This Friday's Art Walk in Medford

This is the flyer for this Third Friday's Art Walk in downtown Medford.  We're trying to build interest by highlighting special events each month.

This is February's map.  I'm making a list of changes that I want to make by next month, but for a first run I'm happy with it.  If you are a downtown merchant and have something to add, please contact me.  The goal for this gallery map is to include any retailers who stay open for the Art Walk and specifically highlight anything that reflects the art in our area.

Third Friday Art Walk Map

Today was an interesting day.  I've been working on a map for the downtown Medford galleries for the Third Friday Art Walk.  I was at Art du Jour today for my co-op one-day-per-month workday and was able to get outside for a bit, so I took the opportunity to visit the local businesses shown on my map.  The goal was to find out which businesses stay open for the Art Walk, which is 5-8 pm on the third friday of each month.  I met some great people, but also walked into a few hornet's nests.  The good thing is....I hate politics, even small town politics, so was able to plead "new girl in town" innocence....which in fact I am.  I have managed thus far to avoid getting involved.  Anyway, I hope the map helps get people to the downtown area.  I think i will pass them out around the area, try to build some interest.

The Good and The Bad

First for todays "positives".  My paintings at Art du Jour.  Was so happy to have some of my larger pieces up.

I almost tripped walking into the gallery when I saw my painting in the window.  I wasn't expecting that.  Nice surprise.

And I changed a few paintings at Organic for my final month of the exhibit.  Now for the "negatives".  Ugh, why do I let this stuff get to me so much?  My goal for 2012 was to submit for 5 different gallery exhibits.  I got two rejections in one day.  And one was from BAM, which is the art museum I really wanted to be part of.  The skin gets thicker and thicker...

Tonights Medford Art Walk

I love it when I pull out the paper and my name is in it.  :)  Doesn't happen often.  Anyway, tonight is Medford's friday art walk and my work is in three places downtown.  Art du Jour, Organic Natural Cafe and the Rogue Gallery.  I won't be there sadly, because there is no one to stay with Grams tonight, but I hope a lot of people stop in at the galleries to check out all the art and Organic for dinner!  The art work show in this article is by my close friend Boni Kettering.  So different than my style, but so beautiful.  I really respect artists who can do realistic plein aire paintings so beautifully.  I think if you paint what you love, it turns out.

The Heron

I started out my morning by dropping off Elvis necklaces at one of my new retailers, Apparel For Two, in downtown Medford.  The Elvis impersonator was making an appearance at 4:30 so she wanted to set up a display.  I spent the rest of the day at Art du Jour Gallery, putting in my one day per month sitting at the gallery.  I made a few sales, including one of my necklace and card sets, so that was good.  I also FINALLY drew a heron for my oldest daughter, Tera.  She's been asking me to do this for her probably for at least a year.  She wants a heron tattoo because she used to fish with my parents, who were commercial fishermen, so it's sentimental to her.

I talked to my printer about the possibility of personalizing the pet tags and this is what he came up with.  He said the font is really small, it's 6, but that they are readable.  I like them.  It's an option for my retailers, so I'm going to work on an order form.  I also dropped some samples off at a pet store I'm hoping to work with.  Wish me luck!!  Tonight, glue, glue, glue, package, package, package Valentines necklace and card sets.

Winterscapes - Art du Jour Gallery

I just stopped by Art du Jour Gallery in Medford and dropped off one of my paintings, Snow Grains, for their Winterscapes exhibit for the month of January.  There are some really cool paintings by the other artists in the gallery as well.  Snow Grains is acrylic on canvas, 12" x 12" and priced at $95.

Art du Jour

Art du Jour

I am so drawn to graphic images.  I found myself taking closeups of the geometric grids on buildings rather than the whole building.  How cool is this one?

And of course this image peaked my interest the most.  Something about squares!

Today I turned in an application and left paintings to be juried at Art Du Jour in Medford.  Great little gallery and Interior Design studio.  I've met two artists from the gallery so far and they are both very nice.  Makes me want to be part of their group.  Not sure if my style will fit into what they like, but we shall see.