Holiday Fine Art Bazaar Continues Tues - Sunday in Germantown, TN

It is such a joy to be in a show with so many fine artists.  These painters, potters, photographers, print makers and more are all showing a few of their wares at the Holiday Fine Art Bazaar organized by FredAsbury and Patty Simon through Artists' Link and Memphis/Germantown Art League in the Carrefour Shopping Center, Suite 100 at Poplar and Kirby in Germantown/Memphis, TN:  Dorothy Allen, Mary Lawrence Allen,Libby Anderson,Helen Christie Argo,Fred Asbury, Bill Bailey,

Judith Barrie,Lauren Beyer,Chipsey Butler,Phyllis Boger,Marilyn Califf,Kay Coop, Miriam Crotwell,Priscilla Cunningham, Christine Dozier,Anne Enochs,Ann Fitzgerald,Sue Foell,Karen Francis,Bernard Freiden,Tim Hacker,S. Kaye Harrison,Barbara Hicks,Lou Hoover,Janice Kennedy,Terry Kenney,Nancy Kurtz,Ron Lace,Sarah Long,Debbie Lovett,Sandra Marion,Maxine Mason,Sue S. Miller,Barbara Montgomery,Carolyn Moss,K. Gopal Murti,Gail Ray,Dottie Sachritz,Patty Simon,Rose Sitton,Norman Soskel,Barbara Olive Taube,David Taylor,Pat Traylor,Peggy Whiddon,Elizabeth Williams,Art Wilson.

The public is invited to vote on their Favorite Artist in the show.   Open Tuesday through Sunday until eight weekdays.  This show closes on December 23 with a closeout party from six to eight.  See the video on you tube Blessings427 channel. 

INCOGNITO at Memphis Botanical Garden Center in January

Memphis Botanic Gardens is hosting an art exhibit and fundraiser called "INCOGNITO" during January. "Buy what you love, not who you know" is the theme so contributing artists are instructed not to sign our works, or give anyone a description of our art work to keep it truly INCOGNITO.  It could be called IncogNEAT0: What a deal for collectors! All bidding starts at $40.  For those of you who plan ahead, the event will be held on January 20th from 6-8. Please inform your friends of this fun event and encourage them to purchase Admission Auction tickets.  Tickets for purchase are $25 for members and $35 for non members and include hors d'oeuvres and wine.  Some contributing artists will be present to sign their works afterwards.  Thank you all for helping to make this a great fund raiser for the Memphis Botanic Garden.

P.S.  I have completed a photo book of Memphis Botanical Gardens.  Pick up one copy at the Holiday Fine Art Festival  at Kirby, Poplar in the Carrefour Center for $25. or order one by contacting kfrancis427@gmail.com   to purchase. 

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The youtube channel for Art Promotions is Blessings427.    You will find three videos there.   Today I updated my blog by adding new gadgets and am trying out this "email to blog" feature.  

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Sincerely,
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artist and author
Art Promotions website: http://www.artpro.com/      

blog link http://artprointernational.blogspot.com/

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901 289-4939 - kfrancis427@gmail.com

I am not an investment advisor and no information I provide should be considered a solicitation.

Holiday Fine Art Bazaar YouTube Video

Open everyday except Mondays through December 23rd.

Relax a Week in Florida in January, 2013

Reserve a week in beautiful Sarasota, Florida next January, 2013.  Rent one (or even two or three) of my weeks at a lovely beachfront resort: one bedroom with den, two baths, (could sleep six)  and kitchen in a prime location on Lido Key just off St. Armand's Circle which abounds with restaurants, shops and art.   Visit the famous Ringling Brothers Estate: home, art museum, and circus museum.  Visit the Car Museum, the Opera, the theaters.  Enjoy coffee at the many cafes and bakeries.  Explore the nearby keys and other cities of Florida.  See the beautiful mansions, marinas and enjoy the beaches.    One week rents  for only $725.  direct from the artist owner, which is below resort rates. Select from week two  (Jan 12-19) , week three (Jan. 19-26), or week four (Jan. 26-Feb 2). This is the link to the Sarasota Sands Resorts .    Sorry, no pets allowed.  Amenities include a  tennis court, clubroom with pool table, ping pong and video games, also, an indoor jacuzzi, exercise room, and outdoor pool. Email me to rent my unit during January, 2013  (I will be at work elsewhere.) at kfrancis427@gmail.com     

A week is also available in North Carolina.  These weeks are for rent, but may also be purchased.

Art Bazaar Continues, plus new blog

(Memphis)  Just thought I would note that I maintain another blog also located on my fineartamerica website:  http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/karen-francis.html  Click on the BLOG TAB.  The Holiday Fine Art Bazaar is underway since Friday.  It continues in Memphis at 6685 Poplar Ave at Kirby, suite 100 Germantown, TN 38138. Fifty artists have gathered over 800 artworks including cermanics, fused glass, fiber art, prints and original oils in a huge variety of styles in the Carrefour Shopping Center next to JosABanks. The works are priced for any budget and credit cards are accepted. Admission is free and parking plentiful. The Holiday Fine Art Bazaar is open Tues through Sunday. The hours are 11-8, Tues - Fri., 10-6 Sat, and 1-5 Sunday. There will be a closing party on December 23rd, Friday, from 6 -8 PM so if you havenn't finished your Christmas shopping yet, come on by.   The works at the Bazaar are from artists members of Artists' Link and Memphis Germantown Art League. 

I have three works in this show plus a book of photography. 

A Monument of the Mind

My response to news about the Nineteenth Century Club:
(Memphis) To me, the Nineteenth Century Club is a monument not to a period of time, but to good citizenship. It is the birthplace of ideas that helped this city grow in strength and beauty, a monument of the mind. Its name is the name of a Club whose members have helped everyone living in Memphis even to this day. Who has not played in the parks of Memphis? This club created the Parks and Recreation system by organizing the first public playground. If each Memphian who ever enjoyed summers in the parks contributed ten dollars, the Nineteenth Century could have its repairs done in no time. This same group of forward thinking club members started City Beautiful campaign in 1930 which lasted through the fifties and sixties and produced results winning national acclaim and tourists for Memphis. This club also helped build hospitals and education associations. This building on Union could become a highlight on tours of the secret treasures in Memphis, like the lovely homes in the Historical District of New Orleans.  In some cities, the government would purchase the land and rent the building back back to the organization or owner in perpetuity (or at least 99 years) for $1.00 a year.  By eliminating the tax burden, the organization might be able to make the needed repairs. 

Holiday Fine Art Bazaar this Friday Evening

Casual Art Reception Friday, November 23 from 6 to 8 PM.  Free Admission and Free Parking. 

Carrefour Shopping Center at Kirby and 6685 Poplar, Suite 100, ground level in interior corridor near former Borders Bookstore. 

Learn about a New Script, "Christmas Ride"

Christmas Ride, a new feature length screenplay, is an emotionally deep, authentic character drama which takes the audience along on a surprising journey.  Please visit the facebook page with its synopsis at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christmas-Ride/244922345556265?sk=info
and LIKE this page.  It takes 25 Likes to get a User Name assigned for a Page.  Thanks.

Art Promotions is marketing this script or, alternatively, wishing to produce it.  Will need lots of help!

Veterans Day, 2011

(November 11, 2011)  In Memphis, The Commercial Appeal daily newspaper reports ". . .the U.S. Senate,  . . . passed a bill on a 95-0 vote on Thursday that will help unemployed veterans. If approved by the U.S. House, the legislation will help some of the 240,000 jobless veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.
      The bill increases the tax credit for hiring disabled veterans to $9,600. It also would create new tax credits of up to $5,600 for employers hiring veterans who have been looking for work for at least half a year and $2,400 for employers who hire veterans out of work for four weeks or more."

Are there any disabled veterans seeking employment or veterans out of work for half a year, or  even four weeks, who want to help sell art or make a film in Memphis?   If so, call Art Promotions, 901 289-4939 starting Monday.   The pay is mostly commission only on the art, and back end pay in points on the films at this time. 

Churches in Art Today - a video

This video is under three minutes.  The public is invited to cast three votes online at fineartamerica.com for their favorite work in the Church Art contest until Sunday night at 11:26 PM EST.  Two hundred eighty artists have contributed over 400 images of chuches around the world in this online exhibition.

Public Invited to Vote in Church Art Contest on Fine Art America . com

(October 31, 2011) Memphis, TN FineArtAmerica.com, a major website featuring artwork by artists throughout the world, continuously hosts contests on various subjects as suggested by painters utilizing the site. Currently, a contest featuring photographs, paintings, and drawings of churches is underway. The public, as well as faa artists, are invited to vote for their three favorite works on the site. To enter your vote, go to this link location http://fineartamerica.com/contests/churches-.html?tab=artwork and view the over 400 entries of churches from many countries shared by 280 artists. Each person can click on a work to see it larger. Each person is allowed three votes. This particular contest is organized by Karen Francis of Memphis, TN, (Art Promotions) using the contest application supported by fineartamerica.com A video of some of the entries will be produced.  Vote today through November 6, at 11:26 pm E.S.T.  Free to participate. 

Florida Series

This is my first youtube upload. Hope you enjoy it. 

Last Week to See Transitions Art Exhibit at WKNO

Reminder, this is the last week to view the Artist Links Transitions Art Exhibition at WKNO TV.

9 - 5 Monday through Friday, Oct. 24-28, 2011.   The address is 7151 Cherry Farms Road in Cordova, TN 38016.  This location is off Goodlett Farms Road between Whitten and Appling.   Admission is free.  The art is displayed in the reception area of this television broadcasting building.   I have a print called Memphis Street Scene in this exhibit.  --Karen

Shop for Travel, Retail, Healthcare, Dating through this New online Link

Art Promotions is expanding its offerings into new services and retail shopping via mygenonline.

Try online shopping through mygenonline.com/kfrancis.  Travel, Healthcare, Retail like Macy's, Walmart, and more.   Give this new Art Promotions Shopping link a try.  Your purchases and traffic will help me stay afloat.  Thanks so much.  

Visit   http://www.mygenonline.com/kfrancis  today!

Would love to have feedback on your shopping experiences through the link above.

Karen Francis

The Beautiful Mississippi River

Preparations were underway Friday afternoon for the St. Judes Benefit Cycle Ride.  Numerous Bicycle shops from around Memphis had tents in Tom Lee Park as the cyclists gathered for the relay ride on this gorgeous day.  It is easy to access the park where spacious sidewalks make for easy riding  by going through the parking lot at the old Rivermont at Riverside and Georgia on to the path, rather than riding down Riverside itself which was blocked to car traffic due to the race. 

Safer Streets for Cyclists was the Plea . . .

 

along with a Call for Cycle Lanes on Madison.  Excitement mounts two wheels in Memphis as the Green Line is being sewn together from Collierville, through to Germantown, to Shelby Farms near Cordova, all the way to Tillman.  Then a big blank exists until Cooper Street in Midtown.  Even with Madison cycle lanes from Cooper to Cleveland, a preferred route to the scenic riverside park paths along the Mississippi River and to the businesses and cafes along Main Street has yet to be determined.  

Politicians and Madison Merchants Speak at Rally

Some wonder if the Mayor is getting the message about the opportunities safe bike lanes create for the city, such as reducing air pollution and drawing more cyclists to Memphis. 

Wheels, Wheels and More Wheels

About 100 strong at the Memphis City Hall Plaza as the riders were joined by other supporters. 

Rally Riders Arrive at Memphis City Hall

 

About forty cyclists made the trek from Midtown all the way down Madison (about 3.5 miles)  to the City Hall Plaza.

Riders Gather for Memphis Safe Street Rally

 

a week or so ago . . .

You're Invited, Art Reception Oct 2

Sponsor a Child through Compassion

Art Promotions Listed with Manta

Manta is a Business Community on the web with an  job search engine that is searchable by zip codes. 

Live Video - C-SPAN2 | C-SPAN

Just trying to see how  blogging of video works.  This program is about Student Loans as I write.

Live Video - C-SPAN2 | C-SPAN

Click the links.

http://www.c-span.org/Live-Video/C-SPAN2/

New Logo for Art Promotions

Art Promotions is adopting this logo and will be adding it to its website soon

COLLIERVILLE ESTATE SALE

This estate sale is at 440 Burley, Collierville this Fri., Sat. and Sunday 7/15, 7/16, 7/17   From Poplar Ave in Collierville, turn Left onto Byhalia, turn Right onto W. White Street, and Right onto  Burley. See link for details. 

COLLIERVILLE ESTATE SALE

3D Printer

I find this YouTube video, called 3D Printer, amazing.  Thanks to Dave for sending it along.

Big Summer Sale in Progress Now!

Special Summer Sale Offer! Receive a 25% discount of artist markup on any print by Karen Francis until August 28, 2011 with this code at checkout: DBZECX. May not be combined with any other special promotion offer.  Visit http://karen-francis.artistwebsites.com/

All prints carry a 30 day money back satisfaction guarantee!!

Savings before June 1, Special Offer

Buy an 8 x 10" stretched canvas print of "The Grant House" by Karen Francis for only $45. before June 1. Details here:
      http://fineartamerica.com/weeklypromotion.html?promotionid=64883
This is a limited time offer. Only ten of these prints available.

The print publisher, Fine Art America, includes a 30 day money back satisfaction guarantee with each purchase.

Have a safe Memorial Day Weekend. Remember, Memphis, Trolley Night is tonight.  See the exhibit at 504 S. Main and meet the artists 6 to 9 pm.

Trolley Night after Tornado

(Memphis) More tornado warning sirens screaming outside. From a mild afternoon, the eerie calm and sudden darkness of the storm has fallen over Memphis again. The gusting rains and wildly waving branches of the trees threaten. Satellite tv halts. Lights blink. Praying that the gales pass over without a strike, we all hole up in our interior rooms away from the windows with our flashlights until calm returns. Should we turn off the gas heater along with other electrical devices? Earlier today I took two paintings to be installed at 504 S. Main in a group exhibit for Trolley Night, the regular last Friday night of the month Gallery Open House held downtown on Main Street. This particular exhibit is organized by Artist Link members in the Downtown Presbyterian Church's business officewhich is near the Butler Trolley Stop and directly across from Bluff City Coffee. The other street nearby is G E Patterson where The Arcade Restaurant is. The public is welcome to come in from 6 to 9 Friday evening, May 27, if we are all still here, to meet some of the staff from Downtown Presbyterian which holds services on Tennessee Avenue at 10:45 Sundays (I think that's what they said) as well as some of the seven participating artists in this show.

Memphis in May

(Memphis) During the Artist's Link Breakfast meeting this past week at Holiday Deli on Poplar, attendees heard about exhibits at the MOMA from Shelia and Jim who had just returned from a visit to NY.  Norm announced he and two other collaborators would be exhibiting at WKNO in September.  Members quizzed him on the theme of the show and offered suggestions for titles of the exhibition.   Some went by The Dixon afterwards to see Private Memphis, works from fine art collections in the city.

The exhibit included fine examples of American genre painting from about one hundred years ago in the Plough room, and nudes in the Crump room. "Fusion" alone is worth the price of admission.   For those who love dogs and hunting, wonderful works of these subjects are also up.  The exhibit also includes some works by Belgian painters.
On this sunny day, a visit to North Main Street between Union and Peabody revealed an active lunch crowd at the outdoor patios of Flight, Local and Majestic.  These restaurants are located just around the corner from the world famous Tea Room.  Directly behind them on Front Street is a parking garage for $6.00 a day near the former Post Office, now Law Library.

May You Find Art in Memphis

Being that Belgium is the honored country this year by the Memphis in May Festival, their fabulous Surrealists are on exhibit at The Brooks Art Museum.

I enjoyed visiting Gallery 56 yesterday as well and noticed that Frames 1910  has the new Memphis in May poster. 

At breakfast with the Artists Link members, Martha Stephens passed out cards about a group exhibit called Healing Through Art opening Friday, May 13th from 5 to 7 pm which is honoring cancer survivor artists at the Wings Gallery 100 N. Humphreys Blvd in Memphis.  And  member Jane told us about her family's home and ten acres in Bartlett being for sale. 

QR Barcode Scan from DooID.com : Online Biz Card

Would love feedback from any who can scan and read this. . . It's new to me.

Art Promotions Joins Manta.com

Art Promotions listed in Manta.com today, an online business directory and networking website of 65 million small businesses world-wide.  Hope you will visit Art Promotions at this link:

http://www.manta.com/c/mrs9c10/art-promotions

Art Promotions - Memphis, TN (Tennessee) | 901 289-4939

FineArtAmerica brings Scan Barcodes to Art

Hopefully, this link will take smart phone users to the scan barcode which contains info about a specific artwork. The scan is at the lower right hand corner of the page.  This scan is for the image "Stage" mentioned in the last blog entry. 
Would love to hear feedback on this.

New Art Print Preview

 Click on the image to see a larger version at fineartamerica.com  or purchase via the artpro.com new online shopping cart.

Here's a link to Karen's Fine Art America Shopping Cart

Buy prints from Karen Francis at Fine Art America.  I have seen examples of their printing and it is very high quality.  (This is not an April Fool's Joke)

Standard Shopping Cart:



http://fineartamerica.com/shop/karen-francis.html

Karen Francis Offers Limited Time Promotion through Fine Art America

Cordova, TN (March 30th, 2011) - Artist Karen Francis is making her abstract work "Moving On" available as a stretched canvas print at the size of 11 x 14 inches now through April 4, 2011. Only 25 are for sale.  Due to savings by the quantity of printing done at Fine Art America,  the cost reduction is being passed on to the public.  The canvas  is wrapped around stretcher bars for a compact, stunning contemporary image.  No frame needed.   Visit this link for more details http://fineartamerica.com/weeklypromotion.html?promotionid=62121
Save! Save! Save! with this Introductory Offer.  Purchase online at Fine Art America's shopping cart.   For more info about the artist, visit www.artpro.com





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Karen Francis Releases New Works As Prints Via Fine Art America

(Memphis, TN) American artist, Karen Francis, is placing her new artworks and classic favorites into the exciting print and card-making capabilities of Fine Art America with its online shopping options. Now the public may select the size and format from options such as

• unframed print,
• print on canvas, or
• framed,

 all at very low prices versus traditional delivery methods. Even note cards are available, which could become a collector's item someday. The images being sent to Fine Art America by Ms. Francis are large files of high resolution to ensure excellent archival print quality, rather than the low resolution ones typically placed on the web. Ms. Francis' works, fifteen placed so far to date, are organized into galleries such as landscapes, florals, figurative, abstracts, and digitally enhanced photographic images plus her new series Florida, 2011.  Fine Art America  guarantees customer satisfaction with the prints they publish.

Order today at http://karen-francis.fineartamerica.com/

Karen E. Francis

 

added new art to FineArtAmerica.com

IrelandRyans

Vivid rendition of a street scene in Ireland available through Fine Art America. Includes people, and horses. Happy St. Patricks Day. Work by Karen Francis.

Karen E. Francis

Art that is Out of this World

(Cocoa Beach, Florida)  I was happy to find next to the IMAX film about the Hubble and before the simulated Space Launch ride, a wonderful Art Exhibition in the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. Hope you have the opportunity to view it on your next visit to the Space Center Campus at Cape Canaveral, on Florida's East Coast near where many cruise ships depart.  (Follow the link for ticket admission information. Sometimes admission ticket promotional discounts are on their website.)

Art Benefit for Shelby Farms Park and Greenline

Mark your calendar now for "Spring into Green", an art benefit coming to the coolest park in Memphis, where the buffalo graze and paddle boats abound, April 2, 2011. 

Enjoy the Beauty of a Prime Week in Sarasota, FL

Prime week available now: January 22-29, 2010 at Sarasota Sands Resort on Lido Key in beautiful Florida.  Or make your reservation for next year, week two, three or four.  The resort is on the Gulf of Mexico with pristine sand and next to a park, also near to St. Armands Circle.  Club room includes ping pong, pool table, games. Call 901 289-4939 to reserve, or write kfrancis427@gmail.com  $795. for one bedroom + den, sleeps six, 2 bath.  Enjoy the quiet life or the night life of a city with lots of theatre, music, and restaurants and the famed Ringling Brothers Museum. 

Ready to Haul It?

Aw shucks, just when I've about got it broken in, I have to sell it.  Black Mazda 2002 Dual Sport 3000 V6 Pick Up FOR SALE. It is getting bored being stored in Cordova. Only 111,200 miles.  Automatic steering and windows. Working Radio and CD player that will play mp3s. Inspection current. New battery. It's a great truck! Even has one of those metal thingies that goes across the back of it. What's that called? An extension? Call 901 289-4939. Special price: $4,200. I can probably even find the title and keys if you bring cash. Cashier's check OK, but sorry, no credit or payment plans. Oh yes, it does have the owner's manual.