm x 70cm |
i
had an out of body experience and all of a sudden things seemed to
clarify themselves. i suppose i needed to take a step back and look at
the situation from afar!
"...Just...Breathe" 2011. Acrylic on canvas. 114cm x 90cm |
When she couldn't take the pressure anymore, she pushed everything and everyone away. ..to breathe...
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"Lady Lavender" 2012. Acrylic on canvas. 110cm x 50cm
It was only in her late 20's that she felt comfortable in her own skin. What had been said to her when she was 6 had taken so much away from her for so many years. Now she knows how damaging words can be! |
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Mr Tabtuk always smelt of the curing tobacco and a handful of workshop oil. Mysterious, meticulous and mildly odd!
"The Ndebele medicine man" 2006. Acrylic on canvas. 190cm x 70cm |
"Cosmopolitan" 2011. Acrylic on canvas. 100cm x 85cm
Her sensuality was as delicious as vodka, triple sec, cranberry juice, and freshly squeezed lime juice |
"Sauvignon" 2011. Acrylic on canvas. 100cm x 100cm |
Tessa and I, like old times, caught up over another glass of wine... and then another one!
"...They both told me they loved me" 2011. Acrylic on canvas. 90cm x 70cm
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Nicole Sanderson
nicolesanderson@gmail.com
+263772619007
Commission Work
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"Blue Stare" 2012. Acrylic on Canvas. Commissioned by Pamuzinda Safari lodge for bedroom. 120cm x 80cm |
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"Untitled" 2011.Acrylic on Canvas. Commissioned by Pamuzinda Safari lodge for woman's bathroom. |
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Portrait Commissions
"The Burton Children" 2009. Acrylic on Canvas. 120cm x 80cm Commissioned by D.Burton, Zambia |
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"Cam" 2007. Acrylic on board. Commissioned by S.Glendenning. Zambia |
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2007. Acrylic on Canvas. Commission. Zambia |
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2007. Acrylic on Canvas. Commission. Zambia |
Friday 13 July 2012
Nicole Sanderson's Resume'
Education
2006 BFA Savannah College of Art and Design (major in painting) 2004 Lacoste school of art, Lacoste, France
Awards
2005 Painting Studio Award 2002 Artistic Honors Scholarship Award
2002-2005 Deans List, Savannah College of Art and Design
2002-2005 Deans List, Savannah College of Art and Design
Exhibitions
2012 Exhibition with Katerina Ring, Ababa House, Lusaka, Zambia
2011 Ballerina’s and Bicycles, Borrowdale Village, Harare, Zimbabwe
2011 Group Exhibition, Ababa House, Lusaka, Zambia
2008 Tri-show, (Impey, Chafikwa, Sanderson) Ababa House, Lusaka, Zambia
2007 Solo Show, Richard Rennie, Harare, Zimbabwe
2006 Hear no evil. Interactive Tin Can Installation, Colonial Park Cemetery, Savannah GA, USA
2005 Far from home, a juried international student show. La Gallerie Bleue, Poetter Hall Presidential
2011 Ballerina’s and Bicycles, Borrowdale Village, Harare, Zimbabwe
2011 Group Exhibition, Ababa House, Lusaka, Zambia
2008 Tri-show, (Impey, Chafikwa, Sanderson) Ababa House, Lusaka, Zambia
2007 Solo Show, Richard Rennie, Harare, Zimbabwe
2006 Hear no evil. Interactive Tin Can Installation, Colonial Park Cemetery, Savannah GA, USA
2005 Far from home, a juried international student show. La Gallerie Bleue, Poetter Hall Presidential
Gallery. Savannah GA, USA
2005 The Tsunami Charity Show, a group show, Sentient Bean, Savannah GA, USA
2004 Exposition
2004 a group show, Lacoste, France 2004 Natural Selection, a juried show (Josh Yu & Craig Drennen) Alexander Gallery, Savannah GA, USA
2004 Portraits, a group show, Desoto Row, Savannah GA, USA
2003 Mixed media group show, Gallery 28, Savannah GA USA
2003 Portraits, Poetter Hall, Presidential Gallery, Savannah GA USA
2002-2005 Open night studio, painting and installation show, Alexander Gallery, Savannah GA USA
2005 The Tsunami Charity Show, a group show, Sentient Bean, Savannah GA, USA
2004 Exposition
2004 a group show, Lacoste, France 2004 Natural Selection, a juried show (Josh Yu & Craig Drennen) Alexander Gallery, Savannah GA, USA
2004 Portraits, a group show, Desoto Row, Savannah GA, USA
2003 Mixed media group show, Gallery 28, Savannah GA USA
2003 Portraits, Poetter Hall, Presidential Gallery, Savannah GA USA
2002-2005 Open night studio, painting and installation show, Alexander Gallery, Savannah GA USA
Media & Performing Art
2005 Boxed In Video Performance with Victor Ruano, Savannah GA, USA
2004 Comedia Del Arts, Large format set painting, Lacoste, France
2004 Dance and Costume Performance, Pompidou Contemporary Art Museum, Paris, France
2004 Dance and Costume Performance, Avignon, Provence, France
2004 Comedia Del Arts, Large format set painting, Lacoste, France
2004 Dance and Costume Performance, Pompidou Contemporary Art Museum, Paris, France
2004 Dance and Costume Performance, Avignon, Provence, France
Private Collections
2004-2006 Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah GA, USA
2006 Katherine Demicco, Savannah GA, USA
2006 Katherine Demicco, Savannah GA, USA
Commissioned Projects
2012 Twenty-eight Paintings, Pamuzinda Safari Lodge, Norton, Harare, Zimbabwe
2012 Four portraits, Lilfordia School, Harare, Zimbabwe
2012 Four portraits, Lilfordia School, Harare, Zimbabwe
Lectures
2005 Lecture Series, Living as an artist in France, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah GA, USA
Publications
2003 Journal of Curriculum Theorizing, Volume 19, Caddo Press, California, USA
Nicole Sanderson
nicolesanderson@gmail.com +263 772 619 007 nicolesandersonpaintings.blogspot.com
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