NEMAA's 10 x 10 Benefit Exhibition - "Little Wing"

Recently, there was a call for artist members of the North East Minneapolis Arts District (NEMAA) to donate small works - 10" x 10"- for a benefit.

Normally, I don't like donating work since it tends to drive down the relative value of the rest of the artwork, but this being a benefit for an organization that I've been involved with since 1996, I thought it would be good to participate. I also thought it'd be a time to try out something new.

So this piece 'Little Wing' is the first of a number of small wall mounted works that I am making that will be more decorative than 'deep' art. The idea is to get more work in the hands of average people by keeping the size down, wall mounted and lower cost. I'm going to have a number of them ready for 'First Thursday' and 'Open Casket' events coming up in the next couple of months. I'm also working on a number of small abstract painting pieces that may or may not include relief elements.

BTW, I was told this piece sold in the first half hour of the event and that the event raised over $15k for NEMAA - all works were 35 bucks each. I suspect that they'll have another event like it again...

Check it out!