Winter Park Art Fest / Exhibit / Workshop and More
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Rita Kirkman Studio

March/April 2024

Dear Subscriber,

A couple things going on this month, then I'm heading east with my daughter for her surgery in April. So this news is for both months.

I get to head south very soon for an art festival in Florida! It will be nice to have a road trip, with nothing to do on the way there and back but drive (and take photo-gathering detours? :)

The Winter Park Sidewalk

Art Festival

March 15-17, 2024

I got in this year! Yay! (this pic is from last year in Naples.)

The Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival is one of the nation's oldest, largest and most prestigious outdoor art festivals. More than 1000 artists from around the world applied for this year's event, and less than 250 were juried in.

Find me in Booth #218, just off the Park Ave sidewalk north of Morse Blvd. Directions and a downloadable Festival Map on this page.

I will have all my newest artwork that I've worked on all winter, including these... and more!

A Happy Moothers Day

Jimbo

Furry Friends

Black Face Sheep

Dubby

Young Chicken

More info at www.wpsaf.org

"Idol" in the APS Exhibit

My latest painting of Mewler, titled "Idol" (pastel, 12x12 inches,) will be in the Austin Pastel Society's Juried Member Exhibit, Celebrate Pastel!, at Austin Fine Art Gallery from Saturday, March 30-Thursday, May 2.

Artists Reception & Awards Ceremony: Saturday, March 30, 2024, 2:30-5:00 pm

www.austinpastelsociety.org

Featured Pastel Workshop

At Dakota Pastels, Mt. Vernon, WA

August 5-7, 2024

This intensive in-person three-day workshop will teach you how to infuse your painting with the feeling of warm sunlight. You will learn to nail your values using an acrylic-based underpainting, then identify and utilize color temperatures to make your painting glow!

And did I mention it's at Dakota Pastels?? Get everything you need there, and more!

Register Early, Here!

Featured Artist:

ArtWalk, Fayetteville TX

May 3-4, 2024

Every year on the first weekend in May, Fayetteville's historic town square explodes into life with fine art and live music with ARTS' annual ArtWalk, a juried fine art festival that is free to the public. ArtWalk is one of ARTS' major events that supports the nonprofit organization's programming.

This year they have invited me to be their Featured Artist! How cool! Thy are using one of my past portraits, "Cowgirl", for the poster and have placed my booth in a really good location! Hope you can come!

artsforruraltexas.org/artwalk

Fun Festivals!

(come get a Caricature!)

single color caricature at Georgetown 2023

Red Poppy Festival

Georgetown, TX

April 26-28, 2024

For an Ongoing Inspiration Boost...

My Patreon Page

Check out my Patreon Page, full of more than 170 inspiring and tutorial full-length pastel videos from the past three years. Live invites, demos, art tips and engaging conversation from my ongoing Virtual Open Studio Days, Paint-Alongs, and more!

(PS: The highest tier now includes Monthly critiques!! :)

It also contains tons of free public posts with quick vids, art tips and progress pics. If you're not yet ready to join as a Member, you can join for free to follow the public posts!

Check out my Patreon!

(Though I will be pausing the billing for March and April, you can still browse all the existing posts... hundreds!... to keep you entertained and inspired!)

"The more I think it over, the more I feel that there is nothing more truly artistic than to love people."

~ Vincent van Gogh

Thanks for reading my News. Please do share with your friends. I hope to see you soon! Be artful and enjoy life,

Rita

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