Piccolo Spoleto Outdoor Art Show - Day 7 - Thursday, June 3, 2010

The Good News is that Mr. Pippin is back for 2010!

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and licking his chops because he knows he is the darling of the Marion Square

This is Mr. Pippin's 3rd year of watching my tent - my friend and tent sitter, Pat Creighton, belongs to him.  I don't know who is the luckier one - Mr. Pippin or Pat.

The Bad News - A Storm Blew Through in the Dead of Night

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and destroyed a tent

Suzanne Clark is a photographer - the frames and photos seem to be okay but the mats are beyond help because they got wet so everything has to be re-framed. A new tent is on the way and should be here tomorrow.  Suzanne is dedicated - the show goes on.

This happened around 2 a.m. - we have security police to protect and guard our art throughout the night - when the storm blew through, they were on the ball and our coordinator was immediately called. She called Suzanne who then called the security police to assess how critical the situation was. Every outdoor art show is a risk - you just try to be as proactive and careful as you can. 

Meanwhile, I'm still working my way through getting all the winners and their art up on this blog.  It's always exciting to me when a pure watercolor painting wins, and Vicki Gates' watercolors are exquisite!

MERIT AWARD

 Vicki Gates for "Spring Tulips"

When I went to find Madeline Dukes, she was sitting in the shade painting but stopped to pose with her award winner:

HONORABLE MENTION

Madeline Dukes for "Sunset Storm"

We're hoping for no more storms and lots of sales - come out and see us this weekend!