Tuesday, March 29, 2011

New Website and New Paintings


You Can't Handle the Truth
30x36
Oil/Canvas

SOLD

Yes, this blog is black! I know some web designers and critics detest black blogs and websites but my work seems to look better on black so when I decided to build a new website I decided to take a chance on black. I wanted my blog to match somewhat so had to make the switch to black here too.

As well as being completely rebuilt my website has a whole new category of paintings which you can see at www.cindyrevell.com, click on oil painting then click on whimsical. My apologies for not providing a direct link to the portfolio but I have yet to figure out how to make the URL specific to a particular page.

After contemplating a completely new look for my website and analyzing a lot of website templates I finally chose Big Black Bag who seemed to have the greatest amount of flexibility with the design and type of packages available. In terms of ease, unless you choose a template and not manipulate it too much it's probably pretty simple but the greater the manipulating of the design the greater the amount of work involved. Nevertheless I like the ability to make more than a simple template change. Big Black Bag’s customer service is fabulous.

I'm continuing with these cat paintings and find it exhilarating to use my imagination and tell a bit of a story, to play with my favorite colors, to explore size, and see how loose I can get. The picture doesn’t seem very loose but in real life they are.

No, I'm not giving up still life but I'm truly enjoying these new paintings and have so many ideas that I just need to let it play out and see what comes of it. I've found that art I've done in the past, like the fast studies, my illustration work, and motifs I explored about 15 years ago have an influence on my work. I can see the still lifes and these new paintings perhaps getting a bit closer to one another. I am loving it.

9 comments:

Linda Popple said...

I like your new look and web site. Love your paintings! Beautiful work!

Jenny Cruz said...

The new look of your web site was lovely. Anyway, when it comes to web design it is very important that your web site looks neat and clean as well as resourceful. When it comes to professional help of, Website design Los Angeles is the best pick for me.

Terry Elrod said...

Great paintings, great new site, and useful advice for those of us wanting to have a proper site someday too.
Thanks, Cindy!

Cheryl Peddie said...

Great new site, Cindy and love the painting as always! So inspired by your this style - your ideas are always so fresh. How/where do you get ideas like this from?

Anonymous said...

love your site... although I love your painting more. Thanks for sharing.

Romulo Vela said...

Hi Cindy!!! Very lovely blog!!! :0)

Romulo Vela said...

Hi Cindy!!! Very lovely blog!!! :0)

Linny D. Vine said...

Your website is great and I like a black background, too. Fabulous paintings there and here, Cindy!

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