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Ready, Set, Paint! (6/6/26)

After a rainy day yesterday and a much needed hair appointment for me late this morning, Bob and I walked down to the Village to check out ART 64 for which our homeowners had left us information. It is the 5th year that The Village of Wauwatosa has hosted the nation’s largest bracket-style painting tournament. Over the course of two days, 64 artists paint 3 paintings live for a set period of time — 60 minutes for round 1, 75 minutes for round 2, and 90 minutes for round 3. Virtual and live spectators vote for their favorites to advance to the next round. The grand prize for this year is $20,000!

There was no cost for entry. While we were there, it was well attended, but not crowded.

Entering the festival area
One street full of artist tents and refreshment booths
Another view of the activity
The Buckatabon refreshment booth
The voting bracket for the artists
The tournament schedule and sponsors

Here are some of the artists and their third painting of the competition, so these are the best of the best or at least those who received the most votes to move forward.

She is from Valencia, Spain!
Last year, the festival received over 400 applications
from artists from 37 states and 16 countries.
Painting matches tent color. Not sure if that scores more points.
Ditto in terms of matching and one of our favorites.
Bob decided this one was too pink for him.
Only a couple of artists worked on their painting
with it lying flat.

We popped into The Village Cheese Shop while we were there.

What appears to be milk says that it’s actually a cream liqueur.
Cheese Louise, that’s a lot of dairy!
This is not a good state for the lactose intolerant.

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