Burgersdorps Spring Somerfees.
Now we have just spent 48 hours (14 & 15 October) from the Burgersdorp Somerfees. It was subsequently the culmination of weeks of painting, framing, card making and endless packing & preparation. John had framed 24 new pictures, and large folders of unframed paintings featured more prominently on this exhibition that in the past. Read for moreafrican painting
We arrived as soon as possible Friday morning, at 6.30 am and spent the vast majority of morning erecting the stands and planning where you should hang the many paintings. However, the wind had been a constant nuisance in fact the end of Friday we thought it had all been a sizable mistake! Our first day was amazing and disastrous and the strong north-westerly wind blew many of the cards and any scenario that had been not tied down. We have been also told which our north-facing tent structure had blown over on Thursday night! And now we requested a little extra ropes and tent pegs to try and secure it more firmly but with every gust of wind the main roof ballooned; the dwelling shuddered & shook, and all our paintings rattled precariously on his or her stands. By the end of the day, with thunder and lightening looming and the wind gusting continually into our stall, we thought to load up all 65 paintings again, and bring them home for safety-sake! I had taken photos on the arrangement in the paintings on Friday, which made it a less strenuous process, ahead of time Saturday morning to remember the career associated with one, even as we re-hung them again.
Read for more African painting.Fun was obviously a beautiful sunny and mostly windless day, so we could confidently pack out all the cards and calendars into the card-stands and lay out the folders of unframed paintings to the big table; using the smaller items like gift tags and bookmarks.
Saturday also brought many more people enjoying a day out at the festival, and lots of familiar friends & visitors to our stall. With the state of the economy we did not be prepared to sell much, but felt that the exposure was important. Many of the local folk had never seen our painting display before.
Ultimately, we were really fortunate to sell a couple of paintings along with several cards and calendars.
How wonderful it was to see so many old friends that we have known for years, and to meet many new visitors to the festival who had come from neighbouring districts. Their warm-hearted friendliness & enthusiasm certainly has made it worthwhile in the end. Read for more
african painting
We arrived as soon as possible Friday morning, at 6.30 am and spent the vast majority of morning erecting the stands and planning where you should hang the many paintings. However, the wind had been a constant nuisance in fact the end of Friday we thought it had all been a sizable mistake! Our first day was amazing and disastrous and the strong north-westerly wind blew many of the cards and any scenario that had been not tied down. We have been also told which our north-facing tent structure had blown over on Thursday night! And now we requested a little extra ropes and tent pegs to try and secure it more firmly but with every gust of wind the main roof ballooned; the dwelling shuddered & shook, and all our paintings rattled precariously on his or her stands. By the end of the day, with thunder and lightening looming and the wind gusting continually into our stall, we thought to load up all 65 paintings again, and bring them home for safety-sake! I had taken photos on the arrangement in the paintings on Friday, which made it a less strenuous process, ahead of time Saturday morning to remember the career associated with one, even as we re-hung them again.
Read for more African painting.Fun was obviously a beautiful sunny and mostly windless day, so we could confidently pack out all the cards and calendars into the card-stands and lay out the folders of unframed paintings to the big table; using the smaller items like gift tags and bookmarks.
Saturday also brought many more people enjoying a day out at the festival, and lots of familiar friends & visitors to our stall. With the state of the economy we did not be prepared to sell much, but felt that the exposure was important. Many of the local folk had never seen our painting display before.
Ultimately, we were really fortunate to sell a couple of paintings along with several cards and calendars.
How wonderful it was to see so many old friends that we have known for years, and to meet many new visitors to the festival who had come from neighbouring districts. Their warm-hearted friendliness & enthusiasm certainly has made it worthwhile in the end. Read for more
african painting
