An old friend and member of this site,
Ginny Herzog, can be found at just about any of the nation's top art fairs. Her mixed media work is widely collected. An important part of her income is creating commission work for her clients, including site specific work. Although at a glance it seems abstract a closer examination reveals its roots in specific environments and landscapes. Here's the news from Ginny:
A few years ago I was commissioned to do two, large site specific commission paintings for my clients - the Dykstras in VA. Craig was one of the founders of AOL (he wrote the software). One of my paintings hangs in their music room (the other one they gave to their architect for Christmas). Their VA "fun house" will be the focus of an upcoming episode on MTV's "Teen Cribs" and will air on Tuesday, November 18th at 6:00 pm EST/5:00 CST. This is a very unique family home and was designed for entertaining their family, friends and for hosting events. I think you will find the home fascinating and fun to see. I'm hoping my painting will make the episode. This was one of my favorite commissions and clients! I hope to see it there too, Ginny! This story points out one of my favorite things about art fairs! You never know who that person who is in your booth! Recently on an episode of PBS'
Craft in America there was a lengthy segment about Roberta and David Williamson and their jewelry making. I confess I am an addict of home decorating magazines and one of the rewards of that is seeing images of interiors that often have pieces of art in them that I recognize. Episodes filmed in Florida often show interiors with art collections that (to the informed eye) have come from art fairs. Read more about Ginny and her work
here. Art and artist spotting? Let me know when you see artist's work in the media!
Hey, thanks Connie, for posting this! I'm keeping my fingers crossed for tomorrow night, in hopes that my piece will make the show. Nevertheless, it will be a fun show to see. Lots of exciting elements to this wonderful home.
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