Marine Artist – Ribbon of Blue by Deborah Chapin

Original art are all on linen canvas and one of a kind paintings by the artist.

Deborah is a long time professional artist who has lectured at the Smithsonian American Art Museum on color and plein air painting and has exhibited her works in museums worldwide.  For more information about the artist see her online portfolio of fine art and her cv/biography

About the Artist: My Online Studio is an extension of my studio. When you enter you are entering my studio but without the housekeeping. I offer fine art in original oil paintings on linen and also canvas prints of favorite original pieces. Most of my originals in the past 20 years have been painted en plein air ( on location) I have lectured and made film presentation at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, exhibited at the Carrousel du Louvre, and museums through out the world see by exhibition history at Exhibition History
The next 30 years I expect to be doing a combination of unusual water portrait work and collector’s favorite, my beach scenes with people. If you have questions feel free to ask.
For more information see

https://gallery.deborahchapin.com/exhibition-history-of-35-years-in-paint-by-deborah-chapin/

I invented the blue dot reserve for collectors who saw a painting at the show preview that they wanted to purchase.  So if you see something online but want to come see it in person first or bring a spouse or friend to see the piece before purchasing just contact me a let me know and I will put a blue dot on the piece and give you right of first refusal.   Blue dots were applied on a first come first serve basis.  Once the show starts or if someone else wanted to buy the piece the blue dot collector had the right to purchase the piece or the blue dot was removed and the next purchaser was free to purchase.  This I will call you or text you to notify you.  This eliminates a lot of acrimony when collectors are vying for the first dibs on paintings.

My first experience with this phenomenon was at the Greenwich Workshop Galleries shows during a “Of Ships and the Sea” exhibit when Graham Stiles who was the director at the time.   He had a number of collectors come in for an early preview for work and those collectors would be able to buy paintings during the preview.   While that’s great for the artist and the gallery it isn’t particularly fair to novice collectors who would be furious when at the opening they saw red dots.  So the blue dot eliminates this problem and everybody relaxes a little.   All is more fair and open and anyone can put their blue dot on a piece to hold it while they bring their spouse, aunt and uncle and whomever and that way they know they’re sure of their purchase.   Also, they are given right of first refusal but if they don't purchase new collectors still have an option to buy.  A collector does have to buy it within the first 15 minutes of the show with a preview blue dot.  Collectors could also use the blue dots during the show openings and they would be able to browse the whole show and then come back and buy the piece..  If someone else was interested in the interim and I called out and say who’s blue dot is this and they’re not there they lose out but they’ve been given a fair shot and most the time it works out really well for everybody.   Everyone gets what they need and they want and then the next round those collectors that didn’t come to the preview and put a blue dot on a piece are aware that they can do it and so then they do.

This piece is a special introduction piece for a new series. I give special consideration to collectors who lead the way on buying a new series