Keene Art Tour

This weekend I am participating in the first Keene Art Tour!

www.keenearttour.com

Our town, Keene, New Hampshire, is rich in artistic talent, and home to many artists.
Yet there’s never been a local open studio tour here, devoted exclusively to artists living and working in Keene–until now!Come meet our artists. You’ll not only see wonderful art, you’ll get a peek inside their working studios. We want you to see how artists work, to experience what it’s like to make art.
But most of all, we want to show you the diversity of creativity, talent, experience and media you can find right here in Keene.
So we mixed nationally- and internationally-exhibited artists and fresh work from emerging artists.
We sought artists working in traditional fine art media–oils, watercolor, pen and ink, murals, acrylic–and fine craftspeople working in wood, fiber, glass and clay.
You’ll see photography, fine art furniture, wall hangings, jewelry and sculpture. You’ll find beautiful realistic portraits and abstract work. Traditional landscapes and folk art. Work inspired by our modern world, and work that looks back to prehistory.
In short, something for everyone. All within Keene’s city limits, and most within walking distance.
Join us in this, our very first, Keene Art Tour!

It will be at my studio and I will have some new prints on offer. I also have the pleasure of hosting visiting artist Kyle Stuckey - who is AH-mazing. 

My studio is at 31 Trowbridge Rd in Keene and you can pick up a map to see the other artists. 

Just for Pumpkin Festival

I created a landscape of Keene in the fall with Mt. Monadnock in the background and yet another fall rain coming in. :-) I'll be offering it as an 8" x 8" print for $20 and as a necklace for $8. 

Keene Pumpkin Festival

I usually only do art fairs but I am a huge fan of my town's annual Pumpkin Festival, so I signed up to be in the craft area!

We are in the 22nd year of doing Pumpkin Festival here in Keene. It started in 1991 and was a quaint New England festival akin to the zucchini or pickle festival of other towns. The festival grew and grew however and then they started to count how many jack-o-lanterns people brought starting the world record for most lit pumpkins. We held that record for many years - our highest being 29,762 (pretty good considering there are only about 23,000 people who live in Keene!). We no longer hold the world record, several pumpkin fests have tried to beat us and in 2003 Boston beat us with 30,128 pumpkins.

We've been trying to beat that record ever since, coming close, but not hitting it and now there is a new pumpkin layer on the scene. Highwood Illinois is joining us for the second year. We are having a televised duel of it too on HGTV with the Property Brothers. Fun, fun, fun. 

Back to why I am writing all of this though. I will have a tent at this year's fest and I invited other artists to join my space: Krsitina Wentzell, Luann Udell, Linda Dessaint, Chris Salmon, Patsy DiBernardo, & Mary Pellerin. So look for the "Local Art" sign among the caramel corn and maple syrup! 

Just for the festival I took my daughter's advice and made some small things. I have these cute little 1 inch necklaces featuring my work and little (2.5") mini canvas prints on easels. This is just for Pumpkin Festival though so if you want one come on October 20th! 

I have a little landscape I did as well the same size as my little square drawings that I will be selling as prints. I'll let you see that later in the week after I get a good photograph of it. 

Keene Pumpkin Festival link!

Tomato Variety

hot off the drawing board:

Tomato Variety

8" x 8"

please email me for purchase inquiry

$200 original

$50 framed print on canvas

Fall Foliage Art Studio Tour

Need something to do this Columbus Day Weekend? Join us for the Fall Foliage Art Studio Tour in the Monadnock region. I am towing my camper to 271 Roxbury St in Keene to join sculptor, fiber artist and jeweler artist  Luann Udell at her studio. We'll have loads of art, food, and wine. 

Check out the Fall Foliage Art Studio Tour website to see the full map of the tour and all the artists you can stop by to see. 

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October 6th - 7th 

10 - 5pm