PSOA convention

[Richard Bingham]

Who among our forum friends will be attending the Portrait Society conference in Washington, DC this May ? As I'm planning to be there, and it would be an added bonus to meet online acquaintances there, if it works out. Anyone?

[Michele Rushworth]

I'll be there!

[Richard Bingham]

Have you been before?

[Michele Rushworth]

Yes, it's very worthwhile.

[Chris Saper]

I will be there. I joined the PSA faculty last year, and will be doing one of the four opening night live demos, as well as participating on a discussion panel and in portfolio critiques.


You'll really enjoy the whole event, and the Thursday night demos are fun - you can move from room to room throughtout the 2-hr period. Plus there are so many fun artists there!

[Alexandra Tyng]

I'll be there also. It will be great to meet you, Richard. The program has lots of valuable stuff in it (yay,Chris!) and just being able to talk with other artists is wonderful. I'm really looking forward to it.

[Garth Herrick]

Dear Richard, Michele, Chris, Alex, Cynthia, Linda, Bianca, Marina, Tom, and all,

It's official, I will join you at the Conference! I look forward to meeting all in person.

Should we gather informally for a bite, on Friday evening? I miss your former impeccable Stroke of Genius annual Dinner events Cynthia. They were always so classy, special, and memorable evenings. Thanks, again for those most auspicious gatherings.

If any are interested or in need of on-location lodging, I would not mind considering sharing my reserved room (two twins). The Hyatt is booked full now.

Can't wait for the camaraderie; see you soon!

Garth

[Julie Deane]

Tom, I figured out some of that, and I know it is difficult to plan conferences of this size. But it's always at the perfectly worst time of year for any public school employee - (end of year paperwork), and it's out of reach for me financially as well, because I can't afford to fly there and pay the hotel bill at this point in time. I'd love to attend sometime, but these are pretty big obstacles. The South is supposed to be the biggest area of the country for portrait commissions, so surely there are a lot of potential attendees, no?

I'll be thinking of you all that go, and wishing you the best.

[Richard Bingham]

Originally Posted by Garth Herrick

Dear Richard, Michele, Chris, Alex, Cynthia, Linda, Bianca, Marina, Tom, and all,

It's official, I will join you at the Conference! I look forward to meeting all in person.

Should we gather informally for a bite, on Friday evening?

I am really looking forward to meeting you all. Garth, I'd like to "second" your motion to meet on Friday evening . . . it would be my great pleasure !
I've never been there, so your suggestions for a meeting place, etc. would be most welcome.

[Tom Edgerton]

Julie--

You're definitely not alone in raising these questions.

I don't know if they've actively considered Atlanta yet, but to your point, it would surely be worth a look.

Maybe we'll meet when some of us come down to the High Museum for Cecelia Beaux...

Best--TE