“My Alien Friend”
Oil on Canvas
6″ x 6″
© 2009 Marilyn Fenn

A lot of little bits of news are piling up this week, faster than I can post individually, so here are some of them:

Artwork Pricing:

My pricing is based on a per-square-inch algorithm that is now both linear and consistent.  Works on paper cost less than paintings, and matted and/or framed art costs more than unframed work.  Plain and simple for us all.

Getting Noticed!

There’s been kind of a wonderful uptick in people noticing my work lately (yeah!!!).   I sold a few limited edition prints of paintings last weekend at The Vortex (part of the East Austin Studio Tour).  Just this week, several more folks have joined my page on Facebook, and I’ve gotten some great comments about my paintings from a few other Facebook friends. I had several of my paintings included in Etsy Treasuries recently (3 today!), and I’ve been invited to join a group of artists who are committed to using the power of the internet to raise awareness of finding quality fine art. More about that in the next post.

Final Weekend of the East Austin Studio Tour

Tomorrow and Sunday are the final two days of E.A.S.T.  If you love art, or just want to see some of the coolest things happening in Austin, this is the place to be!  Visit the East Austin Studio Tour website to find which artists will be where.  You may still be able to find a gorgeous printed catalog and map, but you can also view the catalog online.

One of the coolest features on this year’s EAST website is the ability to create your own tour (because, let’s face it, there is no way you could visit all 300 artists, 150 studios, 28 exhibition spaces, 19 happenings and all the furthermores in 2 days, or even 4, in case you’d already started last weekend).  Go to the EAST website and click on the link for “Your E.A.S.T.,” then start searching and adding artists, studios and exhibition spaces.   I quickly made a very tiny list, which you can view here, though it leaves out whole great groups of artists. Sorry, I was a bit bleary-eyed, and unfortunately, it seems you can’t add to the list, once you finalize it.  Drat!  In fact, I left out the exhibition space where I will be this weekend!

I will be at The Vortex again tomorrow, from 11am-6pm: Exhibition Space #E28, 2307 Manor Road–a large Theatre and yard located just east of the dry cleaners at Cherrywood/Chestnut and Manor.  It’s deep back behind the parking lot that’s to the south of

I should be there Sunday, too, though I’m not making any promises. I’m not sure I can stand to hang around that long, and I’d sure love to visit some other artists! (So do let me know in advance if you are planning to come visit me on Sunday; otherwise…you can always call me after the tour, if you’d like to visit my studio.