Wandering Artist's Journal

'52 Vincent with Fishtails, acrylic on weathered wood, ©2016 AnnaLConti, painted for Sam Sprague (to sell) at Micano Home & Garden . Spring is here! (Kinda - it's actually snowing today.) But everyone I talk to in the Reno art scene is looking forward to Summer art shows & events.  Luna Maya Marketplace is continuing their monthly, first weekend marketplace. I'll be out of town in May but look for me here on June 3, 4, 5; July 1, 2, 3; August 5, 6, 7; and September 2, 3, 4. And if you are an artist who wants to show/sell your art, shoot me an email and I'll set you up. Micano Home & Garden has a few of my pieces, specially commissioned by Sam Sprague for his rustic, steampunk, farm, industrial themed store. The Vincent (above) is the first in a new series. Stop by the store to see the latest. I'm very excited about my opportunity to show with Connections at the Annual yART Sale , July 9th, 2016, during ArtTown . 20% of all sales benefit Art...

A few days ago, a friend and I were driving around Verdi, just to see what was there and we stumbled upon a couple of wonderful artist studios. I plan to follow the artists’ work and hope to see them again. Here's why: Edward (Ned) Peterson, www.espartcreations.com Ned has a drool-worthy studio full of painted metal lamps, ink and airbrush works on paper, neon wall art, and framing stuff (he does professional framing on for himself and others. Check out that repurposed  missile - tree house lamp! It's a collaboration with Kai Presher - see below.) Ned has a flat file full of ink drawings, with watercolor, giclee, or airbrush coloring. Ned's neon paintings are meticulously painted (even the edges) on canvas, then mounted in hand-crafted cabinets, holding neon lights. The pieces look different in day-time or nighttime, but great all the time.   Ned shares his studio space with his friend Kai: Kai Prescher, kaiprescher.org Kai makes shadow casters...