Well, Salon 2011 has come and gone and I am still smiling a week later. I had such a good time painting, laughing and dancing with all of my friends. For those of you who are unfamiliar with salon, you can check out their website at www.salonforever.se. We are a group of decorative painters from all over the world who get together once a year to display and demonstrate our specialties. Salon is “a gathering of dedicated decorative painters from around the world coming together to exhibit their work and discuss old and new techniques, products, and information in the field. The Salon, which began in 1992 in Belgium with a small gathering of professionals, reconvened in 1996 and has been coming together in growing numbers every year since.
The Salon is now recognized as the most important and significant gathering of decorative painters in the world.
Participants of The Salon include teachers from schools as well as those who are independent commercial craftspeople. The Salon is a way for some of the most unique traditions within the field of decorative arts to be shared amongst one another and ultimately, passed onto participants’ students.
The opportunity enhances and extends the level of communication between serious and committed craftsmen.
The Salon is also a way for visitors and the outside public to experience the high quality of work present and meet the real masters of this craft. Ongoing demonstrations and an exhibit hall allow visitors and participants to view works specifically created for The Salon.”
I look forward to next year’s salon in Hamburg, Germany!
My exhibition panel
Anita Medina's spectacular trompe l'oeil panel
Sheri Hunt displayed her Chinoiserie painting expertise in this lovely panel.
Dru Blair's amazing airbrush artistry...this is a PAINTING!!
The Group Mural turned out beautifully under the direction of Patrick Kirwin from the United States.
I was happy to add a bird to the mural...
