Paramus Library Show 2022 - pictures, Instagram and QR codes

 It's been about 12 years since I last displayed in the Paramus Library. Most libraries like to have art on their walls and artists like to have public places to display. The wait list for space is long, 6 months to a year. Twelve years ago I cycled thru most of the libraries in the Bergen County system, each a month long.I tried to restart this and I was supposed to be in Paramus in Oct 2020 but the pandemic set in and waited to reschedule. July 2021 I got and email from the library about rescheduling and I got March 2022.

Back then you had to have a physical list of paintings and business cards other such things.

Now I have my paintings on FB and Instagram and my blog, and there are various on-line ways to generate merchandise from my paintings and one of the latest forms QR Codes.The square sqiggly codes are the successor to barcodes. They can expand in size, so a lot more info can pass along. Mostly they are used to link to websites which is better than trying to key one. I have a printed page with my picture and some information that anyone interested can take a picture of it to look at later. I am using Instagram to give painting details, putting a #paramuslibshow22 on each painting and generating a QR code for that.  My paintings can be accessed by logging on to Instagram and enter that hashtag or access thru the QR code, which you do not need an Instagram account to access.

I added a QR code to that Instagram hashtag that will lead to my paintings on Pixels.com where numerous items can be purchased. It leads to all my paintings so I need to figure how to target them better.

I also created one to contain my basic info. I used Publisher to create a physical info sheet and then generate a QR code with the various websites at the bottom, which people can take a picture with their  phone for future reference

I also printed out a number of inspirational and humerous art memes to tape to the paintings

Here a few pictures of what currently is one display. I used up all of by frames for this, so I have other paintings hanging in the house using plastic adhesive tabs. Come and enjoy. I am here until April

art thought memes

 Another set of art memes with inspirational funny themes

painting - Nantucket Sail Boat at Sunset

 Love Nantucket. My friends used to stay at the hostel at Surfside Beach and bike the Island until it closed and was sold due to the pandemic. I got a lot of great paintings from these trips. This is from a Nantucket page on Instagram. Love the pink water. as usual, you can buy items based on this image from pixels

Enjoy the painitng

and the picture I used

 

 

art thought memes

a new set of inspirational and/or funny art memes

 

 

New Painting - Slaughterhouse Bridge Winter 2

 Love covered bridges and I've painted this bridge several times, using photos from the Vermont By A Vermonter FB page by John Knox. This is the 2nd winter picture of this bridge. I'm okay with the reflections, they are hard to get right, for me at least. As usual get items based on this image at https://pixels.com/featured/slaughterhouse-bridge-winter-2-jack-mckenzie.html?newartwork=true

Here's the picture

 

and here are a few progress shots

 

My 2022 Art Calendar

 I'm late in posting but here is my Jack Mckenzie Art 2022 Calendar with a selection of my paintings from 2021done via Zazzle. Check it out 

new painitng - Ocean Grove - Bicycles and Wagon

Ocean Grove is one of my favorite places on the Jersey Shore, just north of Asbury Park. It has a religious history of starting as a Methodist Camp Meeting Associate and maintains the Christian influence today. There is a boardwalk but no consession stands, just a beach pavillion where Christian groups have daily programs. It has a great Main Street and the Great Auditorium and one of the best Ice cream places on the Jersey Shore - Days

 This is a scene of 2 bicycles and a wagon left by the railing on the boardwalk, while it's owners enjoy the beach. As usual, you can purchase items based on this image from Pixels.