Tag Archives: gallery show

Best gallery show ever

Posted on October 6, 2019 by Alli Farkas

Krasl Art Center in St. Joseph, Michigan is a lovely building set on equally lovely grounds. I can’t find even the tiniest nit to pick with its presentation titled “Resiliency” and the reception they held for it on this past … Continue reading →

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7-day backup!

Posted on September 29, 2019 by Alli Farkas

Seven days ignoring all WordPress posts. That will put you way behind when you finally get enough of a breather to try to catch up on your reading. And I can’t even remember what all I’ve done since my last … Continue reading →

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Jumping ahead (no, not the horsey kind)

Posted on September 13, 2019 by Alli Farkas

The title of this post just came to me out of nowhere, but I had to laugh because it reminded me of what my biggest fault was when I used to jump horses–it was called “jumping ahead” and it meant … Continue reading →

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A few hours later–#23

Posted on August 4, 2019 by Alli Farkas

It’s amazing how quickly I can arrive at a destination once I have a semblance of an idea of where I’m going! To see two previous versions of this painting click on the ← above the title of this post. … Continue reading →

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Weekend in an antique gas station

Posted on June 9, 2019 by Alli Farkas

If you’ve been following me for a while, you may remember this place–it was originally a gas station, then became a victim of neglect, then was resurrected as a nostalgic tribute to the 50’s gas station. It has now become … Continue reading →

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From gas station to gallery

Posted on October 14, 2018 by Alli Farkas

Cass Area Artists, which reaches out to communities in Cass County, Michigan’s southwest corner, and the northwest corner of Indiana, recently landed a super deal with the new owner of a restored service station in the county seat, Cassopolis. The … Continue reading →

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First Museum Show!!!

Posted on September 25, 2018 by Alli Farkas

Woo-hoo! Sky Pads 11 accepted into the Midwest Museum of American Art regional competition! I can’t tell you how many museum show entries I’ve had rejected (I sometimes think I have enough to wallpaper my studio) but finally, finally…this is … Continue reading →

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18 down, ? to go

Posted on August 7, 2018 by Alli Farkas

Finished this one a couple of days ago but let it sit just to “make sure”. Then photographed it last night. I had a lot of trouble getting rid of the shiny glare until I remembered that I neglected to … Continue reading →

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Looking to the sky again

Posted on February 9, 2018 by Alli Farkas

Now that all my commissions (so far) are out of the way, I’m heading back to the Sky Pads project. This upcoming painting falls into the “sorta large” category, 50″ x 32″, and will be number 14. Right now it … Continue reading →

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Home stretch time

Posted on January 12, 2018 by Alli Farkas

Got the windows all properly lit up, a building off to the right behind the trees, the garden and assorted remains of plants done. There’s a thick coat of white where the snow is supposed to be. Will wait for … Continue reading →

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