A Different Point of View

Meg cooking up breakfast

with a gorgeous view.

We had our first festival ever in the San Francisco area - a mere 12 hour drive with our new vintage 1963 trailer. Tory did a marvelous job getting her ready and the first morning we woke up surrounded by mountains looking down at a goregous lake. It was confirmation for me we are exactly where we are suppose to be. Can't wait for the summer tour : )

clowning around and making BANK

I was recently at the home and HUGE art museum of John and Mable Ringling of Ringling Brothers Circus in Sarasota, FL. If you ever get the chance - GO! I was so impressed with how much art they had collected in their lifetime. There was a clown on the property so of course I had to have my photo with her. And I got to thinking. . . maybe I am going about this all wrong. I love to make people laugh, maybe I should run away and become a clown in the circus, work my way up the ladder, buy the circus and acquire an art collection bigger and badder than I ever imagined. It could happen. I'd make a good clown, that's a start - see : )

LOVE ME goes bye bye

Julie recognized this painting immediately and it stopped her in her tracks. She said she had seen me before at a festival in Tucson and fell in love with this painting because it looked just like her dog. She said she didn't want to pass it up twice and is now the new proud owner. This painting called Love Me is a signature piece for me and is my number one selling print. It screams feed me, love me, pet me and is a face every dog owner can relate to seeing everyday. I tell people I was feeling a bit needy the day I painted it and that's the truth!

I have lovingly replaced Love Me with a golden retreiver called So Golden that I am sure will spread even more joy than Love Me did!

Thanks Julie for becoming a collector of Meg Harper art!

Butterfly Kisses

My latest dog painting is of a chihuahua with butterfly ears. This painting is on reclaimed cabinet door. I love how his ears come over the frame I have faux painted on the cabinet. It is very sweet and available for $275. It measures 12 x 18 and doesn't need a frame. Perfect gift for the holidays for the chihuahua lover in your life!

Good Juju in Sedona

We just got back from our first festival in Sedona and what a breath of fresh air, no pun intended but appreciated indeed. We started the set up with a volunteer from the high school eager to help artist unload their wears. He was a fine young lad with just the right amount of muscles necessary to carry the HUGE bins from our truck. As he looked down at my sign that says "MEGHarper" he stood still for a moment and said "I have one of your prints." Turns out his aunt had bought him a horse print of The Finale at a previous art festival. He loves horses and said he loved my art too. What a nice way to start off the weekend : )

My art was very well received in Sedona which is awesome because I LOVE it there. My most touching moment was when someone who had purchased a Believe print came back hours later to tell me why she bought it. This particular painting is about believing in and loving yourself. She was diagnosed with MS a couple years ago and wanted a piece of inspiring art to help her on lifes journey. She said she needed this print more than I'll ever know. By the end of the conversation we were both crying. I feel so blessed to be able to give that gift to someone.

Tory and I managed to fit some play in with our good friends Wendy and Larry too. They are another fantabulous gift I feel so blessed to have.

Bringing Friends Are Fun

One of the fun parts about this last summer was seeing collectors from 2009 who brought new friends to my booth this year. Julie, who's been a shining star in Denver, brought her girlfriend Cyndy to the 2010 29th Street Festival in Boulder, Colorado. Cyndy absolutely loved the new prints on travertine tiles and purchased Cruisin' buddies. Thank you Julie : ) I appreciate you!

Wonders of the trip north

Photo is an Ospreys nest with a baby in it!! This was on a telephone pole on the way to Teton Village off the side of the road. We pulled over and snapped this photo.

Hard to believe there's been 3 fantastic Art festivals already on the tour. Livingston, Jackson and Vail have been everything I imagined and more of course : ). We've been so blessed with beautiful weather, good food, great accomodations, amazing venues, and breathtaking views. I've been fortunate enough to see grizzly bears, buffalo, antelope, baby eagles, and many more little varmets and all just far enough to take my breath away. The northwest is truly a kaleidescope of beautiful greens of every shade and texture. Heidi, of Paris Montana, and her Airstream extraordinare were packed a little better this year and those 1600 miles seemed to fly by with great ease and enjoyment.

I thank God as often as I can for this adventure called "selling my art". I would never have dreamed it could be this fun. Can't wait for the next show in Boulder, CO this coming weekend at the 29th Street Mall. My husband Tory will be my travel partner for the next two shows which is awesome. Looking forward to our adventures together!!! More to come . . .