Duane Keiser, large work (not a daily postcard), reproductions available
As a genre, daily paintings tend to use high contrast colors and values that translate well to the internet, and have very easy subject matter for buyers (still lifes, landscapes, pets). Posted online, these artists get instant feedback on their work. They know within 24 hours what subject matter, colors, and styles attract the most viewers, and the highest prices. For some artists, this is immensely helpful for their business. For others, inviting the influence of the viewer into their studio completely bombards their internal, intuitive, emotionally expressive and exploratory processes. With the pressure to produce and show every work, the paintings can become less expressive, and experimentation is limited to mostly safe bets. Because of this, daily paintings can become very conservative, with exceptions for classical show-off realist challenges like fruit skins, reflection and glass. Just as it worked in the renaissance, challenges in subject matter is fun for the painter. They’re also a competitive note to a new patron that says “I’m steady, I have classical skills, spend your money here.”
I’m a painter from Richmond, Virginia. For this blog I’ve been making a painting each day since 12/10/2004, though, as of 4/1/2006, I started making them a less frequently. Most of the paintings here are postcard-sized oil paintings (I call them Postcard Paintings) which I sell on eBay. You can read more about them here. Occasionally I may post a larger, longer-term painting, in which case I’ll include the dimensions. I also sometimes post Oddments to this blog which are $100 and are first-come first-served.
You can see more of my work at duanekeiser.com, or watch a painting in progress at my Process blog, or visit my On Painting blog to read some of my thoughts about painting and the internet.
OK, back to the easel. Enjoy.
The “Oddments” Keiser refers to above are 10 year old studies. They’re not as honed as the current work, but now that he has a stronger reputation and following, they’re selling just fine. Below are some of his recent works and Oddments, with the bidding info so you can see frequency and pricing.
[caption id=”attachment_11673″ align=”aligncenter” width=”558 “Acorn on a Book” by Duane Keiser Bidding Ended: Sep 22, 2018 Price: US $310.00
“Figs and a Glass of Water” by Duane Keiser Bidding Ended: Sep 12, 2018 Price: US $224.73
“Oddment” by Duane Keiser Dec. 16, 2009 $110 OBO
You can see how fast Keiser paints in this (sped up) three minute video:
I wonder what this was in real time. An hour? Plus set up… 90 minutes?? Super fast for any painter. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXYYTxhOzeQ
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Daily Painters: Duane Keiser
Duane Keiser, large work (not a daily postcard), reproductions available
As a genre, daily paintings tend to use high contrast colors and values that translate well to the internet, and have very easy subject matter for buyers (still lifes, landscapes, pets). Posted online, these artists get instant feedback on their work. They know within 24 hours what subject matter, colors, and styles attract the most viewers, and the highest prices. For some artists, this is immensely helpful for their business. For others, inviting the influence of the viewer into their studio completely bombards their internal, intuitive, emotionally expressive and exploratory processes. With the pressure to produce and show every work, the paintings can become less expressive, and experimentation is limited to mostly safe bets. Because of this, daily paintings can become very conservative, with exceptions for classical show-off realist challenges like fruit skins, reflection and glass. Just as it worked in the renaissance, challenges in subject matter is fun for the painter. They’re also a competitive note to a new patron that says “I’m steady, I have classical skills, spend your money here.”
On his blog A Painting a Day Keiser states:
The “Oddments” Keiser refers to above are 10 year old studies. They’re not as honed as the current work, but now that he has a stronger reputation and following, they’re selling just fine. Below are some of his recent works and Oddments, with the bidding info so you can see frequency and pricing.
[caption id=”attachment_11673″ align=”aligncenter” width=”558
“Acorn on a Book” by Duane Keiser
Bidding Ended: Sep 22, 2018
Price: US $310.00
“Figs and a Glass of Water” by Duane Keiser
Bidding Ended: Sep 12, 2018
Price: US $224.73
“Oddment” by Duane Keiser
Dec. 16, 2009
$110 OBO
You can see how fast Keiser paints in this (sped up) three minute video:
I wonder what this was in real time. An hour? Plus set up… 90 minutes?? Super fast for any painter.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXYYTxhOzeQ
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