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Motorarts - our new website/business #1398001 14/12/2012 10:02 14/12/2012 10:02
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 16,603 Corridor of Uncertainty J Jim_Clennell OP Forum veteran
Jim_Clennell OP Forum veteran J Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 16,603 Corridor of Uncertainty	Well, after much research and a lot of work by MrsC, we have launched our new venture. Motorarts The idea is to combine a love of the beauty of cars with fine art in the form of paintings and photography. Please take a look and let me/us know what you think... We have already had quite a lot of interest from various folks and a few commissions in the offing. The next step is to begin attending events next spring, culminating - hopefully - in a stand at Goodwood. Fingers crossed!

Re: Motorarts - our new website/business [Re: Jim_Clennell] #1398006 14/12/2012 10:24 14/12/2012 10:24
Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 23,301 North Wales Theresa Former Presidentessa Club member 58
Theresa Former Presidentessa Club member 58 Forum Fossil Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 23,301 North Wales	Good luck with the venture Jim

Re: Motorarts - our new website/business [Re: Jim_Clennell] #1398008 14/12/2012 10:30 14/12/2012 10:30
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 16,603 Corridor of Uncertainty J Jim_Clennell OP Forum veteran
Jim_Clennell OP Forum veteran J Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 16,603 Corridor of Uncertainty	Thanks T! Early days, but it would be great if we can combine our passion and making a little cash!

Re: Motorarts - our new website/business [Re: Jim_Clennell] #1398012 14/12/2012 10:37 14/12/2012 10:37
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 5,895 2011 and 2015 FCCUK F1 Champ. B bezzer Forum is my life
bezzer Forum is my life B Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 5,895 2011 and 2015 FCCUK F1 Champ.	Looks very good Jim. Good luck to Mrs C and yourself ......My Boy...... (PB #7)

Re: Motorarts - our new website/business [Re: bezzer] #1398014 14/12/2012 10:45 14/12/2012 10:45
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 4,831 Haslemere, Surrey M Mark_S Forum is my job
Mark_S Forum is my job M Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 4,831 Haslemere, Surrey	Had a look, very professional but a bit too arty/abstract for my taste, but hey it is art! Best of luck with the business. 997 C4S

Re: Motorarts - our new website/business [Re: Jim_Clennell] #1398044 14/12/2012 12:37 14/12/2012 12:37
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 12,295 Sandhurst Begbie Ex El Presidente
Begbie Ex El Presidente I AM a Coop Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 12,295 Sandhurst	Best of luck with it Jim Originally Posted by Jonny - After being taken out at Spa Your car is Usain Bolt with wellies

Re: Motorarts - our new website/business [Re: Jim_Clennell] #1398287 15/12/2012 22:17 15/12/2012 22:17
Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 3,700 burning oil in the alfa whatmoretyres Forum is my job
whatmoretyres Forum is my job Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 3,700 burning oil in the alfa	The background took a while to load Jim, any chance of slimming that down a bit? Smart Fitness and GPS seller

Re: Motorarts - our new website/business [Re: whatmoretyres] #1398421 16/12/2012 18:31 16/12/2012 18:31
Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 8,852 Cambridge & Cotswolds M MeanRedSpider Je suis un Coupé
MeanRedSpider Je suis un Coupé M Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 8,852 Cambridge & Cotswolds	Originally Posted By: whatmoretyres The background took a while to load Jim, any chance of slimming that down a bit? +1 Very slow for me. Looks great otherwise, Jim http://www.alfa.me.uk

Re: Motorarts - our new website/business [Re: Jim_Clennell] #1398499 17/12/2012 08:53 17/12/2012 08:53
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 16,603 Corridor of Uncertainty J Jim_Clennell OP Forum veteran
Jim_Clennell OP Forum veteran J Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 16,603 Corridor of Uncertainty	Hi guys, thanks for the comments. We're looking at the slow loading issue. We use a high resolution image as the background, so Caroline is going to try and slim it down a bit, whilst retaining the richness of the look. Part of the problem has been achieving consistency in the way the colours appear - the background on a MacBook is a creamy, green-blue, whereas on my laptop it's a much colder grey-blue. We'll be trying to sort it out...! We've had a great response from the owner of the Carrera 4S we photographed when we met him at Silverstone. He has been really enthusiastic and has posted links to the images on Pistonheads, which is nice...

Re: Motorarts - our new website/business [Re: Jim_Clennell] #1398536 17/12/2012 14:51 17/12/2012 14:51
Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 6,144 Southampton, Hants Roadking Club member 1809
Roadking Club member 1809 Forum is my life Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 6,144 Southampton, Hants	Loaded fine for me. Any chance you could remove the watermarks, they ruin my prints? "RK's way seems the most sensible to me". ali_hire 16 Dec 2010

Re: Motorarts - our new website/business [Re: Jim_Clennell] #1398539 17/12/2012 15:03 17/12/2012 15:03
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 16,603 Corridor of Uncertainty J Jim_Clennell OP Forum veteran
Jim_Clennell OP Forum veteran J Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 16,603 Corridor of Uncertainty	Thanks for the info, Derek - in fact Caroline has just reduced the resolution of the image so it should load faster, even if the overall effect is a little less crisp than she (as an artist!) would prefer. I could remove the watermarks, but then MrsC would remove certain things I am quite attached to, so perhaps not, eh?!

Re: Motorarts - our new website/business [Re: Jim_Clennell] #1398633 17/12/2012 19:53 17/12/2012 19:53
Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 3,700 burning oil in the alfa whatmoretyres Forum is my job
whatmoretyres Forum is my job Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 3,700 burning oil in the alfa	Loads much faster now Smart Fitness and GPS seller

Re: Motorarts - our new website/business [Re: Jim_Clennell] #1398644 17/12/2012 20:22 17/12/2012 20:22
Joined: May 2006 Posts: 1,855 Birmingham B benje My life on the forum
benje My life on the forum B Joined: May 2006 Posts: 1,855 Birmingham	Maybe just me, but I can't see any address. I know you're legit, but it's one thing I check for when ordering online from an unknown. Just a telephone number is always a little ropey imho.

Re: Motorarts - our new website/business [Re: Jim_Clennell] #1398679 17/12/2012 22:23 17/12/2012 22:23
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 4,831 Haslemere, Surrey M Mark_S Forum is my job
Mark_S Forum is my job M Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 4,831 Haslemere, Surrey	Originally Posted By: Jim_Clennell I could remove the watermarks, but then MrsC would remove certain things I am quite attached to, so perhaps not, eh?! What just like Justin Bieber? Nuts 997 C4S

Re: Motorarts - our new website/business [Re: Mark_S] #1398778 18/12/2012 11:57 18/12/2012 11:57
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 16,603 Corridor of Uncertainty J Jim_Clennell OP Forum veteran
Jim_Clennell OP Forum veteran J Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 16,603 Corridor of Uncertainty	Originally Posted By: Mark_S Originally Posted By: Jim_Clennell I could remove the watermarks, but then MrsC would remove certain things I am quite attached to, so perhaps not, eh?! What just like Justin Bieber? Nuts No, because that is just insane!

Re: Motorarts - our new website/business [Re: Jim_Clennell] #1398828 18/12/2012 17:30 18/12/2012 17:30
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,821 Bath F Fishy_Dave I need some sleep
Fishy_Dave I need some sleep F Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,821 Bath	Very good Jim, I wonder if Stewart Morley (Europa) is still active, he produced some very good motoring art, maybe some potential for reselling? Corvette C6 (manual of course)

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