Autumn Goings-On
Autumn Goings-On
A bite-sized catch up on autumn activities: new monoprints for the pop-up art market, portrait painting notes, imaginative realism artwork, Wyeth’s Maine paintings, Longwood Reimagined.
Greetings! Just a quick catch-up on things coming up at this busy time of year.
Reading Roots Market
If you’re near Berks County, Pennsylvania, come see me TONIGHT at the third and final Reading Roots Market. Experience a pop-up, outdoor, night market in the re-imagined courtyard space at GoggleWorks (arts center). I’ll have individually handmade gel plate monoprints in unique pumpkin and pineapple designs. No two are the same. I’ll also have durable, vinyl, Halloween stickers of my own design, and books that I illustrated.
Read more about the gel plate monoprinting process on my Substack.
Portrait painting—learn with me
I recently began teaching a portrait painting course; look for my upcoming portrait painting series on Substack—designed to help students learn outside of class—but available to you, too, as a subscriber.
Have a look at my Linktree to register for classes.
IX (Imaginative Realism) Art Show
Reading, PA once again will host the IX Art Show this October 23-27. This is the largest show of original, imaginative realism paintings in the world. Every year I help the ninety or so artists to load in their artwork, and last year for the first time I had my own table at the IX Evening Showcase. I haven’t decided if I’ll participate as a vendor this year, but in any case this impressive display is worth checking out.
Brandywine Museum and Longwood Reimagined
On November 3, Brandywine Museum of Art will be open free-of-charge to the public as part of its free first Sundays program. I plan to go and see the Andrew Wyeth show Up East: Andrew Wyeth in Maine, which is (surprisingly) the first major showing of Wyeth’s Maine paintings at the Brandywine.
November 3 is also the first day of Longwood Reimagined member previews. Members of Longwood Gardens get an early look at the recently completed, 17-acre improvement project that includes a new bonsai courtyard, a restaurant and event space, education center, 32,000-square-foot West Conservatory (a Mediterranean-themed glass house including hundred-year-old olive trees), and the restored Cascade Garden. The opening for the general public is November 22.
It might be worth it to get a Longwood Gardens membership if you don’t have one, and make the trip down to see both events (Brandywine and Longwood), which are just a ten minute drive from one another.