We had about 180 visitors to my studio and gallery over the weekend as part of the Mundaring Hills Open Studios, www.mundaring-hills-open-studios.org.au.

We sold 6 paintings including 'Moon lover' and had a great time meeting and chatting with so many people.

Thanks to everybody who came and see you again next year. We don't open the gallery regularly but we will always open it if you let us know when you will come.

The paintings we have available are on my website at http://www.jeremyholton.com/.

I am teaching my oil pastel techniques with Extraordinary Mind http://www.extraordinarymind.com.au/ over the next few weeks. Unfortunately (or fortunately depending on your point of view) it sold out in a few hours of opening for registration and we have a waiting list for the next course.

I think Jan Cross who runs Extraordinary Mind likes people to do her introductory course first, so if you are interested you might want to look at those.

Mundaring Hills Open Studios weekend

Only two weeks before the open studios weekend Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Mundaring Hills Open Studios. only two weeks until the Open Studios weekend Hi Everybody see you at my place on Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 October The wild flowers are out and eight artists in the Shire of Mundaring are opening their studios this year. Details are on our web site www.mundaring-hills-open-studios.org.au. learn about open studios  » Follow on Twitter | Friend on Facebook | Forward to Friend  Copyright © 2012 Peach Tree Arts, All rights reserved. You are receiving this newsletter because you opted in at our web site www.peachtreegallery.com Our mailing address is: Peach Tree Arts 740 Dibble Street Mount Helena, Western Australia 6082 Australia Add us to your address book unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences

Selling art on the Internet

Jeremy Holton has worked as an IT specialist and a professional artist.  He combined these skills when he started the Peach Tree Gallery website at the dawn of the Internet in 1996.  This was one of the first web galleries in the world and Jeremy believes it is the oldest web gallery still operating after 18 years.  The address of the gallery is www.peachtreegallery.com and every year copies of it are included in the Australian National Archives.

Jeremy has a lot of experience in selling paintings over the Internet and in today's tough environment for artists and galleries; he thinks it is the only way to go.

He says that seeing a photo of a painting on a computer screen is not the same as experiencing the real thing so he always assures buyers that they can get a full refund less freight costs if they are not 100% happy with the painting.  This is mainly because he doesn't want somebody to own one of his paintings unless they love it.  He has sold hundreds of paintings and nobody has ever returned one.

Paint anywhere

Summer evening Cottesloe

One of the advantages for artists selling over the Internet is that you can live anywhere.  Jeremy remembers that in 2005 when he was living in a small rural village in NE Thailand he had a commission from a lady living in England for a painting of Cottesloe beach.  He did the painting "Summer evening Cottesloe" and sent it to UK without ever setting foot in Australia.  He used photos as an aide memoire but says that he has painted Cottesloe so many times he could almost do it from memory.

Pitfalls

There are always pitfalls in selling paintings and Jeremy recounts an experience with a lady in Sydney who bought two of his paintings over the Internet 'Colours of time' and 'Afternoon delight"

Afternoon delight

Colours of time

She asked Jeremy to do some more poppy paintings for her and he did three new ones

Poppy time

Poppy day

Poppy after dark

After viewing these on her screen she decided she wanted a more realistic style so Jeremy painted Perfect poppies for her.

Perfect poppies

Then she decided she couldn't afford another painting and Jeremy was left with four poppy paintings.  He says it's not a problem as they will sell eventually.

Success

Fortunately there are many collectors of Jeremy's work.  A recent regular buyer has been a retired surgeon in Florida, USA who has been buying paintings of Perth including 'Camelot'

Camelot

viewed here in his house

Salad days

and 'Salad Days'

He is currently interested in buying 'Perth by night'

Perth by night

Lucky paintings for the High Sea

Dof Subsea recently bought two of Jeremy Holton’s paintings as gifts from the Godmothers of two vessels being named in Singapore.  The ships were built in Vietnam and the Godmothers came from Norway for the ceremony.  

The ceremony and the gifts are very important as they confer luck on the vessels and seamen are superstitious for good reason, as it can be a dangerous job.

Jeremy was given three days to get the paintings delivered safely from Perth to Singapore.  With the assistance of Pack & Send Jeremy got the paintings there in time for the ceremony.

The captains were very happy with the paintings which are now hanging in the vessels somewhere on the high sea.


The lion in the foreground gives good luck







‘Moonglow’ by Jeremy Holton oil on canvas 120 by 100 cms
“Our summers here in Western Australia are really hot.  The soil over the Darling Ranges escarpment is poor lying thinly over great granite boulders which store the day's heat.  As night comes the Doctor dies down and all is still and quiet except for the scratching of small marsupials and the faint tap of a distant kangaroo paws against the dry soil as it hops across the landscape.  The cooling moon rises and the rocks give off their heat to the clear dark sky patterned with stars.  The air is so dry that it cools quickly and I shiver as the night animals come to visit.”

‘Moonlight’ by Jeremy Holton oil on canvas 120 by 100 cms
‘This is the second in a series of paintings of moonlit views of the Darling Ranges escarpment.  If you have been there you will recognise the winding tracks, rounded granite boulders, sparse straggly trees and armies of black tree grasses, burnt by fire and marching with their spears raised in silent salute.  Waiting for the night when they will be free to roam again across this wild and beautiful place.  Beware for there are things here that you do not understand.’

*Blue lady by Jeremy Holton*

This is a work in progress and I would appreciate any feedback you can give me as to how I can improve it.  Thanks Jeremy

Oil on linen canvas 91 by 61 cms

www.jeremyholton.com

Half-Moon Bay: Sunrise Impressions by Lena Levin

Half-Moon Bay: Sunrise Impressions by Lena Levin

Good morning, and fair time of day!*Half-Moon Bay: Sunrise Impressions.11"×14", Oil on canvas panel , June 2012 by Lena Levin

https://plus.google.com/u/0/104359568476968412848/posts/CrsqxgTRSd2

The Driller - by Jeremy Holton

This painting is a modern version of my Cloud Street - the Diviner painting.  It was done for a Perth 'then and now' exhibition.  It was painted over a previous painting #0698 'Golden Water' and some of the original painting has been retained.  As in all my work, I had no set plan and the painting took over and invented itself.

Oil on canvas 100 by 89 cms

www.jeremyholton.com