This is a short film that I put together one day last week. It was a little project that I took on at the request of my friends at Lovetts Gallery in Tulsa, OK. They, like many galleries around the country, have taken a hard look at how they interact with their clients and are making a real effort to provide more information about the artists they represent in their gallery. To this end they are putting together a multimedia website that will give their clients a better look at the work and thoughts of their artists.
They asked that I provide them with some film of me working in the studio with some dialogue. It was pretty difficult deciding what I wanted to say in the film. I wanted to give an idea of what I see in my work and to tell a little of how I came to painting but I didn’t want to say too much. Wanted the paintings to be the focus.
As I was putting it together and I was inserting narration a theme came around. About the idea of finding one’s home. It’s a concept that I’ve been seeing a lot in my work as of late and one that I think can be applied to most of the work through the years. I think it fits.
The music is from the great acoustic guitarist Martin Simpson, a longtime favorite. I had the chance to take lessons from him many years ago when he resided in Ithaca for a while, after coming to the States from England. Carried the little classified ad from the Ithaca Times around in my wallet for the longest time but, like so many things in life, never got around to doing it. I’m not big on regrets but I do wish I’d taken that opportunity.
Anyway, this is the film that I came up with. I hope it works in some way…
To see the film in higher quality please click here to go the YouTube page.
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