The three day festival is ALWAYS a hit. So much to do, in the three days I attended, I never got around to all that there was. The top photo is of Ping Irvin, who is from China and is nationally acknowledged in her home country. She is listed in China’s Who’s Who of Chinese contemporary Artists. She moved here after meeting Craig Irvin, an artist himself. Their story is remarkable.
When I drove to their house by the Sam Houston National Forest, I had no idea what a life of an aritst was like. The house is rather lonely, witht the forest as their back yard. Their house was PACKED. Art books. Sketch Pads everywhere. Prisma colors, pastels, water color and pencils laying around every where. The sent of coffee fills their house. It is amazing as to how they live art all day. As soon as I got to the house, there was a dilivery of Mats for their prints they sell at the shows……………
