Finally! On To The Book...

Hello Everyone!  I am please to announce that all the remaining prints have been successfully shipped out.  So the remaining recipients will be receiving their rewards shortly.  It has been a long and arduous process with many a pitfall but we made it this far.  Thank you all for your patience.

I have been notified of a couple issues regarding certain packages and have resolved them quite easily.  If anyone else does not receive their rewards by the end of next week please let me know.  Also, if there are any problems with your reward, again, please let me know.

All that is left now is to proceed to compiling the final compilation book containing all of your various art pieces.  It's been almost a year since we embarked on this journey together (funding period ended successfully on May 6, 2012), and the anniversary is coming up.  I hope to have the book completed soon and ready for order.  For those of you who contributed at the higher reward levels, you will be receiving a signed version of the book with my personal thanks and signature hand written within.  For those of you who are interested, the book will be available for order.  I will have more details, links and prices available as the compilation and production of the book nears completion.

Thank you all once again for your patience and your support.

In other good news, I have officially updated my personal portfolio website and it now contains a special section dedicated exclusively to the art work from The People Project.  So be sure to check out my site and take a look at your respective pictures as well as everything else that I've got up there!  www.TanalBarakat.com

Cheers!

Long Overdue Update!

Hello people of "The People Project"!  It's been a while I know but have no fear, I have updates for you.

It's official, I've finally finished sending out all the 8x11 inch paper prints to those of you who donated at that particular reward level.  Yay.  I'm currently still sending out the various canvas rewards which more time consuming process due to size variation and proper packaging, but that will be done shortly.  For those paper and canvas rewards that have already been sent, I have tracking numbers courtesy of the United States Postal Service which I can provide upon request.  Just email me to let me know if you'd like yours in order to track your package.  Obviously, the rewards that haven't been sent will not have a tracking number as of yet but we will change that shortly (after I mail them ;).

Once the mailing of the rewards is complete, you can all look forward to the final published compilation book of all the paintings from this project.  More updates about that soon so stay tuned!

Last Batch of 2013!

(For dramatic effect, please listen to this song while reading the rest of the post, thank you: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GwjfUFyY6M)

My friends, it has finally happened.  Yes, it has been a long and winding journey, but we actually made it.  Phase One of "The People Project" has finally been completed!

For those of you who don't know, phase one refers to the painting/creation phase of the project, and I have just now completed the last batch of the pictures for the project.  The shock has yet to settle in for me.  I've been working on these babies since before I even began the fundraising for "The People Project" back in April 2012.  And now, many moons later, I have finally finished painting.

I want to thank you all for your support and patience, your kind words and loving compassion.  I seriously could not have come this far without you all.  We've come quite a ways together. 

However, this is only the first leg of the journey, and my work is not yet finished.  The next phase consists of continuing to verify mailing addresses and ship out canvases as well as finally beginning compiling images and organizing the final compilation book in which all the paintings from The People Project will be featured in.  I know I'm looking forward to finishing that phase as well.  The book of course will be available for purchase.  Details are soon to follow.

But, for now, let's just celebrate the completion of the last batch of paintings.  I hope you all enjoy them as much as I did making them.  Celebrate good times!

First Batch of 2013!

We have the first batch of art pieces for the new year as the painting phase of the project is nearing its end.  My estimate is that the next post will be the last batch of paintings for the picture phase of "The People Project". Yay!

It's been a long hard road filled with many new learning experiences and growth.  I've enjoyed every minute of it, but it's not over yet.  I will save the emotional speech and thanks after I finish the first phase of this project and begin phase 2 of the project... compiling the paintings into book-form!

Some of you may be wondering why you have not received your paintings yet.  I have put a hold on shipping until I finish the remaining few donor pictures so that I can devote my full attention to them as I get closer to winding this phase up, especially since I have increased my production rate.  I will continue verifying addresses and mailing rewards within the next couple weeks depending when I finish the painting phase.  Thank you all for your patience.  We artists can be fussy and hard to deal with so your understanding is greatly appreciated.

And now, without further babbling on my part, I give you the latest pieces for "The People Project".  Enjoy!

Merry Belated Christmas and a Premature Happy New Year!

Well, so much for finishing before the new year.  I may have set an unrealistic goal, however there are only a few pieces left before we move onto the next phase of the project.  For the next few days I will be locking myself in and working like a mad man on the remaining few pieces.  After that I will finish shipping out the final pieces and begin work on the compilation book.  We're fast approaching the end my friends, it's only a matter of time.

In the mean time, I have two of the latest completed pieces for "The People Project" below. Please enjoy!

And while I continue working, I'd like to wish you all a very merry belated Christmas, happy holidays, and a happy new year!

It's the season...

Happy Holidays everyone.  I have a lovely painting for you all today, but before we go into that... I just want to extend my deepest sympathy and condolences to the families and people affected by the events that transpired in Newtown, Connecticut last Friday.  I can only imagine what those people are going through and my thoughts are with them.

This week's painting is one my more tranquil and subtle works based on a heartwarming picture sent to me by one of my good friends who contributed to the project.  It was a pleasure and an honor to make this picture, and relevant in light of recent events.  I present to you the latest addition to "The People Project".

December, the Home Stretch

So we have the first posted update of December.  Happy Holidays everyone! I must say that we've come a long way.  I tried finishing three pieces for this update but only managed to really complete  two, with a third one on the way.  I'll probably post the third on up in a few days once I'm happy with it.

The goal is still to have the majority of the remaining pieces wrapped up by the new year.  Then we can start on the book!!  For those of you still waiting to receive your finished painting, you will be hearing from me in the next few weeks, (probably later in December) about verifying your shipping addresses for mailing purposes.

And now, the latest two lovely pieces for "The People Project":