Still in the act of getting work ready for the show in a couple of weeks. It’s going pretty smoothly which I suppose it should after the years of doing this same routine. It’s pretty exciting to see the work, especially those on paper, transform from the raw image to a fully presented piece with matting and frame. Unmatted, the paintings have the exposed beginnings of where the gesso of the surface begins as well as the rough edges of the paper itself. The mat and frame focuses the piece and there’s a real sense of transformation once the piece is complete as though it has suddenly blossomed fully.
So, I’m off to continue the transformation. I thought I’d play a tune today, a wondeful version of an old John Prine song, Killing the Blues. It’s from the unlikely duo of of bluegrass/folk star Allison Krauss and formerLed Zep frontman Robert Plant. Just a great take on a great song.
Redtree Times 