So Long New York City!

"Act as if what you do 

makes a difference. It does."

~ William James

Sandy Sandy's NYC Watercolor on Yupo Paper Demonstration - 6-12-14

Over the course of my five demo gig at the Utrecht / Dick Blick Stores in New York City, I became reacquainted with all the intense diversity and exciting opportunities that the great city of New York, New York offers. I feel like I'm beginning to understand its magnetism. I'm a lot more comfortable getting around town and am looking forward to doing more work with the marketing director at Legion Paper in the near future. The people at Legion were very easy going, agreeable and fun to work with. They treated me so well, at times I almost felt like a celebrity! I just put together a slideshow with some of the photos that they at Legion were so kind to snap for me. See shots of my 2014 NYC Spring Demos.

The icing on the cake is an unexpected email
testimonial from one of the guests;

Sandy Sandy's YIPPEE FOR YUPO Demonstration - NYC - 6-12-14

"I attended Sandy Sandy's terrific Watercolor on Yupo Paper demonstration at Utrecht Art Supplies on June 12, 2014. During the 2-hour presentation, she created two beautiful paintings taking the time to demonstrate each step of the process, answer every question from the group and provide practical information and numerous tips. Sandy's down-to- earth, warm, generous and inspiring style created the most enjoyable and delightful atmosphere. I highly recommend you attend one of Sandy Sandy's demonstrations or classes whenever you have the opportunity! Thank you again, Sandy, for a wonderful demonstration. You filled the Utrecht store with your good will, good cheer, creative spirit and beautiful work." ~ Chris P.

Sandy Sandy's YIPPEE FOR YUPO NYC Demonstration - 6-12-14

Thanks so much for stopping by and for

helping me spread the joy of painting on Yupo paper!

Have a great day and happy creating!

X ♥  O

Sharing My Passion

"Whatever you're doing, 

give it all you got, share your passion, 

excitement and enthusiasm and 

let your vibe and energy become 

an inspiration to others."

~ Ricardo Housham

After Wednesday's detour and some equipment streamlining, I was back on track for Friday and Saturday's NYC "YIPPEE 4 YUPO" painting demonstrations at Dick Blick Art Stores, sponsored by Legion Paper. Each one just got better and better! One of the good things about Wednesday's trip, is when you start at the bottom, there's nowhere to go but up!

Friday, May 30th's presentation was at the Dick Blick Art Materials
Store at  650 6th Ave, where I made my NYC debut last August.

There was a lot of interest in what I was doing.

Many shoppers stopped and lingered.

And a half a dozen ladies stayed the whole two hours.

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On Saturday, I was in the old historic section of NYC at 1-5 Bond Street.

The store was very impressive and I wished I had more time

so I could look around and do some shopping.

 

The people I have met have been so nice. We all had so much fun.

This group was really engaged. There were many thoughtful questions and lots of note taking. When it ended, nobody seemed to want to leave and everyone thanked me whole heartedly. Everyone agreed that they really enjoyed the event, were excited to try Yupo paper and had learned a lot. It felt awesome to share my passion and inspire people to learn, experiment and to try something new. 

I am looking forward to doing more presentations. I will be going back on June 11th and will be at 536 Myrtle Avenue (from 4-6) in Brooklyn. And on June 12th (from1-3) I will be at 237 W. 23rd St. in NYC. You can see more about my "YIPPEE 4 YUPO" demonstrations here.

"Develop a passion for learning. If you do, 

you will never cease to grow." 

~ Anthony J D'Angelo

Thanks so much for dropping in. 

Your friendship and comments are always appreciated.

X ♥  O

 

Inspired By Wine

"I cook with wine,

sometimes I even add it to the food."

~ W. C. Fields

Inspired By Wine See painting details and price here.

Inspired By Wine
See painting details and price here.

Yikes! It's been ten days since I posted here. I've been so busy painting, doing commissions, preparing for my Legion Paper/ Dick Blick Yupo Demos and  spending way too much time on facebook!

I was surprised when this painting hit a home run and broke my personal records for traffic, likes and comments on facebook this week. It's not that I'm keeping score, but I can't help but notice. Facebook has become a good barometer for me as far as people's preferences go. I'm still not 100% sure if this was so popular because folks just like the idea of wine, the quote or the painting.☺

This piece started as a flower a while ago and had been set aside. Every time I saw it, I thought of grapes. So after some major surgery "Inspired by Wine" was born. Now, can you guess what I'm thinking of painting at my May and June NYC Demos?! 

BTW,  I just set up two new facebook groups; Yupo Artists and Watercolor on Yupo Paper. Come on over and join in the fun!

KEEP SMILING AND CONTINUE TO

PAY IT FORWARD!

X ♥  O

Hello New York City!

On Wednesday, I took an Amtrak Train from Trenton NJ into New York City to meet with the folks who are sponsoring my painting demonstration on Yupo paper in Chelsea next month. It was quite an exciting ART ADVENTURE! The BIG APPLE has changed quite a bit in the past fifteen years since my last visit to the David Letterman Show. I took my point and shoot so I could share some snaps with you.

Coming out of Penn Station,
I stepped into a dreamlike alien world.

Honking cabs, whistles blowing, heavy traffic,
people shouting, commotion and noise
from every direction.

From inside the cab, everything seemed
to be in fast motion, except the traffic of course.

Looking for something familiar,
I was momentarily comforted by this sign.

The conference room at Legion Paper in the
impressive 11 Madison Ave. building housed
many displays of the art and specialty papers
they represent and distribute.

I met with the VP of Marketing,
Marc Shotland, and was given
the Legion Paper grand tour.

Corey Ginsburg, Marc Shotland
and Jon Kaufman
escorted me by foot to the new
Dick Blick Store at 6th Ave. & 20th St..

The store looks small from the outside,
but is awesome and ginormous downstairs.
It's an artist's Mecca - every art supply
you can possibly imagine and then some.

We met with Steven Shutler, the store
manager. I gave him plenty of my new
postcards and business cards to hand
out and two of my framed Yupo paintings
to use in the store window display.

We picked out the supplies I will use for my
demonstration on Thursday, August 22nd. I
am looking forward to trying out the Dick Blick
Watercolors. I have used their acrylics in the past
which were of very high quality.

After being treated to a wonderful lunch,
I strolled around the Chelsea area on my own,
just taking in the sites. I liked this shiny new
cute pair of scooters.

 

And of course I had to stop by the doggie day
care window. I guess these guys were having
a time out. The whippet was being bad and was
chewing on the fence.

These two looked like seasoned veterans and
seemed rather bored with the whole day care scene.

It started to get hot and my feet

were getting tired, so I headed

back to the train station a bit early

to wait in air conditioning.

All in all, it was a really great trip. The guys at Legion Paper treated me so well, I felt like a celebrity.The trial run proved to be so beneficial before my big day next month. After all my fear of the unknown anxiety, it really was A PIECE OF CAKE!

So if anyone reading this is in the NYC area, come see my Yupo painting demonstration at 650 6th Ave. NY, NY, 10011 on Thursday, August 22nd, from 2 - 4pm. It's the new Dick Blick Store's Grand Opening Event and there will be lots of great deals and giveaways! Yippee for Yupo! (pronounced You-Poe) It's an exciting, looser, more forgiving way to work with watercolor!

Thanks for stopping by.

Have a great weekend!

X ♥  O