If someone had told me as a child that someday I would be in a museum in Cooperstown, I would have keeled over from the prospect of being enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame there. Well, that isn’t happening but this is actually just as exciting, and unexpected, a prospect for the older me. In 2012, the renowned Fenimore Art Museum will host an exhibit of my work that will hang from August 17 until December 31, 2012.
The Fenimore Art Museum is a wonderful facility and houses several great collections including one of the largest and most extensive collections of American Folk Art , the spectacular Thaw Collection of American Indian Art and a great group of Hudson River School paintings. Current shows there include an exhibit of work by Edward Hopper and another featuring other American Modernists such as Jackson Pollock and Mark Rothko.
So, needless to say, I am excited by this chance to show in such a prestigious facility. If you have read this blog for a while, you will not be surprised when I say that with this excitement comes a certain level of anxiety. But that is simply part of the deal, a small price to pay for such a wonderful opportunity.
There’s a part of me that is very satisfied with this, as a sort of reward for the consistency of my work through the years. I also am really happy for those folks who have followed and collected my work over this time, seeing it as a validation of their belief in the work. They have been very important to me as a source of inspiration and energy for many years and I see this as a small repayment on their trust in my work.
So, I guess I should get back to work. Even though it’s over ayear away, there’s much to be done.
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