Jackson Street Gallery

Visited the reception at this gallery in November.  The Oil Painters Association was having a show there.  I had never been to this gallery before.  There was a large crowd of enthusiastic people.  Enjoyed the art work, all very lovely, most with similar frames.  All together now.  We got to vote on peoples choice painting, and it was difficult to decide, with so many excellent oil paintings.  

Fondren Unwrapped

Last week I visited Fondren Unwrapped in Jackson.  The art gallery Brown's had lots of 

fine paintings.  Also I went through Interiors Market, which had quite a few paintings, 

new and old.  Several stores were open for this evening event, such as Hunt's and the 

stationery store.  The weather was perfect, and there was a moderate crowd.  Strolling

around for an hour or so was very pleasant.  

Ridgeland Fine Art Festival

This event is held every year at the Renaissance in Ridgeland. Dozens of white tents full of art, jewely, pottery, sculpture, etc. I like the smaller paintings but there were also plenty of large ones. Most of the artists were from out of state. Some of my favorites were Jerry Jones, Lorrie Kelly, Robin Rodgers, Jennifer J., the Perrones. Also there were singers and musicians. It is a three-day event, and for the first two days the weather was good. A large crowd. Hope to visit again next year.

Bridgewater II

 It is 2021 and I survived 2020!  Now I have both vaccine shots against Covid.  So I am looking for places to go and things to do.  In March I visited the Bridgewater art event in Ridgeland.  Some people I know were in it, so I bought a little bit from the show.  It was such a relief to get out and briefly chat with people.  The vendors seemed to have many pieces of similar items in their displays, not much variety.  I guess that it is considered that uniformity is a good thing - too much variety can be confusing.  I hope to find more events this year.