The Good Life of an Artist
art BLOG

I'm Merrill Weber, and this is where I share my life as an artist – the good, the challenging, and the colorful! Come explore "The Good Life of an Artist" with me.

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2022 CHESTER COUNTY STUDIO TOUR COUNTY COLLECTOR

12 ARTISTS | 12 COUNTY COLLECTOR PAINTINGS All 12 participating Chester County Studio Tour artists at Spring City Mill Studios have created one unique 6x6-inch framed piece of original art that will sell for $75 in order to show that art can be everywhere!

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MEET THE INSPIRATIONAL WOMEN: NOT ALL ARE FAMOUS

Over a four-year period, I painted a collection consisting of 57 oil painting portraits of incredible, strong women. These are women who overcame hardships, broke records and blazed trails, shattering glass ceilings along the way.

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DIY SUGAR SKULL PAINTING PARTY

A DIY sugar skull painting party to celebrate Dia De Los Muertos. All you need for this project is styrofoam skulls, acrylic paint, brushes, Sharpie markers, friends and perhaps adult beverages.

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ART STUDIO VISITS

I am fortunate to have a beautiful art studio in the Spring City Mill Studios Building in Spring City, PA, a newly renovated knitting mill factory built in 1886, with high ceilings and tons of northern light.

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FARM TO FORK FONDO + POP-UP ART SHOW

You may remember in May when I asked you to vote for me for your favorite Chester County Studio Tour artist. You answered the call (THANK YOU!!!) and I won the top artist prize of $500.  This past weekend was my opportunity to give back during the Pennsylvania Dutch Farm to Fork Fondo in Lancaster County, PA...

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ARTIST GIRLFRIENDS WHO LUNCH + GORGEOUS POTTERY

UPDATE: Bonnie Ann Burnett left this world too soon. RIP, Bonnie Ann. You are missed. xo It's a parking lot pop-up show! This is what happens when artist girlfriends go to lunch and one mentions that she has two boxes of her GORGEOUS pottery in her car. We all go running!

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2019 CHESTER COUNTY STUDIO TOUR, STUDIO #12

The art highlight of May will be the Chester County Studio Tour, kicking off on Saturday, May 18 from 10 am to 6 pm, with the second and last day being Sunday, May 19, 2019 from 11 am to 5 pm

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2019 CHESTER COUNTY STUDIO TOUR COUNTY COLLECTOR

The Chester County Studio Tour wants to make art affordable for everyone!  As a participating artist in the Chester County Studio Tour, I was given the opportunity to create one unique 6x6-inch framed piece of original art that I will sell for $75 in order to show that art can be everywhere!

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OUTSIDE THE WHITE CUBE EXHIBIT IN NEW HOPE, PA AND LAMBERTVILLE, NJ

What a treat it was to take a day trip to the town of New Hope, PA, with its tree-lined streets, eclectic shopping and riverside dining.   The icing on the cake was to be in New Hope during the Outside the White Cube exhibit, a two-town display of art along the Delaware River.

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2018 Annual GoggleWorks Juried Art Exhibition

What an honor to have a painting in the Goggleworks Center for the Arts 12th Annual Juried Exhibition. Many thanks to gallery director Lauralynn White for all of her hard work.

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FUN TIMES AT THE GALER WINERY FIRST FRIDAY POP-UP ART SHOW

Last month, I showed with painters Maryanne Buschini and Sue Biebuyck plus ceramicist Judy DeSimone and jeweler Hattie Weselyk as we celebrated First Friday by hosting a Pop-Up Art Show at the beautiful Galer Winery in Kennett Square, PA.

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