Last night’s White Street Art Walk was fantastic! It’s one of the best attended local events so I got to visit with lots of friends and people I see just every so often. My talented and funny photographer friend, Jim, crawled out of the woodwork and took some awesome shots, including the one above. Check out his new blog so you can enjoy his interesting perspective and techniques. By the way, that’s me in back clowning around.
So many kids come to say hi to me, my wonderful neighbor on the porch thought I must be a teacher. I just love kids and I’ve subbed at my godson’s school a bit. I also spend time with those kids at their school facilitating art projects. Other kids in town know me as the face painter. This was the first year I’ve set up my paintings, well, prints, at the White Street Art Walk and not done face painting for the kids. The response was tremendous and I really enjoyed a lot of support. Someone remarked how nice it was to see me out with my real art instead of just painting faces. I really appreciated that.
I also appreciated all the folks who decided to make a piece of my art their own. It’s great to see it heading off to new homes, here and away. I did get to talk to a lot of people about my work and I enjoyed doing so. I learned that most of the people who really like what I do and appreciate the simplicity of my closely focused images are very well educated and interested in creating a life filled with appreciation for the every day. Many live in big cities and it occurred to me last night that while this town is a perfect fit for me to live in, my work seems destined to live in more urban places. I am very pleased to be learning more about my customers and it will help me as I work to promote my work outside the magical bubble of Eureka Springs.
I continue to add new prints to my new shop at Etsy . I almost ran out of business cards last night so today I will revise the design of the old ones and place an order for more. Perhaps some people will find they have a coupon for free shipping on the back of the business card and find their way there. I also need to run by the gallery, Eureka Thyme, take some of the new prints and cards and pick up a check. There are so many business things to care of , it’s a wonder I find time to paint anymore!
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