Friday Smiles 532: Mostly Autumn Art

 

Before we begin, if you are a blogspot blogger, I am getting a TON of "Failed to Publish" notices.  If you don't hear from me, it's because blogger refuses to publish my comments to you.  It's all so random, too.  No explanation for why some publish right away and others force me to wait at least half a day.  

This is my penultimate entry for Elle's theme at Art Journal Journey. As most of you probably know by now, her theme is Books, Cats, Tea.  I have two of the three since this was created in my Cats altered book.

This is a quickie in my Cats altered book.  I decided there would be no detail shots.

Bleubeard and I call it Stop and smell the flowers.  I hope these kittens put a smile on your face.  They did mine!

Now for some photos from the Autumn and Art juried show.

This is a free event to visitors, but I suspect the participating artists pay a hefty price to show their wares at this three day event.

This is at the beginning of the event.  It always looks so pretty here.

I was surprised when I looked at this first booth.  Some of the art was incredibly realistic, while other was almost graffiti like. 

In a way, it reminded me of something Seth Apter would create.

 

I was really intrigued by this painting (or maybe photograph).  This looks like something I would find on a country road in my state.  And look at how flat the land is, too.  That's Kansas.

 

This was some beautiful pottery. 

 

It reminded me of something I might share for T Tuesday.

 

I was drawn to this booth because of the amazing colors.  I loved this awesome glass and the colors are stunning.  Not so much the colors on the back wall.

I bet my play date friend Sharon would love these colors, too.

The man who creates these beauties was here last year, too.

Looks like I got the backside of these elephants.

They are “Shona Art” stone sculptures which are named after the “Shona” tribe of Zimbabwe.  The owner told me they are hand carved from stone, then polished.  He said the stone told him what to create.  I found it fascinating.  His sculptures range from $6500.00 to $65,000.00.  All prices are USD.

I think I only stopped here because of the beautiful blue on the right.  Both booths were really crowded!

That orange is an eye catcher.  Again, there were several people in the booth, so I showed the one photo with the least people in it.  Yes, that is a lake in the background,

More images in which the colors caught my eye more than anything.

I thought of Sally (my foodie friend) when I saw these flowers.  She would LOVE them.

I thought of my friend Valerie when I saw the hay bales in the field.  Those flowers were definitely a riot of color.  The gallery owner is from Mission, Kansas, part of the Kansas City, Kansas area.  His paintings sell anywhere from $295.00 to $795.00.

I loved this shop, but there was never a person not there checking out the furniture.

I'm a big fan of sci fi, so the rocket impressed me.

I loved the robot and finally fought the crowds to see the one on the wall.  The artist is from Eureka Springs, Arkansas and, although she paints more than rockets, this was mainly what she brought to the show.  The large rocket is a print and cost $58.00.  The large robot was also a print and cost $83.00.  It was called "The Bird Whisperer Joybot."  The small robot shown above cost $35.00.

I think I'll stop here so you don't get too overwhelmed.  I have quite a few more to share, but I think that's enough for now.

Thanks beyond belief for joining Bleubeard and me today.  We hope you will join us at Art Journal Journey with your take on Books, Cats, and/or Tea.  Bleubeard and I would love to see you at Friday Smiles, too. 

 

Now for a few funnies:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now smile and enjoy your weekend.