The end of one path...

I’m sitting here in the gallery on the last official day as a working gallery. I’m scheduling the last of the inventory pick-ups with my artists and watching as my walls and display cases and pedestals clear out. I hope all my artists keep creating and find other places that will exhibit their work. I love the eclectic variety of styles and mediums that I have been able to showcase over the last three years.

I see the walls of my studio space filled with my work and lament having to stack them in storage until I can find other galleries to carry my work. I will be creating an online gallery for prints and digital work, but my original paintings need to be seen in person for proper appreciating for sales. I am still resistant to online marketplaces for originals, which is why I tried having a physical gallery in the first place.

Perhaps another time in another location….

New Point in Art History?

Each movement in art history has been connected to a significant moment in general world history. Sometimes it anticipates, sometimes it reacts. We are living through a worldwide upheaval and I look forward to see what shifts and developments we will observe in art through the coming years. Art is a vital way to sort through feelings, process emotions, relate to our surroundings and facilitate growth and progress. It helps us recognize both what brings us joy and the failings in the systems meant to support our civil society. . . . . .

I began writing this post a year ago.

It strikes me that these thoughts and concerns are still on my mind as I contemplate how I want to continue creating my own art as well as supporting other contemporary artists. I worry as I see the personal struggles in our school-age children trying to process current events locally and on the world stage. I ache to see the number of veterans that struggle with mental health and housing and medical care. Humanity and civility are lacking. I want to see better. I want to see how art can be used in the coping and processing of personal journeys. I want to see more compassion and creativity in problem solving and community development. I hope to see positive changes in how we treat each other and the way we teach our children. We need to accept change and ask questions. And we need to listen.

More thoughts to come . . . . . . .