Wandering Artist's Journal

Reno is Artown! It's pretty great all year 'round, but the entire month of July is insane, with 10 to 20 art events every single day! Get the full schedule here (click on the calendar date-by-date for events & activities.) I'm just dipping my toe in this year, participating n a few events and getting around to some of the others as a visitor.  Saturday, July 9th:  yART Sale , 9am-4pm, 1420 Mt. Rose St., West of Marsh Avenue I’ll be showing some of my paintings there with 25 other artists, including Lynne Bunt (mixed media), Brenda Retterer (glass painting), and Craig Johnson (knots & bolts) Other Artown venues that carry some of my paintings: Micano Home , 1350 S. Virginia St., Reno, NV 10am-6pm, Sat-Thur (closed Friday) I’ll be at the Art, Wine & Music event Micano is hosting on Saturday, July 30th, 1pm-6pm Loorr Home , 3368 Lakeside Ct, Reno, NV 11am-6pm, Tue-Sat (closed Sun & Mon) Fred & Wilma’s Rock Quarry , ...

'52 Vincent with Fishtails, acrylic on weathered wood, ©2016 AnnaLConti, painted for Sam Sprague (to sell) at Micano Home & Garden . Spring is here! (Kinda - it's actually snowing today.) But everyone I talk to in the Reno art scene is looking forward to Summer art shows & events.  Luna Maya Marketplace is continuing their monthly, first weekend marketplace. I'll be out of town in May but look for me here on June 3, 4, 5; July 1, 2, 3; August 5, 6, 7; and September 2, 3, 4. And if you are an artist who wants to show/sell your art, shoot me an email and I'll set you up. Micano Home & Garden has a few of my pieces, specially commissioned by Sam Sprague for his rustic, steampunk, farm, industrial themed store. The Vincent (above) is the first in a new series. Stop by the store to see the latest. I'm very excited about my opportunity to show with Connections at the Annual yART Sale , July 9th, 2016, during ArtTown . 20% of all sales benefit Art...