Here are two new prints...actually I did them afew weeks ago, but I framed them for my street show and then forgot that I could still make some nice prints of them. The ones at the top made wonderful prints but alas, the third on did not. It's interesting and sometimes frustrating how somethings translate so well into prints and some don't. The third one below looks much better in real life because the moon is a bright silver textured paper and the bushes are drawn on a transparent green tissue. Neither of these things lend themselves to the computer or prints. If you have any helpful suggestions let me know.
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click to enlarge As far back as I can remember I've been happiest when I'm out in the woods, following one trail or another, or making my own. Today the sun was dazzling and all the colours were so bright they were almost glowing. In the winter, the world becomes much more monochromatic. I love all the seasons, but when you live in Canada, you really appreciate weather like this! Last Sunday was the first Artists' Alley of the year. This is the event where I madly try and get my art framed and then haul it all out to the street for people to see. My friend, Lisa and my husband John also participated. I can see from this picture all the things wrong with my booth...sign too small...a mish-mash of different things for hanging...art too far back in booth. If any of you are experienced art showers, I wouldn't mind hearing constructive criticism. Lisa gave me the black grid wall and it was by far the easiest to manage. I think I'll try and get more. Here's Lisa in her booth concentrating sooo hard on her lino block! My husband, John, was even less prepared than I was. However, he came up with the wackiest ideas. When he told me he was going to do "paint the bronze poodle", "art on a stick" and "pay for paint by numbers", I thought I'd better get a booth veeery far away. I have to hand it to him though. It was the most original and entertaining booth by far and everyone loved it! The next Artist Alley is July 18th. Now that I have my art framed, I can think about improving my booth. I don't think I could carry off "paint the poodle". I'll leave that to the professionals, but I will try and make my booth a little more interesting!
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