Busy Summertime Stuff

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So to clarify, I am not copying Marge's paintings to sell, but am doing my own 5x5s.  I only painted one of Marge's along with her video to learn her way of doing it. I don't even know if I'll get into the HH Show but I want to be ready if I do.  Also we have an opportunity here at SCR to show and sell in November.

The ones above are 3-9x12s which can be sold separately or together.  They are painted on canvas with acrylics, totally my design and composition.  I plan on framing them the same so that they can be sold as a triptych or individually.

To the right is an ocean scene I did on a 5x5" piece of wood.  I actually did 3 of these however when I decided to put them in frames I found they were not cut correctly and two of them were ruined when I tried cutting them to fit.  This is the only one that remains, and it can only be custom framed, so my paintings will be done on 5x5" aqua board which I can frame easily.

Busy, busy here in my small home studio.  I have some time though, so maybe I can squeeze in a few other chores that I have in mind for this summer:  paint the living room, put the sofa that is in the kitchen into the living room and vice versa, prune more of the trees in the yard, do some replanting in the garden, attend a few 2nd Saturdays in Downtown, clean the shutters, etc.

Post High Hand

At the High Hand Exhibit, I was handed a little information sheet about "Steampunk" a Victorian Holiday Faire that is happening in November, 26th and 27th again at HH.  I was told by the organizer that I would be invited to attend once again.

Excited for another great and fun opportunity, Allie and I began discussing small art for a show that is just before Christmas with an old world charm theme.  Enter Marge Kinney.  Allie found her on YouTube with all of her video tutorials for doing smalls.  Above is almost an exact copy of what she does on small 5x5" pieces of wood, mostly ocean scenes in Laguna Beach, and I have actually seen her work at the Art-A-Fair in past years.  Donna bought a few if I remember correctly, maybe it was Mom.

Anyhoo, Allie and I began our art frenzy doing smalls looking forward to November and the High Hand show.

High Hand Art Fest

So look at me!  This is High Hand Artfest.  A participant on the first weekend in April, I had a wonderful time showing, demonstrating and selling a few pieces of art.

The vendors at this event were so talented, friendly, and just happy people.  High Hand Gallery chose a very diverse group of artists for this show.  There was silver and copper jewelry, watercolor art, pastel art, glass and metal wind chimes, hand made furniture, iron works, oil paintings, my acrylic paintings, even Chinese original origami work, etc etc.  It was faboooolassssss!

AND we were all demonstrating our skills.  As I was pasting my collage pieces onto paper, I could hear in the background Becky pounding her copper into bracelets and earrings, I could see Sally creating her wonderful silver earrings, and hear the chatter of artisans explaining their processes to the interested people wandering the aisles of the space.

Everyone was so friendly.  A bunch of my pals came to see what I was up to, and some special neighbors came by also.  Girlfriend Allie kept me company practically the whole two days, and she sold so much of my work.

I sold "Margot's Bouquet" which is a large mixed media.

My buddy and facial expert Deb bought it.  She loves it and had to have it...love that girl!

Here are a couple of the $20 small pieces on paper that went like hot cakes!  Well, maybe not hot...but semi-warm for sure.  

Road to Mendocino

Clear Lake Trees

From Above