New Vintage Wine Trail

The Grapevine Art Project is sponsoring an art show this weekend on Saturday, April 9th from 10:00 am until 5:00 pm featuring works by local artists.  This year artists will be demonstrating their talents with demos of their work.  It should be a great time to come and experience beautiful art and some great Texas wines.  Hope to see you there!

Grapevine New Vintage Wine Art Show

It's almost April and that means it's almost time for the New Vintage Wine Tour and Art Show at the Lancaster Theatre on Main Street in Grapevine.  Yours truly will be participating again this year.  You can see paintings, photography, jewelry, pottery, and sculpture by some amazing artists.  It's a fun event so you won't want to miss it.  The show is April 9 so mark your calendars and come see me!

Commission Now for Spring!

Spring is just around the corner, or at least it is here is Texas.  There has been a lot of buzz in the media about the upcoming Royal wedding.  I know several brides who are getting ready for their upcoming big day too.  Soon there will be a flurry of wedding showers with a flurry of gift returns.  Instead of giving a toaster that lasts a few years, why not give a gift that will not be returned, lasts forever, and may bring tears of joy to the bride and maybe even the groom? 

I did a painting commission for a wedding gift of a tropical location that held special memories for a bride and groom.  It was commissioned by one of their friends who travels the globe with them on scuba diving trips.  Now they have a gift that gives a lifetime of memories, and is a family heirloom to past down to future generations. 

I'm accepting commissions now!  Email me your photos and size requirements for a quote!  Give a gift of an original painting that lasts a lifetime!

Law Seminar Review

Well, the seminar was very interesting and the topics were on target.  Thanks to the Arts Council of Fort Worth & Tarrant County along with the Texas Wesleyan School of Law for making the seminar available.  Topics of discussion were Charitable Donations: Giving to Museums and Non-profits by Terri Helge; Intellectual Property Rights by Megan Carpenter and Brian Holland that addressed copyrights law; Employment Issues & the Arts by Susan Bruning; and Contracting: A Meeting of the Artistic Minds by Sergio Sarmiento. 

Every artist should learn more about the law to protect themself.  I did not walk away from the seminar an expert...far from it, but I will say that I am more aware of just how much I dont' know and the affect it can have on my business.  I'm still trying to process what I learned, and I hope to share these nuggets with you...with the caveat, of course, that I'm not offering legal advise.  After all, I did learn something!

What questions do you have?

What are questions you have about legal issues and the arts?  I'll try to answer as many as I can after the workshop.   What legal questions keep you awake at night?

Art and Legal Issues

Next weekend I'm attending a workshop hosted by the Fort Worth Arts Council and the Texas Weslyan Law Department on law and the arts.  It should  prove to be very enlightening.  In every industry, there are so many legal issues to be familiar with to reduce your risk.   With so many channels for exposing your art that are available today and with advanced technology methods,  it's even easier for your art to be at risk.  All the more reason for the artist to be informed about how to protect your art.  It's not only about how to protect your art, but also the risks around doing business that require you to be informed.  I'm excited to learn more about how to protect my art as well as my business, and I'll be sharing some of those thoughts with you.  So, stay tuned....

Aspen Trees

My new painting is coming along, and I can't wait to share it with you.   I hope to have some photos online soon. I'm anxious to see the final product. Stay tuned to see the completed painting.

I don't know about you, but during these bleak winter days like today, I love having art around me that makes me happy.  Whether it's a Tuscan landscape that reminds me of flowers and beautiful old villas or warm beach scenes that bring back memories of the ocean waves and sounds of the seagulls, paintings can keep those memories alive all year long.  I would love to make those memories come alive for you!  I accept painting commissions and will paint them according to your size specifications.  Just email me at beckydeed@gmail.com.