Greetings!

Here in Minnesota, the early flowers are blooming and tree buds are swelling. Spring is in the air, and that means outdoor art festival season is just weeks away! This year's art fair schedule is gearing up to be very similar to last year's, with a couple of differences. Most notably, I will be returning this year to the Old Capitol Art Fair in Springfield, Illinois, which is less than a month away. Here's the full schedule through the end of August (sans July 1, which is pending):

• May 20-21 - Old Capitol Art Fair - Springfield, IL
• June 2-4 - Edina Art Fair - 50th & France, Edina, MN
• June 10-11 - Art on the Lake - Excelsior Commons on Lake Minnetonka, Excelsior, MN
• June 22 - Lemonade Concert & Art Fair - Campus of St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN
• June 24-25 - Park Point Art Fair - End of Park Point, Duluth, MN
• July 1 - TBD
• July 8-9 - Grand Marais Arts Festival - Grand Marais, MN
• July 13-15 - Downtown Fargo Street Fair - Fargo, ND
• July 29-30 - Alexandria Art in the Park - Alexandria City Park, Alexandria, MN
• August 4-6 - Uptown Art Fair - Hennepin Avenue and The Mall, Minneapolis, MN
• August 12 - Northwoods Art Festival - Hackensack, MN

Panther Creek Falls – Gifford Pinchot National Forest, Washington, USA

This is possibly one of most beautiful waterfalls I have had the chance to experience and photograph! Its "fan" shape and setting deep within a lush, mossy gorge make this falls truly spectacular and refreshing! There is a viewing platform that overlooks the falls from above, but reaching this vantage point at the base of the falls required scrambling down a steep slope.

This image is not "quite" finished yet (I'm still tweaking a few details), but I anticipate it will be available when art fair season begins!

The snow is gone, the grass is greening, and the trees are beginning to leaf. That means art fair season is just around the corner! I will once again be exhibiting at several great events throughout Minnesota and the Upper Midwest. This list represents the shows I anticipate participating in through July 31. More dates will be added to my show schedule page (www.northshoreimages.com/Schedule) as they are confirmed.

*Please note that the weekend of June 5-7 is still tentative. I will likely NOT be exhibiting at this year's Edina Art Fair, but will likely instead be at the one-day St. Anthony Park Arts Festival in Saint Paul. I will send and post an update if anything changes.

Please stop in and visit if you find yourself at or near one of these events. I just might have something for that blank spot on the wall...

• May 16-17 - Old Capitol Art Fair - Springfield, IL
• May 30-31 - Rivertown Art Festival - North Lowell Park, Stillwater, MN
• June 5-7 - Edina Art Fair - 50th & France, Edina, MN (**WAIT LIST**)
• June 6 - St. Anthony Park Arts Festival - St. Anthony Park Library Grounds, Saint Paul, MN (*Will be here if not called from Edina Art Fair wait list)
• June 13-14 - Art on the Lake - Excelsior Commons on Lake Minnetonka, Excelsior, MN
• June 27-28 - Park Point Art Fair - End of Park Point, Duluth, MN
• July 11-12 - Grand Marais Arts Festival - Grand Marais, MN
• July 16-18 - Downtown Fargo Street Fair - Fargo, ND
• July 24-26 - Blueberry Arts Festival - Whiteside Park, Ely, MN

I want to thank everyone who visited me at the art fairs this summer! Your support and interest in my work is very much appreciated! As we enter the second half of the art fair season, I'd like to take this opportunity to extend a 5% discount offer for any purchase made at one of the remaining shows this year. Just mention the "newsletter/blog discount" when purchasing.

• August 17 - Northwoods Art Festival - Hackensack, MN
• September 7-8 - Wausau Festival of Arts - Downtown, Wausau, WI
• September 14-15 - Fall into the Arts Festival - Centennial Lakes Park, Edina, MN
• September 21-22 - Marine Art Fair - Marine on St. Croix, MN
• September 29 - Millstream Arts Festival - Downtown, St. Joseph, MN
• October 5-6 - Fall Colors Fine Art & Jazz Festival - Lowell Park, Stillwater, MN
• October 12-13 - Fall Festival of Arts - Downtown, Red Wing, MN (WAIT LIST)
• November 8 - Downtown St. Cloud Art Crawl - Falcon National Bank, St. Cloud, MN
• December 7 - Art at Ramsey - Ramsey Junior High School, Saint Paul, MN

Art festival season is upon us! For those of you in the Twin Cities who would like to see and/or purchase some of my work, the opportunity is here! I will be at four great Twin Cities art fairs during the next four weekends. From my effort to make room for newer work, expect to see some nice discounts on older pieces. In addition, mention this post when purchasing at any of these four events and receive a 5% discount on your entire purchase! (Click on the links for more info about each event.)

• May 31-June 2 - Edina Art Fair - 50th & France, Edina, MN
• June 8-9 - Art on the Lake - Excelsior Commons on Lake Minnetonka, Excelsior, MN
• June 15-16 - Stone Arch Bridge Festival - Historic Main Street/Minneapolis Riverfront, Minneapolis, MN
• June 22-23 - Wayzata Art Experience - Downtown, Wayzata, MN