Tag Archives: SC State Fair

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Art at the SC State Fair

  The South Carolina State Fair starts tomorrow and runs October 13-24, 2021. The fine arts competition attracts a wide range or artists from all over the Palmetto State. One of the judges of the […]

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Almost Finished

This week I’ve added more layers of paint to my coneflower painting.  I darkened the stone wall and added a pink sky. I covered some of the white spots in the background that were distracting […]

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SC State Fair

The South Carolina State Fair traditionally has a huge Fine Arts exhibit. It’s a good opportunity for the public to see the variety and quality of work created by South Carolina artists. It wasn’t held […]

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You Be the Judge!

The Fine Art Exhibit at the South Carolina State Fair is a huge event.  The Fair opens Thursday, October 14, 2015 and the art is in the Cantey Building. I went to the awards reception […]

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Water, water, everywhere!

  Wowie, zowie!  This has been a crazy week.  Here in South Carolina we’ve been inundated with record amounts of rain (13.5 inches at my house) resulting in flash floods, washed out roads, power and […]

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SC State Fair

  The weather is cool!   The fair is here!  Don’t you love this time of year? The painting above was inspired by the angular roofs and warm ochres of the town of Roussillon in […]

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What Is A Gallery Wrap Canvas?

  Have you seen a description of a painting on a gallery wrap canvas and wondered how that was different from a regular canvas? A normal stretched canvas is stapled on the sides and needs […]

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Are You a Purchase Patron?

This week I submitted three paintings to the Fine Arts Exhibit at the South Carolina State Fair.  The painting above, “Under the Bridge” is in the CITY OF COLUMBIA – 225th BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION special section.  […]

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