Candice Johnson Artist - Paintings of Tetes

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Creating and sharing that creation with others is a robust pleasure for me. I am very lucky to be living my passion and hope to share it with you. Each Tete that I create is a new story. My story, the Tete's story , your story and the story of our exchange that get all tossed together creating a new, meaningful and exciting story.

When I paint it is like I am meditating, at least once I reach that zone where no words or thoughts clutter my head. The colors seem placed by my brush or fingers by a force sometimes gentle and other times more exacting. I feel brave and courageous searching for that Tete which will eventually appear on the two dimensional surface. Most times it takes several sessions before the Tetes evolves into its' own essence . There are some Tetes that never get born and I eventually just turn the Tete upside down and keep the colors and texture I like and begin the process all over again.

One Tete can stand alone or Tetes can be placed together in a multitude of ways to create a very large work. The great thing about this is that you are the creator of the work as you are choosing the Tetes and their placement. This obviously has an advantage as you can collect your Tetes over time. You could think of it like a Tete of the Month Club.

I am a listed artist, meaning my work has been sold at large auctions in Europe and the price recorded. You can go to artprice.com and look me up. While I am looking for the galleries with a proper fit in the US I decided to put my work out there and get peoples feed back. I am attending many art fairs this year and will attend Artexpo Miami and New York. Last month I attended Artexpo Las Vegas and my work was chosen by a design studio in Newport Beach, a marketing agent in Las Vegas that is currently exhibiting a body of my work in a group show with many well known artists , a gallery in Michigan and one in Russia. I had several publishers interested in working with me to get my work out to a wider audience. Right now my prices are basically at wholesale. When I am in the galleries I will no longer be able to sell at these prices but for the same prices the gallery charges. You can see my resume and all my exhibitions in Europe at my web site candicejohnson.com. You can also find over 200 Tetes on Flickr and I have many photos of my work on facebook. Just do a search for me. Also don't forget to read my bio here on Etsy.

I would love to hear your comments and any advise you would like to share. And of course I hope we may create a new and exciting story together.

Candice