Project S+imulus Complete!

"Thank you for everyone's support! Project S+imulus is now complete with total success... all paintings have been completed, sold and sent out to loyal collectors and friends! The project started an interesting dialog regarding the artist/collector relationship, and reminded me that action and evolution are so important for culture and art to thrive! For those of you who still want a $100 painting, sorry... too late- it was just a one time project! BUT, stay tuned for future BIG announcements regarding upcoming projects! Cheers Dears!" -Anne Faith Nicholls

New Paintings For Sale

SOLD: Birdnest Collectors
Sold: NYC At Night

Four new ones to choose from!

"Birdnest Collectors" $100.00 "California Pool Girl" $100.00 "NYC at Night" $100.00 "Snowglobe" $100.00

SOLD $100 Painting of the Day: "The Noble Crow With A Brave Heart"

Project Update from Anne 

I'll admit, Project Stimulus is kicking my ass a bit. Trying to do a small painting each day is a lot harder then you'd think. Sometimes I can do 2 1/2 in a day, sometimes I can barely finish one. But, don't get me wrong. I'm not complaining in the least bit, as this has been an AMAZING process that has really forced me to work and grow! I took a little break around Easter to spend some time with Family, but I'm still committed to the project's 30 day run, consecutive or not, and inspired by how great the response has been! The paintings are selling as fast as I can paint them, and the presale list is growing daily now. The project is almost done, I think around 12 more paintings will become available in the next few days. So stay tuned... :) ~ AFN

PRE PURCHASE THE NEXT AVAILABLE PAINTING:

SOLD $100 Painting of the Day: "Beware of Drowning in Your Own Thoughts"

SOLD $100 Painting of the Day: "Song Birds"

SOLD $100 Painting of the Day: "Self Discovery"

SOLD $100 Painting of the Day: "Outreach"

Happy Easter and Passover! In the sprit of hope and progress, may I present "Outreach"!

ALL SOLD ~ New Batch of Paintings!

Thanks to my faithful collectors who pre-purchased last week, S+imulus Paintings are selling faster than I can make them. These are the most recent paintings, which are already spoken for, but you can make sure you get yours by pre-purchasing. Remember, only 30 will be made!

Crack That Whip, Modern Pink Cameo, and Start Your Own Fire

Pre-Purchase the Next Painting

Buy Painting $100.00 Buy Painting + Book $140.00

3 More New Paintings to be Posted This Evening

Wow, the positive response to this project has been overwhelming. Thank you thank you! I am churning them out, one day at a time, and I will be posting 3 new ones this evening. For those of you who have pre-purchased, thank you for your faith in the project! I am loving every minute of it, and can't wait to hear what you think about the next group of works tonight.
Hang tight! They're coming. :)
-Anne

SOLD-$100 Painting of the Day ("On Display")

Thank you to my loyal collectors who have been pre-purchasing many of these paintings as I continue to create them!
MAKE SURE YOU GET YOURS!
Only one painting a day will be created, for only 30 days. Get involved and show your support by conveniently pre-purchasing the next available painting made. If the last one sold before you got it, this is a great chance to make sure YOU GET YOURS...

There are Two Ways to Be a Collector

Buy The Next Available Painting $100.00 Buy the Next Available Painting + Preorder Book $140.00

SOLD $100 Painting-Of-The-Day! "Seattle"

Seattle, Washington is one city that has been hit particularly hard by the recent economic downturn. Even the resource rich, northwestern most corner of the country has felt a decline in jobs and spending. All of the big companies that were household names to me growing up- Microsoft, Boeing, The Seattle Post Intelligencer- have either significantly started to outsource, or filed for bankruptcy. And did I mention the weather? No, it can’t help your job search when your freshly set “business bob” gets soaked in the perpetual pouring rain on the way to the interview.

So I guess I can’t blame the citizens of Seattle seeking something a bit more uplifting when it comes life and home outside of work and commerce. When I approached my mother (who lives half the year in Seattle) about Project S+imulus Package and showed her the recent paintings, all she could do is ask why my work was so sad.

“I’ll buy one…” she said “but no black clouds, waves, raindrops or curtains, please. Also no blood, hearts or flames. Buildings, precious cargo boats, trees, mountains, blue skies and lakes are good. I want DIFFERENT and UPLIFTING!” Later she explained “People don’t want to be reminded how hard it is, they want to forget, they want to escape, and be reminded of, and surrounded by beauty.”

I’ll admit, the Pacific Northwest’s melancholy landscape has always been a large inspiration behind many of the ideas and themes in my work. It’s hard to get through a painting without my signature raindrops to fill in the blanks. It’s just where I’m from, and what I feel. But I get it, I get it- some people want happy art.

So Seattle, this one’s for you… Just a good little memory of a rare hot and sunny day, when it was nice enough to go for a swim, or out on the boat. A better, brighter day when it was clear enough to see the top of Mount Rainier, and even the top of the Space Needle. Northwest at it’s best.
MAKE SURE YOU GET YOURS!
Only one painting a day will be created, for only 30 days. Get involved and show your support by conveniently pre-purchasing the next available painting made. If the last one sold before you got it, this is a great chance to make sure YOU GET YOURS...

There are Two Ways to Be a Collector

Buy The Next Available Painting $100.00 Buy the Next Available Painting + Preorder Book $140.00

SOLD $100 Painting-Of-The-Day! "See Past The Clouds"

There's Two Ways to Be a Collector:

Buy Painting $100.00 Buy Painting + Preorder Book $140.00

Video S+imulus

I was fortunate enough to be at this Neo Rauch Exhibition in NYC, which confirmed why he is my FAVORITE artist. Also, I added an incredible Lion video...enjoy!

SOLD-$100 Painting-Of-The-Day! "Housing Relief"

There's Two Ways to Be a Collector:

Painting $100.00 Painting + Preorder Book $140.00

SOLD-$100 Painting-Of-The-Day! "Exposé, The City Revealed"

There's Two Ways to Be a Collector:

Painting $100.00 Painting + Preorder Book $140.00

Make Sure You Get Yours... Pre-purchase!

Only one painting a day will be created, for only 30 days. Get involved and show your support by conveniently pre-purchasing the next available painting made. If the last one sold before you got it, this is a great chance to make sure YOU GET YOURS...

*HINT: By request, the next round of paintings will be a bit more on the "happy/uplifting side" for a little change.

There are Two Ways to Be a Collector

Buy The Next Available Painting $100.00 Buy the Next Available Painting + Preorder Book $140.00

SOLD-$100 Painting-Of-The-Day! "Whale of a Problem"

The Importance of Art in Today’s Economy

An Essay by Anne Faith Nicholls
Is collecting art still important these days? How relevant is the artist- his or her profession, work and future- in the current economy, when it seems so many are struggling just to get by?

Being in the industry, these are questions that I’ve been grappling with lately. Not to be Debbie Downer, but these are hard times! Way harder than I’ve seen before anyway, in my short 30 years. As a both an art collector and artist myself, I can’t help but wonder sometimes, if what I am doing is actually important to people?

But then I realize… It doesn’t matter! Because art, in all it’s forms, is important to me. Be it fashion, film or paintings, the creating and collecting of art is something that makes me happy. It’s what I look at on the wall across from my bed as I fall asleep each night. It’s what has to be protected in museums by red ropes and annoying security guards. It’s what pisses me off. It’s what makes me smile and tilt my head. It’s the most interesting thing on most people’s refrigerator doors. It’s what allows me to express the best and worst of my pathologies. It’s what I see in a gallery that makes wish I made more money, so I could actually, someday, afford it. Or it’s what makes me take out my credit card. But, most importantly, Art is something that can lift us to a place, beyond our current reality, that can only be seen by our mind's eye.

Art is so many things, to so many people, in so many ways. But, lofty ideals aside, it is usually pricey, and we are in a recession right now. To look on the bright side, this moment in time offers change and unique opportunities for both the Collector and the Artist. Collectors can take advantage of a buyers market: A rare chance to purchase a unique and valuable item at a good price. To an artist this means it’s time to diversify, create more product in different ways, and use the lull to experiment with new techniques and special projects. So, fear not... In the end, it will all work out and we all win. Artists are forced to come up with better projects, collectors reap the benefits, art careers blossom, galleries and museums flourish, culture is preserved, and the world goes on.

So yeah, I will continue to covet and work for that which I do not have… that beautiful painting in a gallery, or the tiny little drawing some kid is trying to sell me on the street. As long as it speaks to me, I’ll never write Art off as a lost cause.