First Abstract Floral of 2010 just completed!

"ABSTRACT FLORAL #1"

SERIES 2010 - #1

11X14 ACRYLIC on Streched Canvas. Sides painted black.

Not framed. (see below for more details)

VIVID COLOR AND DESIGN. THIS SERIES IS IN COLLECTIONS WORLD WIDE.

I am now only doing several of these Abstract Florals per year. The previous paintings in this series have all sold out, so if interested, save me as a favorite seller and you will be the first to know when they are listed.

BRAND NEW - FIRST AND ONLY PAINTING COMPLETED IN 2010.

This painting was started about the middle of January. I wanted to work with one of my favorite color combinations (purples & oranges) yet not have it look like any others. After much trial & error I had the desired result.

The recent paintings in this series are taking on a new, less cluttered look. The earlier paintings were busy and loaded with many colors. From about the end of 2007 they started to become a bit less frantic, yet keep the vivid color & movement.

As I simplfy the designs they seem to become more interesting. I will probably continue in this new direction.

Davini's abstract work has an existential quality that challenges and lures the viewer into searching for relationships that may elucidate or deny the unexplainable. The bold use of color, a Davini staple, suggests a simplicity and immediacy that evokes trust and a sense of knowing the artist. Within the apparent forthrightness of his work, particularly his lavish flower paintings, there lies a sophistication and mystery that retains viewer interest over time. Paradise and pain, interconnectedness and stark isolation flow from his palette. An artist whose work lovingly embraces both the obvious and the unknowable. Mary Montgomery

11 x 14 inch streched canvas.

SIDES PAINTED BLACK - NOT FRAMED.

I have a nice frame for this, and it is free for the asking, but I have found my collectors prefer to do the framing to match their decor.

Abstract Floral painting sets record amount!

Well, a record for me that is.

$2,100.00

For years my friends have been telling me to ask more, but I was hesitant. Who am I that people would want to pay that kind of money?

I'm not saying people are going to all of the sudden go "wow, that is danny davini, the dude that paints those wild abstract florals and insane art gems", I'm just saying that with that sale I somehow feel I belong, and with that newfound validation I have the confidence to aim much higher than before.

A new benchmark has been set in my mind as to what I should be asking, and yet, if I never even sell another one for that amount that will be fine. I'll just keep it:>

Thanks to those of you that have been a source of encouragement, been there when I have wanted to quit, & who shared in my success. All I can say is I hope to do it again real soon...

Art Show Fundraiser Women for Women International Congo

We invite you to join us in celebrating LOVE through ART and being one more voice that says NO to the violence against women and YES to a future world where women and children are honored and respected.

Our goal is to raise funds to help educate and train women in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. We hope to raise much more than money through this artistic collaboration, we hope to raise their spirits. We have a wide spectrum of artists with different styles and from different backgrounds but they all have one thing in common...a belief that through their art they can reach out and touch the lives of those thousands of miles away. They believe in the resilience and strength of their sisters in the Congo.

Featuring: Poetry, Musical and Dance performances, including Hip Hop, Harp, acoustic guitar, Aztec Dances, Contemporary Dance and Tahitian Drumming. Paintings, photography, video and visual arts by local artistsMartial Arts and Eskrima Demonstrations100% of the ticket sales will be donated to Women for Women International for the benefit of the Women of the Congo.

Visual Arts Displays start at 1PMPerforming Arts starts at 2PMCheck out our website for the performing arts line up.

Admission: $10.00 per adult$5.00 per person under 16 years of age

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Update on new art listings...part one

Well, it's been tons of work & I'm about half way there. I don't see much of an improvement in hits to my website, or sales on eBay, yet. My auction pages do load fast & look very clean, so that's good.

But I'm not convinced it will make a big difference yet. Maybe after search engines index a few times they will pick up more images. A Google or Yahoo search of images, using the keywords - modern original abstract art- is starting to look pretty good. Especially on Yahoo, where my Flicker images dominate. But, I want images from my website & from my auction listings to show up more.

So, time will tell. It's kind of hard to judge right now because sales seem down everywhere. You would think that my stuff would sell rather steady with the average cost under 30 bucks each. But such is the nature of selling original art. It's not a product most people actively search out.

I have a bunch of new stuff listed. I'll post pics in my next blog.

Changes to my listings on ebay. M..u..s..t ...a.d..a..p...t

I have revised all of my images and listings and am slowly filling up my store. It has been, and continues to be a ton of work re-naming & optimizing my pics, loading them on daviniart.com, and then creating brand new auctions with a new, simpler template.

If anyone had trouble with slow loading pages that should be resolved. I dumped Auctiva so the scrolling gallery is gone, and the images have been optimized for fastest loading.
I also realized that while I was searching for something to purchase I would skip the sellers who didn't offer free shipping. Well then, what was I thinking charging for shipping? So, now shipping is free again & will stay that way.

As some of you know this is not my main source of income. I enjoy it (possibly addicted to it?) and love creating stuff. I'm not here to make a ton of money [although that would be nice] so I am not really going to pad the price to cover listing costs. I'm eating approx 7 to 15 bucks on each shipment. If I feel the painting deserves it, I will try to cover those costs in the sales price, but for the most part I'll keep the prices low & still ship for free.

Thanks, Danny

So, check out the new listings & art now at

http://stores.ebay.com/Modern-Original-Abstract-art-Gems

2 new videos featuring my 2009 art gems

I have finally gotten around to making videos of this years series of art gems. I am ahead of schedual because I am already up to number 60 & 10 or more drying. With the goal of 100 a year, I either need to slow down or adjust my goal.:>






More videos coming soon! Thanks

SEO, keywords, facebook, twitter, blogs, tags, titles AND selling art.

We all know the importance of all this stuff to get placement & good rankings from the almighty search engines. I have to say it is driving me crazy. I have known something for a while but have never felt the need to change it until now.

IMAGES ON MOST HOSTING SITES GET RENAMED.

Yes, my image titled davini-art-original-abstract-gem-0955 for example is named farm4.static.flickr.com/3560/3383931182_eb15 on flickr.

or it is named...

img.auctiva.com/imgdata/3/4/3/5/8/0/webimg/245527683_o.jpg on Auctiva

gone is the davini, art, original, abstract from the title of my image. Sure, the tags & titles & descriptions you give your images helps search engines to find them, but the image title itself is pretty important.

Why do you think Flickr, Auctiva & other hosting sites change them? BECAUSE IT DRAWS PEOPLE TO THEIR SITE!!!

Enough I say!!!

It's going to take hours and hours of tedious work, but I'm going to host everything on my website. It's not the easiest way & the image uploader stinks, but at least my images will have the info that will hopefully draw people to my auctions, website, and various other places.

To me, the fastest way to search for art on the major search engines is to search "images". But I have never had an image in an auction show up.

I am not very educated on all this stuff, so I'm not sure how much this will help. I'll post the results when I start to link the images from my site. If I am thinking correctly, a search of images should pick up those in my auctions, therefore increasing hits.

Now all I need is for people to actually search for "original abstract art". Maybe after the spiders gobble up my new image info things will pick up...(but who knows when I will even have time to start this task?)

Great, something else to obsess over.