Guest Blog: Why I represent Paul Creedon, Fine Artist

In 2010 I started a freelance graphic and web design business called Pat Creedon Design, Inc. I came up with the name (mine) and had it incorporated. The plan was to market my extensive abilities at branding and creative concepts to help small businesses grow. I got quite a few clients once word got around. I designed a menu, several business cards, several websites, postcards, PowerPoint templates, Social Media graphics, and logos. I also signed up with a few creative staffing agencies that placed me at area corporations for onsite stints. And I worked freelance for my previous employer. I even did some work for non-profits. Overall it was a sucessful company and still is nice to have as a sideline and back up to the fulltime employment I was offered in May 2012.

So why did I change my business model to focus more on Paul Creedon, Fine Artist? First and foremost, he’s my husband! But beyond that I am a great fan of his work. I always have been. But his recent work in pastels is really fulfilling his potential in my opinion. I want everyone to see it. To see it is to love it. Though many art collectors are drawn to a more abstract style and Paul may never achieve trendiness, he produces consistent, high-quality art for the lover of colorful, recognizeable still lifes and landscapes. If you fit that bill then welcome. Paul has a wonderful personality that really comes through in his blog and his art. Get to know him here and on Twitter, @pecreedon. I will be designing his branding and promoting his art to galleries and by entering local art shows. So look for his work on a wall near you or better yet, purchase a Paul Creedon for your own wall! To do so, simply email me, Patricia Creedon. Samples and pricing will be sent away!

Thoughts on Trees

Really, this week's blog is more of a horticultural essay than something about art. It's too bad for you readers who happen across this art blog, but it does suggest why some landscape subjects are chosen over others for my pastel painting. 

Blue Spruce 1 by Paul Creedon, pastel artist

The blue spruce in this pastel landscape can be found on the Norwalk, CT Green, which was established over 250 years ago, and I feel is the most beautiful section of the city.

Trees as landscape subjects

I chose this tree as a subject because my father planted two similar blue spruce trees in front of our house before I was born and they eventually reached a height equivalent to three to four stories high. They caught a spruce blight, which meant my Dad had to spray poison on them early every spring to keep them alive. Unfortunately the stuff turned the trees green, but the new growth came in blue. 

If you look closely at the painting you can see some green behind the outermost blue growth. I guess the disease is still around, and the city has to treat the trees to keep them alive. There seem to be very few blue spruce left in New England, as far as I can tell. 

The tree in Norwalk sparked a memory, and I painted a recollection of my childhood, and a reminder of my late father.

So, that's an example of why some pictures come to be, and others which could be as nice or nicer, never see the light of day.