Post 450: A Saturday in Manassas, Virginia

A Cold Saturday in Manassas, Virginia

Twas a Saturday, April 6, 2024. The weather: partly sunny, around 55 degrees. The place:The Harris Pavilion on Center Street in Manassas, Virginia. The who: with the Prince William Art Society (AKA PWAS) and twelve other artist members. The what: An art show of local artists in Prince William County, showing their art to the public, at Mike Flynn's Artist Inventory Sale.

Setting Up a Group Art Show

Unloading all the art equipment and getting it set up is the first order of business for the day. The entire group helps stacking the gridwalls allowing for good traffic flow while other members set up the "sales table". After the walls are up, typically for the Prince William Art Society, we designate by random draw, who hangs where.

And up goes the art. So the battle with the breeze ensues...

Correction on the weather: C-C-C-Cold, windy, downright gusty and did I say COLD?!? Such is the weather for an early April day.

 

Tom Payne, David Dillon, Mark Clifton, Otis Stanley and Richard Tyler all helped in getting the gridwalls set up.

 

Sonya Cromwell, a friend of Kelly's, Doreen Dauer, Evelyn Chatters and Richard Tyler

 

Kelly Haneklau

 

Sandra Lewin, Donna (where's a hat when you need one) Liguria, and Mike Flynn

 

Evelyn Chatters with a friend

 

Kelly Haneklau, Sonya Cromwell and Staci Blanchard

Funny how quickly an art show can come down compared to how long it takes to go up.

Art Show in Gail Force Winds

A painting whether framed or not against a wind gust, well, isn't a particularly good mix. The wind just may win and often does. The Artist Inventory Sale artists hung out for a couple of hours, some visitors did come out for the day and some art sales were made, but we all folded up shop well before the 5pm closing time. 

Nonetheless, it was so good to see everyone and have so many hands ready to help in any way they could.

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Author: Donna Liguria
Artistry Spin Blogmaster and an artist member of PWAS in Woodbridge, VA, specializing in acrylic painting. She paints landscapes, seascapes, animals and many subjects. Visit her Website at DonnaLiguriaArt.com, her Donna's Esty site and her Blog at Donna’s Cave Paintings.

Photography/Video Credits: Otis Stanley - As always, thankyou Otis!

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Local Art: The Prince William Art Society is a 50+-year-old non-profit art group in PWC for the appreciation of fine art throughout the county and Northern Virginia. Visit us at any of our local art shows or join us for our monthly meetings - held on the 4th Monday of the month at the Tall Oaks Community Center at 12298 Cotton Mill Dr, Woodbridge, VA at 7:30pm

Want to join PWAS? Go to https://www.princewilliamartsociety.com/membership

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