Blondheim Art Original Paintings

Palm Miniature
2 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches
acrylic on index paper

See my paintings HERE

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Coming Events

Art In The House
October 27, 2007
Ocala, Florida

Annual Chili Party
November 3, 2007
Linda Blondheim's Studio
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Come feast on homemade chili with all the toppings. Finish it off with homemade lemon pound cake. All guests are eligible to win a 100.00 studio gift certificate. I will have lots of miniature paintings which make great little holiday gifts.


Painters Tip

I am on the road starting tomorrow for a few days of painting fun in Apalachicola. I'll post again on Monday.


Make a list and check it twice.


Doing a big paint out takes a lot of time and planning beforehand. I like to get a checklist started weeks before the event.

You are going to need to order canvases,frames,brushes and paints. Order the number you think you will realistically use and then about 30%- 50% more. There is nothing worse than going to this kind of event and running out of supplies or frames. Most good paint outs have a wet room, where paintings are sold each day to the patrons. If your work is popular at an event and you are selling like mad, you will need to step up your production to meet the demand for your work. If you run out of supplies it will be disastrous. Not being able to produce paintings when you know they will sell is a terrible feeling. I say this from personal experience, having been unprepared when I started out years ago.

I start ordering my supplies months ahead, and packing the frames and supplies in boxes. I write on the outside of the box the name of the paint out and what I have packed in the box. I can store multiple paint out supplies together and sort the boxes when it comes time to go. In Florida, we tend to have most of the paint outs in the spring or fall, so they are ofter back to back. This year all of mine are in the spring, so I have a few months to get ready.

More on paint outs Monday...