Well, it’s Saturday morning and I’m plugging away in the studio, finishing up the last details for my upcoming show at the Haen Gallery. There’s always a sense of relief and gratification in finally having a show completed but those feelings are soon replaced by slightly shaky nerves. You see, in the studio while the work is in process, the work is completely mine and in my control. Once it leaves to go to galleries it changes and becomes something quite different, something new and out of my control. It’s exciting in a way but there’s always that fear that people won’t see what I see in the work and they won’t connect with it. All I can do, however, is put the work and myself out there and let the chips fall where they may.
The piece above is Island of Hope and is a 10″ by 30″ canvas. I use the island often as a representation of a safe haven or a place that other aspire to from afar, a place of hope and desire. I particularly like this piece , especially the feel and atmosphere of it.
Anyway, it is a Saturday morning and we all could use something to get away to. Here’s a little classic Bob Dylan to help. Enjoy!
Redtree Times 