I think the most impressive thing with this drawing is that I did it basically in two days at the Scandinavian Festival in Moorhead, while simultaneously selling art and chatting with festival-goers. I had already decided to do art demonstrations at Høstfest later in the fall, and so when the option came up for the Moorhead Scandinavian Festival, I figured it would be a good practice run for Høstfest, which runs twice as long and there’s no option to run home overnight and grab forgotten supplies. I never did get around to printing reference photos to bring along, so I’m impressed with how well I did without them (I’m beginning to suspect they’re a crutch I’ve largely grown out of but have been reluctant to give up). By the time I got home after the two-day sale, all that needed doing was some work on the wood grain of the barn and a few touch-ups. It took less than an hour to finish everything!

It was especially fun having other vendors and people involved in the festival run over periodically to check on the progress. When I’m working, I feel like I’m going so as molasses in January, but for someone who is busy participating in a Viking battle reenactment every couple hours, they see significant changes every time they stop by.

I’ll definitely do more in-festival demonstrations in the future!

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