"Park and Berkeley"



"Park and Berkeley" Rochester, NY
oil on canvas
22x28

 This was a piece that I finished up a couple of weeks ago before the Park Ave. Fest in Rochester, NY.  My sister used to live in this building, and I've dined here at Jines on many occasions.  It was sold at the festival...I was sad to see it go, but know that it went to a good home.

Park Ave Fest

Well, it is safe to say that we have now tested our tent against severe storms.  They rolled through mid afternoon on Sunday of the Park Ave Fest.  Although the weather caused the show to end a little early, it was a welcome break in the heat for a bit. 

The festival was pretty cool.  It had a very eclectic mix of artists, crafters, and food vendors.  There were also a lot of very nice vendors willing to share tips with us on setting up and displaying our paintings.  We spent some time building pvc and dropcloth display panels to house the artwork.  They did the trick at the festival, but Eric and I both agreed that it is time to upgrade to a more professional looking set up. 

You can see the panels that we built out of PVC pipe, green plastic fencing and canvas drop clothes.  This was taken on the morning of day 2.  The painting on the right is my demo piece.  The view is from the top of the old Stutson St. Bridge looking down into the marina on the Genessee River and Lake Ontario.

demo painting in progress - still un-named, 36x36, oil on canvas

I am happy to report that we won Best in Show for the Painting category.  The rain forced us to pack it up a little early, but that was ok since we were headed back home that night.   In case you are interested, the demo painting is still available.  Send me a message for more info.

***Update - the demo has SOLD 8/6/2012

Top of the World

"Top of the World"
20x20
Oil on Canvas
sold

While walking around High Falls, in Rochester, NY we came across the old BeeBee power plant station.  You can get a really good view of it from the Rennes bridge.  Someone at the Corn Hill festival mentioned that it was going to be torn down next year, which makes me feel grateful that I had a chance to paint it before it was gone. 

My brother-in-law, Scott, an avid adventurer - said that he and his friends call it Top of the World...with some crazy story of climbing the fire escapes to the top. So, that's what I went with for the name, and I really think it fits. 

Prints on Etsy

I want to make things as simple as possible for people to purchase prints.  I am working on developing a website - future name teresahaag.com - but that still has a ways to go, so I decided to put prints of my originals up on Etsy. 

teresa haag art on etsy
http://www.etsy.com/shop/TeresaHaag

To make things simple, I put all of my prints up as 8x10 at $24 a piece.  If a larger size is desired, a customer can send me a message and I'll post a custom listing.  Hopefully, Etsy will add a size feature in the future. 

Wings of Progress

"Wings of Progress"
24x30 Oil on Canvas
$400

This piece was a live demo that I started on day two of the Corn Hill Arts Festival. This is a street scene of downtown Rochester, NY.  It's taken from the vantage point of Exchange Street looking at the Times Square Building.  I decided on "Wings of Progress" which is the proper name of the wings on top of the building.

Corn Hill Art Festival

Our very first booth at an arts festival is now under our belt.   We met so many wonderful artists, patrons and staff during our stay this weekend.  We learned a lot, sold some stuff and made some friends.  It was great having Eric with me all weekend...he was able to help answer questions and handle the transactions...oh, and his muscles came in handy with setting up the tent.  He also broke away for awhile and did some recon work to get ideas for the next festival - which is still to be decided, but....I am in the process of applying for the Park Ave Fest in Rochester Aug 4th and 5th.  More to come. 

We bought our little tent on craigslist and it didn't come with any set up instructions...so, it took us a few tries. But, once it was up it was perfect.

We decided on a gallery style set up.

I did two live demo paintings during the festival.



Here is the start of my Rochester skyline painting...still without a name.

In progress...

I'll be working this week on the two live paintings that I started at the festival, and I'll post updates as I go.  After that, I'll have to see what I'm in the mood to paint. I'd love to have some name suggestions for the Rochester skyline painting.  Leave your ideas in the comments...here is a closeup



"Quiet Alley"

"Quiet Alley"
11x14
Oil on Canvas

"Quiet Alley" - Phoenixville is full of great little streets and alleyways.  This one has been in my queue for awhile.  I am finding myself drawn to street signs lately.