Hidden on 12/27/07 Status: FOUND!

Clue:
This clue will appear in the Escape section of the Herald Journal.
Look up!

Additional Information about this Piece:
This is another impression of a landscape in ink.

Happy Holidays!

Happy Holidays!

Make sure to get your friends and family out and moving around town during this busy time of year!

Stay tuned for more art in the New Year ahead!

Hidden on 12/20/07 Status: FOUND!

Clue:
Find this clue in the Escape Section of the Spartanburg Herald-Journal.

Additional Information about this Piece:
This is an architectural sketch.

Guardians and Landscapes available at King's Row

If you did not make it to Saluda or to BYOA, some of these pieces are now available at King's Row in Spartanburg.

Featured pieces include the guardian angel paintings from my Saluda exhibit, and the red sky acrylic landscapes I shared at BYOA.

King's Row

401 East Kennedy Street Spartanburg, SC 29302
864-577-0700

For the style that fits your life, come see us at Kings Row 401 E. Kennedy Street in the Farmer’s Market.

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Hidden on 12/13/07 Status: FOUND!

Clue:
This clue will appear in the Herald-Journal Escape.

Additional Information about this Piece:
Recently, I am thinking about other things that are free that I enjoy finding in the city.

Bowl-O-Rama!

"Confessions of a Bowling Ball" by Kris Neely


Bowl-O-Rama (Silent Auction) @ Hub-Bub Showroom
Monday, December 10 from 7:00 to 9:00 PM

We had a blast at the art auction tonight!

Special thanks to Roberta and Michael Bigger who sponsored my entry!

Hidden on 12/10/07 Status: FOUND!

Clue:
On Tuesday morning, one of my students sold his first bottles of Native Tongue Japanese Pink Sauce in this market. Check under the lights outside to look for this artifact, but go inside to support the growing market for this fresh local business. Word on the street is, this sauce is selling quickly!

http://www.smalldogllc.com/

Additional Information about this Piece:
This is another impression of a piece of fruit in acrylic paint.

Hidden on 12/8/07 Status: FOUND!

Clue:
At tonight's BYOA event, ask around to see who is hiding this piece.
The magic question is:
"Did you bring your own art, or are you here with somebody else's art?"
If you ask the right person, they will hand you this piece.

Additional Information about this Piece:
This is another little fruit in acrylic paint.

Hidden on 12/6/07 Status: FOUND!

Clue:
The clue for this piece can be found in the Escape section of the Herald-Journal.

Additional Information about this Piece:
This is a sketch I drew while I was working on my bowling ball sculpture for the Bowl-A-Rama event at Hub-Bub next Monday night. Special thanks to the Flatwood Soap Company for their bowling ball donations for my project, and to Roberta Bigger, my project sponsor.

Frame A Piece, Support The Project

The Art and Frame Gallery has agreed to help support the Artist-In-Transit Project by providing special coupons that will be hidden in the baggies with each artifact!

Here is the deal: You find an artifact. If you choose to get the artifact framed you receive a 40% off discount for the cost of the frame with the coupon you found.

In addition to your savings, 10% of the total cost of the framing ticket will be credited to an account that will offset some of the costs of art supplies like paint, canvas panels, brushes, and inks to help make the Artist-In-Transit project more sustainable.

No one should ever feel obligated to get a piece framed, but if you do, consider using the Art and Frame Gallery and make sure to thank them for supporting the Artist-In-Transit project!

To this point, all of the art supply costs have been at my own expense. It has truly been my pleasure. I have to admit is nice to have the support of a local sponsor to help make it possible to continue this fun project. Thanks to all of you who have already offered your support in so many ways to keep the art moving!

I apologize for the slight break in the action. I am finishing some of my graduate school final writings. That has given us time to get some of these details ironed out. I am getting geared back up to start hiding more art. Stay tuned for the next piece coming soon to a city block near you...

Thanks for your support!

Hark the Herald Angels Sing @ Saluda Fine Arts, Saluda, N.C.

Saturday, December 1 - 15th

Saluda Fine Arts invites you to enjoy the angel art of Kris Neely and Philip Powell.

Philip and I had so much fun sharing our art with you!
We were surprised by the large crowd that gathered to see our angels. It was a wonderful evening! Thanks for your support. We know some of you walked a long way to find us there!

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Hidden on 12/2/07 Status: FOUND!

Clue:
After the Bill Drake Music Festival, I walked a cross the street and placed this bird in a fountain that must look like a giant green glazed donut from above.

Additional Information about this Piece:
This is an acrylic painting with a little different style. We tend to see a good many of these birds in the mornings.

Hidden on 12/1/07 Status: FOUND!

Clue:
After 5 on Saturday Night, look for this piece in downtown Saluda!

Additional Information about this Piece:
This piece will be hidden in downtown Saluda, N.C. and is hidden in the spirit of inviting Spartanburg friends to the angel art event in Saluda this Saturday evening. It is a full-size guardian painting on vinyl.

Web link: http://web.mac.com/neelykm/iWeb/Kris%20Neely/%20Press%20Release.html

Hidden on 11/30/07 Status: Reported Missing/ Not Yet Registered

Clue:
In Saluda, across the tracks, you don't have to rake to find this leaf, but you should slide.

Additional Information about this Piece:
This is a small painting of a leaf on a canvas.

Hidden on 11/29/07 Status: FOUND!

Clue:
Find this clue in this week's Escape section of the Herald-Journal.

Additional Information about this Piece:
This is a doodle inspired by the approach of the winter lighting at Wofford.

Hidden on 11/28/07 Status: FOUND!

Clue:
At Dorman Center, some of the signs are in lights. Finding art directly under this brand might make you think I just mailed this one in. But it should get you out of your car and into the grass in an part of town where there is not much of a chance to do that. Be careful as you travel inland!

Additional Information about this Piece:
This is a painting of green tomato.

Hidden on 11/27/07 Status: FOUND!

This is Artifact 100!

Clue:
Look in the store fronts on Main Street during the winter festivities tonight. This artifact will magically appear in a window during the busy evening!

Additional Information about this Piece:
This is a photograph I took downtown years ago. It is a Ghost of Dickens Past.

Hidden on 11/26/07 Status: FOUND!

Clue:
You don't have to look all around the world for this piece, but you should beat around the bush.

Additional Information about this Piece:
This is another impression of a landscape in acrylic paint.

Hidden on 11/25/07 Status: FOUND!

Clue:
Look for this artifact in the Water Wise Garden downtown.

Additional Information about this Piece:
This is a canvas panel of a peach in acrylic paint.

Hidden on 11/24/07 Status: FOUND!

Clue:
This present is hidden just outside of city hall.

Additional Information about this Piece:
This is another impression of a landscape in ink. I was thinking about the morning frost.

Hidden on 11/23/07 Status: FOUND!

Clue:
At Dorman's campus, look behind the boulders on the path from 9th to 10th grade.

Additional Information about this Piece:
This is another impression of an autumn landscape in ink. Now we are starting to move to a winter sky!

Hidden on 11/22/07 Status: FOUND!

Clue:
Look for this clue in the Herald-Journal's Escape section.

Additional Information about this Piece:
If you were a turkey in this city, you would hide today too!

Hidden on 11/21/07 Status: FOUND!

Clue:
Look for this piece in the leaves of a mini-magnolia that is taking a bath in a fountain.

Additional Information about this Piece:
This is a doodle about self-concept and power of the mirror.

Hidden on 11/20/07 Status: FOUND!

Clue:
The Southern Conference has found its home in a converted mill.
Look at the back gate to the complex.

Additional Information about this Piece:
This is a doodle of a person who is not into vacations from work.

Hidden on 11/19/07 Status: FOUND!

Clue:
As you book it to try to find this piece, you might try reading, "Kicking the Leaves" by Donald Hall. Look in the building behind the statue of Light.

Additional Information about this Piece:
I am really enjoying the trees this year. They are so colorful!

Thanks to Nikki and the Boys and Girls Club! New Postcards!

Check out their art about moving in the city!

Hidden on 11/18/07 Status: FOUND!

Clue:
A good man is hard to find.
But try looking deeper into the art and vision of Flannery O'Connor in a building named for the best man I have ever met.

Additional Information about this Piece:
This face started to remind me of an old friend as it emerged under the splattered ink.

Hidden on 11/17/07 Status: FOUND!

Clue:
The hike to Landrum will be better than broccoli this season.
Right now the fall colors are marvelous!

This piece is sitting atop the Mane Gate.
The signs are not easy to follow,
but the locals can tell you how to get to the fence you are looking for!

This piece is almost in sight of the I-26 underpass.
You will find this is the first time the Artist-In-Transit project went interstate.

Additional Information about this Piece:
This is another regal veggie in acrylic paint.

Special thanks to Elizabeth for the encouragement to count the clovers in Landrum!
We had a lovely visit to this pearl on our side of the Blue Wall.

Emerging Artists-In-Transit? Join in the fun!

Several of you asked last night if you could assist in hiding art or hide your own art for others to find.

If you would like to help sustain the project in this way, that would be fantastic!

Let's experiment together with the Artist-In-Transit Google Group.

1) Visit the group.
(I might post the clue there today, so go check it out!)

2)Sign up with an email address so you can post to the listserv.
(This way we will all get an email when a new clue is posted.)

3)Hide your art.
(It will be fun to see the different work that emerges!)

4)Post your clue or a link to your clue.
(You can even post a picture to the group if you want to!)

5)Register your finds and expand the fun!
(Let's bring all of our finds to the final show on January 26th!)

Start the free art craze in your neighborhood!

I can't wait to join in the hunt!

Hidden on 11/16/07 Status: FOUND!

Clue:
Check under the back burner of Hot Eye.

Additional Information about this Piece:
This is another ink splatter pushed by compressed air.

Congratulations Jimmie! You Won!

Motion

Meet the Artist @ Cafe Ishi

Thanks for turning out to talk about the Artist-In-Transit project! It was great to meet all of you and hear your tales!

Stay tuned for new updates as the project continues to grow!

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Hidden on 11/15/07 Status: FOUND!

Clue:
Look for this clue in the Escape section of the Herald-Journal.

Additional Information about this Piece:
As the weather makes it difficult to get out as much for some of us, I thought it would be fun to hide a piece for the faithful mall walkers who keep moving in all weather.

Hidden on 11/14/07 Status: FOUND!

Clue:
To find this piece, look for an opportunity to drop off your recycling on Fernwood-Glendale Road.

Additional Information about this Piece:
This piece is an inquiry into a conversation I overheard between two adolescents:
If you say, "I love you," too much, does it become meaningless or devalued?

Hidden on 11/13/07 Status: FOUND!

Clue:
As I walked on Main Street downtown, I saw these words:
"Hate is infectious. Love is the cure."

Look inwardly to find the treasure here.

Additional Information about this Piece:
This is a tomato painted on a canvas panel with acrylic paint.

Hidden on 11/12/07 Status: FOUND!

Clue:
Sit beside the inscribed names of four soldiers lost in Iraq who were from Spartanburg.

Additional Information about this Piece:
I was thinking yesterday that for every veteran we remembered, there is or was a blue star mother who surely prayed for peace.

Hidden on 11/11/07 Status: FOUND!

Clue:
I watched an autumn sunset tonight beside two boulders. They overlook a football field and acres of beautiful trees. Enjoy this little spot.

Additional Information about this Piece:
This is another impression of a landscape in acrylic paint.

Hidden on 11/10/07 Status: FOUND!

Clue:
To find this pear, spend sometime walking and taking in new info on Partridge.

Additional Information about this Piece:
This is a pear in acrylic paint.

Hidden on 11/9/07 Status: FOUND!

Clue:
Before you browse for a book on the Westside, park your bike at the rack and look for this small potato.

Additional Information about this Piece:
This is another veggie in acrylic paint.

Hidden on 11/8/07 Status: FOUND!

Clue:
Look in this week's copy of the Escape to find this piece.

Additional Information about this Piece:
This is a piece drawn on Sunday night when the change in time was on my mind.

Hidden on 11/7/07 Status: FOUND!

Clue:
In hiding number 80, I thought it might be fun to hide this artifact where I hid the first one!

Additional Information about this Piece:
This is a painting of an egg in acrylic paint.

Postcard Collage!

Hidden on 11/6/07 Status: FOUND!

Clue:
"1,2,3,4,5..."
This piece is hidden behind a father counting spices with his daughter.

Additional Information about this Piece:
This is another vegetable magnet painted with acrylic on a canvas panel.

Hidden on 11/5/07 Status: FOUND!

Clue:
At the entrance to Hillbrook Park, look below the frame.

Additional Information about this Piece:
This is another impression of a local landscape in acrylic paint.

Hidden on 11/4/07 Status: FOUND!

Clue:
Higher than the feeder, there is a perching place for birds.
Look atop St. Joe's counterpart beside the quiet patio.

Additional Information about this Piece:
I met a couple of the candidates for the District 7 School Board this weekend. I have been thinking a lot about how important our decision will be on Tuesday. I thought it would help me to be more mindful of this election by hiding a piece on the grounds at the District Office.

Hidden on 11/3/07 Status: FOUND!

Clue:
On most nights, there is something going on in Hub-Bub's Showroom. But if you are there and wonder what else you can do in the city, check this little box outside the door. That is where you will find the info you need and this artifact if you get there first.

Additional Information about this Piece:
This sketch is based on my impression of a small dog out on the town.

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Hidden on 11/2/07 Status: FOUND!

Clue:
Look behind the zebra sign
before the bridge
that crosses the Tyger
where the old mill
that marks the birthplace
of Spartanburg County.
Be careful.
But pause and enjoy this vista.

Additional Information about this Piece:
This is another impression of a landscape in acrylic paint. The cow pastures and the rushing river made this piece feel at home in this place.

Hidden on 11/1/07 Status: FOUND!

Clue:
As you are leaving GSP, the speed limit becomes 45 mph immediately before you have to decide to go to Greenville or Spartanburg. If you are thinking about heading south, pull over and look for this artifact behind the speed limit sign. Then take the high road back home to Spartanburg.

Additional Information about this Piece:
This is a doodle of an abstract image breaking out of the frame.

Hidden on 11/1/07 Status: Reported Missing/ Not Yet Registered

Clue:
Find this clue in the Escape section of the Herald-Journal.

Additional Information about this Piece:
This piece is a sketch of a football blocking dummy... with feelings?
This is a tough one so look closely at the picture.

Hidden on 10/31/07 Status: FOUND!

Clue:
Art hunters on Halloween have had to wait...
at Oakwood Cemetery, check the walls tonight beside the front gate.

Additional Information about this Piece:
I was thinking about some of the interesting things costumes say about personalities when I sketched this little piece. Happy Halloween!

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