Dogs Around the Lakes: Lake Calhoun on May 3rd!

Sunday May 3rd will be the photo shoot for Dogs Around the Lakes: Lake Calhoun 2009. I'll be taking photos near the boat house on the north side of the lake from 9-1pm.
Dogs Around the Lakes is a series of posters for the chain of lakes in Minneapolis (I hope to bring this project to St. Paul's Lake Phalen this summer!). Entering your dog to be a candidate for the poster is very easy! Bring your pup to the lake for a photo on the photo shoot day and I'll record your email address to let you know what dogs are selected for the poster. Everyone gets exercise and there is no cost to participate!
I will post a rain delay date if the weather does not cooperate.

Thank you to the 40 dogs and owners that participated in the Lake Harriet photo shoot! The sixteen dogs for the poster have been selected and will be notified this week.

I had a great weekend at the St. Paul Art Crawl in the Hamm Brewery building. I hope to see you at Art A Whirl! My studio is located in the Northrup King Building and with over 150 other artists in the building, this building is the place to be during Art A Whirl. Visiting the studios here at Northrup King is where I got my start as an artist! See you at studio 390 on May 15, 16 and 17th! More info at www.nemaa.org

Dogs Around the Lakes: Lake Calhoun

Greetings Lake Calhoun! This is the first year for the poster series Dogs Around the Lakes to feature Lake Calhoun and you can be part of this! I'll be strolling between the beach/playground area and the boat launch near the north side of the lake on Sunday, May 3rd starting at 9am!

I met with the Neighborhood Action Committee for the Payne-Phalen area in St. Paul to see if I could contribute to the community effort to bring positive news to Lake Phalen by holding a Dogs Around the Lakes photo shoot this summer at Lake Phalen. They autonomously approved! The next step is for the St. Paul Parks and Rec committee to also approve the project and we can begin scheduling Dogs Around the Lakes: Lake Phalen 2009! Thank you Neighborhood Action Committee for your support and see you at Lake Phalen!

Thank you!

Thank you to everyone that I met on Saturday for the 2009 Dogs Around the Lakes: Lake Harriet photo shoot. I had a wonderful time meeting you and your great dogs! I'll be sending out an email in the next few weeks announcing the sixteen dogs selected for the poster. All the best!

If you have questions please email me at: sarah.lintu@gmail.com

Dogs Around the Lakes: Lake Harriet

Due to the weather forecast (rain! oh no!) I wanted to post an alternative date for Dogs Around the Lakes: Lake Harriet. The photo shoot is scheduled for Saturday April 18th from 9-1pm. Sixteen dogs will be selected for the 2009 poster from this photo shoot.

In case of rain (I'll still be out by the band shell even if it rains a bit) the photo shoot will be Saturday, May 9th from 9-1pm. One week before Art A Whirl!

Speaking of Art A Whirl. Part of my sales that weekend will benefit UnderDog Rescue of Minnesota! Stop by studio 390 in the Northrup King Building May 15-17th

Traveling over to St. Paul

Lintu Art will be sharing a space with Alsadu in the Hamm Building during the St. Paul Art Crawl. This is the first year the building will be featured in the crawl and I've heard rumor that there is free parking and the building is the beginning of the trolley route!

I've also been working in a new medium: Soft pastels (oil pastels have been my go to medium lately). They are so great to work with and I'm learning how to apply them to bring out their unique texture and style. Above is a portrait I created using these new pastels.

I'm organizing a two classes for pastels that will be held three Tuesday or Thursday nights this summer. The classes will be limited to five to six students. I'm still working on costs and exact dates. Check back soon! Excellent introduction to the medium!