Paint The Town, Marble Falls TX

Juried Plein Air Competition Show & Sale

My plein air set up from last summer

I am so thrilled to have been juried into this art event in
Texas April 1st-6th!

Please come out to see me and my 40 new artist friends as we Paint the Town in Marble Falls next week!

Here is my schedule for the TX paint out next week! Come out, enjoy the art, buy a painting! The Art gallery opens Thursday April 4th and will feature 40 artists works for the week! I know the works produced will be AMAZING! I cannot wait to see these wet paint works!

Marble Falls Paint The Town Schedule:

• Sunday March 31 - Canvas Stamp and Artist Check In!
• Monday April 1 - I have to find a place to paint! (You may see me driving around in circles on Sunday searching for a painting location).
• Tuesday April 2 - Artists Paint at SpiceWood Vineyards
• Wednesday April 3 -I have to find a place to paint! In the PM I will hang my art in the gallery!
• Thursday April 4 - Gallery Open 11 AM - 5 PM
• Friday April 5 - Gallery Open 11 AM - 5 PM
  VIP Reception & Awards 530-9 PM* 
• Saturday April 6 - 10 AM QuickDraw and Paint the Town Family Day 10 AM- 5 PM

Currently I am planning and prepping as I will be in Texas this weekend! There is much to do and it is difficult to plan from 1400 miles away. Painted and framed art for the gallery has been shipped. Canvas and paints have been shipped. My tripod and pochode and umbrella are being packed in a suitcase. I am doing laundry and planning outfits for daily paint outs.  Distance logistics abound and there is much to do and think about!

Hello TX, Hello Sunshine!

*Tickets may be purchased online

The Trauma of New Business Cards

The  front of my business card.

Trauma or Drama?

To set the scene, I  have two big art events coming up - one a plein air paint out and one an art conference. At both I will be meeting new and interesting people; therefore, I concluded that I  should order some new business cards. Sounds simple! There is a business card website that I have used before, and it is inexpensive at $10 for 100 business cards. Also, I have images of all of my recent works --- this should be a snap.

Well..I created no less than 10 versions of a draft business card online... it was a struggle. I did not envision spending this much time creating the card. First, I had to chose potential images that I wanted to use on the card, no problem. Next I reviewed all of  my art friends business cards. I really liked a vertical card with one image on the front and the artist info on the back. Simple, nice and great visual impact. I can create something like that right?

I had no issues uploading my art images; however, on the website I could not crop the images or adjust them the way that I wanted to. I could not fit the images to the edges and I could not figure out how to make the overall business card image larger to review/proof the edges. I had to go back and edit the images in PowerPoint. Then there were several attempts at putting the images in a different order.  I persisted and I got frustrated. After what felt like 2 days, I gave up on the vertical business card.

I did not anticipate this much business card drama! I did not anticipate spending this much time on a new business card! I realize that I am tough on myself and the process but I have a vision! Yes #sopicky!

Finally, exhausted, I had to relent and put an image on a horizontal business card. One image on the front of the card-- a lovely landscape. And, I like it! Which leads to the next problem, designing the back of the business card.  The information I want to put on the back includes- name, website, email. What colors should I use and should I add additional images? This takes awhile too! Eventually, I figure out the font and the colors and the images for the back of the card. I print numerous proofs to ensure that everything looks correct and legible.

Finally, the new cards are ordered. Fingers crossed there is no more drama!