HONORABLE MENTION
TTyler Blanton for "Jester"
I've been unsuccessful coordinating with Tyler Blanton to get her picture with her award-winning painting "Jester" so above is Jester sans Tyler.
It's been really hot and humid, but that doesn't bother Rick Reinert who has his fan going full strength, classical music playing because you'll find him doing what he loves and what he's so good at - painting plein air!
If you happen to wander through Marion Square during the art show, you'll find free demonstrations each day at 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. and during the week when it's slower, you'll probably come across "spontaneous" demos like Rick's above.
About 11:30 today, with no warning, it began to pour rain. It was such a surprise that many of us were soaked. We sprang into action - some artists like Sabine Alvacade below are more prepared than others...
Artist Carol Gardner tried creating a drainage system:
Artist Christine Crosby was soaked because she ran over to help a neighboring artist save their art but she had customers who got trapped in her tent and made her happy because they bought a painting:
Artist Lynne Hardwick also got caught in the rain but her hair will dry naturally curly and look like she just walked out of the hair salon.
The ground in my tent was one big mud hole, so I went to the big fountain to wash my feet and my shoes and then go to the car to get my umbrella so maybe it wouldn't rain again. And I decided to take my time and go through the Passing Notions? multi-media show, an Artist on Fire offering and officially sponsored by the Piccolo Spoleto Festival right across the street from Marion Square.
I walked into airconditioning and someone playing the grand piano. The first person I ran into was Mr. Artist on Fire himself, Alex Radin:
AAlex Radin - Artist in Passing Notions? and Co-Founder with his wife Sara of Artist on Fire
He was also one of the volunteers for the day. A renaissance man for certain!
This is the first time I've ever been in two major art shows during the 17 day festival. I've been in the outdoor juried art show for 15 or so years, and I considered it a huge honor to be asked to be in the Passing Notions show. I found that preparing for both shows simultaneously required a level of dedication, determination and time management that I've never had to deal with before - in addition to working 30 hours a week doing corporate paralegal work.
It has been one an exhilarating experiences of my life. I especially liked the freedom to choose my theme and title, to create a body of larger works and to move in a direction with my artwork that I've wanted to go for several years. I've loved every minute of it, except maybe when one piece (4'x4') of a triptych accidentally fell on my toe...
Today, suddenly I was given a window of time to walk in and go through the show at my own pace, engaging and responding to all the artwork, including the films. Each person must experience the show for themselves, So, I took off my shoes and started at the beginning...
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