Making Lots of Art

I  have  some  new  art  to  show  and  tell  here.   I'm  getting  ready  for  my  summer  show  season--just  waiting  to  hear  back  from  each  show.   The  application  process  for  art  shows  is  not  my  favorite  part.   Each year--all  new--you  have  to  re-submit  your  application  with  your  art  photos,  and  then  wait,  wait,  wait  to  see  if  you  'get  in  the  show'.  Some  of  these  shows are  not  easy  to  be  a  part  of   (lots  and  lots  of  very  talented  artists   apply ),  and  I  never  know  what  my  real  schedule  is  until  usually   April.

But, never mind  about all of  that--some  new  art  to  show--

 

Hydrangeas  on  a  cupboard  door  (tired  of  looking  at  snow  all  the  time!)

..a  new  owl

...and  my  latest  new  subject  to  paint--Fish--with  a  touch  of  whimsy  :-)

And  this  week  I  did  good  at  the  cigarette  shop  here--

5  very  nice  wooden  cigar  boxes  for  just  $1.00  each--great  deal!!

Here's  one  of  them  brought  back  to  life--

....with  canceled  postage  stamps  collaged  on  it--love  taking  the  old  and  making  it  all  brand  new  again  (don't  think  this  box  will  be  used  for  cigars  : )

And  another new  box--using  my  favorite  new  technique  (see  last  post)

And   more  art  on  the  way  for  at  least  one  certain  show--it's  already  listed  on  my  sidebar--in  June--in  Fairport,  New  York  (Rochester  area).   That's  where  I  list  my  show  schedule--there  will  be  more!

Fairport Canal Days

That's where I was this weekend--Fairport, NY --a great little town or village as they refer to it there, just outside of Rochester.  This is one of my favorite shows, because I love this town.  It's right on the Erie Canal.

They have a lift bridge there--an angled one--from what I understand, there's not many of them still being used in the country.  Every once in a while, you would here the horn go off alerting everyone that the bridge was going to be  lifted for the tour boat or ferry  that's passing underneath--

I was able to catch it when they were lifting it for the tour boat

But let me back up from the beginning.  My employee (aka husband) and I got there bright and early Saturday morning at 6:00 AM to set up my tent and display.  And my tent is not a pop up tent--it's the kind you have to build from the bottom up--a very sturdy durable tent, that I swear by, and it was certainly tested this weekend, let me tell you, but it came through for me as it always does.  Saturday the weather was warm and fairly sunny, but the problem was the wind, not breeze, but WIND!

The show was set up all over the town (the street shows are my favorite).  I was in this parking lot--

Ready for the show--

A couple more "praintings' that I did last week for the show--

 I have to say, that I've been very successful since I've "debuted" my ladies, which makes me very happy.  You know how you get a little nervous when you introduce your new work to the public--wondering how they'll react to it--it's been very positive!! 

So after the initial rush (I did very well), I took a little walk to take photos, but it was a little tricky, because of this--

It was packed!!

Bayou Billy's--My husband's favorite place to eat!

Some really cool artists there too!

And the town itself  has the greatest little shops there--

So when you do these outdoor shows, the real boss is Mother Nature. After Saturday's 35-40 mph wind gusts. This is what she doled out on Sunday--

A nice, rainy, gloomy, COLD (especially when you only brought sandals and light-weight clothes  with you, because the weather on Friday morning called for it to be in the 70's all weekend)  day : )

But the sun did come out--YAY!!-- at 5:00 exactly, and I 'll give you one guess to when the show was over!!