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Yesterday's spray day

Just a little update on where I'm at, not that anyone reads this... It's more for me to update myself and light a fire under my butt to hustle harder, I guess.
So now I have 3 large canvases done for the show, 2 smaller pieces and finished 2 collaborative works.
Yesterday I started the backgrounds for three smaller  works and will have 2 larger canvases to complete my goal. So 5 down, 5 to go and 2 more colab pieces waiting for my brushes.
Ive complicated my work a bit to make things ever challenging, a  few new steps in my background process. This pieces have more depth and dimenson now
Adding a new layer between sprays

So I'm plenty busy with work but am starting to run out of cash... Not starting to really, but almost tapped out. I actually have about $200 to my name in this world and it's time to pay rent and that's not even enough to cover that.
Usually I can hustle and sweat over some record commissions but I can't take time away from these show pieces right now.
So I'm trying hard to sell off what I have available just to make it through the month. I am at the point where I'm buying cans of black beans for 70 cents from the dollar store, a can of pineapple gets rationed for a few days, my last food purchase was culled from my change collection...I had $14 in quarters and dimes to get food. And I hope some magic saving grace is about to happen... Any minute please!
This is what it's like being a starving artist, and yes it's crazy to keep painting in the face of this but I've got a commitment to keep. I'm paying a high price to create.
So if you'd like to buy a print or painting ... This is the best time!
And this is what's available...
I've got a few prints left in my Etsy shop and I'm running a 10% off sale with code: artlove
This code also works for all the tote bags
https://www.etsy.com/shop/tigerbee

Code: artlove
These pieces are available for sale direct thru me
One of my very early pieces in this new era of work, 24" x 24" acrylic/spray paint on canvas $400
*available immediately

Another important piece in my portfolio, 36" x 48"
                                 Acrylic, spray paint on canvas $700
* on view at Latino Cultural center thru mid june
This one has a beautiful professional frame job, 36" x 40" $450
* on view at Latino Cultural center thru mid june
One of my faves 24" x 24" acrylic/spray paint/latex on canvas
$400
* on view at Latino Cultural center thru mid june

This piece is being published in Studio Visit Magazine this month! 36" x 48" acrylic/latex/spray paint on canvas $700

*available immediately
All these are discounted prices on high quality work by an emerging artist. You're making a wise investment in any of these works. I've also got work on UGallery.com
http://m.ugallery.com/artwork/mixed-media-artwork-The-Myth-of-Prey-and-Predator
You'll notice what a deal you're getting by buying direct from me. I'm almost to the finish line, a month away from being able to channel my time into freelance/part time work again ... But in the hole and needing some art purchases right now.
Freelancing is a scary business at times, this being one of those times.









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