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I heart art. Oh yes, I do!

4/29/2012

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The "speed-networking" event sponsored by Iheartartpdx.com
was so well organized and truly quite fun!
It was a little disconcerting to give a "pitch" 18 times in a row and not talk too fast and make important points in that brief time.  
But I did.
Not every gallery/venue was going to be the right one for me.
I got several who wanted to know if I had prints made of my art.
No.   
But I can take a hint.  
Or three. 
I will be getting prints made ASAP.
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Art is everywhere.

Had a lovely road trip to take paintings the Popupartworld Gallery in Salem, Oregon yesterday.

Went to a great art supply store in Salem, called The Art Department - and I met a very nice woman there who was very helpful and she had some of her 

art displayed there. 
  I liked her work!

Then we meandered over to a gallery that I have looked at online and I  recently saw a segment on Oregon Art Beat on my local public TV station about the Mary Lou Zeek Gallery.   


This art gallery really appealed to me.   I did not see one thing in there that I would not be pleased to own.  

 That says a lot!  
 The woman (Tina?) working there was personable and we had a great chat.

I must mention meeting Janet Ogdahl, who owns a quaint and fun filled clothing and accessory  store called Ma Valise, right down the block from the Zeek Gallery.  

The building that Janet owns that houses her store is quite an architectural oddity for Oregon.  
 I asked her about it and she was very gracious and told me 
the history of her building. 

I am a fan of Oregon architecture and it was nice to talk to another fan!



Then off to  another art gallery at the Bush Barn Gallery!   

I had no idea that Salem had such a lively art scene!    

A stop in Newberg was next!

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Newberg Friends Cemetery 

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Coffee Cat window...

My friend and I both like cemeteries.
   Did a little walk-through of this one in Newberg.

Then time for a cup of coffee.


Stopped at the Coffee Cat Coffehouse in Newberg.   

I will have art displayed there in August,   and I had not been there before and I will say with no bias - I had a great Americano there!  Strong and not bitter.

I  parked in the back parking lot and there was a dumpster

 for cardboard there. 

  Oh, my heart sang when I saw that dumpster! 
  Here is why:
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I fell in love with a dumpster.
Yes I did.

We stopped in at the Elements Gallery in Newberg and marveled at big BIG paintings by an artist  named Marilyn Higginson.   I liked the work by Lori Latham too!    
It was a fabulous day and  I almost forgot to mention that Salem, Oregon, has some nice photo opportunities in their old town- downtown alleyways!
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What a fun day!
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I can name that gallery in TWO minutes!

4/24/2012

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I Heart Art PDX is quite an organization.
They are sponsoring a great event tomorrow.  
It is a "speed-networking" event between artists ( 40 of us) and gallery/shop representatives.  

 (20 of them)   
Each artist has a mere TWO minutes to present their art to each gallery/shop - then DING DING - off to the next gallery/shop for your next TWO minutes.    Rinse. 

 Repeat.
Rinse.
Repeat.
Etc...
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This is the painting I am taking that represents me.   I wanted to take a real painting, as my medium is house paint and I want them to see how rich  and varied regular old house paint can be.

I made some bookmarks to give to each representative and attached my business card to each one.   They came out kinda cool...
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Reversible bookmarks...
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Gotta have goals.

4/9/2012

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This is the year that I decided that I will work (really work!) at selling my art.
A friend and I are participating at First Thursday in the Pearl District in the Street Gallery.
Last Thursday was the opening night for the Street Gallery.
It was kinda cold and a little windy.  The crowds were slim and then, and then, and THEN - the rains came down!
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The booth.   Before the rain...

I am so lucky to have good friends.
One came and helped to set up and the other came and helped tear it down in the wet soggy drippy rain!
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No electricity provided for the booths - so coleman kerosene lanterns worked well.

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I have two paintings at the Sequoia Gallery in their "Hip to be Square" show for the month of April.
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The Pancakes and Booze show had over 700 people attend.   Not a big art buying crowd though...
http://iheartartpdx.com/
The biggest news so far this month, is that I got into the " I Heart Art - PDX" Speed Mixer-Matcher.    
This is like speed dating - but with artists and galleries and shops and curators.   There are 40 artists who wil each have 2 minutes to pitch their art to each gallery.  
Whoo-Boy!   Will that be fun or what?
I am in the process of making a little promotional "gift" for each gallery.
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