IdeaFestival Sidewalk Art

Volunteered at IdeaFestival again this year. It is held in Louisville, Kentucky and the main hosting site changed to the Kentucky Center for the Arts. Due to scheduling issues I did not work as much as I have in the past. My first volunteer session was helping at Hotel 21c on Main Street. It is like an art gallery that moonlights as a hotel.

My second session was with artist Julian Beever on the festivals last day. This artist is world renowned for creating artistic illusions on sidewalks. This first picture shows the tent that was covering the sidewalk with an IdeaFestival banner. The artist is sitting down. The tent was needed because it has been so rainy these past days. He has worked on the mural from Wednesday till Saturday. Find out more about the artist at his website.

Here is the partially completed artwork. The main theme seemed to deal with floating flower planters. It incorporated one planter sitting on the sidewalk in front of the Kentucky Center for the Arts.

Here is the artist Jullian Beever preparing for a picture shot of him appearing to crawl along the edge of the pastel overpass he has created on the sidewalk.

My time helping him, he seemed like a very friendly and easy going person. I am glad he accepted a commission to do an artwork in our city over this last week.

Particle Man in the Wind

Photoshop Doodlings

Last Day of St. James Court Art Show

In this photo, I was trying to capture the St. James Court sign through the falling water of the fountain. Last day of the St. James Court Art Show in Louisville, Kentucky.

St. James Court Art Show

Here are some more pictures of the St. James Court Art Show in Louisville, Kentucky.

St. James Court Art Show

I attended my first St. James Court Art Show today and it is an amazing place. So many art venues and so much creativity. It provided a lot of great ideas for class projects. Some that stood out to me was a Louisville artist that does architectural prints, a photographer that takes neat pictures of fruit and vegetables, a Louisville couple that create Egyptian art involving hieroglyphics, and some booths that specialized in astrophotography.

Here is a picture of the St. James Court fountain. It seems to always play a part in the show poster each year.



Here is a reporter from Louisville's channel 41 getting ready to file a report about the art show.

Drawing Easel

After my first drawing class at the University of Louisville, the instructor said it would be nice if we had desk easels. So I tried to make one and here is what I came up with.