A Trip to San Diego ArtWalk - April 2015

This past weekend I was thrilled to attend the 31st Annual San Diego ArtWalk in the downtown neighborhood of Little Italy. Some sunshine, the sea and 15 blocks lined with 300 artists and their faire was not to be missed. This event is one of the largest in Southern California and draws fine artists from all mediums displaying and selling their works to the world.

What I found most interesting was the variety of work from artist of all mediums including: metal sculptures to vibrant watercolors, silkscreen printmaking to fine jewelry, colored marker drawings to hand-blown glass pieces, traditional oils to mixed mediums. I was truly in awe of the talent, dedication and life created by these artists.

As an artist, I'm always curious how other artists came to purse their creativity and artistry. I took the time to talk with a few select artists about their works. In talking to one lady, I found that her silkscreen printmaking took years and years of schooling to learn and build her business. How unique and how interesting her work was. They were very simple images placed on clean wine paper and neatly framed - images such as animals and objects like an airplane or train. When I asked her who purchased her art and who follows her she said, her style appeals to adults with children who love the whimsical and comic book like depictions. Sometime these adults buy her work to decorate their child's room with or sometime its actually for their own personal enjoyment on their office walls.

When I step outside of my own watercolor-focused art and experience an amazing event like this that brings together a true m�lange of artists, I can't help but to be infused with new inspiration and appreciation for the arts.

~M