Lucketts Fall Market 2026
Mom and I left early Friday morning to get to Lucketts in time to set up my paintings, books, and prints before the gates opened at 8:30. Jeff and I drove down the day before to drop everything off, but we left everything packed in plastic bins under a tarp. Not only was the weather […]
Display Ideas for Selling Art at a Market
I figured the 2017 Lucketts Spring Market, the last market I went to as a vendor before we moved to Minnesota, would be my last one. We had a huge crew of helpers and two 20-foot trucks packed with antiques and furniture I had sourced, painted, repaired, upholstered, tagged, loaded, unloaded, styled, photographed, and written […]
Country Living Fair | Lovely People & Pretty Things
It’s going to sound like a cliché, but I think the highlight of my trip to the Country Living Fair was the people I met. I connected with some friends and acquaintances I’ve known online for years, a few I haven’t seen in a long time, and some familiar faces I’ve bumped into regularly over […]
Lucketts Fall Market 2026 Preview & Details
Bringing a few paintings to potentially sell at the Lucketts Spring Market was a test to see how my art would do there. Of course, after years of being a vendor at Lucketts, both at the markets and in the store, I had a good grasp of what would do well, but I never showed […]
Beekman Arms Inn | Rhinebeck, NY
Mom and I left Thursday morning to drive a little over five hours to Rhinebeck, NY, for the Country Living Fair. Our plan was to meander our way up, stopping at antique malls along the way. That plan didn’t materialize because I didn’t have much time before the trip to plan the route and choose […]
Shopping Wish List for the Country Living Fair
I have become a big believer in sharing my shopping wish lists publicly before going to an antique market. It’s a bit like wearing my “lucky sweatshirt” when the Commanders have a game (which I do), but it often proves to be effective. Remember before the Lucketts Spring Market when I posted that I was […]
custom cut plywood art panels
When I first started painting with oils, I bought a smattering of substrates to test. I painted on stretched canvas and linen, canvas and linen panels, oil paper, and gesso board. Over the years, I learned that I didn’t like the bounce and fragility of stretched canvas and linen. I didn’t like the texture of […]
moving fast & moving slow
I intended to share more on the blog over the last couple of weeks, but my days have been busy! On top of a full plate at work, we’ve had to fit car shopping into the schedule. (If you missed why, you can read about it HERE.) I wish I could say car shopping was […]