Posts from — June 2007

I’ve been putting in a lot of hours at jhP lately, so I haven’t spent as much time in the studio as I would like. But I plan on making up for it this weekend! I am starting to work on paintings for my next show at the Lawrence Library in August. I hope to have 5 new pieces ready, but I’ve got a couple of commission pieces that I need to fit in there . . . so we’ll see!
I have several charitable events coming up in the next 2 months – "Works of Heart" for the Family Service and Guidance Center, "The Grape Escape" for the Topeka Performing Arts Center, and the second annual Boots & Bling at the Kansas State Fair to benefit the House of Capper. I’ll post more about each event as they get closer.

Wow! It was a scorcher this weekend! Despite the heat, Brandon and I still had a great art weekend at the Town Art Show! We had the opportunity to meet and talk with lots of art lovers and fellow artists. It was also nice to see several familiar faces from last year’s event!

Friday – Brandon & I arrived in Leawood safely and got our booth setup in quick fashion. We are starting to become pretty efficient at setup, like a well-oiled machine. I took a short break from the action at the art fair that evening to visit the home of Karen in Leawood. She is commissioning a 3-panel series to hang in the North windows of her family room. I am excited to start working on the sketches!

Saturday – It was a long, hot day with very little breeze, but it didn’t really seem to affect the crowd. There were lots of visitor’s to my booth, and Brandon passed out lots of business cards.

Sunday – On the last day of the show, Sally from Leawood purchased Bloom 1 and Flower Garden. She is also going to pull together some color samples for me to do a commission piece for her bedroom.

Our booth neighbors this year were awesome! Both glass artist Laurie Mellenbruch and photographer Paul Bonnichsen, local Kansas City artists with lots of experience showing their artwork at fairs, offered lots of great tips and insights to the art fair process.

To see photos from the weekend, visit the Town Art Show Gallery.

I finally had a chance to photograph the Terry Maxwell watercolor piece that Brandon and I purchased a couple of weeks ago.

I will have a booth at the Town Art Show this weekend, June 15-18.  My booth will be located in front of the Coldwater Creek store.

This will be my sophomore effort at this show, and I am hoping that it goes well. Brandon and I are both really looking forward to a weekend in Kansas City, and to getting back into “art mode”. If the weather cooperates, it will make for a great weekend!

Last year we met a lot of cool artists. My booth was beside a photographer named Tim (from Texas), and by a jeweler (from Leawood) that had the most exotic beads I had ever seen.  I can’t remember her name, but her beadwork was very memorable.

If your looking for something to do this Father’s Day Weekend, visit me at the Town Art Show!

Click here for the Map & Artist List.

 

I got a phone call from Lance Johnson, organizer of the Upstage Gallery in the old Jayhawk Theatre building in downtown Topeka. He invited me to be the featured artist for December. I will post more information as the date gets closer.