Brunch Anyone?

Two more paintings have found their forever home! AVOCADO and MIMOSA caught the eye of a customer while having breakfast tacos at Kerbey Lane Cafe last week. The stories of why people buy a given painting is a very rewarding part of the experience for me. In this case, the buyer was planning to gift the paintings to an Aunt she was visiting while in the San Marcos area. I guess she’s a fan of brunch. 

This sale also provided me the opportunity to conduct my first “virtual” sale of the “Something For Everyone” show, which went seamlessly and worked well for everyone involved.  As someone who spent the majority of their career in high tech, the logistics of a virtual sale make for a fun intersection between art and tech. Each piece of art at the show has a label detailing the name, size, medium, and price, as well as a QR code. The QR code allows a diner at the cafe to simply scan with their phone, which brings them to my website, www.artbern.art, from which they can readily find my contact information. 

After a few email and text exchanges, she sent me payment via Venmo and I notified the restaurant that the paintings could be removed from the wall and left in the office for customer pickup. Aside from taking the paintings off the wall, the restaurant staff didn’t have to deal with any logistics. Everyone was happy with the process and the final outcome!

Stay tuned to find out about the new artwork that will replace AVOCADO and MIMOSA!

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Holiday Group Show: Small Wonders at Austin Fine Art Gallery!

I have the good fortune of 7 of my paintings being included at Austin Fine Art Gallery’s annual holiday group show of small arwtorks called “small WONDERS”! All works are framed and ready to go on your walls, or, given their relatively small size, they’re easy to ship to friends and family who might appreciate authentic art from an Austin artist. 

  • BLACK LAB | Graphite on Paper | 11×13″ 
  • BULL CREEK, AUSTIN | Oil on Board | 6×8″ 
  • DOG TIRED | Oil on Board | 16×12″
  • JUST THE RIPE SIZE | Oil on Panel | 5×7″ 
  • SPRING POINT LEDGE LIGHTHOUSE | Oil on Board | 8×6″
  • POPCORN | Oil on Canvas | 14×11″ 
  •  SOMETHING BLUE | Oil on Board | 12×9″ 


Small WONDERS will consist of over 300 mini works by over 35 greater Austin artists, ranging from 5×7’s to 16×20’s. Everything will be PRICED to GIFT with prices ranging from $100 to $600. Don’t miss this wonderful show to start or add to an art collection for you and your loved ones!There will be an opening reception on Saturday, December 9th from 4-7pm. There will be holiday treats, drinks and live music during the opening reception. The show runs through early January. 

For more information about the gallery and this show specifically, go to www.artframingservices.com, navigate to the “small WONDERS” show announcement, and consider dropping by for some holiday cheer and say hi during the opening reception. 

Artists showing include:

BERN ABPLANALP
UMBREEN AHMAD
TOM BENTLEY
VICKI BREVELL
TAMMY BROWN
HOLLY CRAIG
ALAN EHRLICH
PAT FLATHOUSE
ANN FLEMINGS
JULIA FLETCHER
SALLY FRASER
OLGA GORALEWICZ
LACY HUSMANN
JESSICA GREENWOOD
PING IRVIN
CRAIG IRVIN
CHRISTINE JAMES
CAROLYN KILDAY
MELISSA KOTZEV
SCOTT LEOPOLD
MARCH MATTINGLY
LINDA MONTIGNANI
M MURDOCK
EDD OGDEN
NANCY PATON
RICARDO ROBLES
JOYCELYN SCHEDLER
ANASTASIA SHIMANSKAYA
CELESTE SMITH
CONNIE TAYLOR
MINDEN TEN EYCK
LILIANA VASQUEZ
LINDA WELLS
JOHN WEST
ELIZABETH WILSON
WALKER WINN
RENEE WOMACK

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