Looking For Weekend Fun? Try Roseville's Inaugural Art Affaire on the Square

From Pacific Fine Arts Festivals:

Roseville’s Vernon Street Town Square will teem with art and activity during the inaugural Art Affaire on the Square held Saturday and Sunday, April 26-27, 2015. Presented by the City of Roseville and Blue Line Arts, this Fine Arts and Crafts Festival will host 50 booths showcasing unique, handcrafted works including original paintings, jewelry, fiber arts, ceramics and more.

The event is free to the public and takes place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. Enjoy a beer or glass of wine while strolling through the booths or listening to live music at the bandstand each day from noon-4pm. As part of the event, Blue Line Arts will also be providing a hands-on art project inspired by the great Post-Impressionist artist, Vincent Van Gogh. Kids are invited to stop by and create oversized sunflowers, just in time to celebrate the spring season.

Among the artists showcasing their wares at this year’s show:

Karen Hale

Studio: Jackson, California

Medium: Acrylic paints and a variety of mediums ranging from paper, chalk pastels, graphite, metallic leafing and more

Art: Mixed media paintings

Creative Process: Karen’s constructs her mixed media paintings with layers of thick and thin color that are washed, glazed or scumbled over textured surfaces using brushes, trowels and found objects. She uses acrylic paints and mediums, a variety of papers, found objects, fabric, thread, and metallic leafing, resulting in a delight of color and texture. “Texture, dimension, and color are the basis for my abstract expressionist artwork,” says Karen. “The use of disparate elements is a challenge in bringing a piece together to a conclusion of good contemporary modern design.”

Gila Sagy

Studio: Concord

Medium: Glass

Art: Jewelry

Creative Process: “The many colors and textures of glass make fusing so fascinating for me. Nothing can replace the excitement of creating beautiful color combinations with glass. My creations, which range from photo holders, jewelry, wine bottle platters and more are all original, unique and one of a kind. Everything is made of glass pieces in multiple colors and textures and the process of firing in the kiln fuses all of the pieces together to become one, elegant creation.”

Karen LeGault

Studio: Oakland, California

Medium: Watercolor

Art: Original paintings, high quality digital reproductions and giclées.

Creative Process: The paintings of Karen LeGault are set apart by a deceptive simplicity and a refined traditional Asian technique and aesthetic. Deeply rooted in Western realism and Taoist philosophy, her lush, distilled compositions express beauty, fragrance, rhythm and form through a magical palette where spirit is reflected through matter. She applies her extensive artistic skill, mastery and sensitivity to compose and balance color, shape, form and depth that engages all the senses, offering gorgeous paintings, commissions or prints that define the spaces you live, work and breathe in with vibrant color and life.

For more information about the Art Affaire on the Square, call 209.267.4394 or visit Pacific Fine Arts Festivals at www.pacificfinearts.com or on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/PacificFineArts, and on Twitter @PacificFineArts.