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Yesterday’s sale was a lot better! On the previous three days, I had to wait about four hours just to get one person to buy something. That streak ended as one person bought a painting, followed by a calendar sold. The real highlight was getting front row seats to my very first concert at the… Continue reading “Summer Vibes” Sale Day 4

Yesterday’s sale had mixed reviews. Before the fair opened, there was a Vendor Breakfast catered by the Fair Staff which included a raffle and Vendor Awards. One of the prizes that was given out was the Fair Logo Painting I did during the painting demos. However, the one I wanted the most was a fanny… Continue reading “Summer Vibes” Sale Day 3

Yesterday’s sale was another slow day! Before we opened, I posted two videos on Instagram. One to honor the Alameda County Fair Staff because they are my heroes and the other where I read some letters I got from them. After about an hour, I only got two sales. My neighbor, Shop Jale bought a… Continue reading “Summer Vibes” Sale Day 2

This weekend, I hosted four painting demos at the Alameda County Fair. During my first year in 2016, I did it in my booth, but it didn’t go as planned mainly due to set-up, clean up, and low attendance. This time, I decided to doing in Building C, which would attract more visitors. While it… Continue reading Painting Demo Recap

With lots of hard work underway, here’s an update on the Kevin’s Cards “Summer Vibes” Extravaganza at the Alameda County Fair. The painting demos will take place in Building C from June 24 – 25, which was when my grandfather Honesto Tria was placed in hospice care on his 88th birthday before he passed away.… Continue reading “Summer Vibes” Extravaganza Update

Over the years, all of my original paintings have been created into greeting cards, which enhances the name “Kevin’s Cards”. In the past, I have used them in other projects such as calendars, custom-books, and featured in my autobiographies From Painting to Card and Artist Alley: Kevin’s Cards at the Alameda County Fair.  While some people are lucky… Continue reading Kevin’s Cards Posters

Kevin’s Cards will be doing live painting demos during the 2023 Alameda County Fair. Today, I had a meeting with fair employee Michele Plunge to finalize the schedule and choose the paintings I’ll do. Originally, I had planned to do it for four days. However, there was a slight misunderstanding, so I decided to only… Continue reading Kevin’s Cards Painting Demo Schedule

I may have been away since the summer, but let me get you caught up on what’s been happening with Kevin’s Cards. First of all, Kevin’s Cards just released six new designs for Christmas Cards which are available until Christmas Eve. All of them were painted at a paint studio called Creátif in Pleasanton, where… Continue reading Kevin’s Cards Update/2023 Theme

The final day sale was the strongest of them all! Prior to the start of the sale, the prices were reduced so more people could stop by. Right before we opened, my volunteers bought one of my paintings. While it was a little slow due to the hot weather, a member of the Alameda County… Continue reading Kevin’s Cards “Road to Summer” Sale Final Day/Recap

Yesterday’s sale was a huge improvement! Right out of the gate, the two vendors next to me wanted the “Sunset Window” painting. Eventually, the one on my left ended up buying it first.  Then, I decided to post another Instagram video honoring the Alameda County Fair employees because I consider them my heroes! While it… Continue reading Kevin’s Cards “Road to Summer” Sale Day 4