As you may all know, JY was trained as an artist from an early age. She has done quite a few sketches, oil, and water-colors. Lately, she’s been drawing those wonderful cards for people inside my church.
It just happened that JY has a good friend named Magdalene, she’s an aspiring local artist residing in Alameda. Magdalene invited us to “Art in the Park” at Jackson Park over at Alameda. She has a booth there.
JY and I showed up at around 1:45pm. The park is on the small side, however, it was filled with people. There were many local artists displaying their wares. There’s also poetry reading, although we didn’t have time to stay over for much of it.
Magdalene has one of the biggest booths, she’s busy talking to people non-stop. We went up to her and said hello. She actually got a chair for JY because she knew about her pregnancy. We sat around and chatted with her other friends for a little bit. There were cute kids and dogs all around (there were actually models for some of Magdalene’s paintings)
We then sampled Magdalene’s work. I must say I was very impress by them. Last time I visited her, I didn’t see as much paintings, but this time, under the natural light, her paintings look vibrant, full of life. I especially like the “tiger” one, it captured the motion and posture of the tiger perfectly. I actually made the comment to her, and she asked us to write it down on her guest book.
The weather was nice, the festive atmosphere was intoxicating. It was truely an enjoyable experience. For those of you who are interested in local art, I think “Art in the Park” is definitely worth attending. It happens once a year.
Here are some photos we took at the scene.
Here is JY with the artist herself:
Here is JY, Magdalene and I:
You can find a selection of Magdalene’s work (including the “tiger” painting that I enjoy) here.