no time to think
So. We have a friend who manages a bakery/coffee shop here in town. It is a small space, but there's two walls they reserve for hanging the work of local artists on a monthly basis. Their waiting list is pretty long, but I'm on the calendar for August of this year.
Yesterday I got home to find a message from her that the artist for this month didn't show up and she can't be reached. Do I have some paintings I can hang on short notice? She needs them tomorrow (today), since the walls have been bare since the 31st.
When Lisa got home, I pulled out all my finished, hangable pantings, and lined them up along the wall in the living room. I was sort of surprised to find that there are 5 12x12" canvases, 2 larger works on paper that are already framed, and 4 5x5" canvas pieces that all go together. Two of them I don't like a whole lot, but Lisa does, so she talked me into keeping them in the group. So, yeah, I do have enough. And I have the start of a new series that are different enough from these paintings that will work together for the August show.
So I called Steph back and got the details, and tonight I'll be hanging my first solo show. Let me say that again. My first solo show. Wow.
Now I just have to do some more paintings in the other series before August.
Yesterday I got home to find a message from her that the artist for this month didn't show up and she can't be reached. Do I have some paintings I can hang on short notice? She needs them tomorrow (today), since the walls have been bare since the 31st.
When Lisa got home, I pulled out all my finished, hangable pantings, and lined them up along the wall in the living room. I was sort of surprised to find that there are 5 12x12" canvases, 2 larger works on paper that are already framed, and 4 5x5" canvas pieces that all go together. Two of them I don't like a whole lot, but Lisa does, so she talked me into keeping them in the group. So, yeah, I do have enough. And I have the start of a new series that are different enough from these paintings that will work together for the August show.
So I called Steph back and got the details, and tonight I'll be hanging my first solo show. Let me say that again. My first solo show. Wow.
Now I just have to do some more paintings in the other series before August.