Releasing the Fire— Included in Persistent Rhythm at West End Gallery
We cannot control the Future by fearing it, howe’er much we may believe we do so. Anticipation and Worry are, in fact, quite as useless to affect our Fates as a Fortune Teller’s Predictions; but, alas, that doth not prevent our Indulgence in ’em.
–Erica Jong, Fanny (1980)
My annual solo exhibit at the West End Gallery opens tonight with an opening reception that runs from 5-7 PM. This year’s show is titled Persistent Rhythm and is one that I believe has to be seen to be fully appreciated. I hope you can make it to the reception tonight or into the gallery at some point in the coming weeks to judge for yourself.
As with any show, as regular readers know, I am filled with great trepidation in the days before any opening. You want your show to do well especially when you have invested so much of yourself in the work. And this show definitely represents that sort of investment. I feel that this show has my sweat and blood in it, figuratively and, in some cases, literally. I believe this is
After many, many solo shows– this is my 23rd at the West End Gallery since first showing my work there in 1995 and somewhere in the vicinity of my 64th or 65th show overall– I have found that the more I feel invested in a show and the more strongly I feel about the work, the more I worry.
And this is definitely a show that I feel strongly about, from the first to the last piece of it.
So, I worry.
And I know from experience that there is nothing I can do now. All my anxieties change nothing. It is out of my hands. I have put in the time and done the work. Have sweated and bled.
It’s in your hands now. Do what you will with it.
Releasing the Fire is a 10″ x 20″ painting on canvas that is included in the show. Hope to see you there tonight.
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