Crustacean Celebration
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Artoberfest 2024!

Wow! Want to have a great time? Come down to Artoberfest 2024, hosted by the Salem Arts Association. You will enjoy an afternoon of outstanding live bands, dancers, food trucks, activities, and relaxation by the beautiful oceanfront part on Derby Street, Salem, MA.

I will be setting up my easel, along with other local artist-members of the Salem Arts Association to be live painting demonstrators all afternoon. My painting is inspired by a utility box I painted in Swampscott MA this summer — Lucky the Blue Lobster. Lucky and his happy little crew made lots of people happy when I painted them, and I decided to keep the fun going. My painting is titled Crustacean Celebration and it is done in acrylic and latex paint on a stretched 24″ x 36″ canvas — perfect for any child’s room!

If you come to the festival, I hope you will come over to my tent and say hello!

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The Salem Arts Association has a new look! And I was lucky to one of the artists with work featured in the newly designed Gallery Shop.

Come to see the original work of local artist-members in so many different mediums. My work includes small original paintings, mini-originals with wee easels included, matted prints of my paintings of local scenes, activity books about Salem MA, and more. Other artists are offering hand-made jewelry, fiber art, wearable items, hand made one-of-a-kind pottery, photography, books, cards, sculpture, woodturning, and much more.

My work in the photograph is shown in the 3 vertical columns in the far left: Column 1 top to bottom — Essex Marsh, acrylic, 8″ x 10″ framed; Gloucester Paint Factory, acrylic, 8″ x 10″. Column 2 — Imaginings, acrylic on illustration board, 11″ x 14″ matted & framed; Time Travelers, original hand-pulled screen print, 11″ x 14″ framed. Column 3: Marblehead Autumn Skyline, acrylic on canvas, 8″ x 8″; Salem Willows Closing Time, matted print, 11″ x 14″; Swampscott Lights, matted print, 11″ x 14″. The bin below holds an array of my other matted prints.

Upstairs, you can visit our galleries featuring an ever changing array of art shows, some are for members only, others are open to all area artists. The shows are usually themed and are a feast for the eyes. Most of the work is available for sale!

Salem Arts Association’s lovely gallery is housed in an antique home tucked right beside the Friendship docking area across the street from The old Custom House. Of course, admission is free. There is a public parking garage a short walk from the SAA, and many nice places to eat and enjoy everything that Salem has to offer.

We are located at 159 Derby Street, Salem, MA 01907. Phone: 978-745-4850, Email: info@SalemArts.org, #SalemArts, @SalemArts. Hours are usually Saturdays and Sundays 12:00 noon till 6:00 p.m., with expanded hours During October. Call, email, or check the website for more information!