Hi there,
I am currently on a bit of a Christmas break. I will be back in the studio in the New Year creating lots of new paintings. Thank you to everyone who dropped into the open (boat) house last Sunday.
Also a special thanks to the many of you who have recently subscribed to this Halifax Shipping Lanes website. Who knows where the paintings will go in the future but I am glad that you have decided to come along for the ride.
All the best in 2010!
Christopher
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Contact / Purchase Information
Christopher Webb
+1 902 802 9986
christopher@cwebb.ca
www.cwebb.ca
Prices are specified on each image and include tax. Prices do not include shipping and handling.
Please note that every effort is made to ensure the best representation as possible online, but the reality is that the paintings will look slightly different in person. Usually, they look much better. Also, all images are painted on gallery sized canvases which implies that framing is not necessary.
+1 902 802 9986
christopher@cwebb.ca
www.cwebb.ca
Prices are specified on each image and include tax. Prices do not include shipping and handling.
Please note that every effort is made to ensure the best representation as possible online, but the reality is that the paintings will look slightly different in person. Usually, they look much better. Also, all images are painted on gallery sized canvases which implies that framing is not necessary.
About the Artist & Project
The concept is about making a painting a day as part of the daily practice of focusing in on the day-to-day ritual of painting and living. My hope is that by tracking the passing of the ships, both in and out of the harbour, I will use that as the basis of chronicling and marking the passing of time. Focus is of the utmost importance along with the collecting and proper documentation of coming and goings.
One important aspect of note is that the paintings themselves, at this point, are not actually produced in one day. Generally I am keeping a log of photos that I take from my partner Victoria's home and boathouse (which serves as my studio and is depicted above - along with Victoria) and then am matching them up with the daily log that I receive from the Halifax Port Authority. These paintings take about a week to complete and are painted in various stages. The date that the shipped passed by my eyes is always chronicled within the paintings title and blog post. As well, I am occasionally using written words as the background of my images.
I am also pleased to be selling paintings. The reality is that as a full time visual artist who shows work across Canada, I produce large works that eventually end up in galleries. The other reality is that it is small images like the ones that you see here that sustain my career in the arts. They are sold on a first come basis by either phone or email.