Barbara J Carter

I had a great show last weekend in Studio City, CA. Even though I was pretty busy, I took a few minutes to wander around the show and snap some photos.

The show is held every year in the same location, in Moorpark Park at the intersection of Moorpark Street and Laurel Canyon Blvd in Studio City, CA. It’s a very nice grassy park with huge mature pine trees providing welcome shade.

You can see all the trees in the background.

This show includes a very wide variety of art and craft media. There’s something for everyone here, from inexpensive body-care products to the very best fine art and fine craft available in southern California. Here (above) you can see some gorgeous high-end ceramics, on the right.

The atmosphere at this show is relaxed. It’s a fun day out for friends and family, looking at art, shopping, people-watching, and munching on some snacks from the food booths. The park comes equipped with many picnic tables, so relaxation and rest is right at hand when the shopping gets too intense. There’s also an enclosed playground for children, which was well-used all weekend.

There’s my booth, above. I was located at the far end of the show. At first I was afraid it wouldn’t be a very good location, being so far off the main paths, but lots of people found me anyway. And my edge location gave me a little more space to spread out. So in the end it worked out quite well.

See you at my next show!

“Shadowed Hill”, 2008, acrylic on paper, 5×5″ matted to 14×11″

The sun was lowering in the sky. Fog had begun rolling in from the ocean, filling the valleys of Topanga State Park and introducing a slight haze to the air. Distant hills and ridges took on a misty, blue appearance, like something out of a fairy tale. This painting captures the almost abstract quality of the moment.

This painting is available matted $115, or framed as shown $145.

Email inquiries welcome: info@barbarajcarter.com

I am now halfway through my 4-show blitz - four shows in a row. (You can see my current show schedule here.) I seem to be surviving better than I anticipated, but it’s definitely hard work.

Here I am at last weekend’s show in Calabasas, CA:

The Calabasas show went quite well. The weather was perfect! Lots of people stopped by and commented on my work, which is always fun for me. I love that I get to interact with so many people from all different walks of life. The one common denominator is that they all like my work! After all, anyone who doesn’t like it will wander off and look at something else they like better.

The various reactions people have to my work, whether it’s “wow” or “that’s different,” help me recharge my batteries to get back to the studio and paint more.

Oh yes, some people also purchased my paintings. That is truly the ultimate compliment, and I am deeply grateful to each one of them. Their purchases make it possible for me to keep doing this.

See you at my next two shows!