Harsha

[Guest guest]

"Thursday night midnight is the deadline for the Haiku poems"

 

Is that EST or Greenwich time, or Hawaiian time which is 6 hours

earlier than EST?

Thanks in advance.

 

Love,

Alton

[Guest guest]

Dear Harsha

 

Thanks.

Yes these are pastel paintings. Pastel is dry pigment in stick form done on

rag boards prepared with pumice to hold the color. (My own formula).

I do color studies on location and the finished painting in the studio from

references and impressions.

I don't know how to price them because the travel, time on location, time in

the studio and ego make it too hard. I just stack them up in the back of the

house. I have about a hundred.

I just realized I have a lot of stream pictures.

We were talking about New Mexico recently. Here is one from New Mexico. It

is where a mountain stream flows into the Rio Grande outside Taos.

Love

Bobby G.

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[Guest guest]

Hi Bobby,

 

Maybe we can put all your artwork in a special section of the next issue of

HS Magazine. It is truly splendid! Have you thought about auctioning your

stuff on E-Bay?

 

Harsha

 

 

bgbbyg [bgbbyg]

Friday, October 19, 2001 12:45 PM

re: Harsha

 

 

Dear Harsha

 

Thanks.

Yes these are pastel paintings. Pastel is dry pigment in stick form done on

rag boards prepared with pumice to hold the color. (My own formula).

I do color studies on location and the finished painting in the studio from

references and impressions.

I don't know how to price them because the travel, time on location, time in

the studio and ego make it too hard. I just stack them up in the back of

the

house. I have about a hundred.

I just realized I have a lot of stream pictures.

We were talking about New Mexico recently. Here is one from New Mexico. It

is where a mountain stream flows into the Rio Grande outside Taos.

Love

Bobby G.

 

 

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All paths go somewhere. No path goes nowhere. Paths, places, sights,

perceptions, and indeed all experiences arise from and exist in and subside

back into the Space of Awareness. Like waves rising are not different than

the ocean, all things arising from Awareness are of the nature of Awareness.

Awareness does not come and go but is always Present. It is Home. Home is

where the Heart Is. Jnanis know the Heart to be the Finality of Eternal

Being. A true devotee relishes in the Truth of Self-Knowledge, spontaneously

arising from within into It Self. Welcome all to a.

 

 

 

Your use of is subject to

[Guest guest]

, "Harsha" <harsha-hkl@h...> wrote:

> Hi Bobby,

>

> Maybe we can put all your artwork in a special section of the

next issue of

> HS Magazine. It is truly splendid! Have you thought about

auctioning your

> stuff on E-Bay?

 

Dear Harsha;

 

Maybe you could corespond with Gloria because she has something

planned. I've got lots of pics. It would be nice to exhibit them.

I just wanted to put up a few now for some reason.

 

I looked into e-bay but it is so crowded with stuff I thought I would

get lost.

The spiritual dimension of these works is only appreciated by people

like yourself and the others on satsangh and NDS. If I exhibit

I want it to be in a way that the work is viewed by the heart at a

time of its own choosing. Something will come up.

Thanks Harsha,

Bobby G.

[Guest guest]

Bobby & Friends,

 

Bobby, I just read your reference to New Mexico as well as your

mention of stacking up a hundred or so pastels or paintings in your

back yard.

 

for what it's worth. I lived in Santa fe for a few years, and can

honestly say that it's the western art gallery capital of the world.

With the rarest of exceptions, all the dealers and painters that I me

to know there were very clear that only western art would sell in

sufficient quantity to make it worth a dealer's while. The second

thing they needed was quantity, and that at what they considered a

reasonable price. as a rule they expected 50% of the asking price for

their services, and given the exorbitant rents/and/or mortgages they

were paying, that seemed pretty reasonable to me. I lived at 1000

Canyon Rd., where art galleries were more common than either

residences or other businesses, and due as much to my natural

inclinations,as well as the kind of people I'm naturally drawn to, I

developed a pretty good amateur feel for the local market. Many or

the artists were music buffs, and one was a more than competent blues

musician. Also a realist, by the way.

 

Fred Spenser, the fellow in question, was a brilliant oil painter

who combined breath taking high desert landscape work with a

frequently surreal character portrait. Imagine DaVinci on acid doing

the Mona Lisa in the high desert of Santa Fe, or TC cannon as a photo-

surrealist. You get the idea.

 

I helped Fred find a gallery but it was a labor of love, and, given

that he was a local personality, it took a long time to get anywhere.

Fred's problem was that he was a painstaking perfectionist, and took

a very long time to complete a painting. Santa Fe is much more of a

fast turn over kind of town than Fred was willing to cater to.

 

Finally, even though realistic art isn't the most prevalent type of

stuff being sold, it holds down a realistic and solid segment of the

market. At the risk of being repetitive, however, the theme has to be

western, and preferably, high desert, indian motif or cowboy/rancher.

This is what finally turned the corner for Fred. Of course, just as

in Texas, art that satirizes these forms also does very well.

 

I'm long gone from that area, to my eternal regret, but if you want

to try a very reasonable speculation, you should photograph the rest

of your art, if you haven't already done so, and get a listing of the

current galleries in Santa Fe, and submit a representational

selection of your stuff to the gallery owners that advertise western

art. You seem such a modest fellow that it's my guess that while the

owners are looking for reasonably priced art, they would probably

demand that you ask more than you might originally be willing to

settle for,that is, of course, if they wanted to handle your stuff.

 

I've even lost touch with Fred, although now that I'm thinking about

it,I imagine I'll try to locate him again.

 

At any rate, you've got the talent, and an enviable inventory, so I

think you should take a shot at it. Good luck, if you agree with me,

and...

yours in the bonds,

eric

 

 

, bgbbyg@a... wrote:

> Dear Harsha

>

> Thanks.

> Yes these are pastel paintings. Pastel is dry pigment in stick

form done on

> rag boards prepared with pumice to hold the color. (My own

formula).

> I do color studies on location and the finished painting in the

studio from

> references and impressions.

> I don't know how to price them because the travel, time on

location, time in

> the studio and ego make it too hard. I just stack them up in the

back of the

> house. I have about a hundred.

> I just realized I have a lot of stream pictures.

> We were talking about New Mexico recently. Here is one from New

Mexico. It

> is where a mountain stream flows into the Rio Grande outside Taos.

> Love

> Bobby G.

[Guest guest]

Dear Eric:

 

Your ideas are very well grounded in reality. As I remember 1000

Canyon Rd. is right in the middle of the art buyer trek thru Sante

Fe. For anyone who has not been there you can spend a week just

looking at Galleries. It is phenomenal. There are a lot of great

artists there Eric and I am new to landscapes. I do portraits for a

living.

When I get a little better I'll try the Santa Fe galleries again.

You should look up your old friend because he probably misses you. I

know I would if you had helped me that way. You probably

underestimate your influence on the people around you.

Thanks for the kind words

BG

 

 

 

, EBlackstead@c... wrote:

> Bobby & Friends,

>

> Bobby, I just read your reference to New Mexico as well as your

> mention of stacking up a hundred or so pastels or paintings in your

> back yard.

>

> for what it's worth. I lived in Santa fe for a few years, and can

> honestly say that it's the western art gallery capital of the world.

> With the rarest of exceptions, all the dealers and painters that I

me

> to know there were very clear that only western art would sell in

> sufficient quantity to make it worth a dealer's while. The second

> thing they needed was quantity, and that at what they considered a

> reasonable price. as a rule they expected 50% of the asking price

for

> their services, and given the exorbitant rents/and/or mortgages

they

> were paying, that seemed pretty reasonable to me. I lived at 1000

> Canyon Rd., where art galleries were more common than either

> residences or other businesses, and due as much to my natural

> inclinations,as well as the kind of people I'm naturally drawn to,

I

> developed a pretty good amateur feel for the local market. Many or

> the artists were music buffs, and one was a more than competent

blues

> musician. Also a realist, by the way.

>

> Fred Spenser, the fellow in question, was a brilliant oil painter

> who combined breath taking high desert landscape work with a

> frequently surreal character portrait. Imagine DaVinci on acid

doing

> the Mona Lisa in the high desert of Santa Fe, or TC cannon as a

photo-

> surrealist. You get the idea.

>

> I helped Fred find a gallery but it was a labor of love, and, given

> that he was a local personality, it took a long time to get

anywhere.

> Fred's problem was that he was a painstaking perfectionist, and

took

> a very long time to complete a painting. Santa Fe is much more of a

> fast turn over kind of town than Fred was willing to cater to.

>

> Finally, even though realistic art isn't the most prevalent type of

> stuff being sold, it holds down a realistic and solid segment of

the

> market. At the risk of being repetitive, however, the theme has to

be

> western, and preferably, high desert, indian motif or

cowboy/rancher.

> This is what finally turned the corner for Fred. Of course, just as

> in Texas, art that satirizes these forms also does very well.

>

> I'm long gone from that area, to my eternal regret, but if you want

> to try a very reasonable speculation, you should photograph the

rest

> of your art, if you haven't already done so, and get a listing of

the

> current galleries in Santa Fe, and submit a representational

> selection of your stuff to the gallery owners that advertise

western

> art. You seem such a modest fellow that it's my guess that while

the

> owners are looking for reasonably priced art, they would probably

> demand that you ask more than you might originally be willing to

> settle for,that is, of course, if they wanted to handle your stuff.

>

> I've even lost touch with Fred, although now that I'm thinking

about

> it,I imagine I'll try to locate him again.

>

> At any rate, you've got the talent, and an enviable inventory, so I

> think you should take a shot at it. Good luck, if you agree with

me,

> and...

> yours in the bonds,

> eric

>

>

> , bgbbyg@a... wrote:

> > Dear Harsha

> >

> > Thanks.

> > Yes these are pastel paintings. Pastel is dry pigment in stick

> form done on

> > rag boards prepared with pumice to hold the color. (My own

> formula).

> > I do color studies on location and the finished painting in the

> studio from

> > references and impressions.

> > I don't know how to price them because the travel, time on

> location, time in

> > the studio and ego make it too hard. I just stack them up in the

> back of the

> > house. I have about a hundred.

> > I just realized I have a lot of stream pictures.

> > We were talking about New Mexico recently. Here is one from New

> Mexico. It

> > is where a mountain stream flows into the Rio Grande outside Taos.

> > Love

> > Bobby G.