Orange County New York Arts CouncilThis past Friday, I signed up to be a member of the OC NY Arts Council. And for this week, I am featured as artist of the week Here is a quotation from their Facebook fan page .... "Our Member Monday Highlight is Orange County artist Sean O'Brien of Spobart! While working on creative projects with several regional places, he is actively pursuing his skills in hand drawing, digital drawing, cartooning, creative writing, fiction, and poetry. Aside from his own practice, Sean also offers custom pet portraits packed with personality. Email him at seanob515@gmail.com for more info." See more of his work here:http://www.spobart.com/ https://www.instagram.com/spobart/ http://seanobrienillustrations.tumblr.com/ https://www.facebook.com/OrangeCountyArtsCouncil/posts/1308430225838924
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New Paltz De Facto Zine 2nd Issue Out Now!The second issue can be bought at various locations in New Paltz such as Inquiring Minds and Barner Books. I made a quirky design for the cover of this issue: weaving a web for other weavers to connect. Here is a quoted description of what New Paltz De Facto is about ..... "The De Facto Community Project is a long-term project to create a multi-functional , multi- purpose, multi-service community center in New Paltz, NY. Please use this group to post ideas, contributions, links to relevant articles or other groups nationally or globally who are working towards similar goals. Opportunities for collaboration, community service, advocacy, and direct action." "Pet Portrait Venture"
My flyer is listed below this article .... I have just began playing around with the concept of making pet portraits by request. When I had a vendor booth for my art at the Warwick Valley Arts & Crafts Fair this past December, there were several people who asked me to draw artwork for them by request. I managed to draw special pieces for them after the fair and sold them. The idea of doing pet portraits came from the Arts & Crafts fair afterwards. I am looking forward to pursuing this venture further. Arrogantly yours, Sean O'Brien P.S. Several things I forgot to mention in this flyer .... 1. This venture is Warwick NY based, which also includes a 15 to 20 mile radius outside of town. 2. There is also the option of having colored pencil drawings around your requested portrait. 3. Your request also does not have to be pet related alone: It could be a wild animal, or even a pet you don't have. Art Sale at Green Fest, New PaltzHello, For those of you that live around New Paltz (and those who will be visiting during the weekend before Halloween), I will be an art vendor at this year's Green Fest. I have several pieces of original art to sell, like this piece. The prices will be displayed at my booth. So feel free ................. http://www.dailyfreeman.com/lifestyle/20151005/green-fest-make-a-difference-day-in-new-paltz-on-oct-24 New Paltz 2015 Green Fest Saturday: October 24 11 AM - 3 PM New Paltz Recycling Center 3 Clearwater Road, New Paltz, NY (Right off Route 32)
New Paltz De Facto Zine Vol 1 - OUT NOW!I have contributed several pieces of my art and poetry into the 1st issue. A copy can be bought at various bookstores in New Paltz town such as Inquiring Minds and Barner Books for $ 3.50. Asides from just my contributions, I suggest reading and looking at what other people have contributed into this fascinating issue, too. Here is a quoted description of what New Paltz De Facto is about ..... "The De Facto Community Project is a long -term project to create a multi-functional , multi- purpose, multi-service community center in New Paltz, NY. Please use this group to post ideas, contributions, links to relevant articles or other groups nationally or globally who are working towards similar goals. Opportunities for collaboration, community service, advocacy, and direct action." https://www.facebook.com/groups/837999359555714/ Selling Original ArtworksI am selling 4 copies of two pieces of art each at Sweet on 56 Main Street New Paltz, NY. One is "Staring Cat," and the other is "Bunny." Just in time for Easter! Ask the people working there for a copy to purchase. 6 printed copies are $ 10 each; while the 2 framed copies are $ 20 each. By the way, Sweet also has great desserts, candies, gelato, and crepes; so I highly recommend them. https://www.facebook.com/sweetbunnycandy http://blogs.poughkeepsiejournal.com/glutenfreeinthehudsonvalley/2014/06/18/cupcake-is-the-new-black/ Behind the Mind: Baby Elephant Animation Test.
New Stop Motion Short on My Youtube Page !!!"The Messenger:" An animated short is up on my Youtube Page to watch.
Here is the link to the video to copy and paste, enjoy! Behind the Mind: Regarding Design in Local AdvertisingSeveral years ago, I used to make designs for Slash Root, a former coffee shop in New Paltz, NY, which was then turned into a hot dog joint, and now a diner in the distant future. I seem to be getting off topic at the moment, I apologize. Anyway, one of the designs I did for them was a tiny local ad shared by many other ads used for pizza boxes. My design for Slash Root is on the bottom right corner of this image. Just try and soak in all of the distracting ads Most of them are poorly laid out designs. The photos are either scattered, or they are few and far in between, or they are awkwardly misplaced at inconvenient spots. Some of the text is difficult to make out, especially the ones with background images or fading gradient backgrounds. These ads have more than one kind of font, which is okay unless it's not overkill.
And the same thing goes for the information that is put within the ad. Yes, an ad must display the name of the business along with its address and phone number and email, which is the most undeniably obvious part of advertising. Anything else that describes what the business does, must be kept to a consistent minimum. Sometimes advertisement does not have to be flashy to gain the attention of a potential customer, nor is local advertisement always obnoxious. A few of the ads above have kept such descriptions to a minimum, nothing too gimmicky or busy. For example, the Prudential ad has a clean layout of text and info. The photo on the top right of the ad fits in without being overwhelmingly out of proportion. Another example is Dr. David L. Shaff, Practice of Optometry, which also has necessary info. The alignment of the text could use a little more work, but at least the text is readable. The 10 percent discount mentioned is not necessary. The eye in the background is the only image used in the ad, which is okay. However, the eye could be smaller and perhaps placed somewhere else that wouldn't be overlooked. Even when creating local advertising, they should be treated with care to make effective designs. |
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