Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Kiwiana Production Line
Here's the next 4 paintings, these plus 'Rangitoto' below should have gone in to 'An Eye for Art' at Manukau in the next few days. But she is messing me around so I will try Trademe for a week. They are all about 36" long, 914 mm. The two Noelexes on Taupo might be recognised :-)
Monday, October 20, 2008
My Artistic Career
The art shop in Manukau City is willing to try and sell my paintings and wants a range of them for starters. She has given me some good tips on where to buy supplies and how to make the final picture glossy so it can be wiped clean.
This is the sort of thing that she sells and the first I've done in this style. It's just under a metre long. The punters don't seem to want aircraft.
Update: the economics are tough this project. The shop marks up 2.2 X cost. Typical sell prices are $220 for this sort of thing so $100 for me for 2 days work. This size 12" x 36" canvas board cost $25 but I have found a source at half that price, 10 at a time.
This is the sort of thing that she sells and the first I've done in this style. It's just under a metre long. The punters don't seem to want aircraft.
Update: the economics are tough this project. The shop marks up 2.2 X cost. Typical sell prices are $220 for this sort of thing so $100 for me for 2 days work. This size 12" x 36" canvas board cost $25 but I have found a source at half that price, 10 at a time.
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Bye, Brenda
It's been great having you stay. Out goes Pacific Blue to Gold Coast, 0750 right on time.
Friday, October 10, 2008
A380 first visit to Auckland
The first QANTAS Airbus A380 paid Auckland a visit today. Some thousands of people were at the free viewing parks.
It flew over Auckland, came back for a flyover and then landed.
What a big plane!
The best carpark was taken by this guy and his son, who watched the plane land at 11pm and slept in the van all night! The Pukeko was enjoying some bits of their left over muesli.
There were other planes landing to keep us entertained, here is a sample.
The Britten-Norman Islanders needed a few more seats, so more power, and a third engine was fitted to the tail, becoming a TriLander. An ATR-72 on the right.
Some Boeing 777s, an Air Pacific 737-800 and Air NZ 747-400.
It flew over Auckland, came back for a flyover and then landed.
What a big plane!
The best carpark was taken by this guy and his son, who watched the plane land at 11pm and slept in the van all night! The Pukeko was enjoying some bits of their left over muesli.
There were other planes landing to keep us entertained, here is a sample.
The Britten-Norman Islanders needed a few more seats, so more power, and a third engine was fitted to the tail, becoming a TriLander. An ATR-72 on the right.
Some Boeing 777s, an Air Pacific 737-800 and Air NZ 747-400.
