Giant Dead Branch Attacks and Rips Artist's Tent Roof!
Daryl Knox and Dead Branch Assault Weapon
Most of the artists were fortunate as Tropical Storm Andrea rolled through the Lowcountry last night and early this morning. However, Daryl Knox is seen above holding the dead branch that greeted him when he opened his tent this morning. Absorbing rainwater, the branch became so heavy that it just broke off and ripped through the top of his tent. When he opened his tent, there was the branch and a giant hole in his roof. Fortunately his artwork came through unscathed! He had taken a photo of the branch and the rip but had not emailed it to me by the time I published this, so I will post that picture tomorrow (or whenever I get it).
This past week, the artists in Marion Square have experienced torrential rains (followed by high humidity), heavy winds (today, several artists rescued a tent on the Calhoun Street side just as it was getting airborne), formosan termites, mud holes with squishy rivulets:
Nance Sneddon had to wear boots in her tent yesterday
In addition to the wind today, there was a fire in the trash can. The Charleston City Fire Department arrived in record time (luckily, they are right down the street). My trusted and confidential source (the same source who broke the incredible story of the formosan termites) was on the scene and texted me the fire video below. (I am grateful to have the assistance of such a conscientious news gatherer to help me keep up with the breaking news among the 86 artist tents in Marion Square.)
Fire Video - Trash Can at Marion Square
Demo Proceeds in Heavy Wind and Rain
Beginning of Watercolor Demonstration
I had come prepared, waiting to see if the weather would be clear enough for the demonstration. While it is not smart to paint a watercolor in the wind and rain, the lady pictured above was wandering around looking for the 11:00 watercolor demonstration - she was from Texas, leaving tomorrow and wasn't sure she would make it back later today when the weather was better suited for the demonstration. She'd been taking watercolor lessons, so I set up inside the tent and started it for her until she had to leave (her meter was running out). I jumped around the painting so I could show her particular ways I used watercolor. You can't tell from a distance what the subject is yet, but it's a vase of Artist Sherry Browne's gardenias she brought from home last week. I'll post it when it's complete.
Little Friends
Molly Hull with Granddaughter Rose
And a Squirrel finds an Apple!
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