NYC Photos - Interiors & Architectural Close-ups

This is my last post of architectural-themed photos from our New York City trip. I have many more photos to share - a lot of flowers, for instance! - but this is it for the buildings, store fronts, skyscrapers, touristy sites, and street views.

Scroll down to see photos of a 5th Avenue store window, the 9/11 memorial, the Atlas sculpture at the Rockefeller Center, Carnegie Hall, details carved into the Bethesda Terrace at Central Park, Ellis Island, Grand Central Terminal, the Guggenheim, Katz's Deli, the NY Public Library, the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine and St. Patrick's Cathedral, and the Woolworth Building.

Downtown Rochester Gallery Stroll - Recap

On Friday, June 3, I participated in the Paint Creek Center for the Arts Gallery Stroll in downtown Rochester, MI. It was a lot of fun displaying my colored pencil drawings, acrylic paintings, and watercolors in Smith Jeweler's downtown, and talking a bit to the people who came out.

I even had a few people express interest in purchasing - some who I directed toward my Etsy shop to see my larger watercolor paintings that I did not bring, or what downloadable coloring pages I had available, and one who even set up a time to come over to my studio to see all my work in person. If you're ever in the area and want to stop by to see my artwork, don't hesitate to let me know! I love inviting people to my home studio to look at what I'm working on or what I have available for sale.

Here are some photographs I took of my countertop displays from the Gallery Stroll event. Some were put up on Instagram and got a great response there!

Two of my 11x15" watercolors on display near the wine & snacks table: "Waterlilies" on top; "Splattered Dahlias" on the bottom

5"x7" colored pencil drawings were propped up on tabletop easels around the store. This one is "Radiant Dahlia."

Three recent 5"x7" colored pencil drawings - "Purple Rose Trio," "Norfolk Succulents" and "Pink Impatiens"

I also put several stacks of business cards around for anyone interested. This colored pencil drawing is "Detroit Riverwalk Petunias"

Some colored pencil drawings on display were on black paper; others, like these, were on tan or gray paper. Here we have "Rose with a Hint of Aqua" and "Roses with a Hint of Orange & Yellow"

"More Roses with a Hint of Orange & Yellow"

My 8"x10" colored pencil drawing "Rainbow Crassula"

Patterned watercolor paintings took up another table display. These were 8"x10" and 5"x7" in size.

More patterned watercolors

My recently finished six acrylic paintings (look for an upcoming blog post about those!) as well as a couple watercolor/colored pencil mixed media pieces with stamped leaves

A table of colored pencil drawings, as posted on Instagram

My recent "magic pencil" architecture drawings, with a floral watercolor painting ("When Fear Gets in the Way") in the background

Me posing with my artwork

As always, check out my Etsy shop to see more of my work! :)

Tomorrow is the Pop Up Gallery Stroll in Downtown Rochester, Michigan!

In addition to the ongoing Scarab Club Exhibition, I will also be showing my artwork at the Downtown Rochester Gallery Stroll on Friday, June 3 (that's tomorrow)!

My location is Smith Jewelers (406 Main Street, Rochester, MI), and the event is from 5 - 8 pm.

I will have my newly completed series of six 8"x10" acrylic paintings on display, as well as several smaller pattern-themed watercolors (4"x6"-8"x10" in size), some slightly larger works (11"x15" watercolors) and my current selection of original floral colored pencil drawings (5"x7"-8"x10" in size).

Everything on display will also be for sale, plus I'll be hanging around the whole time if you would like to just stop by and chat about my artwork.

(For a preview of the artwork you can see at this event, visit my Etsy page!)

This is an event that is put on by the Paint Creek Center for the Arts in Rochester - where I currently have several watercolor paintings available for sale in their Art Market.

For one evening and one evening only, several downtown locations put up artists' work to showcase local artists and draw customers into their stores. These "pop-up galleries" will be in 12 different downtown businesses. Stop by any of the businesses to grab a postcard, then visit all of the pop-up galleries and get your postcard punched. Return it at the end of the night for a chance to win a $50 downtown Rochester gift card!

Plus, I've heard rumors that many locations will also have nibbles available - so you can snack while you check out all the cool art! ;)

For more information about the different locations showing artwork, visit the PCCA website here.

Michigan Orchid Show (Post 3)

This is the last post I'll make about these orchid photos from the Michigan Orchid Show - I promise! :)

I took hundreds of photos, so these three posts certainly don't cover everything they had. But they're a pretty good representation of the wide variety of orchid plants they had on display and for sale. My grandmother purchased a white orchid - and bought me my very own spotted orchid as well.

They also had a display for a fake orchid wedding dress. Such a creative idea!

These are purple orchids sewn into the tulle train of the wedding dress.

And here is my new orchid plant, on my kitchen table at home!