I pen this blog whilst enjoying a coffee in the sun at my local cafe, relishing in how awesome my life is looking these days, my “stoke” level is definitely a 100 out of 10! Since arriving back on the mountain on Tuesday I have been abundantly aware that my artistic journey is only just beginning. I truly don’t believe that I have ever begun to scratch the surface of my creative endeavours, a feeling which is more exciting than any other I have experienced.
The powers that be have made it abundantly clear to me that it’s time to ramp things up a notch, which undoubtably mirrors my thoughts perfectly. As much as we would all ideally love for the things we desire to fall in our lap, sitting perfectly upon a silver platter, it just doesn’t work that way. It takes all of your drive, determination and self belief to go out there and make it happen for yourself. No one else will do all the work for you, nor should they, the fun isn’t in reaching your destination, it’s in the journey it takes to get there. I made a promise to my Nana shortly before she passed away at the end of last month, I promised that I would do everything in my power to achieve success in chasing my dream, a dream that she held dearly. This promise I intent to keep, and will give my all to reaching. What’s success? Who really knows but I think being able to live your life doing something that you love and were born to do is well on the way to finding out.
The issue that most Australian artists encounter during their career is a lack of support from the public and community as a whole. For some reason Australians are more interested in idolising and supporting American and European artists, rather than identifying and supporting local talent. I believe that it’s time to revitalise the industry as a whole, applying to music, painting, sculpting and any other creative art. It’s time for us to stand on our own two feet, it’s time to export OUR home grown talent to the rest of the world!
Are you aware of the stability, security and longevity of the fine art market? You will find with a little research that it is a thriving investment opportunity. There are collectors all over the world who have not been effected by these hard economic times who are still purchasing artwork. For instance, you could purchase an original painting by Kym Hart (son of Pro Hart) tomorrow for $10,000.00. If purchased through a reputable dealer or the auctions you can be guaranteed that it will never lose its value, the value will only increase.
That being said, I ask for all of your help. I am searching for the most incredible and original of ideas out there to guide my career to the next level.
Are there things that you want to see on my website that I haven’t thought of? Are there any social networking tools that I haven’t tried? Are there artistic events that you would like to see organised, like community painting projects, that the whole family could be involved in? It doesn’t matter how “out there” your ideas may seem, they could be the missing piece of the puzzle!
As a thank you I will paint 5 original paintings that will be given to the owners of the 5 most incredible and original ideas received. Each piece will be valued at $1,000.00 and will come with an official certificate of authenticity. The competition will end on 30 January 2012, giving everyone ample time to come up with ideas. Your ideas can be sent to me by email at:
creid@christopherreid.com.au
Get involved at the grassroots level and let’s build our community together, the stars are the limit!
Remember to get creative with the presentation of your ideas, may just make the difference :)
Till next time :)
CR
For some time now I have harboured the intention of embarking on my maiden blogging voyage. The issue that has continued to present itself is that I haven’t felt that any topics have really been worthy of my virgin blog. That is until my grandmothers illness and subsequent passing on Tuesday 25 October 2011, a moment that will change me and how I live my life forever.
It has been almost two weeks since my beautiful grandmother left this earth but it feels like only yesterday that I sat by her bed in the Townsville Hospitals Palliative Care unit, holding her hand and telling her how much I loved her and how important she had been in my life. Death has a funny way of putting everything into perspective and although I will miss her dearly I am thankful for not only the 30 years I was able to spend with her but also for the universal shift in my consciousness since her passing.
I was brought into this world by a young girl of only 15 years on 03 July 1981 in Canberra, the Australian capital. I could only imagine the fear and apprehension that my mother must have felt in the lead up to this event, one that would reshape her life forever. A glowing beacon of support for us both was my grandmother, who herself was only 36 and who had two other children both younger than my mother. I always felt like the younger sibling in some ways with my grandmother holding a definite position as a second mother and family matriarch. I have countless memories of my younger years most, if not all of which including my grandmother by our side and one of which involving her false teeth finding their way into my cheese sandwich.
Over the next couple of months there will be some exciting things coming for those of you that support and follow what I do, for which I must say I am forever thankful.
I have some fantabulous new ideas for paintings which will no doubt create a stir and some attention from the powers to be in the art world, I am determined to bring interest back to the Australian Art Industry which is sadly almost non existent in this country these days.
Musically there has been a massive shift in me over the last couple of weeks and I look forward to putting some of the new songs I am working on into the world. My singing and song writing is definitely my primary love and I am sooo excited about finally having the internal ability to share this with you all, can’t wait!!!
Keep your eye out for the new website which will be launched soon at ChristopherReid.com.au, encompassing all of my creative outlets into one place. I am so excited about what is to come once I return to Tamborine Mountain on Monday and I hope you are too!
CR
