Besides the Sandhill Crane Festival, another annual event that's also a fundraiser for Friends of Creamer's Field (see 2009, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017) my "Wild Arts Walk/Quick Draw" piece for 2022 also went up for auction as a personalized published panel in the paper. Congratulations to the winning bidder Pam Brandt!
Also gotta give a really big thank-you display of proud plumage to all the volunteers who make this event happens. Hat-tip/tail-drum to the sponsor, and most of all to the flock of other participating artists.I unfortunately couldn't commit this year as events conspired to block out much of my calendar of community events this season.
In retrospect I put in a fair amount of preparatory work into the finished version of the panel. Probably the reason that I routinely finish up an hour before anybody else is done. Leaves time to heckle interact with the other contestants and whip up support from the crowd. But there's not only the initial idea to come up with but also a composition simple enough to knock out an a matter of minutes - and the handful of pre-selected watercolor wash pencils to have on hand for the finishing touch.
Well technically the final step is the framing, for which we are all allotted another extra set of time. And then it's up to the folks who have been wandering around looking over one's should while at work on each respective work.
So many good folks giving their time + resources in support of a real crown jewel in our creative community. As an added bonus I gave away free sketches to anyone who asked at my table - the way I look at it was an extra-special little thank you for folks paying the entrance fee/donation. Got to meet some rising talent and reconnect with old friends + fans alike... Thank to all again!
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