Featured Zibbeter - Prankearts
With great pleasure Zibbet would like to introduce you to a truly “fine artist” with over 100 paintings in his Zibbet shop. Richard Pranke works magic with oils, acrylics and mixed media.
You will truly enjoy Prankearts if you pour a cup of your favorite beverage, sit back, relax, take some well deserved time and look at all his paintings. Savor them slowly.
Enjoy your own private art gallery viewing and we’re sure you’ll find a masterpiece you cannot live without. Please enjoy the interview, leave Richard a comment, and then use the Share tools to “Spread the Zibbet Love.”
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Tell us a bit about yourself?
I was born into a family of artists, musicians now at four generations of creativity including my two sons Jared and Spencer. My Grandpa was a professor of the arts in Germany and my Dad was a great Canadian landscape painter and a jazz drummer.Since a boy in my dad’s studio, I have been painting all my life and have been professional for over 35 years. For me painting is my passion and I have to create something daily.
I live with my wife in the country on a lake surrounded by nature and all of what life can visually offer an artist. I am the arist and with a background in marketing runs over 100 web sites all based on Prankearts creations.
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Apart from being ‘creative’ what do you do?
I am a cabinetmaker, store display designer, commercial and industrial renovator and work close with the folding carton industry on special needs production planning.
I love to take on home design projects using all kinds of different materials. -
What inspires you to do the kind of work you do?
The very essence of this beautiful planet is enough to go on forever.
I was on the road yesterday and the sun, a ball of bright yellow orange was rising between a stand of maple trees and I slowed down to capture the image in my mind and will be one of my next paintings.
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Do you look up to anyone? Who? Why?
Naturally my Dad who gave me everything possible to be the artist I am today.
Next would be Canada’s Group of seven and in particular Tom Thompson.
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What other passions do you have in your life?
Music and history. I studied classical music on the French horn and switched to jazz on trumpet. In the 80’s I played guitar and keyboards in a band called Rick Stella and the brilltones……. Fun times LOL. I drive my poor wife crazy with my endless collection of Civil war series and history movies watching them over and over…God bless her.
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What do you like most about Zibbet?
We like the ease of working with our studio and sleek look.
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What ‘new’ things would you like to see added to Zibbet?
Batch editing sounds good. Languages for different countries.
More choice in categories for artists when adding an item such as Impressionism, Floral…
Graphs in the stats section and keywords used.
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How do you promote your work?
We use twitter, facebook, flicker, google plus and with 100 web sites and galleries each drives the next to one venue or the other.Directories and the rest is word of mouth.
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How would you recommend other Zibbeters make the most of Zibbet.com?
Link, link, link. ..connect with each other cross promote.
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In the future I’d like to be…
In a Winnebago travelling and painting.
Tags: Featured Zibbeters, Prankearts
Great story! Nice to meet you Richard Pranke! Your paintings are brilliant…I love the fisherman! Wishing you much success and happiness in 2012!
Wow!! Lovely to meet you Mr. Richard Pranke - what a stellar interview! Your paintings are absolutely breath-taking! I have to agree with Norma - that fisherman is tugging at my heartstrings. :o)
Wonderful artist…and wonderful interview! Enjoyed both:)
Fantastic interview! So nice to meet you Mr Pranke…opening so right, your paintings are a great place to get lost for awhile!! All the best to you and your family!
wow. that is all I can say about your work.
so nice to learn a little about the man behind the paintings!
~Rebecca
Hi Richard, it’s great to meet you! Your paintings are all wonderful and true works of art. I am in love with your outdoor cabin/barn type scenes. I wish you much success in the future.
Dawn
So nice to meet you Richard. Your paintings are a pleasure to behold. I especially like ‘Birches Skyward’. Best wishes for much success on Zibbet. Vicki
Beautiful work & great interview! A great showcase of a fantastic artist!
I loved reading your interview and your work is beautiful. And you are amazing at marketing too.
I went through your whole shop, I would hate to have to pick one. The fall and winter scenes are breath taking. As much as I don’t like winter I always go for those pics. Wishing you much success.
You are truly so very talented!
Stunning work. Best wishes for many sales!
This is a wonderful interview, featuring a very talented, prolific artist who it appears may have a lot to offer all of us in the form of business advice as well. It’s a shame there isn’t a link within this article to his Zibbet studio. If I missed it, please let me know.
Ah - there it is - I found it!!
Richard, I absolutely adore your work. So glad to have you here on Zibbet and sharing a wonderful community of up-and-coming and matured artists. I look forward to seeing more of your work!
Thank you so much all for your kind comments!My wife Line is really
the web master and market genius working tirelessly to put our works
out there. She also reps other artists on the web so many thanks to Line!
Richard, thank you for sharing your story and bringing your extraordinary talent to Zibbet… : )
Wow, I could get lost for hours staring into the soul of these paintings. You are a true talent.
And, let’s hear it for the guys! Great to see another male get featured so close to mine. Men of Zibbet making their presence felt!
Awesome, congrats!
Richard,
Enjoyed looking at your Paintings. Very vibrant colors. Amazing and beautiful work.
Arlene Haner
Nice to meet you Richard & what beautiful paintings you have! Just a wonderful experience looking through your shop! Nancy
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again ~ I love Richard’s work!
Nice to bump into you here too, Richard. Happy painting!