yet another recap

A lot has been going on...it's time for a recap!

The Five Rivers Arts Alliance group show I'm in at Thornton Oaks in Brunswick is up and running. The show went up on Wednesday, June 24th, and the opening reception was Thursday, June 25th. I have six paintings in the show, and it's kind of a mini-retrospective for me. I have work from '06, '07, '09, '10, '11, and '13 on display, and I think it's interesting to see the way my work has been evolving and changing over the years. The painting from this year, "Old Fat Boy Sign", is about as new as it gets: I signed it on Wednesday morning and hung it on Wednesday afternoon! Thornton Oaks always puts on a nice show, and this was no exception. The weather was beautiful, and Marlise (Thornton Oaks' Director of Marketing) decided to have the opening reception out on the patio. The turnout was wonderful, and the residents of Thornton Oaks were a great audience. At one point during the reception, Marlise introduced all of the artists and asked us to say a few words. None of us realized this would be happening, but I think we all did just fine. I was happy to have my friend Donna along with me for the opening reception, and I think she enjoyed being there. Donna's brother's wedding was on Saturday, July 27th, so she was up from New York from the week: it was a happy coincidence that she was able to spend the day with me and attend the opening as well. This show runs through the end of August, and it looks like I will need to get some magnets made up of "Old Fat Boy Sign" before it's over: I had at least two requests for them during the reception! If you're curious about the show, here is the Thornton Oaks website: www.ThorntonOaks.com.

My show at Cafe Creme in Bath came down on Sunday. It never ceases to amaze me how much faster it is to take down a show than it is to hang a show! I was finished in 30 minutes, and Terry wasn't even with me. I did get a little bit of help from a friendly stranger as well as from Arlie, but it was pretty much a solo effort. Arlie thanked me for having my work on display, and she told me that it got a lot of positive feedback from customers; another staff member told me she had given out a few of my business cards, so I left some extras behind. Cafe Creme is a really prominent and popular location in Bath, and I am happy to have had my work on display there. It will be interesting to see if anyone contacts me in the future as a result of this show...I guess time will tell! Now I need to get ready for my solo show at She Doesn't Like Guthrie's in Lewiston, which goes up on Saturday morning.

I am also happy to report that my work has been accepted into "tiny, take two" at Spindleworks! I dropped off two little paintings yesterday and I am excited to be a part of this show. I won't be able to make it to the opening reception because it falls on August 9th, which is Second Friday Art Walk, but that's okay...Spindleworks keeps regular hours (Monday - Friday, 8:30 - 4:30), and I know I'll be able to stop by at some point and see it without having to deal with a crowd. Here is the Spindleworks website, in case you'd like to check it out: www.spindleworks.org.