Free Feather Friday Giveaway ~ Friendship Feather #2

"Painting is poetry that is seen 

rather than felt and 

 poetry is painting that is felt

rather than seen."

~ Leonardo da Vinci

FREE FEATHER FRIDAY ~ Giveaway #2

 ~~~ "Friendship Feather II" ~ 7.5 x 6" / 10" x 8" Matted ~~~ 
Original Watercolor Painting on Yupo Paper

All you have to do to win this original Rainbow Feather Watercolor on Yupo paper, is LIKE my facebook art page or already be a fan, then comment under the original post on my facebook art page.  Please include the words, "FREE FEATHER" or "I'm In"! You will get an extra entry this week when you sign up for my newsletter or SHARE my post on facebook! Please LMK on your comment if you signed up and/or Shared. The winner will be announced this Friday, 6/13/14, after 12:00 noon EST on my facebook art page. It is YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to check back to see if you have won! If I don't hear from the winner within 24 hours of Friday's posting, a new name will be drawn. Open to everyone worldwide! See Sandy Sandy Art on facebook for more details and to sign up. Congratulations to the winner of last week's painting, Sheila Delgado!! Your painting is on its way.

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!

It has been an action packed week with family visiting from out of town. We have been very busy! The first day we went to Grounds For Sculpture in Hamilton, NJ. There is a wonderful retrospective exhibit there through September 21st. We had a blast! I plan to go back at least one more time before it is over.

Sandy Sandy with her (almost) birthday buddy.

On Wednesday and Thursday, I head back up to NYC for two more demos sponsored by Legion Paper. Check out my new demo slideshow here. They really are great fun. 

I would love to meet you there!

Thanks so much for stopping by.
Have a great day!

X ♥  O

FIRST FREE FEATHER FRIDAY!

"An artist is someone who produces things 

that people don't need to have, but that she, 

for some reason, thinks it would be a 

good idea to give them." 

~ Andy Warhol

ANNOUNCING FREE FEATHER FRIDAY

~~~ "Friendship Feather I" ~ 7.5 x 6" / 10" x 8" Matted ~~~ 
Original Watercolor Painting on Yupo Paper

All you have to do to win this original Rainbow Feather Watercolor on Yupo paper, is LIKE my facebook art page or already be a fan, then comment under the original post on my facebook art page.  Please include the words, "FREE FEATHER" or "I'm In"! You will get an extra entry this week when you sign up for my newsletter or SHARE my post on facebook! Please LMK on your comment if you signed up and/or Shared. The winner will be announced this Friday, 6/6/14, after 12:00 noon EST on my facebook art page. It is YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to check back to see if you have won! If I don't hear from the winner within 24 hours of Friday's posting, a new name will be drawn. Open to everyone worldwide! See Sandy Sandy Art on facebook for more details and to sign up.

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!

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

 

Standing Room Only

"An inconvenience is an

adventure wrongly considered."

~ Gilbert K. Chesterton

It was a rough start to the first in a series of painting demonstrations in New York City yesterday. After our train died somewhere south of Newark, NJ, we eventually had to be rescued by another Amtrak Train which put us over an hour and a half off schedule. There was mostly standing room only as the train we embarked was already 3/4 full. I was pleasantly surprised though about how well most people handled the situation.

So after leaving my house and making reservations with plenty of time to spare, I arrived at the art store over an hour late and proceeded to demonstrate at full throttle. If nothing else, I learned most people handle inconvenience with grace. I also realized that I was taking way too much stuff! I spent the afternoon seriously reorganizing, downsizing and streamlining my YIPPEE 4 YUPO presentation and I am good to go again!

Part of my demo captured on iPhone
by Page from Legion Paper.

Tomorrow  is Number Two of 

Five Spring Demonstrations in New York City

at Dick Blick Art Stores
Sponsored by Legion Paper!

Yesterday's Demo ~ Blooming Cherry Tree
6.5 x 8.8" Watercolor on Translucent Yupo paper

Thanks so much for stopping by. 

As always, your friendship and comments

are most appreciated.

X ♥  O

 

Life Is Growth

"Life is growth. If we stop growing,

technically and spiritually,

we are as good as dead." 

~ Morihei Ueshiba

Life Is Growth

Purchase Information here

"Everything is blooming most recklessly;

 if it were voices instead of colors, 

there would be an unbelievable 

shrieking into the heart of the night." 

~ Rainer Maria Rilke

X ♥  O