Tent Event on October 16th

On Saturday, October 16th, The Art Stand Gallery will be holding our annual "Tent Event" from 11 AM  till 5 PM. The reason it's called a "Tent Event" is that artists set up tents around the perimeter of the parking lot, set up tables and displays, and bring a lot of new and different work from what is inside the gallery.

It's a great opportunity to meet and talk with the artists, see a wider variety of work, and see the countryside at a different time of year. Artists are usually painting and demonstrating their work during the day. Refreshments are served and fun is had by all!

Guest artists are welcome to bring their painting supplies, easels etc. and make a "plein air" event of the day. Encourage your friends to paint with us and/or come to visit and get a head start on shopping for art for holiday gifts.

Hope to see you at the Tent Event on October 16th!

The Madera Ag Show "Winners" from the Art Stand Gallery

Last Thursday evening was the Opening Reception and Awards for the Madera Ag Show.
The Art Stand Gallery was well-represented!

Kathleen Mattox     Second Place in the Poultry Category with "Fowl Weather Friends" (Mixed Media)

Chieko Delgado      Second Place in the Vines Category with "Blessing From the Sun" (Watercolor)

Suzie Stach (Former Member)  First Place in the Farm Machinery and Structure Category with "As the Fog Rolls In" (Pastel) and Third Place in the Fruits and Nuts Category with "Still Life in Red and Green" (Pastel)

Deanna Bristow       Best in Show with "Lemon Cove III" (Watercolor)

CONGRATULATIONS!

Welcome! And Art Hop!

We would like to welcome 2 new artists to the Art Stand Gallery--they are Martin Nunez from Clovis and Kim Elia from Woodlake.

Martin is a photographer and he does stunning photographs of local "vistas" in a unique way. He has his photographs on display, some framed and some matted and shrink-wrapped. He also has gorgeous greeting cards and a professional book of his photographs. You will enjoy his work and you can meet him at Art Hop at the Art Stand Gallery this Thursday evening, September 16th, from 5 PM till 8 PM.

Kim, the second new artist, is from Woodlake and she has a unique display of very beautiful handmade books, cards, and journals in a variety of sizes. She also is sharing some mini-windchimes and large windchimes made from different metals. They are very much "one of a kind" and would make wonderful additions to a porch or yard. Come by and see them in our front window at the gallery!

Martin will be at Art Hop this Thursday. He will also be part of Sierra Art Trails in the mountain region north of Fresno the weekend of October 2-3. He is not the only Art Stand Gallery artist who will be taking part in this very large Open Studio event which is very popular. Kathleen Mattox and Sandy Kowallis will be participating as well. Their locations will be posted here soon but if you'd like to attend this very exciting weekend, purchase a catalog for $18 from one of these locations, gather a carload of art-loving friends, and "hit the trail" the first weekend in October. You can purchase them at many locations around Fresno and in Oakhurst and all pertinent information can be found on the Sierra Art Trails website.

Reopened on Saturday, August 21st

We cleaned, reorganized, and reopened at the Art Stand Gallery on Saturday, August 21st. The first local airing of Huell Howser's "California Gold/Sanger" was on Thursday evening, August 19th. It appears to have had a huge viewing audience because the Art Stand was VERY busy on opening day and on the days to follow. In addition to the excellent show about Sanger which featured the Art Stand Gallery as one of Huell's "stops", we also now have the ability to take credit card transactions which we did not have in the past. So, it seems that the TV show and the credit card machine have helped our opening days to be excellent!

For local viewers who missed the first showing of "California Gold, Sanger", KVPT (Fresno/Central Valley) will re-air the episode tonight, Sunday, August 29th at 7 PM. So, turn to Channel 18 tonight at 7 PM and you'll see why you need to drive out to the Sanger area to visit the Art Stand Gallery, the local fruit stands, the Sanger Museum, and other local sights. The artists at the Art Stand Gallery look forward to having you visit very soon! We are currently open from Thursday through Monday each week, from 11 AM till 5 PM.

3 Reminders on August 19th

1. Art Hop tonight, August 19th, at the Art Stand Gallery from 5-8 PM. Chieko Delgado and Kathleen Mattox will be painting/demonstrating and refreshments will be served.

2. At 8 PM on Channel 18, KVPT TV/Fresno: "Road Trip with Huell Howser/Sanger". See the Fruit Trail, the Art Stand, a Bed and Breakfast, the Sanger Depot Museum etc. on Huell's show tonight.

3. On Saturday, August 21st, the Art Stand Gallery re-opens for "Autumn Colors".

Summer 2010/Sally Delap-John/Newsletter from New Mexico

For the past three years, I've returned to Truchas, New Mexico to live, breathe, and create art.  My work there is in oils, on location.  The intriguing hill towns between Santa Fe and Taos offer haunting images for the intrepid painter.  Accompanied by my faithful dog, Freckles, we roam the hills scouting for the perfect painting scene.  Come and stay in the "land of enchantment", check out my gallery in Truchas, and feel the indescribable mystique.

If you paint, bring your stuff and join me or sign up for my annual August Workshop.  The workshop is August 14 & 15.  Contact me for information on where to stay, eat, etc.
 
June  ended without the "usual" monsoonal daily showers.  July began with several nights of fireworks over the high llanos and clear night skies.  Now the rain is coming in strong.  Truchas received so much snow in winter, that the irrigation acequias are flowing full and fast.  One of the older churches that served as a gallery was flooded and the artists had to relocate.

Most of my painting in June has been of Truchas.  During two sessions in Taos we went to original Taos Artist Colony painters dwellings: Blumenshein and Couse.  Both locations are open to the public and have lovely gardens adjacent to them. Last week we went to Dixon.  Apricots were ripening and small irrigation ditches were flowing everywhere.


Happy painting!
Sally

Summer Workshops

The Summer Workshops continue and this weekend we will have Sandy Kowallis teaching an oil/acrylic class from 9 to 1. Even if you haven't signed up yet, it's definitely not too late. Call Elaine Towne Lane at 787-3921 to register and get details. Comment after this post and I'll send you a copy of the workshop flyer which is posted here on the blog a few posts back.

Here are a couple of inspiring photos from Deanna Bristow's watercolor class a couple of weekends ago.