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wells street art festival recap
A big thank you from the bottom of my heart to everyone who came by Wells Street Art Festival and to all of you who made a purchase at my booth. As usual, I was completely blown away by the response. Your enthusiasm for my art means the world to me, and I truly appreciate your support! If you’re reading this after seeing my booth at the fest, hello I’m so happy you’re here! Please feel free to order from my Esty shop, and I am available for custom paintings or local pick up so just email me.
Leading up to the fest I felt really good and less stressed out than I usually do. I did over 40 transactions throughout the weekend. Be Sharp paintings sold out and almost half of my paintings were purchased. I am also happy to report that my favorite and most recent painting Whole World sold. The other items that were a big hit were the Home prints and the 12×24 city paintings – I had Chicago, New York, San Francisco and Washington DC. Thanks again to everyone who stopped by and for all the kind words about my art! Throughout the weekend I was battling a pretty serious viral infection so I especially want to thank all my friends and family who pitched in to help!
I spent most of last week catching up on emails and online orders. This week I plan to start working on a few custom orders and slowly building back up my inventory of paintings for the next fair – September 13th and 14th I’m participating in the Lakeview East Festival of the Arts. It’s an excellent arts fair celebrating its 10th year and a great showcase of all the local Chicago artists. Please mark your calendars and stay tuned for more updates!
photo credit kate zitzer
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Happy Friday! Just a reminder that the Wells Street Art Festival is this weekend. Please stop by to see my work in person (55+ original paintings and dozens of prints) plus several other amazing artists, listen to some live music, eat delicious food, drink a little wine and say hello.
This week has been wildly busy. If you follow me on Instagram, you’ve seen a few photos of my studio as I prepare for this weekend. I participated in the fest last year and had such a great time that I couldn’t wait to apply again this year. I’ve been preparing for it since January – sketching, painting, ordering supplies, packaging prints, signing, framing and photographing all of my artwork.
The Wells Street Art Festival is located along Wells Street between North Avenue and Division, starts at 10:00 am and closes at dusk. I’m booth 301. Please come check it out!
chicago’s wells street art festival this weekend
This Saturday and Sunday I’ll be selling my artwork at the Wells Street Art Festival in Chicago’s Old Town neighborhood. I’ll have all sorts of original art ranging in size from 8×10 to 36×48 inches, a limited number of high quality prints plus a few one of a kind paintings! This week we have a long list of to-do’s. I’m getting everything organized, prepped, printed and packaged and Marc is working on my booth setup. I’m also working hard to finish up a few more paintings. I’ll be bringing 50+ original pieces to the fest this weekend. Last week I picked up a big batch of prints from the printmaker and they look great!
The Wells Street Art Festival is on Wells Street between North Avenue and Division. The fest starts at 10:00 am and closes at dusk. I’m booth 301 (same spot as last year) so stop by and say hello! I’ll also be posting photos over here if you want to see more/follow along. So if you’re around, I’d love to see you there – and for anyone who can’t come I will have new items listed online soon. Check out all the fest details here! Later this summer I’ll be participating in the Lakeview East Festival of the Arts on September 13th and 14th so please mark your calendars and stay tuned.
photo credit kate zitzer
snapshots from europe
We got back from Paris early Sunday afternoon and yesterday I went back to work. It’s so strange returning home from a trip. Everything goes back to normal so quickly. I’m starting to go through photos now – uploading and organizing them and trying to process all that we saw and we did. Here are a few favorites via Instagram –
We had the best time, and I have so much more to share about our European adventure, but right now it’s feeling pretty good to be home, snuggle with my pup and relax in my own bed. I love to travel but I love coming home too.
bon voyage
Bon voyage, dear friends! We leave tonight for Munich so I won’t see you back here for about two weeks. In the meantime I’ll be popping up here and there on Instagram to share my discoveries in these beautiful cities abroad. If you have any suggestions of must see spots, please do send them my way.
