Booth Photos, Estes Park

 Potential customers viewing a painting.

 Bright sun hit my booth in the morning.

My booth as the sun swung around more to the south.

Weather  for my Estes Park Fine Art Festival was cool at night and hot during the day. It was a fun festival to do as I knew a lot of other artists at the show. I did have a corner booth... but could not use the South side because of the intense sun.

I was busy answering questions about pet portraits and handing out pet portrait postcards. Now is the time to order your pet portrait. Christmas will be here soon.  For more information visit my website: susanmspohn.com    Visit the page on animals.

Pet Portraits:  basic size is 7 x 7, oil on wood panel. This size is for one pet and the cost is $85.00. If you would like to put 2 pets in one painting, the size would be 8 x 10 ($125.00)  or 12 x 12. ($150.00). Three animals or fewer (see Star's Garden) could be painted on the 15 x 15 size also and the price would be $225.00. Free shipping is included for the Continental USA on the 7 x 7 inch pet portrait.

Party Bouquet

Party Bouquet

18 x 24 inches

Oil on Wood Panel

This is a festive bouquet sitting on a table while everyone is getting ready for a party. Although the bouquet is colorful and joyful, it is only one ingredient for the party. This painting is painted with painting knives and brushes so there is a wide variety of textures. This painting has sold. Thank you for your interest.

Botanical Contest -- Special Recognition Award

I was honored recently to win a Special Recognition Award for Outstanding Art from the Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery. The contest was the Botanicals Art Competition. My painting, 'Mouse in the Yarrow Garden' was selected for this award. To visit the site and view all the winning paintings click this link. http://www.lightspacetime.com/botanicals-painting-other-category/ 

'Mouse in the Yarrow Garden'

18 x 18, oil on wood panel

Treasure Hunt!

Click this link to go to the  chasse au trésor

http://the-riddle-store.doum2.fr/index.php?op=edito

http://the-riddle-store.doum2.fr/viewforum.php?forum=39

Philippe Boutry, a gentleman in France, has designed a wonderful Treasure Hunt with riddles in French. He is using my painting, "7 Geese in the Library Garden" for his poster. If you speak french, this will be a fun game for you. Sign up now. He encourages folks to work in teams. After you solve all 60 riddles in order, you will have the clues to find where in France he has buried the white ceramic goose.

 7 Geese in the Library Garden

artist, Susan Spohn

oil on wood panel

Riddles have been added to the Treasury Hunt, now is the time to click that link and solve these mysteries!

http://the-riddle-store.doum2.fr/viewforum.php?forum=39

 Visit my website to view more of my paintings: susanmspohn.com  

and my blog: susanmspohn.blogspot.com 

Here is the riddle answer to #37:

DE SON BUREAU REGARDEZ TOMBER LA PLUIE means FROM HIS DESK LOOK AT RAIN FALLING

The portrait shows Barack Obama several years before he became president.

In his White House office, near his desk he hung a Childe Hassam's painting : "The Avenue in the rain".

First cryptogram, 2 triangles method , keys BARACKHUSSEINOBAMA & THEAVENUEINTHERAIN => FIND THE ONE HE REPLACED.

So we must find which painting was hung at this place when G.W.Bush was president and which was replaced by Obama.

It was a painting of an impressionist texan painter : "Near San Antonio" by Julian Onderdonk.

http://www.whitehousemuseum.org/west-wing/oval-office.htm

(you see the 2 different paintings on the left of the desk on the 2 last photos : Obama with G.W.Bush an Obama with Hillary Clinton)

Second cryptogram, Vigenère method, keys NEARSANANTONIO & JULIANONDERDONK => HE OFFERED HIM HIS PORTRAIT FOR HIS BIRTHDAY.

On his 30th birthday Onderdonk was offered his portrait by his art teacher WILLIAM MERRITT CHASE.

BEST OF FINE ART AWARD

 Here I am in my booth next to my ribbon for Best of Fine Art for the CommonWheel Labor Day Festival in Manitou Springs, CO.

My booth at this show.

My front display panel.

Another portion of my booth.

This is a fun show. I have lots of artist friends who participate. Crowds were down this year, but it was pretty hot outdoors. Hoping this heat and drought lets up soon.