Weekend in Santa Ana: Journal It! party

It was a whirlwind trip to Santa Ana this weekend, but I had a blast! Many months ago, I told Jenny (Doh, the author of Journal It! and many other titles) that if she was going to have a book launch party for Journal It!, then I would be there. I loved contributing to this book, and I am so proud to show it off.

After a morning walk, admiring the local fruit (WOW!), we set up at Jenny’s studio CRESCENDOh. Lynn Richards and Stephanie Ackerman also set up tables for the night.

It was a wonderful night- I met some amazing people, and especially enjoyed meeting some of the people I follow on Instagram. I sold 5 paintings and traded one with Jenny. I had a great time painting the whole night; it was meant to be a 20 minute demo, but I couldn’t resist finishing the entire thing! It was a little different from my weekly Gorilla House live art battles since I was the only one painting, but it was still lots of fun! Here’s the final result! The painting is on display and for sale at Studio CRESCENDOh.

photo by Cynthia Shaffer

Click here to see Jenny’s blog post about the party.

Here are the photos from the night. This is my first time trying the gallery thing for photos. Click on the first and it takes you to a slideshow. Pretty nifty!

Poetry Slam.

photo by Cynthia Shaffer.

photo by Cynthia Shaffer

photo by Cynthia Shaffer

Stephanie Ackerman helps out.

photo by Cynthia Shaffer

MInnie helps me paint. photo by Cynthia Shaffer

photo by Cynthia Shaffer

photo by Cynthia Shaffer

Jenny and the Mister. photo by Cynthia Shaffer

photo by Cynthia Shaffer

The lovely Nina and Mary Beth.

With Mary Beth.

photo by Minnie Helvey

photo by Cynthia Shaffer

photo by Cynthia Shaffer

photo by Minnie Helvey

Jenny and Monica.

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