Well due to my leaving Switzerland a few people have come forward to buy works and so though I sit in Wyoming (Cody to be exact) my wife continues to unload paintings. I am out doing archaeological works in the blazing rattle snake fields and she is playing art dealer in Bern Switzerland.
At anyrate really would love to do some paintings but I will have to wait a while the landscape and change are really inspiring but I haven't any material to paint with. I might try to play some music some where those as I did while in Colorado.

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So for those of you who don't know Sanchez Art Werk is the name of a project which I began some seven years ago. It comprises a website, production of music and websites, and a small studio in Switzerland. The studio in Biel or in French Bienne is now closed meaning that I am not going to producing art for a while and that the material physical thing that that was Sanchez Art Werk is now gone. It still exists on line through the website, but after many shows in several countries, numerous musical works, live concerts, many sales, a couple of websites and a great number of paintings this experiment is over. I hope to one day return to art and perhaps to Deviant art but as of now I am on leave and will not be posting anything new or even be on line much if at all.
To the few people that this concerns thanks for your support and for the rest you most likely won't read this anyway lol.
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Tuscany in September
I have been invited to show at the Chianciano Biennale 2009
[link]
in beautiful Tuscany Italy.

It will be my first official museum show, first Biennale as well as my first show in Italy. It is possible that my painting will be chosen to travel to London for a sister Biennale there. There will be awards given and a few artists will be selected for representation through the London Gagliardi Gallery
(www.gagliardi.org).
So wish me luck!

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Working artists step up!
I decided to not renew my membership here (as it produced nothing for me as a working artist zip null 0) and instead subscribed to myartspace which actually puts on shows in the real world at their gallery in California, is putting on another in London and last year sent folks to live and paint in the south of France. Besides I was asked to submit work for several comissions, invited to take part in numerous art fairs and even approached by a museum through them.

For those of you here on a professional level with a resume etc.. I would encourage you to get on their site they are really doing things for artists (instead of hackers and anime nuts and DA staff self gratification)and the real galleries and art brockers are there not here on DA.

[link] check out my page over there.

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Off to Berlin next week so I won't be able to answer mails etc. for a little bit thanks for your understanding.

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Current show
Everyone in the region please drop by and check out the next opening at Galerie Katapult GMBH
Young Art Shop
St. Johanns Vorstadt 35
in beautiful Basel
[link]
Thursday/Donnerstag Feb. 5th
It will feature a new work from me and numerous new artists to the gallery.

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Show Bangladesh
Posted a few scenes from the mini canvas show [link] in my scrap section. The show was in the Shilpanjan Gallery Dhaka Bangladesh through London based art artist
Rob Dewan-Syed [link]
for more as always check out
[link]

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Just got back from my visit to Bogota, Cartagena and Florida (Miami and Tampa)that finishes up the year with ten countries visited a record for me.
Sometimes you visit places and they really cast a spell on you make you want to stay and I have to say Colombia didn't.
There were few things about Bogota that appealed to me and Cartagena survives from a massive resort toursim trade that is well disgusting. It might have had charm centuries ago but now you can't enjoy it with all the people trying to sell you rolex copies and t-shirts. And no they won't ever leave you alone.
Still the gold museums of Bogota [link] and Cartagena were incredible and the Botero museum and numismatic collection were amazing. They also have a great museum at the cathedral Santo Domingo. These things hint at what a grand and rich country Colombia could be but sadly really isn't.

I love the beach and to sea kayak but you could never really relax being hounded by the t-shirt guys endlessly so lame. The food was good though overall that is important.

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I'm heading to Colombia for a few weeks so I won't be able to reply to anyone for a bit. I'll be back in the middle of December,
ciao

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Wow what a fantastic opening for the new Katapult gallery people overflowing out onto the street the place was a alive with energy I was invited to take part in a major art event in Basel with an artist group and sold one work (not sure which one I had already left)
Thank you thank you for all that made it out.
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Everyone in the region please drop by and check out the grand opening of Galerie Katapult GMBH
Young Art Shop
St. Johanns Vorstadt 35
in beautiful Basel
[link]

I was noticed at Arte by the owners of the gallery and they approached me to get involved with their current show at the last minute. So I did and the opening is this weekend
Halloween night at 5pm.

I will be there through the end of the year meaning I have managed to show somewhere every month of this year and a few days shy of 365 days of exhibiting in four countries.
So this has been a record year in all ways possible.

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Also in November I will take part in a group show at the Shilpangan Gallery Dhaka Bangladesh
Nov. 10-17th

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So I am back from Arte sold three works there had a good time met some great artists and caught up with some folks I have not seen for years.
some folks to check out
Stephen Gostt
[link]
and
the lovely Yve Floret
[link]
she produces works by blending wax and pigment.
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I will show at this years Arte Binningen Basel.
Everyone in the region is invited to attend the opening
this Friday at 6:30
Arte08 Binningen 17. - 26. Oktober 2008
16th international artexhibit in Binningen/Basel Switzerland
16. Internationale Kunstaustellung in Binningen bei Basel
Vernissage: Freitag, 17. Oktober 2008, 19.30 Uhr
Öffnungszeiten
Mo-Fr 15 – 20 Uhr, Sa 10 – 20 Uhr, So 10 – 18 Uhr

For more and about the show in London
[link]

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It has been a mad art year five shows, in three countries, tens months of showing, and a whole lot of sales, plus a print project, a couple of newspaper articles, and I'm off to visit Florida and Columbia next month. What a year!

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Just back from London where I had a great time met some wonderful people
saw some amazing things.
for my London Wrap Up
[link]
click here for scenes of the opening
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The show was super a real fun to do. As well I managed to see all sorts of tourist sites (Westminster, Tower of London Tate Modern to name a few)

I have managed to develop a real flap jack problem hoping there is a twelve step program for them or better some shop somewhere in Switzerland where I can find some more.

Click here to see what I displayed and how
[link]

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So I am off to London tomorrow so I won't be online for about a week. If I don't answer a question or reply to a comment etc.. I'm not blowing anyone off
I 'm out of town.

I will take part in this years Islington Art and Design Fair London 3-26th of October.
I will be there from 3-5th of October

[link]

I will give a full review or wrap up on my site
[link]
of course and some special things here as well, as always in the scrap section where I document the goings on of Sanchez Art Werk.

If you are in London and can come out please do I hope to meet quite a few people so drop by and say hi.


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Thanks very much to everyone who made it out for my exhibit at the brand new gallery KF or Kunstforum Safnern Switzerland.[link]

It ran from July to September and featured over 70 works!
Four works sold including this one
[link]
more on that later.

A portion of the space was shared by sculptor Peter Baehler of Nidau.[link]

[link]

Kunst Forum Safnern
Industriestrasse 11 2553 Safnern
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Up next at the Forum Safnern is an all female show Frauen Power (Woman Power) featuring some amazing photo manipulations from
[link]
and five other Watch Valley artists.
Vernissage (opening)October 10th
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Just returned from incredible Macedonia, where I was invited to produce a few works for the Kicevo Art Colony. I was also invited back to stay for the full two weeks next year but will have to of course see how things shape up.
To see more from my website
[link]

A few scenes of the art colony Kicevo. I had a great time working with artists from all over the world and getting to see a little of beautiful Macedonia.
[link]
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As well while in Kicevo I met the amazing artist
Feridun Isiman and did a feature on him for my website check him out
[link]