About

Location

Mc Lean, VA


Your Medium

acrylic


Years in the Art Fair Business

3


First show ever

When I was in high school in northern California I participated in sidewalk shows at local shopping centers and first discovered the thrill of having someone pay for one of my paintings. Some 40 years later, painting again, I was in the one-day Bethany Beach Boardwalk Art Festival and had a wonderfully successful experience selling paintings.


What is your website?

https://www.keithwilkieart.com


What are the best things about art fairs

Interaction with people that would never otherwise see you art; Getting first hand personal feedback and reaction to your work; making someone's life better with art; making a bit of income.


Best show ever and why

Bethany Beach Boardwalk Art Festival. My first show in years (three years ago) and in one day I sold close to 20 of original paintings - what a morale boost! Great weather, great location and atmosphere, great volume of people and plenty or art-buying going on!


Worst show ever and why

Frederick art festival. In mid-June it had to be 90+ degrees and equally unbearable humidity, no breeze, very little traffic and nobody buying art, then it rained.


Who referred you to ArtFairInsiders.com? Please be specific.

google


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  • Connie Mettler June 12, 2014 at 10:13am
    Many thanks for your pledge again, Keith. I really appreciate it and thank you for supporting our websites whose mission is enabling artists to thrive in "Art Fair World!"
  • Connie Mettler June 4, 2013 at 3:19pm
    Keith, I really appreciate your generous support of our websites. You are an "angel!"
  • Jacki Bilsborrow October 17, 2011 at 10:21pm
    Thank you Keith for your review of the Bethesda Row Art Festival at Art Show Reviews. You did it so fast, too. It is much appreciated. What did you think of that site?
    Jacki B
  • Connie Mettler May 15, 2011 at 9:13am

    Welcome to ArtFairInsiders.com, Keith.  I'm pleased to see you here and look forward to having you as part of our community.


    When you have a chance, please stop by the "Discussions" area to introduce yourself to the rest of us. We all look forward to your participation here. Also, visit the "member map" and add your location. We have a lot to offer one another, experienced and newbie alike. Let's make this a dynamic site!


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    Best wishes,
    Connie Mettler


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