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! 

For the Love of Trees

Check out our new TREE GALLERY at mesmanimages.com , where we show off some of the  spectacular colors of Japanese Maples in different seasons, as well as some shots of trees along the Canal du Midi, in France.

Did you know that this popular canal was built all the way back in the 1600's by Pierre-Paul Riquet?  His waterway runs from the town of Sete on the Mediterannean to the town of Toulouse, where the Garonne River takes over and links to the Atlantic Ocean.  Sadly, Riquet never had the chance to see his massive work finished; he died eight months prior to its completion. 

Small Business Saturday

Who decided that Small Business Saturday would be best placed between Black Friday and Cyber Monday?!  That person didn't have much concern for small businesses, who get crushed by Black Friday sales where everyone buys big screen TVs, cell phones, computers and so on, while on Monday the plan is to spend the day sitting in front of a computer screen, spending . . .  spending . . .  spending.

We have a great idea . . . come down to Portlands's Waterfront Park and spend some of your Cyber money on gifts that are handmade here in the US; here at Portland Saturday Market, originality and creativity is hard at work, all year 'round.  Visit ourbooth #208 under the Burnside Bridge -Mesman Images- & check out our digital paintings & fine art photography.  Mention this post & get 10% off. 

St. Johns Bridge, Portland, Oregon

Do you like Portland's St. Johns Bridge?  We do!  Here is a series of images of the bridge in one digital painting by Yvonne Mestre.  Come and see it in person this weekend at Portland Saturday Market (oops! also open on Sundays) Our booth #208 is safe and dry under the Burnside Bridge in Waterfront Park. 

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!

Visit us at the Portland waterfront

On this sunny weekend in Portland, Oregon come to the waterfront and add a visit to us at Portland Saturday/Sunday Market at

See you there!!