Time For a Cool Change

Losing my domain name last month incited me to make a few changes.  I've registered a few new domain names: www.RobertReevesOilAndDust.com, www.RobertReevesArtist.com, and www.RobertReevesPainter.com.  All of them will resolve to www.RobertReevesOilAndDust.com.

This leads to the next big change.  This will be my last post on Blogger.com.  I've exported this blog over to Wordpress and will be hosting my domains from there as well.  I am in no way unsatisfied with Blogger.com.  I just needed to move forward with some different hosting options and Wordpress has the tools I need right now.  After today you'll be able to find my updates at www.RobertReevesOilAndDust.com.  My plan is to get the rest of my gallery site reconstructed in the near future and get back to business.

 Hope to see you there.

Thanks for tuning in.

Cheers,

R

Ghost Crab Hunting

Just put the wraps on the latest piece, "Ghost Crab Hunting".  It was an interesting change of pace as I rarely do any sort of portraiture.  Especially children.  Granted this one doesn't have a face so it's only marginally a portrait.  

And now... back to work.  

Cheers,

R

Chicago Mashup Final

I finished up the Chicago commission a while back.  So after allowing for some drying time I shuffled it off to one of our town's best imaging firms, Beeline & Blue to have it scanned.  A lot of times I'll employ a photographer if I've got multiple works that I need print-quality images of, but in the case of a single painting it's more cost-effective and expedient.  I can drop the piece off whenever I wish and pick it up at my convenience.  Easy. I like easy.

I used to take my own photos, but after a while I decided to trust it to the pros.  It costs a bit more, but I like giving what business I can to local vendors. Plus I have neither the equipment or the space to get decent photos of my own work.  My new studio space is a little smaller than I'm used to.  With the way the lower level of the house is laid out I've had to divide my studio into a drawing/painting space and a framing/stretcher shop.  It works out to be more space on the whole, but the division has some limitations.  I'm glad to exchange some horizontal space for the additional headroom I've gained.  I can actually lift the masts of my larger easels to their full working height.  Which is good because I've recently picked up a commission for an additional painting to be installed at Aviva USA's headquarters here in Des Moines along with the grouping they picked up last year.  They're tall pieces (72") and with my previous setup I wound up crawling around on the floor whenever I needed to work on the lower bits.  Not complaining... just saying. As always I'm glad for the work.

I'm very happy to be done with this piece.  It was a lot of fun, and it was also a major challenge.  It stretched my ideas about creating scenes and putting elements together in such a way as to appear natural.  It gave me a few ideas for future work.  It's coming up on time to start getting some studio work together again and I'm looking forward to employing some new ideas.


Off to pick up a new taboret (read as rolling tool chest I found at the hardware store) and bust out the oils.  Enjoy your day.  I plan to.


Cheers,

R

What's In A Name Anyway?

Hey all.
I wanted to post a quick note letting people know that my domain, www.robreevesstudio.com, due to a cockup with my provider/host has been dropped and summarily picked up by a person in Japan.  One Kazuko Ishida.

Here is the WhoIs info:

Registrant:

   Kazuko Ishida
   6-6 Nishi 19 Jyo Minami 5 Chome
   Obihiroshi, 01 080-2469
   JP

   Registered through: Go Daddy
   Domain Name: ROBREEVESSTUDIO.COM
      Created on: 11-Jan-06
      Expires on: 15-Nov-12
      Last Updated on: 30-Dec-11

   Administrative Contact:
      Ishida, Kazuko  wataru@internal.co.jp
      6-6 Nishi 19 Jyo Minami 5 Chome
      Obihiroshi, 01 080-2469
      JP
      +1.55336344      Fax -- 

   Technical Contact:
      Ishida, Kazuko  wataru@internal.co.jp
      6-6 Nishi 19 Jyo Minami 5 Chome
      Obihiroshi, 01 080-2469
      JP
      +1.55336344      Fax -- 

   Domain servers in listed order:
      SNS25.WEBSITEWELCOME.COM
      SNS26.WEBSITEWELCOME.COM

I can only assume that since he's erected a bare-bones WordPress site on that domain that this is some weak-assed ploy to get me to buy the name back.  I'm sure I'm not the only one he's done this to.  I was considering a change anyway so this seems like the kick in the pants I was needing.  He can keep it.  Good luck to him.  He can kiss my lilly white arse.  

So for the meantime my personal website is down and my domain name is in flux.  If you've got any good ideas for a new one I'm all ears.  In the meantime I'm going to finish moving into my new place.  Take time for some careful consideration and start rebuilding.  Thankfully I keep a sync copy of my web site files so, in the end, nothing was lost.  

If you're interested in a painting feel free to contact me at RobReevesStudio@gmail.com.  Prints are still available online at ETSY.com and FineArtAmerica.com.  

Cheers,

R