Gallery Tour

Check out my Fruit Roll-Up "glass" vessel on the food table.
I hope if you are in the Melrose area that you can visit the gallery during the month of June. It will be open regular hours.
Melrose Bay Art Gallery
103 SR-26, PO Box 36 - Melrose, FL 32666
ph. (352) 475-3866 or 871-5633 (cell)
hours: Fri 3-7pm, Sat 10am-6pm, Sun 1-5pm (call on weekdays)

The gallery looks so pretty right now. I was blown away by how some of Sarah and Sky's color combinations matched the colors of the paintings.

Detour

My two are the gate and the palm in the middle.
It was great fun last week to be outside in the beautiful weather especially in a small town setting, be around other artists and have the large receptions. I think if I participate next year I will approach things differently. I intended to make the paintings more like my normal work but when I was out in the field, I could only draw what was in front of me. I think I needed to make sketches there and go back to the studio and think about everything and then create something.
I also could have had cards with information about my blog and upcoming show to hand out to all of these art enthusiasts. But the two galleries made sales of $10,000 in two days and that will keep things going and give me a chance to make contact at other opening receptions. Although none will probably be this big again this summer. From a business stand point it is interesting to note these receptions were successful because of personal invitations and not mass advertising. More artists inviting equals more patrons.