COVID-19 is still disrupting our 2020 plans. In lieu of showing my work in-person at art fairs, I’ve been looking for, discovering, and even creating my own virtual opportunities. Last month I brought you my Backyard Art Show in which I set up my tent, hung my paintings, and then explained the story behind some of the work.
This month I was accepted into the Renegade Craft Virtual Fair. Renegade Craft is known for hosting fairs in major cities, mostly across the U.S. The virtual version of the fair involved creators and makers going live during the fair with a tour, a lesson or a demo. I opted for getting onto Instagram Live and doing a live painting demo.
My work in progress from the live painting demo.
Before this fair, I had never done a live painting demo. In fact, I can count on two hands the number of people who had ever watched me paint before. When I paint, I listen to podcasts and concentrate on the work in front of me. Speaking while painting is a difficult task, but I somehow managed to do it.
I’m grateful for the people who showed up to the live session and asked thoughtful questions. In total, I painted and talked for two hours. I was surprised that some people watched and participated for almost the whole time. Wow!
If you weren’t able to make it, I hope you can join me in the future! I’ve included almost fifteen minutes of the live footage here. You’ll notice that I sometimes go towards the camera to read and answer questions. It may look as though I was talking to myself while I was painting. I promise that I was not! For some reason I thought the questions and conversation would be recorded, but since they weren’t, you only get to hear my answers.
Please enjoy and feel free to ask questions or leave comments below.