Fellow painter and friend, Teri Cremer has invited me to join her for awhile in her Corner Studio at UVAA. THANK YOU TERI!!! So today I moved some of my furniture in and got ready to paint. I’m excited about this opportunity. Teri’s studio is beautiful and I hope she enjoys me as her temporary roommate!
You can see my drafting table, cart & stool in this photo. I’ll be there a couple of times per week, so if you are in the area give me a call to see if I’m there painting. 
I had a great time at the Salem Art Fair this last weekend. The weather was nice, cloudy and a little muggy, but overall very pleasant. This was my first time at the festival and it was fun to see all the activities involved. Friday kicks off with a great children’s parade. A clown was by our booth for most of the day making balloon animals for the kids. Saturday had a large attendance with lots of good food and music. Sunday was a little quieter and more relaxed which gave me more time to talk with people and see other artists. There were over 200 artist booths there and about 40 painters, so there was a lot to see!
One highlight of the weekend was meeting a long-lost friend of Nick’s, Hildy and her husband Randy. Hildy lived at the commune that Nick’s family had in the late 60’s and early 70’s (a story for another time). She was one of the first and most well-known tie-dye artists and had a shop in the Haight and Ashbury area. It was nice to meet her and I hope to get together and hear some of her stories and see photos of her work. (No, she doesn’t wear tie-dye anymore!)
To all the people that I met, don’t hesitate to keep in touch. A big thank you to my new collectors. I appreciate your support and hope you enjoy the paintings! Also thanks to the staff and volunteers who made it a wonderful art fair.
Tomorrow I leave for Salem to set up and get ready for this weekend’s art fair. Which means today is the last day to finish paintings and framing. We’ll see how many I can finish at the last minute! I’ve been working on a few abstracts and hope to get a landscape done today. Then I need to print out some brochures, get my supplies ready and start packing.
I’m really looking forward to the event. This will be the largest art festival that I have participated in and I’m very excited! The weather is supposed to be warm and sunny so attendance should be good. It will be a great weekend!
Here’s some info on the event…
Salem Art Fair
& Festival Hours
Friday & Saturday,
July 20 & 21
10 am – 7 pm
Sunday, July 22
10 am – 6 pm
The Salem Art Association is located in the Bush Barn Art Center in Bush’s Pasture Park:
600 Mission Street Southeast
Salem, OR 97302
Tel: (503) 581-2228
Traveling north or south on I-5:
Take Exit 253 (Mission Street)
Head west approximately 2.6 miles on Mission Street
Bush’s Pasture Park is located on the left side (south side) of Mission Street
Parking
- On side streets around the park, where available
- Several downtown parking structures are available.
- Shuttle Service provided by Cherriots from the downtown Transit Mall and South Salem High School. Shuttle departs approximately every 10 minutes from 10:00 am – 10:00 pm, Friday and Saturday and from 10:00 am – 7:00 pm on Sunday.
