It’s been almost a month since Sky Becomes Water closed and I probably have enough perspective now to write about it. I was very pleased with this body of work– it felt authentic and vulnerable and like a step forward which I haven’t felt about my work in a long while.
Although I didn’t begin with any hard and fast direction, I did take my jumping off point creatively from two paintings I’d put aside the summer before– they felt like a different direction from the other work I was doing at the time so I stopped working on them and let them breathe for a long time.
It turned out that they were already complete. As I began working on the show, I kept these still as they were and they felt like the touchpoint for where I wanted to take the new paintings.
As we hung the show at J. Rinehart Gallery, it was a challenge at first. It seemed like the work wasn’t naturally finding its rhythm on the gallery’s walls. But we persevered and I left that day feeling very happy and proud of producing this group of paintings and my 3rd solo show with JRG.
The show’s opening coincided with Pioneer Square Art Walk and we had a nice number of visitors, a great mix of folks already familiar with my work and some fresh eyes.
The gallery hosted an Artist Talk with me on a Saturday afternoon. Between us, I dread these. I love talking with people one on one about my work but a group setting is pretty uncomfortable for this introvert. So perhaps it’s for the best that these tend to be smaller in attendance, ha! That said, this small but mighty group had some really wonderful questions and insights and I was incredibly grateful for the time we spent together.
A few paintings sold and honestly, in this current economic climate, I am happy with that. Many are still available and I’m hopeful they will find their places and the people who love them.
I’m incredibly grateful to be able to do this work and to Judith, Alexandra, and all the team at J. Rinehart Gallery who support me so well and so fully.
On to the next!
