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May 19, 2009,

What with getting ready for our open studios and my general slothfulness, this is tragically late, but here it is anyway:

Nevin surrounded by art horde

Carol Trawick in NKG booth

On Wednesday morning (a week ago+)far too early, Sondra Arkin, Anna Davis and I popped on the Bolt bus in downtown DC and were still yakking when it pulled into Penn Station 4+ hours later, just 4 blocks from the site of the 2010 Affordable Art Fair, right across the street from the Empire State Building. We were all represented in the Nevin Kelly Gallery booth, situated right next door to the Fraser Gallery booth representing DC (Honfleur Gallery was around the corner also flying the DC colors.)

Girls at lunch in NYC- Anna, Sondra, my spawn Nora and her BFF Larkin

big waxed cones

The Preview event Wednesday night was jammed with folk but it’s too to know how the buying went. Most of us folks from Nevin’s and Cate’ Fraser's booths had a late and lovely tapas and sangria dinner in Chelsea. Emphasis on the Sangria. Yo Cate, no worries– what happens at the fair stays at the fair.
Anna Davis and Andrew W

Mike Janis's gorgeous work

I think the fair had a generally more interesting selection of work this year, and that seemed to be the consensus. As last year, the Brits tended to have well-curated booths – or at least they looked fresh to my eyes. My theory is that when you're payng the cost of international shipping, you get particularly careful about curating. My snarky observation, on the other hand, is that there is too much shiny stuff; a few too many artists seem to believe that when in doubt, pour a quart of resin on it.

encaustics by N. Waldburger

our booth

Local representation was good: In NKG, Mary Chiaramonte, Laurel Hausler, Molly Brose, Wesley Wheeler, Anna, Sondra and moi. In Fraser, Cate had Michael Fitts, Fiona Ross and Andrew Wodzianski, among others. Tim Tate, Michael Janis and Matt Sesow had work in other booths.

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