"i believe in the future of cheap art, creative enterprise, and an honorable public who will put their money where there mouth is, or rather, their spare change where their heart is."

Seriously.  Go read this post.  It says so much about how I feel toward independent art; and why, when asked, I respond reluctantly to galleries and agents.  It's why ( Read more... )

I've begun to go into panic mode over the series of paintings I've yet to paint for hanging in Original Barnaby's in September.  A couple of months ago I put together a somewhat hint of an idea for a possible series.  Yesterday, I was finally able to make some headway in the research of said idea.  And now I am super giddy about this series.  Like ( Read more... )

When Rhonda and I were in New Orleans, we stumbled upon one of the many street performances common around The French Quarter.  A small band of four, lifting Royal Street up on its toes with their incredible sound.  I'm pretty used to this, as I've visited The Crescent City countless times in my years growing up.  But this group drew me in, not only ( Read more... )

I'm in the process of finishing up a few photo sets and getting them posted before I go on a shoot this Saturday.  The plan is to bust some serious ass, working like a dog to get Saturday's shoot edited and uploaded within a week.  That way, while I'm in Florida the week of June 7th through the 14th, I'll actually be able to enjoy my vacation ( Read more... )

Sometime around a million years ago, I was asked to do a very quick, very last minute photo shoot for an advertisement.  Houston based attorney, Michael Gonzalez, is currently focusing on lesbian couples looking to adopt; and he wanted to showcase that somehow in the ad.  I managed to pull together a few models (a lesbian couple and their daughter ( Read more... )

The art/photography/Lindsey Smolensky as a business, business is all over the place as of late.  I am steadily selling art pieces here and there, which is most wonderful because I'm poor.  And I need a new computer to more efficiently run my business life.  Also, my old one is mostly dead.  This also provides more funding for more art supplies, for ( Read more... )

Last night I shot a rather large networking event that was also somewhat tied into the Latin Grammys.  The Grammy nominees that were slated to attend the soiree never arrived.  The event was scheduled to be moved from venue 'A' to venue 'club' for an intimate concert put on by said Grammy nominees.  I did not go to the club.  After three-and-a-half ( Read more... )

 Yesterday evening I dropped off twelve or thirteen of my paintings to be professionally photographed for prints and my website.  I can't wait to see how the images turn out, as well as how some of them translate to print.  A few of my pieces have stirred up a lot of interest.  And when people ask me about the price, will I sell it, do I have a ( Read more... )

I'm sitting at my desk, eating frosted mini-wheats dipped in Oikos Organic Greek Yogurt (vanilla flavored, if you'd like to be particular), and I'm thinking, "I wonder, if I leave a trail of these on the floor, perhaps that baby mouse will come out from the abyss between the walls behind my desk, and let me give him a proper rescue..."

When a baby ( Read more... )

 It's a strange feeling, sending a virtual (of sorts) portfolio of (a rather stressfully hand picked selection of) your photographs to the owner of a new business establishment for criticism.  Hopefully criticism like,  "Can we print these bigger?  And make multiple copies to sell?"

Remember when you were in the eighth grade, and you had a crush ( Read more... )