Salem Art Festival 2017

Hello everyone!

Just a little reminder that this weekend I will be showing all of my new artwork in the Salem Art Festival! 

The Salem Art Festival is a fantastic show with some truly talented artists - painters, potters, photographers, and other fine arts mediums. There will be music and food as well! 

I will be there from 10am-7pm on Friday and Saturday, as well as 10am-5pm on Sunday. The show is located at the Bush's Pasture Park, a lovely shaded outdoor venue. 

The address is: 600 Mission St SE, Salem, OR 97302 

To read more about the Salem Art Festival you can go to: http://salemart.org/art-fair/ 

(This painting above is a sneak peak at one of my new pieces that will be hanging in the show)

I will also be sharing more about my traveling abroad painting projects as well. (You can also read more about this at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/christine-paints-italy-france-futures-tickets-tickets-34406628151?utm-medium=discovery )

I am looking forward to a great weekend and I would love to see you there!

Cheers,

Christine Joy

Painting Abroad!

Hello everyone,

I have some exciting news to share:

This coming September I will be painting abroad...in France and Italy! 

On this dream-of-a-trip, some destinations will include Paris, Florence, Assisi, Montepluciano, Pienza and the Tuscan countryside.

With all of my plein air experience here in the wonderful Pacific Northwest—I cannot even imagine how lovely it might be once I am sitting in the French countryside, paintbrush in hand! 

A fun part of this trip is that I am selling some of these future paintings now. 

Artist's Choice (Plein Air): I will be painting ten 12x12 oil paintings and fifteen 6x6 watercolor paintings onsite while I am abroad: these twenty-five paintings will be "Artist's Choice" pieces, where I will surprise you with something I personally find lovely. 

On December 1st, those who have purchased one of these paintings, will be invited to a Gallery Party where we will have a "Grand Reveal" of the onsite & abroad pieces.

Take a look at the link below for the purchase of and further information about the trip:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/christine-paints-italy-france-futures-tickets-tickets-34406628151?utm-medium=discovery

Expect a future invitation for the Gallery Grand Reveal Party on December 1st—all will be invited for a night of surprises, stories & wine! 

Happy Summer!

~Christine Joy

May Newsletter

April Showers Bring May Flowers (and apparently 80 degree weather! 

I am definitely looking forward to painting outside and getting some vitamin D!

This Friday, May 5th, is the opening of my Miniatures Show at Pulp & Circumstance in Newberg!

These past few months I have been having a bunch of fun working on this literally little collection. Around 15 of these new miniature paintings will be hanging in Pulp & Circumstance in Newberg, OR for the entire month of May. 

I will be in the shop this Friday from 5pm-8pm for Newberg's First Friday Art Walk: my mini's & I would love to see you! 

Other upcoming art-things to look forward to—the George Fox Alumni Show, the Salem Art Festival and the Lavender Festival's Plein Air Competition! 

More details for these to come soon. 

Looking forward to a great summer of shows & painting!

Cheers to the sunshine, 

Christine Joy