I'm displaying some of my newest paintings at Otherlands Coffee Bar in Memphis February 2 through March 3. I've shown some work in Memphis before, but I consider this my official hometown debut.

The Opening Reception is February 2 from 5-8pm. I'll be there so please come out if you'll be in Memphis. I'd LOVE to see you.

Otherlands Coffee Bar
641 S Cooper
Memphis, Tennessee





P.S. Thank you, Miss Peaches.

The opening on Saturday night went very well. Good people, good food, encouraging words- I'm very happy with it. It meant a great deal to me for those that made the effort to come out, so, thank you.

If you didn't make it Saturday, the show will be up until November 30th, so stop by the Birdhouse for another event this month to see the work. I'm in the process of finding out about holding open hours there, too, so be on the look out for that. Also, don't hesitate to contact me and I can let you in the space. I WANT to show as many people these pieces, so just let me know.

I will write more about the work later but am anxious to announce the winner of Saturday evening's drawing to win a Beth Meadows original.

And the winner is, with Per-Ole Lind as my witness...



!!!!!!!!!

Bethany, it warms my soul that you are the winner. I would like you to take your pick of the following, any time you are ready...



Canoe 2011
embroidery thread, acrylic on salvaged screen



IGA 2011
tin ceiling tile, graphite, colored pencil, marker






















Reading Poetry by the Danube: A Peaceful Respite Between Two Sisters 2008
acrylic on canvas



or pick a house drawing from my show in September.


Happy Monday Funday, everyone.

This Saturday*, November 5, I'm having an art opening at the Birdhouse** in Knoxville. It's from 6-9pm, and you are invited.

This is a big show for me, and I'll tell you why.



1) I haven't had a solo show in a gallery in almost four years. The Birdhouse is not solely dedicated as a gallery, but it's closer to it than a coffee shop, restaurant, or small corridor, places I've been showing the past few years in Knoxville.

2) I've made seven paintings in the past two months. That's worth celebrating!

3) Many of these paintings have been on my mind for some time, and I've finally been able to put them on canvas. It's so fun to finally see them.

4) While some of the ideas I've painted have been around for some time, others came to me in the past month. I've finally found the time to paint ideas right as they come, which is not a luxury I've had in the past.



5) I've been able to delve into and include certain elements I enjoy in architecture, fashion, film, literature, and music. I mixed these things with the style I've been developing over the past few years. I'm making decisions as I go along, letting the paint respond to the initial idea.

6) I see this, and hope it turns out to be, one of my last (solo painting) shows in Knoxville for a while. The idea all along has been to take these paintings other places. I am dying to show in other cities, so if you have any advice on how to do so or have contacts in other cities, please email me. I'm a slow learner with these things, so I can use all the help I can get.

7) In regard to the opening, I'm buying food, beer, and will be present to mingle and talk about whatever it is all of you want to talk about. I don't do a lot of hostessing these days, so I'm looking forward to it.

If you are in Knoxville this Saturday evening, please come out. I want you to be there!!

*Not First Friday, but the day after!
**The Birdhouse
800 N 4th Avenue
Knoxville, TN 37917
Saturday, November 5, 2011
6-9pm

RSVP here

I now have an Upcoming Events page. You can reach it by clicking on the Upcoming Events  link right under the banner at the top of this page. Now you never have to wonder when and where my artwork will be displayed. (You can thank me later)

I'm thinking in a couple of months I may get around to making an About page, too, so that's something you can look forward to as well- right in time for Christmas!

Lastly, because I had a nightmare about Juicy being in danger last night, here are a few cute pictures of her, where she is not in danger.

I dropped off the Mason Jars for Folk Fest at Yee-Haw today. I wish them well.

Here are some photos.


























































































































For this batch, I even tried a little something different with my signature on the back. I thought of this a while back but had never written it out. OMG! So presh and fitting.



Now that I've completed this and that, I have another deadline coming up.

I'm showing work at Kate Moore Creative and Jennie Andrews Photography Studio located at 123 South Gay Street (in Knoxville) next month. The opening is September 2, so if you're around for First Friday, please come see me and the work that does not exist now, but will very soon.

Living in Knoxville is pretty spectacular. I'm a big fan, you can ask anybody, but there are fleeting moments when I get a little antsy here.

It helps, in these moments, to focus on the things that make Knoxville great, the natural beauty, the people, the local businesses. One such business on this list that I've always admired is Yee-Haw Industrial Letterpress.





When Julie Belcher and Kevin Bradley joined forces in 1996 to create Yee-Haw, they were pioneers in reviving the practice of Industrial Letterpress. To see their shop thrive on Gay Street for the decade I've been in Knoxville, to know they create and sell artwork in a city that doesn't sustain its artists, to me, it's so exciting. Their work as creative entrepreneurs is impressive and has always made me a little starstruck.

With that said, I'm pleased to share (giddy, in fact) that Yee-Haw has recently asked me to be in an art exhibition with them. I'm one of four artists to show work alongside their prints this coming weekend, August 19-21, at the Slotin Folk Fest in Norcross, GA, just outside of Atlanta. Folk Fest is the world's largest folk art show and sale.



They've asked for twenty of my Mason Jar paintings, and so at this very moment, I'm in my studio busting them out. After I make these, I'll have a few more to make to reach my goal of 100, and then I'll be done.

If you've been thinking about purchasing one, you still have a chance to do so via Etsy, the Market Square Farmer's this Saturday from 9-2pm, or by emailing me at beth@bethmeadows.com.