| THAT EXHIBIT BILLUPS' FINE ART Over the last 38 years Billups work could be found coast to coast, from small towns like Hermosa Beach California, to the larger art centers like Scottsdale Arizona and Denver Colorado. In recent years, she has pulled most of her work back closer to her home grounds, in the Northwest! AND, in order to be observed by those more than likely NOT TO GO INTO SOME BIG TIME GALLERY experience (which sometimes can intimidate some Americans) ...she has chosen to reach out to a venue more accepted by, and easier for the average American to walk into, or visit! In her home town of Sandpoint Idaho, Billups work can be seen in the following places of businesses... |
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| THE PONY TRAPPE |
208-255-1818
BONNER MALL
OPEN 7 DAYS, SUNDAYS 11 to 4
On the northern edge of the town of Sandpoint,
located at the base of Schweitzer Ski Mountain, lies a small, intimate shopping center,
which is the home this wonderful Antique Store.
Along with the many fine treasures of "yesteryear" this wonderful space also is the home for many of Billups' original paintings, ranging from this image, created from her sojourns to Ireland back in 1997, to large and small paintings of all subjects from horses, to her famous Women in White.
Also on display are many of her fine art prints, along with some gorgeous beaded items, that reflect Billups' great love of color.
HOME SWEET HOME is open 7 days a week, for convenient viewing of her wonderful original oils!
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| TEA AND ROSES |
PANHANDLE ART GLASS
CLOSED: Sundays and Mondays
On Pine, between 5th and 6th Street
208-263-1721
that specializes in Glass of all sorts of creations:
from Church windows, to home interiors, to vases, gorgeous dangles for any window trimming!
Not a lot of wall space here,
but being an intimate space setting
for this summer season there is a select group of originals
that all deal with STILL LIFE!
AND also, the owner has one gorgeous mini-mural of
A SLICE OF LIFE...
a view of one of the many lakes in North Idaho...
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| SACRED DANCING CASCADE, GLACIER |
staying on 704 Pine Street, is a wonderful family owned paint store:
THE PAINT BUCKET
Open 6 day 8-4
208-263-5032
The owners grew up in Sandpoint, and Harold and his Father, both great photographers,
have a wonderful display of framed photos in an upstairs gallery.
Harolds' Dad was a contemporary of Ross Hall, who is kind of the resident
(tho deceased at this time) photographer,
of the early days when Sandpoint was just "beginning"...
Any how, Harold and his wife Liz, built this wonderful building,
with a great gallery area upstairs... which now also exhibits MANY OF BILLUPS' ORIGINALS!
Ranging from plein air pieces, to Floral Still Life, to her Women in White, series.
There are also a few pieces on display, from when Billups use to paint on Catalina Island
with the world famous PLEIN AIR PAINTERS OF AMERICA.
Billups was the ad chairman for PAPA, from 1986 to 1996, and over the original 10 years, she did all the national advertising,
3 magazines a month...which helped establish the great "plein air art movement"
that has been extremely popular over the past 20+ years.
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| WOODED AUTUMN RIVER |
THE BARANSKI STUDIO GALLERY
David, a nationally known sculptor,
and invites Billups to his studio each summer
to share her creations with local folks and also those who come up for the summer, who enjoy the great Northwest.
Then in August, there is a really special event that takes place thru out this area called
THE ARTIST STUDIO TOUR (ASTI)
This special two weekend exhibition, opens all the artists' studios of this area, to the public (there is a map for locations)... however, Billups studio is so far out of the locale, and almost impossible to find (without a blood hound)...that David has invited her to exhibit her work in his studio...and during these two weekends in August,which are the only 4 days Billups will be at the gallery, painting en plein air.
She will also have available many unframed paintings at greatly reduced prices (starting under $50)...also, L.E. Prints and special creations of glass beads that she offers only once a year...this "show time" will be only 2 weekends in August...but her work will be on display for the entire summer.
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| APRIS MIDI |
Is a wonderful new gallery in the town of Sandpoint.
An experience you have to physically know first hand.
Hope you will stop in,
when you come to our Great Little Town!!
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| DINGLE HARBOR, IRELAND |
1619 W. LEE COURT
COEUR D' ALENE IDAHO
208-640-3925
Located in Coeur d'Alene Idaho
On the west end of Appleway Avenue,
across the street from the Home Building Center.
It is jam packed with gorgeous art of all venues,
other objects that anyone would love to have
in their homes or on their property ...
all in the name of GOOD TASTE!!
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| GARDEN PEONIES |
844 NW Bond Street
Bend OR 97701
541 728 0553
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| EARLY SPRING, PRIEST LAKE IDAHO |
OLEG WIEGHORST MUSEUM
131 REA AVENUE
EL CAJON, CA 92020
619-590-3431