Kevin’s Cards is back at the Alameda County Fair for the “Celebrate Summer” Extravaganza. It kicks off with the 3rd year of Painting Demonstrations in Building C along with free raffle tickets for prizes. Here’s the full schedule: Wednesday, June 18 2:00 pm- Mountain Haven 3:00 pm- Raffle (Greeting Cards) 4:00 pm- Race Track 5:00… Continue reading Kevin’s Cards “Celebrate Summer” Extravaganza
“That Summer Feeling” Sale Final Day/Recap
Yesterday’s final day sale was another strong one! Since I had tons of items left, I decided to do a buy one, get one half off sale on the paintings, books, and calendars to see if I could make a lot more money. Just like the first day, the band member Jimmy, who played music… Continue reading “That Summer Feeling” Sale Final Day/Recap
“That Summer Feeling” Sale Day 4
Yesterday’s sale was another good one! At first, it started slow and I didn’t think anyone would buy anything. That’s when I decided to see Michele Plunge because every time I saw her, I end up doing better and somehow she’s my good luck charm. Turned out, it worked again as I was able to… Continue reading “That Summer Feeling” Sale Day 4
“That Summer Feeling Sale” Day 3
Yesterday’s sale was another slow day. Since it was the anniversary of my grandfather’s passing and the first full year without my grandparents, I decided to do a special deal where if anyone purchased an item, they would get one free sympathy card. Unfortunately, it was easier said than done because I thought for sure… Continue reading “That Summer Feeling Sale” Day 3
“That Summer Feeling” Sale Day 2 (4th of July)/RIP
Yesterday’s 4th of July Sale was another good one. Before the fair opened, a Vendor Breakfast was held for all the vendors. In addition, there was a raffle for different prizes that people donated. The items I donated were the Midnight Waterfall painting from the painting demos and all three of my books. Of all… Continue reading “That Summer Feeling” Sale Day 2 (4th of July)/RIP
“That Summer Feeling Sale” Day 1
Yesterday’s “That Summer Feeling” Sale was one of best first days I’ve ever had. With the weather over 100 degrees, I thought for sure I was going to get absolutely no sales at all. Right before we opened, Michele Plunge came to the booth and bought four paintings. This was the first time that someone… Continue reading “That Summer Feeling Sale” Day 1
Kevin’s Cards Painting Demos/Raffle Day 2
Yesterday’s painting demo didn’t go exactly as planned. I was hoping to get more people to watch me paint, but I got fewer people than before, which kind of disappointed me. On a positive note, I was able to give away more raffle tickets and the paintings turned out nice. The highlight was being surprised… Continue reading Kevin’s Cards Painting Demos/Raffle Day 2
Kevin’s Cards Painting Demo/Raffle Day 1
Today was the second year of doing painting demos at the Alameda County Fair and there were a lot of changes made. First of all, the times were moved to 2 and 4 pm respectively so more people would get a chance to watch me paint. In addition, I had four raffle prizes which included… Continue reading Kevin’s Cards Painting Demo/Raffle Day 1
Kevin’s Cards Live Painting Demos
Last year, Kevin’s Cards did live painting demos at the Alameda County Fair after going on hiatus from 2017 – 2022. While the concept was nice, it was slower than I anticipated mainly due to the number of people that saw me paint and a weak advertisement. On a positive note, they actually liked seeing… Continue reading Kevin’s Cards Live Painting Demos
“Best of Kevin’s Cards: 10 Years of Painting”
Over the last 10 years, I’ve created a lot of paintings inspired by Bob Ross landscapes from The Joy of Painting on PBS, and most of them have been made into greeting cards. A lot of them have been sold at various events, given out as gifts, and displayed on my website. I even have a few… Continue reading “Best of Kevin’s Cards: 10 Years of Painting”