Buttons and Bows for Christmas Ride

I ordered some cute pin back buttons from Zazzle for CHRISTMAS RIDE. They will be on the website http://www.indiegogo.com/ChristmasRide soon. Also, there is a New Perk on the indiegogo site, for an Anything Goes Open Amount contribution from one dollar on up. It's at the bottom of the page. Pictures of behind the scenes filming of the teaser were added recently.

NEW CONTEST to FILM CHRISTMAS RIDE

CHRISTMAS RIDE, a film project, set in motion a new contest today.  For a five dollar contribution you can vote to have some scenes of this movie made in your state.  The state with the highest number of contributers will see Lights, Camera, Action.  Do it today because there are only 28 days remaining in this campaign.  This project is being run by Karen Francis of Art Promotions.  More about this indiegogo.com campaign here:    http://igg.me/p/100795?a=462433
Thanks so much.

Give a Shout Out for Father's Day on Christmas Ride

Shout it out to the world for FATHER'S DAY. Give a little attention when you contribute $5.00 through the NEW Perk on CHRISTMAS RIDE's page at indiegogo.com.
say "I Love to You" to a Dad, or share a memory in his honor. Visit
http://igg.me/p/100795?a=462433 that's www.indiegogo.com/ChristmasRide.

And then we will put the message on ChristmasRide's facebook page too!
He will know you didn't forget him this year.

TRANSLATIONS for CHRISTMAS RIDE on indiegogo

Last night I added translation links to the www.indiegogo.com/ChristmasRidecampaign. The links are at the bottom of the page. You may read the page in

French http://www.artpro.com/FrenchCR.htm

Spanish http://www.artpro.com/SpanishCR.htm

German http://www.artpro.com/GermanCR.htm

Italian http://www.artpro.com/ItalianCR.htm

Dutch http://www.artpro.com/DutchCR.htm

Norwegian http://www.artpro.com/NorwegianCR.htm

I used a computer Free Translation service to prepare these pages. Sometimes you need to wait a moment for the translated page to display. Then raise the border of the page saying you are in the wrong place up, like raising a window shade, and you will see the translation.

When you are watching the video, you may also see what is being spoken as captions if you like and translate it to the language of your choice. You place your cursor, or pointer, on the lower edge of the video and the controls appear. Click on CC over towards the right. Then you will see some options for captions to appear, and what language you want to see displayed. This amazes me that web video companies have created this nearly instantaneous capability.

Please visit CHRISTMAS RIDE today and help us create this film. Thanks.

A Link To CHRISTMAS RIDE Teaser for Real

Please check out this link by clicking on the title in Red. Hopefully, it will work this time.   Would really appreciate your comments and contributions.

See Video Teaser for CHRISTMAS RIDE

 

Click to follow link:   http://www.indiegogo.com/ChristmasRide

Christmas Ride Indiegogo Campaign Begins!

So exciting.  The Christmas Ride indiegogo campaign is up and running now.  Please go there, view the teaser video, leave comments, contribute if you can . .  .  There are lots of artistic perks to read about.  



Here's the Link:   http://www.indiegogo.com/ChristmasRide
And check back often, as new media will be added.

Christmas in May

     Reminder, the Savings code for prints of my work is good through the end of May which is fast approaching.  Enter BRRCMD in the online shopping cart as you check out for the discount to be applied.  You may pay by Pay Pal or credit card. Please drop me an email to let me know of purchases you make.  Thanks.

     Due to the overwhelming outstanding response I am getting on my paintings and art prints, I am now morphing my artistic vision to a larger canvas for a while.  "Christmas Ride" is my third screenplay and unless it sells to a larger production company, Art Promotions is trying to launch it.  Yes, I am becoming an indie filmmaker at last.  With fond memories of producing and hosting  "Heart of the Matter" at Channel 10, FCAC, in Virginia, with other volunteers, I am revisiting moving media.
 
     Last week, Memphis area actors and cameramen filmed scenes for a teaser about "Christmas Ride" which will be up on indiegogo.com in the near future.   There is a lot ABOUT this screenplay on facebook, so visit this page http://www.facebook.com/ChristmasRide  and leave your footprint in the Internet sands by clicking  LIKE US. To do this, click on ABOUT on the left hand side of the page below the poster image.  (The photograph in this image is by Daryl Martin.)  And then click the LIKE that appears on that page at the top right.
      This week editing is in progress on the footage.  I read  on IMDB there are 12,000 films in development at this time!   Which ones will get "Green Lit" and make it to the finish line?  Which ones will you watch in the theatre, download from your satellite TV system,  rent from the DVD companies, or watch on the Internet?  Did I leave any possibilities out?

     Wishing you all a safe Memorial Day Weekend. 

Online Art Auction Fundraiser for an Artist

A friend told me about this online art auction for a good friend of hers:


https://www.facebook.com/HeArtForBev


Bidding continues until May 10th to raise funds for medical expenses.
There are some lovely, very reasonable paintings in this auction. 
You need to click on the Photos album and then you will see the albums marked for the auction.  Leave a comment to bid or follow other instructions indicated.  There are works in the auction by a number of talented artists.  Subject matter includes dogs, roosters, landscapes, roses, etc. 

Special Art Print Pricing in Merry Month of May

(May 4, 2012) Art Promotions offers special pricing on all prints by Karen Francis during the month of May through a secure online shopping website. These fine art works are custom printed as each order comes in. Only the highest quality digital image is used to print. And her authorized print publisher, Fine Art America, includes a thirty day money back satisfaction guarantee on every order. At this time, by entering a special code, BRRCMD at checkout, the purchaser will receive a full 25% off this artist's markup. In fact, a customer will get this discount on every item by this artist in his or her shopping cart with the code. So if a stretched canvas print is selected, along with a poster, and a framed print on paper perfect for an office, the discount will be applied to all items at checkout. Credit cards are accepted. Shop by visiting http://karen-francis.artistwebsites.com/?tab=artworkgalleries and scroll down. Or visit Karen's pages on fineartamerica.com.   Fine Art America ships direct to the purchaser in a very timely manner.   New works are added frequently.   Perhaps the perfect gift for Mother's Day is waiting there. 

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Installed Art at Germantown Community Theatre Today

Fourteen works are on exhibit now at Germantown Community Theatre. I took the art over this morning, opened the wrappings from around the paintings, found the wires and tools and ladder and hung them on the lobby walls. A short five hours later it was time to add the labels and photograph the installation. Everyone there had nice things to say about the artworks. Sales will benefit the theatre by ten percent of the price. And to help make this benefit successful, I rolled the prices way back for the duration of this show through April 29. The paintings may be purchased through the staff at GCT. The stage is set for the opening of Spitfire Grill, the musical this theatre has prepared.

Germantown Community Theatre is located at 3037 Forest Hill Irene Road, (between Poplar and Poplar Pike [which is what Park Ave is called in G.town]), Germantown, TN 38138. The show dates are April 13-29, 2012. The show begins at 7:30 Thursday, 8 pm Friday-Saturday and 2:30 on Sunday. Tickets are $25. for adults, $15. for Seniors and Students, and $10. for kids 12 and under. You can call the Box Office at 901 937-3023 or order tickets online at www.germantowncommunitytheatre.org



This theatre has a big line up for the 2012-2013 season. They will be presenting Steel Magnolias, Twilight of the Gods, Best Christmas Pageant Ever, Quilters, the Musical, A Murder is Announced, and Ruthless the Musical. And, they have a Membership Special now until April 15th for a $25.00 discount off the regular membership rate. Wow! An Adult 7–ticket Package is now only $80.00!!!

And, remember the Art Reception is April 21 from 5 to 7 pm. Please R.S.V.P. if you plan to attend this event at kfrancis427@gmail.com Thanks.

Religious Paintings by Zeitsev

These paintings about the death and resurrection of Jesus are by Nicholas Zeitsev, a contemporary artist who has painted murals in churches all over the world.

Art Reception at Germantown Community Theatre April 21

Some of my paintings will be displayed in Germantown, TN April 13-29, 2012, in conjunction with the theatrical performance of  Spitfire Grill musical at the Germantown Community Theatre. The reception is planned for Saturday, April 21, 5 to 7 PM.


Please R.S.V.P if you are planning to attend at kfrancis427@gmail.com. Sales of the works at GCT during the exhibition window benefit the theatre by ten percent. To see some of the works that will be in this show, visit the GCT Gallery tab from my fineartamerica page.



Address of the theatre:  3037 Forest-Hill Irene Road Germantown, TN  38138   Box office for ticket purchases to Spitfire Grill: 901 754-2680

Slide Show of Art

These works may be purchased with a big variety of framing options at fineartamerica,com
I hope you are able to view this on all browsers and various types of pcs, notebooks, iPads and mobile phone devices. The slide show usually rotates through several images. My home page on Fine Art America is http://karen-francis.fineartamerica.com

A Daylight Savings Time Offer

Just in time for Daylight Savings Time (and that happens this Saturday night March 10 --or at 2:00 am Sunday to be more precise -- when everyone moves their clocks forward an hour in the United States) comes a new time limited offer on the art work called Annapolis Time. See details at http://fineartamerica.com/weeklypromotion.html?promotionid=78917

Happy Leap Year

Ladies, it's your day to propose! Look before you leap and remember, with this art special at least you can return it within 30 days with a money back guarantee if you aren't completely satisfied. http://fineartamerica.com/weeklypromotion.html?promotionid=78607 - Buy a 10.00 x 8.00 stretched canvas print of Karen Francis's Salt and Pepper IC for $45.00. Only 10 prints remaining. Offer expires on 03/05/2012.

New Promotion. Three Days.

http://fineartamerica.com/weeklypromotion.html?promotionid=78201 - Buy a 10.00 x 8.00 stretched canvas print of Karen Francis's Moving On for $55.00. Only 5 prints remaining. .Offer expires on 02/27/2012.,