Lots of Art - Meet me in Alexandria VA or on Facebook Live ... Right Now
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In Person This Saturday & Sunday, Alexandria VA Spring Fine Art Festival in John Carlyle Square - Old Town

"Aperitifs (Rue de Cler, Paris)," oil on linen-lined panel, 20" x 16"

"Aperitifs (Rue de Cler, Paris)," oil on linen-lined panel, 20" x 16"

I'll be in Booth #112 in John Carlyle Square in Old Town Alexandria. Most of the paintings shown here will be there this weekend plus many more. Get more important info on the show by clicking on the booth photo.

I'll be in Booth #112 in John Carlyle Square in Old Town Alexandria. Most of the paintings shown here will be there this weekend plus many more. Get more important info on the show by clicking on the booth photo.

"On The Town (Georgetown)," oil on linen, 36" x 48"

"On The Town (Georgetown)," oil on linen, 36" x 48"

Tomorrow, the paintings husband Randy has been packaging will head toward Alexandria for this weekend's show. I realize many of you are not in the DC area. If you'd like your own Facetime or fancy tour of my booth, please contact me. Shipping in the continental US - from me - is included in almost all circumstances. So, you are invited to this neat event too!

Saturday & Sunday, May 15 & 16

10am to 5pm Eastern Time

Alexandria Old Town/John Carlyle Square

Springtime Art Festival

More info here.

Masks required for patrons and artists. Free admission but register online to attend. Sure hope to see you!

Email me: jill@jillbanks.com or call/text husband Randy at: 703.403.8820 for more info.

Click for more info about the show.

All in a Day...

From Cows on the Farm to Studio Paint In

Earlier today, I enjoyed this gorgeous day out on the farm with my in person plein air class ... in the company of cows including a trio of black calves, lots of horses and some neato students. I couldn't be happier. (I'll go back soon to capture those scenes myself.) This spring has been a real time to relish and cherish the joys of each other's company and the world around us.

Nice Models for Class Today.

After enjoying all that magic outside, today (May 13) at 5pm Eastern Time, I'm the Thursday 5 O'Clock Club Guest Host - Virtually via Facebook Live - for the Rittenhouse Square Fine Art Club. My topic is "Painting My House" - capturing the beauty and intimacy of interiors. While I wasn't wandering around on farms and traveling to exciting places during the Pandemic, my focus turned to exploring through paint all the nooks and crannies in my house. At 5 - tune in to let me show you some of those pieces but mainly to watch and ask questions while I capture my home studio in paint.

Click the image to go directly to the Rittenhouse Square Art Show Facebook Page. The Live presentation starts today at 5 but a video recording can be viewed there later.

Click the image to go directly to the Rittenhouse Square Art Show Facebook Page. The Live presentation starts today at 5 but a video recording can be viewed there later.

So that's the canvas you'll see develop today during the 5 O'Clock Club. Click the image for more info on today' talk.

So that's the canvas you'll see develop today during the 5 O'Clock Club. Click the image for more info on today' talk.

More Paintings Elsewhere

Six Originals on View at the Old Brogue - Steps from the Artists Atelier. Click the image to find out more info.

Six Originals on View at the Old Brogue - Steps from the Artists Atelier. Click the image to find out more info.

"Bootmakers Shop (at Settlers West Gallery Tucson)" - available through Settlers West Gallery in Tucson through May 14. My other painting there, "Dance Day" is going to a new home.

"Bootmakers Shop (at Settlers West Gallery Tucson)" - available through Settlers West Gallery in Tucson through May 14. My other painting there, "Dance Day" is going to a new home.

At the Artists' Atelier, 756 Walker Road, Great Falls VA 22066. Open this Saturday, 10am to 2pm - and I'm happy to meet you there for a visit by appointment.

At the Artists' Atelier, 756 Walker Road, Great Falls VA 22066. Open this Saturday, 10am to 2pm - and I'm happy to meet you there for a visit by appointment.

"Fancy Pants (Days 19 and 20)," 20" x 16" - the carousel horse was borrowed from my Mom and Dad's. Loved painting it again. Available.

"Fancy Pants (Days 19 and 20)," 20" x 16" - the carousel horse was borrowed from my Mom and Dad's. Loved painting it again. Available.

"Sitting By The Seine" 16" x 20" painted on location. Sure want to go back. Available. Click for more info.

"Sitting By The Seine" 16" x 20" painted on location. Sure want to go back. Available. Click for more info.

"Chicken Shop," 16" x 12" - Available.

Gotta' go! Hope to See You Soon!

Please feel free to forward this newsletter to anyone you think would enjoy receiving it.

Thank you for loving my work, kind words, caring hearts, visiting shows online or in person, taking a class, and passing on your enthusiasm to me and others. You are AMAZING!

Happy Spring! It is feeling hopeful and joyful for me. I SO hope that is what you feel too!

Jill

Jill Banks

Signature Member, Women Artists of the West (WAOW), American Women Artists (AWA) and the Washington Society of Landscape Painters (WSLP).

EVENTS

Now - "Brogue and Beyond" at the Old Brogue, Great Falls, VA

May 8-15 - Summer Show at Settlers West, Tucson AZ - one of 44 artists invited to participate

May 15-16 - Alexandria Old Town NEW Springtime Art Festival, Alexandria VA - new location and show off of Duke Street

May 23-June 4 - Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club (CLWAC) Open Juried Exhibition at the Salmagundi Club, NYC - Rue du Jour. I hope to see the show in person.

June 4-6 - Rittenhouse Square Fine Art Show - Online Gallery and Events - Not in Person

June 15-19 - Mountain Maryland Plein Air, Cumberland MD - one of 30 juried artists.

June 28-July 5 - Telluride Plein Air, Telluride CO

September 10-12 - Northern Virginia Fine Arts Festival, Reston VA

September 17-19 - Rittenhouse Square Fine Art Show, Philadelphia PA

Proud to have been chosen by ArtsFairfax for an artist grant.

Proud to have been chosen by ArtsFairfax for an artist grant.

Email: jill@jillbanks.com

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