Yet again, like last year, my current oil painting wasn’t ready for the Williamson Open 2024 (I hadn’t realised it took about 6 months for varnish to dry!), so I entered a few of the digital paintings I did from some years ago from a challenge I’d set myself of painting 10 animals over 10 days. Black Wolf and Black Raven were probably my two faves, so I thought I’d get them printed and put into this years exhibition.

Well, only Black Wolf got in, Black Raven having apparently fluttered its ebony wings and high-tailed it outta there, seemingly deciding it was above the judgement of mere mortals. (They’re a haughty breed, these ravens 😉 ). Incidentally, if you’re wondering why I called it ‘Black Raven’ when all ravens are black anyway, my reasons were twofold - I already have a painting entitled Raven and I also plan on painting a white raven, so it made sense, at least to me :p

Anyway, if you wanna go see this painting made flesh (on archival paper), it’ll be on show at The Williamson Art Gallery and Museum from Friday 16th Feb - Saturday 16th March. The painting is £240 if anyone were to bless me with my very first sale at a Williamson Open!

Which brings me to mention a little on the cost of producing one picture for show at such an exhibition.

Archival print: £10

Frame and mount: £60

Entrance fee: £15

Gallery commission: 30%

So, a painting that I charge £240 for gives me, the creator, £83 after the £157 is taken out for the above listed reasons. It’s hard to put a price on things, but that’s what I settled on. So sue me! :p

I’m outta here,

Jimbo 🙂