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Surreal Visionary Artist
Cristine Cambrea
Where has Cristine been?
very good question!
SO much has happened over the last year when I had to stop doing Ebay. My schedule became extremely hectic and overwhelming that Ebay had to take a back seat for a year. All of the sudden I had multiple Contemporary and Visionary art galleries all wanting work and they wanted it yesterday. I now have gallery representation all over the world -it has been quite a trip. There has been extensive media coverage: front page of Lifestyle magazine, newspaper articles and the latest was a shoot for Al Gore's network Current TV that shot me for a life style documentary due out late December. A few months ago I had a SOLD out show in NYC's meat packing district -in 6 weeks COMPLETELY SOLD OUT!! SO flying to openings, interviews, galleries, shows, moving to a much larger (2 floor) studio, opening CSG The Cambrea Stone Gallery, and training 2 interns/ apprentices has kept me quite busy this year.
SO Why is she back on Ebay?
Self representation allowed me to be where I am today (making a living doing what I LOVE!!) Art used to be just for me a theraputic outlet. I never had a fantasy about being an artist and making a living at it but after closing my imports store and waiting 3 months for inventory I had a dilemma- how am I going to get cash while I wait for this merchandise??? Looking for ideas and searching ebay sites I found art. I thought it seemed a little strange- who buys art without seeing it? but I saw artists having success with it and so I started creating some small 4" x 6 works and offering them for sale here on Ebay. It didn't take long before I moved onto canvas and was having a blast with the success that by the time the container arrived I was selling art full time and making a pretty good living doing it. The more I made the more I sold but this was A LOT of work. Anyone doing Ebay knows this to be true. Making, listing, packing, shipping, emails and keeping track of it all well after 2 years I was HAPPY to give that up and hand my work to galleries. But I am now missing that one on one connection with my buyers. I miss the emails, the feedback and connecting and communicating directly with my fans. I have had so many emails from customers asking "when will you be back on Ebay?" and my plan was always when i am completely settled into my new space, and have help I will offer my fine art giclee reproductions again. I am unable to offer my originals here but have hundreds of reproductions in many sizes to offer (some with hand embellished drawings) as well as cards, posters, and gift certificates which can be used towards commissions if time allows. If it were not for self representing I would not have EVER dreamed of making a living as an artist. It gave me the confidence to show my work and to take it to the next level. It gave me the ability to wake up every day and play with paint and the other random things I use in my art and have an excuse to do so all the time because IT'S WORK and I HAVE TO. It became something I had to do because it was how I survived and that remains true to this day. I don't have a day job and paint at night, i don't have to find the time anymore. It's what I do and man am I greatful for it -and this is where it started. So drop me a line and say hello C.Cambrea Art is back! |
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