The Art Walk in June is scheduled for June 14th. Still playing around, but the following are some possibilities for that Art Walk. They mix some wintry scenes, with some color Infrared, and some recent Spring pictures. So, enjoy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New Art

So, our little winter Art Walk has come and gone. As opposed to the normal crowd of 400- 600 people, we had maybe 100 tops. And as opposed to the norm of 20-30 artists we had maybe 8. Partly, the weather is to blame--high 30s and drizzling--not conducive to attracting a crowd of art patrons. The shrinking artist population is also partly weather, but mainly, I fear, because the artists may be tiring of subsidizing downtown business with little or no reward (that's sales). It looks possible that this event could simply dry up and disappear.  But we'll see.
Concord has two upcoming artsy events--the Spring Art Walk in April and then a Spring Into the Arts event downtown in early May (4th). The latter is sponsored by the downtown business group and will feature artists of all types displaying their works on main (Union) street. The downtown closes to traffic for this affair. It's more expensive for artists to participate, but also potentially more lucrative in terms of sales.
Should I elect to participate in either/both of these events (still doubtful) I would enter some or all of the pictures shown below.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So, maybe . . . we'll see . . .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Early Spring

Our little snow episode here in North Carolina the other day reminded me of other snows and that Spring can often turn into a pseudo-winter quick as a wink.  So, that thought drove me to look back at some of our finer winter moments, creating the pictures below. Behold, winter in the midst of Spring.
All pictures are within our garden.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Whow knowws? Some of these could turn into a Spring Art Walk offering . . . Stranger things have happened

 

 

 

 

 

Tree Guy

So I went to see my dentist today for my semi-annual checkup.  I sat down in the chair, and, before I had my mouth filled with stuff--tools, people's hands et al, I happened to glance out the window. When what to my wondering eyes did appear but, Tree Guy, seen below. Seems our dentist in Concord, NC, Dr. Lockney, was bored looking out that same window day after day and thought to enhance the view by playing with one of the trees. Hence . . . Tree Guy.

New Art Walking

So, I finally got around to buying some new inks for my Epson printer. And, voila, a new set of prints emerged, suitable for  art walking, should one ever show up. ctually we expect to be art strolling some time in February, and I shall stand ready to deliver.  The following prints are ready to be stretched. They are all part of the collection I shall call, Reflections.
So, here goes.

So, thaaaats all folks  . . .

Grassy

So, I'm sitting in the car, awaiting my dear wife--the birthday girl. Yeah, today is her birthday, predicted, I am certain, by the Mayans, just before they departed for wherever it is they went.  And see, the calendar shows that today is December 22nd. And her birthday is, you guessed it, December 22nd. Coincidence?? I think not.
So, at any rate, I'm sitting in the car at the local Farmers' Market, awaiting her return, when I look out the window and observe . . . see that's why I call it Observed Art . . . cuz on account of I have to observe it. So, I see this neat picture . . . right out the window. So, here it is. I like it and hope you do also. It's called Grassy. Grabby huh?