RedTree: Continuum– At West End Gallery
The future is usually imagined as either better or worse than the present. If the imagined future is better, it gives you hope or pleasurable anticipation. If it is worse, it creates anxiety. Both are illusory.
–Eckhart Tolle, The Power of Now (1997)
I know that Eckhart Tolle is right with the statement above. But like they say, easier said than done. I don’t know what it says about me, but I tend to anticipate the worst. My reasoning is that if it comes out better than expected I am both thrilled and relieved and if it does go as I feared it might, I am not overly disappointed since I knew it was going to turn out that way all along.
That sounds pretty screwed up, even to me.
But so far, it has worked out fairly well, outside of the overwhelming sense of dread and anxiety that haunts my every waking moment.
I am just kidding, of course. We all have our own ways of dealing with the future. My way is not as crazy in practice as it sounds. At least I think it isn’t. But it’s how I deal with things. You do it your way, I’ll do it mine.
We all deal with the future in our own way and that’s okay. It’s not a one-size-fits-all situation.
That was bunch of words to get to my upcoming events for this fall. This year I am choosing a combination of both anxiety and hope for my outlook on these events. Figure I have all my bases covered that way.
The first event for the fall is my annual Gallery Talk at the Principle Gallery on Saturday, September 26th. The talk begins at 1 PM at the gallery in Alexandria, VA. I’ve been doing this Gallery Talk every year since 2003 with only year missed due to the pandemic and it is usually a lot of fun. Some talk by me (ugh), lots of questions and some answers though even those are suspect, some laughs, and some prizes including the now highly anticipated Painting Giveaway. Hope you can put this on your calendar.
In October, I have my annual solo exhibit at the West End Gallery in Corning. This year’s show begins with an Opening Reception that runs from 5-7 PM on Friday, October 16th.
This year marks my 25th solo show at the West End Gallery. With that mind I am titling this show Silver Jubilee, the normal designation for a 25th anniversary. The silver in this context is said to symbolize strength, radiance, and resilience. I would like to think those qualities have been well represented in my work over these past 25 years.
There is then my annual Gallery Talk at the West End Gallery on Saturday, November 7, beginning at 11 AM. Again, talk, questions, laughs, sometimes some tears, and prizes. I am in the process of choosing a painting to give away at each talk.
Hope you can make it to one or more of the events. As I said above, while I hope it goes well I still fear it won’t.
So far, so good but only time will tell.
That was a somewhat subtle lead-in to a song, Time Will Tell, from Gregory Alan Isakov. Good stuff, as always, from him.
Your time here has come to an end for today. Do I need to say it?
Okay, you asked for it--git.