Well, today was the last "official" day of the 2016 Piccolo Spoleto Outdoor Art Exhibition - the Piccolo Spoleto Finale was held at Hampton Park tonight! However, many of us will be exhibiting tomorrow and will slowly take down, pack up and say our goodbyes until the 2017 show.
You have not missed your chance! Come to Marion Square between 10 a.m. and 2-3 p.m. and we all be glad to help you choose an artwork to buy!
Today was exciting - the Annual Piccolo Spoleto Outdoor Art Exhibition Red Solo Cup Race (think Belmont Stakes - it's close) began the last hour of the show - at 5:00 p.m. Line-up below:
The crowds began to mass and then went wild as the racers were announced - we had such esteemed names as "Two Shades Jackson" (Daryl Knox - he ran holding an umbrella) - we are unsure if Two Shades came in 2nd or 3rd (you must understand - there is so much excitement - lots of laughter - lots of tears, but mostly mass confusion that it's difficult to be clear about some of this race). The general consensus is 2nd - that Two Shades beat out Bat-Kid Bob (Bob Graham) who was highly handicapped because he was running and pulling Hoof-Hearted (Scott Penegar) in some kind of wagon. First Place went to the late comer "Fit for a Lady" (Sabine Avcalade). Per the official race rules, last year's winner, Steven Hyatt, had to be handicapped, so he ran with just-turned-five Judah Radin on his back - both Steven and Judah ran with purple masks, but most people figured out who they were. One of the real stars was Neriah Radin who stunned her parents and everyone else by "running like the wind" and I believe may have led the race but could not be an "official" runner because she is not a PSOAE Artist (her father, Alex Radin is in the show), but THE PRESS caught her in an unguarded moment, resting her feet and adorned with ribbons below:
Her father, Alex, would have been eligible to run the race but he was too busy being the bookie and settling bets of funny money:
Your artist blogger, a/k/a THE PRESS, had no pictures of the race because she was busy videotaping it. Unfortunately, she did not realize her iPhone was out of video memory. Such are the very real unexpected pitfalls of an on-the-scene Ace reporter. Better luck next year.
To close out the official last day of the show, I'm posting Artist Sheryl Stalnaker's stunning portrait of my cat, Princess Mittens (a/k/a The Diva, P. Mittens, Mitts, the Mittster, etc.). Sheryl and I traded original art about 5 years ago but I never chose my piece from her until last year when I gave her a picture of P. Mittens and said I wanted her to paint P. Mittens' portrait. Sheryl paints in oil with palette knife and is well-known for her pet portraits.
P. Mittens Whaley
"Diva"
P. Mittens and I are so pleased - thanks, Sheryl!
Photo of Artist Sheryl Stalnaker with P. Mittens' Portrait
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