Here's the story from Saturday...
Like the San Marco Art Festival, I forgot to bring my card reader, so there are no photos for now. I'll post some when I get home Sunday night.

The art festival was a little busier than the one at San Marco, but I still thought the crowds were low, especially compared to some shows (where I went as a visitor) which had mobs of people.
However, people seemed to be buying at this show: I saw a lot of people walking around carrying artwork... at least, I assumed they were buyers and not artists carrying their own stuff around. ;)

In fact, I had THREE sales today! At the previous two shows (Jacksonville Beach and San Marco), I didn't sell anything until Sunday afternoon... so this is definitely a good sign.

Like at the San Marco Art Festival, my most popular pieces were "Tabby Portrait Ladybug" and the artwork I made with the "Project Soldier" (by lygher_xero and mrsparky). In fact, an image made with the soldier was the first piece to sell today!

On the other hand, some of the other artists didn't think the show was as good as they expected. One artist who lived in the area, said that the organizers didn't advertise on the radio or TV, which may have caused the low attendance. I sort-of agree: while there were more people here than at San Marco, the number of people could have been better.
When I talked to the show organizers about what they thought, they said they had reached the right demographic and that there were enough buyers for their taste... and that they'd rather have a few buyers than a lot of lookers.

On the other, other hand, another artist I talked to seemed to think that the show was getting "junky", especially since this show had booths from a teeth-cleaning company, Bank of America, and too many "crafts" booths (such as sea shells and "build-your-own-necklaces"). He does have a point: what does a teeth-cleaning company have to do with an art festival?

At least the weather turned out nice: last night (Friday), it poured down rain. This is actually a little ironic: Florida hasn't seen rain for about a month... and now it decided to start pouring??
Luckily, the weather today was a little overcast and cool, instead of raining or super-hot.

We'll see how it goes tomorrow. :)

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