May 30, 2018

A Pictorial of the 2018 Chester County Studio Tour

The art highlight of the month of May was the Chester County Studio Tour that took place the weekend of May 19 and 20.  This was my first year participating in the tour.  I was matched with photographer host, Mike Fleck, at Studio #12.  Mike and his family were such gracious hosts.  There were five artists at our location in Downingtown, PA:  Mike, me, painter Joe Milligan, potter Jessica Greet and painter Katie Fleck.  

We met so many wonderful people and had a blast!  My County Collector painting, that you can read about HERE, sold immediately and I was voted favorite artist of the Chester County Studio Tour, winning $500!  So exciting! If you voted for me, purchased my work and/or braved the rain and mud and came out that weekend, a great big THANK YOU! Big hugs! xoxo

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My yogini art collector friend Lindsay

All roads lead to Studio #12

This couple came away with my County Collector piece

My County Collector painting

A peek inside my tent

The pool noodle helped keep the buckets of rain from collecting

This lovely lady made this floral mini her own

Friend, Zvezdana, stopped by for a visit

Fabulous host and photographer, Mike Fleck

The Milligans enjoyed a break from the rain

Jess Greet greeted fans of her pottery

Katie Fleck talked about the inspiration behind her paintings

Bunny whisper and talented anime artist, Ada, visits with an artist friend's daughter

May 29, 2018

2018 Art of the State Pennsylvania Participating Artists

Art of the State is recognized as the official, statewide juried competition for Pennsylvania artists. This year jurors selected artwork from five categories: craft, painting, photography, sculpture and work on paper.  There were 104 works chosen for the exhibition from nearly 1,800 entries.

Read more about Art of the State HERE.

Here is a list of participating artists organized by county.

Mark	Anderson	Allegheny
Rogers Art	Jacob	Allegheny
Gillian	Lerner	Allegheny
Sandra	Moore	Allegheny
Thomas	Norulak	Allegheny
Katie	Ott	Allegheny
Gary	Zak	Allegheny
Jack	Puglisi	Allegheny
George	Radeschi	Bedford
Sharon	Merkel	Berks
Alex	Damevski	Bucks
Kirby	Fredendall	Bucks
Tom	Furey	Bucks
Amedeo	Salamoni	Bucks
Stephen	Wisniewski	Bucks
Norman	Ed	Cambria
Brad	Kozlek	Centre
Anni	Matsick	Centre
Robert	Sigafoos	Chester
Chuck	Johnson	Crawford
Kim	Banister	Cumberland
Rachel	Eng	Cumberland
Mary Olin	Geiger	Cumberland
Rich	Harrison	Cumberland
Michael	Hower	Cumberland
Michael	Hower	Cumberland
Michael	Lahr	Cumberland
Sean	Matthews	Cumberland
Gay	McGeary	Cumberland
Michael	Munchel	Cumberland
Julie	Riker	Cumberland
Theodore	Van Pelt	Cumberland
Theodore	Van Pelt	Cumberland
Theodore	Van Pelt	Cumberland
Chad	Whitaker	Cumberland
Harold	Zabady	Cumberland
Archana	Sehgal	Dauphin
Ryan	Spahr	Dauphin
Wendy	Sweigart	Dauphin
Joe	Cicak	Dauphin
Andrew	Guth	Dauphin
Sienna	Proetto	Delaware
William	Sweeney	Delaware
Tom	Hubert	Erie
Paul	DeFazio	Fayette
Bernie	Andreoli	Lackawanna
Brooke	Jana	Lackawanna
Sarah	Wiltshire	Lackawanna
Becky	Blosser	Lancaster
Jerome	Hershey	Lancaster
Christopher	Pollock	Lancaster
Sue	Reno	Lancaster
Deb	Watson	Lancaster
Issac	Pelepko	Lebanon
Barry	Assed	Lehigh
Richard	Begbie	Lehigh
Heather	Cavalieri	Lehigh
James	DePietro	Lehigh
Michael	Hess	Lehigh
Jacqueline	Meyerson	Lehigh
Nikki	Moser	Luzerne
Cathy	Frey	Lycoming
John	McKaig	Lycoming
David	Moyer	Lycoming
Robert	Arnosky	Montgomery
Sarah	Bloom	Montgomery
Cynthia Goodman	Brantley	Montgomery
Daniel	Colavito	Montgomery
Donna	Douglass	Montgomery
Terri	Fridkin	Montgomery
Patricia Shaw	Lima	Montgomery
Maria	Maneos	Montgomery
Max	Mason	Montgomery
Nancy	Nalbandian	Montgomery
Gary	Phillips	Montgomery
Christine	Webb	Montgomery
Merrill	Weber	Montgomery
Roy	Wilson	Montgomery
Ann	Wilson	Montgomery
James	Gloria	Northampton
Brandon	Williams	Northampton
Cheryl	Fallon	Northumberland
Andrea	Beizer	Philadelphia
Paula	Cahill	Philadelphia
Corliss	Cavalieri	Philadelphia
Peter	Cunicelli	Philadelphia
Jerry	Di Falco	Philadelphia
Marguerita	Hagan	Philadelphia
Nancy	Middlebrook	Philadelphia
Carol	Tashjian	Philadelphia
Rob	Mull	Schuylkill
Valerie	Perez-Prosick	Schuylkill
Robert	Stickloon	Schuylkill
Paul	Plumadore	Wayne
Paul	Plumadore	Wayne
Rich	Harydzak	Westmoreland
Kevin	O'Toole	Westmoreland
James	Crowley	York
Richard Chandler	Hoff	York
Jo	Margolis	York
Thomas	Notarangelo	York
Robert	Patierno	York
Sherrie	Stambaugh	York

May 29, 2018

Guess Who Has A New Big Girl Art Studio and Gallery

Exciting news! On May 1, 2018, I signed a lease on what I lovingly refer to as my Big Girl Studio.  My BGS is #202, located in Spring City Mill Studios, a remodeled knitting mill warehouse in Spring City, PA right across the Schuylkill River in Chester County.  The ceilings and windows are super high, allowing lots of northern light to shine in.  Perfect for painting!

Once the building has its use-and occupancy-license, I will be sharing the reveal.  I plan to throw an official opening party this summer.  Thank you so much for your interest in my work!

In the meantime, check out my paintings, explore my blog "The Good Life of an Artist" and subscribe to my monthly newsletter (only once a month, for real) for updates on my Big Girl Studio and to receive an invitation to my opening party this summer!

Here's a video of my cool new creativity haven! 

My studio is on the second side, on the north side of the building.

Gallery shelving's going up!