The weather forecast is perfect for a visit to the Portland Waterfront

Wow!   The weather forecast is promising for this weekend.  We just about thought that we'd lost the beautiful Oregon summers forever . . . the 90's dropped into the 70's and the "canicule" (French) has taken a welcome break.

 Here is a long lost view of a cloudy sky (taken yesterday) and . . . guess what . . . Portland Saturday Market is open all weekend and . . . we wont have to deal with  the scorching heat. 

Come and stroll through the Market  and stop at Mesman Images Row 200 space 216 to check out our photographs and digital paintings of beautiful Oregon.  Available as gallery wraps, canvas panels or matted and unmounted prints.  We are located close to the food court.

Photographs and digital paintings by Yvonne Mestre, presentation by Michael Manahan

Portland Saturday Market on the Waterfront this weekend in Portland, Oregon

Well . . . the weather decided to cool down just a bit for Saturday in Portland, Oregon . . . 84 degrees is quite a bit better than the mid to high 90's that we've had this summer . . . So, what will you do this weekend?  You will come down to the Portland Waterfront and visit the great and long-lasting (since 1974) Portland Saturday Market. Tour it first. . . before making your decision on what to buy.  Then, enjoy some of the world cuisine offered at the Market's Food Court.

Then, take a little nap along with the Canadian geese to digest.  Finally,




go to Mesman Images in Row 200, booth 216, to buy something beautiful  that will remind you of your visit to Oregon.  Maybe the  triptych of the St. Johns Bridge . . .
Mention this blog and get 15% off your purchase. 

Check out our new Panels at Urban Art Network's "First THursday" of the year

Today is the "First Thursday" of the year in Portland, Oregon.  We will be at NW 13th between Irving and Johnson in the Pearl District.  Come to see us at our booth "Mesman Images" and check out our new canvas panels.

Spring is Here! And Mesman Images at Portland Saturday Market is ready for you!

Spring is here!!  Come down to the Waterfront this weekend and check out the magnificant pinks of the Cherry Trees in bloom.  Also, pass by booth 216 near the food court at Portland Saturday Market (on Sundays too) and check out the prints, the mats, the canvases of Mesman Images' wall decor..

A beautiful day at Cannon Beach, Oregon

Mesman Images is hard at work preparing for 2014 sales . . . new pictures, new canvases, new ideas, new displays, new set-ups for the coming season of outdoor markets, work on our Website and our two Etsy shops . . . all keeping us more than busy.  We're on hiatus from our outdoor shows during January and February but we're are still open for business Online and by Phone, Email, and appointment.  While January isn't the best month to photograph landscapes, the weather lately has been quite accommodating, as the sample above shows. . .


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Cold, Cruel Cold, Icecold days in Portland Oregon

Don't you wish that you could change these frosty winter days in Portland to a warm, sunny day in a lavender field?  Or, like our dogs Lucie and Sophie, spread out on the couch with your favorate toy  and dream, rather than working outdoors like we have to?!

Portland Saturday Market is open on Sundays Too!

"Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night”will keep Portland Saturday Market vendors from setting up shop in Waterfront Park!

While yesterday was as cold as it gets in Portland, today, Sunday December 8th (YES, the Market is open on Sundays, too!)  the sun will be shining and the warming stations will be cozy.  Come on Portlanders!  Come do your holiday shopping at the only place you'll find original, handmade gifts produced locally.  See us at Mesman Images, booth #208, under the Burnside Bridge.  Mention this post and we'll give you 10% off any purchase.

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Spark Some Ideas for Christmas Gifts

Tomorrow, November 23rd, will be sunny and 49 degrees here in the Pacific Northwest. Portland Saturday Market (Oops . . . open on Sundays, too!) will be open, jam-packed with numerous artists selling creative work that could cross some gifts off of your Holiday list or maybe spark some ideas for those hard-to-shop-for family & friends.  Come down to the Waterfront and see our latest
6" x 16" digital paintings in booth #208, Mesman Images, under the Burnside Bridge. See you then; mention this post and get 10% off!

 

By the way, don't forget to bring your furry friends, for whom the walk through the market site is paradise and the best social training a puppy could ever receive! 

The Year's Last First Thursday in the Pearl District in Portland, Oregon

Today November 7th is the year's last "First Thursday Art Walk" in the Pearl District here in Portland, Oregon. Don't forget to buy your gifts locally!  We are Mesman Images, selling photography and digital  paintings as well as handmade pendants, ornaments, and magnets displaying our photography.  We buy all our supplies in the US, helping to support 7 other businesses besides our own.  This evening, we'll be located on NW 13th between Hoyt and Irving.  Rain or shine, 6pm - 10pm.

Grotesque Halloween

 Last night, Halloween, was the year's last Last Thursday on Alberta, here in Portland.  And. . . it was grotesque!  While on all other Last Thursdays the street was closed to traffic, yesterday it was re-opened and it seemed like the public said, "Let's go elsewhere" . . . Those of us who very much needed to add some sales to our bottom line were there only to watch kids trick-or-treat in the early evening and contemplate the empty streets once it was dark.

What's so terrible is that, we, the artists, who have for years helped to get people interested in Alberta's Art Walk every Last Thursday, have been forgotten as the event has been transformed into  a "Drink Fest".

Hello Portland, . . . how about reinstating an Art Walk on Alberta or elsewhere in the city, to thank Portland's art community for its efforts to put Alberta's Last Thursday on the map.

This weekend, come visit the Mesman Images booth #208 at Portland Saturday Market, beneath the Burnside Bridge.  By the way, the Market is also open on Sundays!

Fall Maple at the Portland Japanese Garden

Here is our new 4 panel framed "quadtych" of the Portland Japanese Garden's maple that overlooks the upper pond.  Measuring 33" x 84", it's perfect for offices or homes with large walls in need of color.  Check it out