The Atlantic Meets Art

Another wonderful evening at the Thursday night Art Walk in Atlantic and Neptune Beach.





We arrived almost too late to really get a parking place and have time to see all the artist's displays, so we headed to the Adele Grage building on 7th for the art exhibited in that location.






Ok, I had an ulterior motive -- my friend and artist, Sharon Westbrook, was displaying her artwork at Adele Grage, and I hadn't seen her work in almost a month as she has been traveling the east coast art festivals. Check this one out!!!!



I grabbed a glass of wine and my new (Reclaim Samsung) camera phone to try out the picture-taking capability (not bad) this artsy evening.



Here we are feeling very small next to Sharon's passionate artwork.



You just gotta love her!

You can check Sharon out at http://www.sharonwestbrook.com/

I need more walls for more of her paintings.....

Enjoy..

The Booths Were Back!

Rain or Shine! Nothing stops 'The Booths.'

Our community turned out again for the Annual Ponte Vedra Art Festival. The booths filled up the parking lot behind Publix in Sawgrass Village this last weekend -- and we were there!

This year, Frank and I, arrived first thing in the morning. Parked in the best spot and walked around talking to the artists before it became hot and jam-packed.

I ALWAYS find treasures at this art festival! The quality of the art and artists is always top-shelf. This year there were several favorites. First, wood puzzle boxes for the grandchildren; then, little house-warming gifts for friends; and also, not leaving out the many business cards, fliers and brochures that I pocketed for future orders.

The wood boxes are adorable and made in the form of little animals and disney characters. They are all handmade, along with intricate sailboats and motorboat models, by Timothy Banh. I'm taking them to Atlanta this weekend to surprise the little grands!

When we walked by this booth, all we could say was, "WOW!" Rasa Saldaitis' artwork is big, bold, and beautiful depictions of our tropical environment. I need another wall in my house for Rasa!

We couldn't resist Margaret Radford's booth with the KingFish ! I'm always drawn to the odd and edgy, and Margaret's artwork fits that description, along with being superb! Margaret's on facebook and can also be reached at 904-249-9535. Her husband is a wonderful photographer too - and they make a great local artisitic pair.

Also endearing and creative -- Robert and Kathleen Brown. They are just so doggone clever. They mix calligraphy, acrylics, and artistic signs to come up with some of the cutest artwork for anybody who loves the beach or tropical places. The Brown's can be found on etsy.com or you can email them too.

One more favorite was artifunks.com -- Laura Lin Williams. I'm going on line to order a treat for my family.

Those were just a few of my favorites this year. Next time, you'll just have to see for yourselves!

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