Back from Madoc Art and Music festival

As an exhibitor, it was quite a fun 4 days, but too long! I suggested to the organisers that it should only have been Friday evening, all day Saturday and half of Sunday.
It was a shame that so few people attended despite the lovely weather.
Saturday was a bit better and the music was terrific! The quality of the art work was mostly good as well.
A couple of vendors went home early and disgruntled. They thought the project was too ambitious for being held for the first time in the Madoc area. Perhaps it should have been in a a small park, closer to the downtown area, although they did get the drop in traffic from HWY 7 between Toronto and Ottawa, and some overnight campers. The local Madoc folk did not seem to be the ones attending. Maybe because it was too far for them to walk to. There is also another Art show in the market in a few weeks.

Tweed flowerama

Today was Canada Day, so I donned by red and white outfit and headed for the park in Tweed with my paintings and my tent.
It was a lovely sunny day, and it is always pleasant sitting in the park, looking at the lake and the fountain. Best of all I sold a large framed painting of Chisholm's Mill, (see above)
The buyers were very pleased as they lived just round the corner from the view I had painted. BY the way, this is often how you sell paintings - paint something that people can relate to, or has some personal meaning or revives memories for them.
The "Flowerama" is put on to celebrate Canada Day by the Tweed and area horticultural society. There is also a flower show, as well as arts, crafts and plants for sale.

The Visual Arts in Belleville

Welcome to my first blog post!
I am an artist who works in watercolour, acrylics and hand-felted exotic fibres. I am also a member of both the Belleville Art Association and the Quinte Arts Council

What is the difference between these two organisations?

The Quinte Arts Council is an umbrella organisation for the whole Quinte Region including all the arts. This means theatre, poetry, dance, music as well as visual arts. It publishes a monthly magazine called the Umbrella. These two groups are often confused, but they are separate entities.

The Belleville Art Association is only concerned with the visual arts and has its own member gallery at 392 Front Street, Belleville. It exists to help both newer and esperienced artists increase their skills and sell their work. Visit the website for more information.
Members have their own on-line galleries, and believe me, there are some great paintings!
Actually this area of Eastern Ontario has more artists per square mile than almost anywhere in Canada. Because of the amount of competition, this makes art prices very reasonable.

The Belleville Art Association also has paintings by members hanging in the Ramada Inn in Belleville. This in effect, increases our gallery hanging space.