Watercolor: Study for Sage and Cider (and some great art links)

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a watercolor sketch of orange roses in a vase next to a white bowl of apples
Study for Sage and Cider 5×7 watercolor

Springtime is the beginning of art festival season for me, and I hope you’ll gather art-loving friends and stroll in the sunshine to say hello if you’re near either of these two events:

San Diego Artwalk: April 28 & 29, 11:00am-6:00pm Little Italy, San Diego, California

This will be my 10th year exhibiting at this beautifully organized and artist-friendly festival. It’s on the water, and in the midst of the main area of Little Italy where all the restaurants and coffee shops are, so it’s a lovely place to stroll, and eat, and be inspired.

Sierra Madre Art Fair: May 5 & 6, 9:30-5:00pm 222 West Sierra Madre Blvd, Sierra Madre, California

This small but lively art festival supports the library in Sierra Madre, and it’s held in a park behind city hall, under a canopy of pines and junipers where a local flock of green parrots watches over us.

 

Beech Street in Little Italy, San Diego during the Artwalk, where my booth is always set up and ready to host a visit from patrons, art lovers and friends ( as well as a cousin here and there). 🙂

Painting with watercolor on a plane, with an audiobook to pass the time productively and pleasantly.

I LOVE listening to audiobooks in the studio while I work or travel.  I have an account with Audible, and they posted this interactive U.S. map of readers’ preferences. Use the slider on the right side of the map to scroll through color-coded genres and see where audiobook aficionados read more horror, or humor, or health & fitness, or money management, etc. across the continent. (You folks in New Mexico consume a lot of books!)

 

Here’s a Tip: Use paint chips to plan colorways in your art. Grab some colors, assemble them till they please your eyes, pull out some watercolor, and start painting. Fast & Fun!

Many of my patrons are unsure about arranging & hanging art in their homes. Paintings might sit leaning on the floor for months before collectors feel brave enough to commit to a placement with a nail in the wall. If that sounds familiar, this article has a simple list of directives you may find useful.

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I’m assembling a brief and effective video course called How to Title your Art. If you’d like to be notified when it becomes available, click the microphone to sign up.

 

Thanks for your visit today, and I’ll see you in the next post –

Belinda

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For me, keeping a sewing blog for nearly 14 years has been a huge motivator to keep exploring my creativity and following my own curiosity. I sometimes think of my blog as a hungry mouth that’s always waiting to be fed. That little bit of self-imposed pressure sends me back into the studio to sew and write and finish what I’ve started. ~Abby Glassenberg

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3 thoughts on “Watercolor: Study for Sage and Cider (and some great art links)”

  1. Belinda Del Pesco

    Thanks for the encouragement, my talented and generous friend. I hope Spring is headed your way, and a bit of sunshine helps move your brushes in some brightly colored pigments.

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