"Sierra Madre Art Fair"

This was suppose to be my demo piece during the Sierra Madre Art Fair.  All the artists were so busy chatting up people and sharing their art that demonstrations were tough to get done.  Most of the time my gear was under a palm tree waiting for me.  It was a very good show, as usual with the rain waiting until we were all packed up.  

Oil on Linen,  11" X 14"

Sierra Madre Art Fair

A dear friend and collector Ken was kind enough to take this photo of my parents and me, yesterday at the art fair. This is the rear view of the booth that my Mom and I shared, as we have the past 3 years. We had a very successful show but more importantly we so enjoyed the people that stopped by visited and looked at our paintings.

Today I spent the day putting all the gear and paintings away and packed to leave as the sun comes up for the boat to Catalina. I'll be painting on the island for 2 upcoming shows that feature the interior wildflowers. I'll be off line, just painting my heart out, till the end of the week.....

"Chantry Flats Falls" ©

Today preparing for the upcoming Sierra Madre Art Fair I slipped in painting this little piece. The dance between framing, varnishing, figuring out inventory and the easel was non-stop. I need a couple more of me floating around the studio/house.

Oil on Panel, 12" X 9"

46th Annual Sierra Madre Art Fair

Last weekend is a blur of meeting old friends and discovering new ones, surrounded by a hundred booths of fine art. I shared a booth with my Mom, Carolyn Gravatte. She really is the "Sierra Madre" painter, as she paints local scenes capturing the personality of the village. This show is a pleasure to participate in because it's so well organized and everyone is there to enjoy the art, food and music. The boy scouts guard the art Friday and Saturday night so the artists can leave their set up and sleep well knowing that all will be well in the morning. Each day I set up my easel to paint but never had the time to paint. We had a terrific show and I would like to thank each and every visitor for coming by despite the 100 plus temps. See you all next year....