(Photos of Joel Ellis Art in this blog are taken from the exhibit at Gallery 194, Lapeer)
Planning for a new art show has lots of tricky steps to
consider in a timely manner. The outcome
of all the steps must match the opening and reception date. At this writing the
show at Gallery 194 of the Lapeer Center for the Arts, has been up all of
January, a sweet reception completed giving us time for a refreshing break from
the frenzied pace, a pause to reflect on the activities that did come together.
Joy of Summer, 36x36 |
In these quiet moments we have taken time to refine various
tasks to create a successful art presentation. Generally we have one big show a
year or two medium shows of approximately the same size – 30 to 50 paintings in
all. Other showings are not featured artist but rather smaller venues shared
with other artists at one to three paintings each.
After a big exhibit (60 paintings!) like Gallery 194, when all the goals
have been met, we wonder . . . what next? Well, we dig into a major art
inventory process, and take time to visit family and friends, watch the Super
Bowl until, now, we have one week before the exciting Gallery 194 Lapeer show
must come down, (show ends Saturday, February 10!).
The art studio has been surpassed by the above activities,
so like many artists in many mediums, we all have our own methods to reboot,
kick start, get back to business, whatever.
For me it’s clean the
studio, a dreaded process. So instead, I read a few old art magazines,
favorites saved for the restart process. That was futile. Went back and read a
few past blogs. A little help.
Then I got the big guns out – Art and Fear – began looking through for a trigger that would get
me going . For good measure, I also pulled out Hawthorne on Painting, an artist/teacher giving critiques on his art
students’ work.
The groove is back. Worked on two paintings yesterday and it
feels good. As the saying goes. Painters paint!
Birch Field, 24x20 |
Serenity, 30x40 |
Bees Delight, 20x24 |
Hope you can catch the Gallery 194 show before Saturday. Good to be back.
Joel
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