Another Art Gallery of Greater Victoria Paint-In - Another Moss Street Miracle!!

The 27th Annual TD Art Gallery Paint-In was another 
"Miracle on Moss Street" 

with clouds & CROWDS, FUN & SUN, 
and many a magical moment in Linnyland! 
Thank-you to Mary-ellen Threadkell and everyone 
at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria 

plus the many, many, many volunteers, the new and old friends 

& Linnyland Collectors, the art lovers, the other artists, 

all of the amazing residents of Moss Street 

and the great sponsors & supporters, too!! 

First, "Clouds & CROWDS":

                               - photo credit Darren D. Stone (Times Colonist) 

"The annual TD Art Gallery Paint-In was as popular as ever 

Saturday during its 27th year, with artists lining Moss Street
 for 14 blocks from Fort Street to Dallas Road.

The free community event was a success, as usual, thanks to 

the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria and many sponsors and supporters.

Organizers expected a crowd of about 35,000 to mingle 

with the artists and view their work."  Times Colonist, July 20, 2014

Then, "SUN & FUN":

                        -photo credit Jeffrey J. Boron

Rain in the forecast & nary a drop...

the Moss Street Miracle, once again! 

   

                                                     -photo credit Jeffrey J. Boron       

Linny visits with a new Linnyland Collector! 

                                         

One of Moss Street Paint-In's many MAGICAL MOMENTS: 

A young artist named Aneuva (sp?) 

visited each artist with a gift of her own beautiful art. 

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"Aneuva's Rainbow", 

paint on paper, 

2 inch x 2 inch

Thank-you, little Aneuva!! 

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Moss Street Paint-In 2011

It was a Moss Street Miracle!
No, unfortunately the Parasol Model didn't make an appearance,
but there were about 30,000 other parasol models that did
because the 24th annual Art Gallery of Greater Victoria event
started out with rain pouring from the July sky.
(Setting up was funny/scary -
all squishy and cramped under a water proof tent.)
But then the miracle; the rain stopped,
the crowds of art lovers appeared, the sky continued to clear,
the paintings came out from under the tent (so did the painter)
and the sun came out as well!!
Thank-you to all of the visitors to Linnyland; friends, patrons, volunteers, organizers, fellow artists, Looky Lous, Looky Louises,
and everyone who did the sun dance with me, too. You're all
part of the miracle and success of
the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria's Moss Street Paint-In 2011
and I loved connecting with all of you!!
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(Once the Paint-In had ended it poured rain again. Happily, I was homeward bound within Vinnie Van Go...)
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Credit for the above "Linny photos" go to Jeffrey Boron who snapped the rainy set up shot. Check out his blog at http://www.jeffreyjboron.blogspot.com/ & Sharon Churchill who came by for a visit. Check out her blog at http://www.sharonspainting.blogspot.com/

~ And remember, it's always sunny and warm in Linnyland!!