Agricultural Fair Fun

The Agricultural Fair was a smashing success!  My oil painting Goddesses received a 1st place ribbon (scoring me $4.50).  Unfortunately, the woman receiving entries decided it apt to title my work "Sailor Girl" instead. Oh well. The piece is meant to play off of David Salle's works that involve painted collage of images and patterns.  I tried to work in different elements while maintaining a common conceptual theme.  Sailor Moon, Nike of Samathrace, and Venus (the 2nd planet in our solar system) all fit onto the canvas quite amicably.  I was actually inspired most by Salle's Mr. Lucky, or as the fair attendant would have called it "Angels, a Star, and Some Fish."  I was taken with his portrayal of statues.  I think mine turned out pretty well.

I also entered a set of four umbrella still life paintings that netted me a 4th place ribbon. ($2.00 there!)  I'm in the process of selling them to a friend.  She's my very first sale, and naturally I'm very excited that she was taken with my work.

This was a fair, afterall.  Where are the cows?









That's better.