Piccolo Spoleto Outdoor Art Show

SIGNS that we are near the end of the Art Show:
Marketing ideas:

More marketing communication - "Keep it in front of the Customer":

Best marketing idea - Chris Hill had 3 donuts left today, and tomorrow morning, he will donate a donut to each of his first 3 customers if he still has them (the donuts). So what if they're a day old - it's a free incentive. Other freebies are business cards.

I had my watercolor demonstration today at 11:00 am, and about 11:10, a family of 4 showed up:

The Demo Watchers:
watched the beginning of The Giant Peppers
(Unfinished Demo -11" by 15"):

Artist Hilary Lambert paints contemporary and nostalgic realism. Today she took a break and played Sponge Bob with a stunning abstract!

By 5:45 p.m., Artist Carol Gardner and I are closed up and on our way to Courtyard Art Gallery for the French Quarter Art Walk. The artists at Courtyard are known for our delight in fine art, fine wine, good cheese, interesting conversation, lots of laughter, making sales, and in short, enjoying a good party! Here are some of the Courtyard members present tonight:

Tom Tremaine, Alex Radin, John Stoioff, Lila Tremaine, Judy Jacobs and Yvonne Rousseau

Ray Beacham, Art Walk Wine Pourer and ID Checker Extraordinaire is the husband of Helen Beacham, one of Courtyard's artists, who was out of town to attend the birth of their exquisite new granddaughter. Besides being a new granddaddy, Ray is also one of the "twins" - it seems that he and Tom Tremaine share the same birthday in July:

Tom is standing; Ray is seated. Happy almost birthday, boys!