Where this one differs comes from the caliber of material and from Disney’s participation.

The artwork came in all sorts of media, from sculpture to ink and paint; from traditional to folk art. Artists were on hand, gladly discussing their works, especially if they sense a potential sale.

Some of my favorites included works by Jon Smith, who showed a complete series of oil painted scenes done in the Louvre. You can check out his website here. Rick Abrams, whose work mixed modern art with 1950s kitsch. Check it out. Don Carter who builds wooden boat replicas. His website is titled Down East Wooden Boat Works is currently offline but may return here … Most interesting of all was Jeannie Maddox work. She works with photo realistic oil paintings, usually of unique subjects. Her series of different swimmers is truly engaging. Check out her stuff here.