AIS Show

AIS Show

  Thank you to AIS Pres- Debra Joy Groesser,

the AIS V.P.- Cheryl St. John.

and especially the show chair  Becky Joy

for hosting a fantastic show.

They had arranged a demo by Clayton Beck,

workshops, paint outs, museum tours, 

presentations on materials and marketing

and a great opening.

There were so many wonderful paintings there

that I couldn't even pick a favorite to vote for in the

peoples choice award.

 I met so many

artists and hopefully made some new friends along the way.

My experience couldn't have been any better.

Plus red dots are always exciting!

For party pics click here.

Thanks for following along!

Show Time

Show Time:)

Time to ship Porch Swing off to Abend gallery

for the AIS show.

You can click here to see a list of the exhibiting artists or

visit the American Impressionist Society website.

While in Europe I didn't have access to these great shipping boxes.

Shipping overseas made them super expensive so I 

always made my own.

One of the many reasons I love being back in the states!

I chose the Airfloat Strong Box.

It was really easy to pack and cut out the center foam panel

to give the painting a soft comfy place to snuggle in 

for the ride.

Friends tell me these boxes really hold up well and if you have

any comments about this, I'd love to hear them.

Thank you for following along and viewing my paintings.

Inspired

Porch Swing 12 x 12 oil on board

This painting was accepted into the

American Impressionist Society 

15th

 Annual National Juried Exhibition 

Abend Gallery, Denver Colorado 

October 2 – November 1, 2014 

Saying I'm excited to be in this show would be an

understatement.  I'm THRILLED!

If I had a bucket list this would be on it!

I was inspired to paint this after visiting my new friend

Dena Wenmoh who lives close by.

She is a wonderful artist and runs world class workshops

that you can check out here:

http://www.wenmohsranch.com/

Thoughts about competitions:

My feeling is that the most important thing

about painting is to be inspired and enthusiastic

about your own personal journey.

That being said, the occasional external validation

does feel encouraging! 

Yippie!

Thanks for viewing my art and following my blog,

comments are welcomed.