In recent weeks, Chartier has been able to sell several pieces of art online auction-style with all money going back to the original artist.
Rather than simply writing a cheque, however, the goal is to fulfill their needs such as clothing, medication, or Tim Horton’s gift cards.
“Say a painting sells for $30. I tell the person you have $30, what would you like me to buy?”
Two artists, Richard and Louis, have been working on putting together a 32-page colouring book that should be ready towards the end of the year.
“One of them does very, like, tribal-looking work, lots of animals and Aztec-type drawings. The other one does a lot of abstract circles and shapes and stuff like that. It’s quite a unique book and it’s got a few different designs in it.”
The book will be geared more towards an adult audience in terms of complexity.
The colouring books sell for $20 each, and depending on publishing costs, at least $15 from each copy will go directly to the artists.
After being listed on their Facebook page for less than a day, Chartier tells LNN that more than 70 books have been pre-ordered so far.
More details can be found the Resilient Art YQL Facebook page. The colouring book can be ordered by emailing [email protected]
