Charm, showing off the only braids that will stay in her endless mane.
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Sun dance vs rain dance
If you were to look back over several years of my posts about the Reins of Life benefit dressage shows, you would notice a consistent theme having to do with rain on show days. This year threatened to be the … Continue reading
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Tagged Aquabord™, art, exhibit booth, horse portrait, horse show adventures, horses, oil painting, Reins of LIfe, tactics, watercolor
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Busy day in Kalamazoo
Just got back from the Kalamazoo County 4-H tack sale, an annual event attended by I don’t know how many people, but it seemed like a thousand. I had a really good afternoon/evening in my booth, with lots of people … Continue reading
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Tagged exhibit booth, marketing, tactics
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Just call me persistent
I was all set to start typing and for some reason found that there was a cat licking my arm. Said cat is now carefully watching every keyboard movement. Maybe spell-checking? The weekend’s marketing activities were long but encouraging. The … Continue reading
Posted in horse show vendor progress, marketing, random thoughts
Tagged exhibit booth, marketing, tactics
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It’s a small world after all
Now I’m going to be stuck with that silly song in my head, but I continue to be amazed by the relatively small world I find myself in now and then. It turns out that the gal (I never met … Continue reading
Black is beautiful
I made two of these fabric panels, one for each of my racks. I gotta say, inserting 36 of those cute little grommets into several layers of fabric the cheap old fashioned way (no custom grommet tool) was definitely hard … Continue reading
It’s a Small World, After All
Finally got my rear end into my truck today and delivered six more display cards to bulletin boards at local barns. I like to say “local”, but I probably traveled a hundred miles today to do this. Which is what … Continue reading
Two new gals join the club
A couple of days ago I finished these two ladies, and they will be making their public debut at Silverwood this coming weekend. Fortunately the display racks I use are easily configured to accept any arrangement of paintings, so I … Continue reading
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Tagged horse portrait, tactics, website
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Second day at Silverwood
Short day today, but still a good day. The stadium jumping, which is the last portion of the show, finished up around noon. But I had been there since 8AM, so I got as much exposure as I could have … Continue reading
Silverwood is looking better
Well, it was as windy as all getout in Wisconsin today, but the booth made it through the day with no mishaps. I had to remove a painting I had hanging on the back wall because it kept flipping around, … Continue reading
Following more suggestions
Following up on the suggestion I received to offer framing for my portraits, I got some corner samples in the mail yesterday. They look pretty good, and are reasonably priced. I’m still waiting for the floater frame samples to show … Continue reading
Alli Farkas Artist Adventures 