As you can see from the picture above, not much to it. Sure it's unique, different, unusual and good but not real exciting. Very typical for a 'Trujillo'. Here we have a moon/sun and a tree done in black with a white background. I had been painting for roughly 2 months when i created the initial piece. A short time later (days) i added black and white tiles and a landscape and it ended up looking like this:
'tiled', 2015
Much better and I think the finished product turned out amazing! I wasn't the only one to think so, when I unveiled it people were excited. I was so happy with it that I didn't sleep that night. The pictures (above) were a good representations but no great ones and they don't capture the essence of artwork. As far as i'm concerned pictures never do justice to paintings.
The sad part was it had been hanging around my house for about 4 months, I had the opportunity to display it in the gallery but I didn't think it would be accepted. So Instead I placed it in different locations in my home and left it there. Of course I moved it around a bit but it stayed here. There was a minuscule amount of joy placing it in different spots, that by the way in itself can be construed as an art. Each room has it's own color, lighting and sun exposure, which is good and gives you good feedback for a painting in a real world setting. The weird part is it didn't matter where i put it, it just seemed to fit in. Everywhere I hung it, i liked the way it looked. Maybe it wasn't the locations as much as it was the actual painting? This particular piece is that good, in person anyway. The only regret that I have was that only myself and family who live with me were able to fully enjoy the beauty of the original. That was until I decided to display it and put it up for sale.
That ended up being a great decision. It was sold the day it was displayed. In fact rather quickly. Were talking hours, I'm pretty sure it may have been displayed for less than 3 hours. I was on my way to see it hanging and take pictures and it was already gone. It was the first time I had given them a piece of mine to be displayed. In short what happened was odd and is exciting and fast. That's gonna be as far as I'm willing to divulge, don't wanna jinx it!
One final note is that I believe and I am convinced that I made great progress with the piece. I am even more happy with the end product and I am ecstatic that someone in the world had enough faith in me and my artwork to make it part of their life. That fact alone brings a smile to my face. I am sure that the new owner will enjoy it as much as I did and do, it's one of those pieces of art that makes you stop and think. - James.
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