A Journey to Mars

It is my mission to use Redson Creative as a vehicle in which to transport the thoughts, experiences and emotions of my life that I have put onto canvas into the homes and work places of others. My intention is to share these thoughts, experiences and emotions with people through color and shape.

I have been painting for 8 years and have been learning much throughout this time. Over the past 8 years I have developed my own style and I hope now to spend the rest of my life developing this style. Throughout the years I have given away many pieces and have also donated to different organizations including Invisible Children, an organization seeking to stop children from being made into soldiers in Uganda. I have never sold a piece of art as I have always felt that God has wanted me to bless others freely with my paintings until now.

As of recently I have felt released to pursue using my art as a source of income. To do this I must get my art into places that people will see it with the opportunity to buy it. To start this process I connected with some local artists who spent over two hours with me giving me feedback on my art as well as tons of information about how and where to get plugged in. I hope to continue building a relationship with these two local artists.

According to these artists (Chris and Kate), the Seattle art market is a great market to get into for several reasons. First, there is an art culture here that is much more laid back and accepting than other art markets such as NYC, San Francisco and LA, which tend to be very snobbish and ‘high-brow.’ Here in Seattle, it is very widely accepted to show art in many places besides galleries such as cafes, pubs, and salons. According to Chris and Kate, some of the most prestigious local artists show in cafes, not high end galleries. Secondly, there are many events known as ‘art walks.’ These are nights that occur monthly in which galleries of all kinds (including salons and cafes) stay open later than usual so that people can walk around to various locations and see many exhibitions all at once. These art walk nights happen in all the neighborhoods including Pioneer Square, Downtown, Queen Anne, Capitol Hill, Ballard and Fremont. These neighborhoods are also my target market as they are the city hubs of culture. Needless to say, there are many opportunities to get my stuff out into the public eye.

Success for me will take up to a year of developing not only my art, but also relationships within the local art community. I am starting now by moving into more ‘professional’ medias such as oil paints. I plan to start two new acrylic and two new oil paintings this month for the purpose of beginning to build up my portfolio. Chris and Kate have offered to continue to give me feedback as I grow and expand into this new endeavor. Please pray for me as I seek to bring blessing to others through creativity.

For now, you can refer people to myspace.com/redsoncreative until I get my website up and running.