Paint the Town Labor Day Show 2022

 I'm sooooooooooo excited to jury this show coming up Labor Day weekend!

The three-day Paint the Town Labor Day Show & Sale. This is one of the longest-running and largest art shows in the region, with hundreds of works by 175 local artists, all members of the Montgomery Art Association. The event is free and open to the public.

All works are for sale. In addition, the Artist Marketplace will have small works, prints and notecards available for purchase. A portion of all sales proceeds goes to support MAA's arts mission.

Walk around Kensington on Saturday, and you'll see dozens of artists painting and drawing. Those are participants in our annual Plein Air Competition!

From 7 am-3 pm, adults and children complete paintings with a Kensington theme and submit them for prizes. The competition is open to all adults and children. It's free for kids under 18 and current MAA members; adults pay $10.

Full three-day schedule here.

Participating Artists

Sasa Aakil Laura Aikman Anne Albright K. Lin Allen Nataliya Andreyeva Peijisan Art Ken Bachman Matthew Baker Jennifer Barlow Jennifer Lynn Beaudet Marcia Bhorjee Nancy Blacker Walt Blackwell Elissa Borzilleri Regina Boston Rick Bowers Blandine Broomfield Susan Fitch Brown Virginia Browning Holly Buehler Sandra Cane Sandra Cepaitis Jing-Jy Chen Pat Coates Carol Cober Shannon Cockett Amanda Coelho Meredith Coffey Deborah Cohen Deborah Cole Lou Ann Collins Jean Cooper Mari Craig Susan Crawford Jennifer Crouch Kellie D. Beth Daly Arindam Dasgupta Sarah Clayton Davis Nan Dawkins Amelia De Silva John Dillon Paul DiVito

Grace Dobrow Jamie Downs Jennifer Dreyfus Sandra Edmonson Lynn Faiola Rosemary Fallon Stephanie Fernandez Jean Finkleman Elisabeth Fletcher Nicholson Susan Friend Susan Sinclair Galego Kalpana Goel Susanna Goldman Ann Gordon Madeleine Greenwald S. J. Hadley Jack Hammond Christina Haslinger Samantha Hecox Nadia Hewchuck Christopher Hoppe Carrie Horton Jeffrey Human Beverley Hunter Margaret Ingram Monica Ingudam Jonathan Jaeger Benita Kane Jaro Edward Johanson Bill Johnson Hiral Joshi Anastasiya Kavalenka Elielle Kayomb Rajendra KC Cecile Kirkpatrick Jim Klumpner Edward Knight Joyce Koeneman Alan Kolnik Galina Kolosovskaya Mary Kosterlitz Joanne Lamm Ruth Lampi

Karen Lantner Maria Elena Lazarte Robin Lazarus-Berlin Margo Lehman Elissa Leibowitz Poma Robert LeMar Carol Leo Judith Levine Lynn Lewis Nancy Loomis Marta Lopez Teigeiro John MacArthur Lalleh Mahlouji Rahela Majidi Barbara Mandel Gale Marcus Isabella Martire Mark McAlister Karen Merkin Christine Merry Debbie Miller Audrey Moog Ally Morgan Laura Myers Sara Niles Maedeh Noroozi Barbara Novak Elizabeth Ochoa Melissa Ou Laura-Leigh Palmer Simin Parvaz Dora Patin Robert Pearlman Terry Pellmar Sandra Pérez-Ramos Yik Chek Phan Ann Pielert Deborah Pollack Judith Prevo Maria Quezada Pauline Rakis Nancy Randa Ting Rao Sharon Reinckens

Cindy Renteria Amy Rice Teresa Rizzo Faye Ross My-Linh Rouil Myra Ryan Raya Salman Eve D. Sandmeyer Alden Schofield Michael Schoppman Sandra Schraibman Martina Sestakova Lian Sever Ruja Shemer Diane Shipley Sanford H. Shudnow Patrick Sieg Teresa Sites David Sommers Pritha Srinivasan Carol Starr Julie Steinberg Emily Strulson Jeanne Sullivan Vicky Surles Eleanor Tanno Antonia Tiu Alexandra Treadaway-Hoare Tena Turner Kathleen Tynan Andrea van den Heever Mary Vinograd Twila Waddy Anastasia Walsh Christina Webber John Weber Jenny Wilson Helen Wood Ellen Yahuda Rosemary Yue Lis Zadravec Paula Zeller Vicky Zhou Michelle Zugrav

Opening night last night

Opening VIP night was last night,  and the Metropolitan Pavilion was packed for the Affordable Art Fair New York City ! Over 2300 visitors! Four works by Tim Tate, three trompe l'oeil paintings by Dora Patin and nearly a dozen drawings on Bisque sold! The best place for art is on someone else's walls!

Ally Morgan at the Affordable Art Fair in NYC

We'll be in booth C1 at the coming Affordable Art Fair in Chelsea this September 20-24 - drop me an email if you'd like some complimentary passes.  There will be work by Steve Wanna, Christina Helowicz, Seth Fairweather, Dora Patin, Ally Morgan, Jennifer Barlow, Lian Sever, and others.

Do You Remember the Birds, 11x14 inches
Watercolor on Paper by Ally Morgan, c. 2023

Affordable Art Fairs

Next month I'll be at the Affordable Art Fair in Chelsea, New York City - we'll be featuring the works of Steve Wanna, Christina Helowicz, Seth Fairweather, Dora Patin, Ally Morgan, Jennifer Barlow and Mandy Coelho... and yours truly!

And the month after that we'll be at the Affordable Art Fair Battersea, London in England, with works by Simon Monk, Kathleen Hope, Jodi Walsh and me!

Drop me a note if you'd like some complimentary tickets to either of those art fairs.

Heading to New York! Time for the Affordable Art Fair!

Once again, the van is packed and ready to depart in the wee hours of the morning on Wednesday as once again we head to an art fair in New York City.

This time it is the Affordable Art Fair New York - Spring, which is taking place May 20-24 at the Metropolitan Pavilion in Chelsea.

The gallery is hosting Cory Oberndorfer, Dora Patin, Suzanne Yurdin and yours truly in booth D15.

Jennifer Kahn Barlow at the Affordable Art Fair New York

The below new work by the gifted Jennifer Kahn Barlow will be available at the Affordable Art Fair New York, which opens on September 20th at the Met Pavillion on 18th Street in Chelsea; we're in booth C1.

The gallery will also showcase work by Steve Wanna,  Christina Helowicz, Amanda Coelho, Ally Morgan, Susan La Mont, Dora Patin and Lian Siever!

Macaron Nuit
Oil on canvas, 10x8, by Jennifer Kahn Barlow

Upcoming art fairs

Next March I'll be at the Affordable Art Fair in Chelsea, New York City - we'll be featuring the works of Cory Oberndorfer, Christina Helowicz, Suzanne Yurdin, Dora Patin... and yours truly!

And after that we'll be at the Affordable Art Fair Austin in Texas! First one ever there!, with works by Jon Linton, Seth Fairweather, Kathleen Hope, Jodi Walsh and me!

Flavor Interactions by Cory Oberndorfer
2023 Acrylic on Canvas 48x36

Drop me a note if you'd like some complimentary tickets to either of those art fairs.

You gotta watch this video!

I've been pretty exuberant in my past descriptions of the spectacular, once-in-a-century painting skill that DMV artist Dora Patin has showcased in the very short time (about five years) that she has been painting.

Watch this video and you'll know why.

The Dora Patinization of New York!

Dora Patin is killing it at the Affordable Art Fair New York City! "Monarch" is staying here and all other paintings have been acquired by a DC collector!

Plus four new commissions for the playing cards series!

Christina Helowicz at the Affordable Art Fair NYC

We'll be in booth C1 at the coming Affordable Art Fair in Chelsea this September 20-24 - drop me an email if you'd like some complimentary passes.  There will be work by Steve Wanna, Christina Helowicz, Seth Fairweather, Dora Patin, Ally Morgan, Jennifer Barlow, Lian Sever, and others.

Wall Sculptures by Christina Helowicz