Transmutations will be opening soon. Very soon, in fact. The show will be comprised of paintings and drawings that mirror each other. The drawings, I understand, precede the paintings. They are the embryonic form of the larger paintings…I can’t wait to see them in person…We are hoping that we can attract as large a crowd as we did during our first opening…For a modest size gallery such as ours, over a 100 people is quite a big crowd.
The artist, Eileen Anastasia Reynolds, is in transit from Singapore… She will be here for the opening.
Those of you who are on our mailing list will be receiving the invitation to the opening very soon. Save the date…It promises to be a fun opening! Do consider art as the stuff of holiday giving…You support the artist and make someone’s life more beautiful with your gift…Fewer things are more suitable to be shared than art.
…and if you cannot make it this time, the artwork is on display and online for a solid month…There’s no excuse for missing it.
posted by Cristina at 2:00 am
There are a couple of group shows happening during the Fall. I was pleased I contributed a piece to Choice Art Auction to benefit Planned Parenthood… The auction took place last night…I hope “Near Love” (the above mentioned piece) was able to bring in some much needed cash…
The Las Cruces show is coming down soon. Life and Liberty after 9-11….Food for thought…I so love those three pieces..They are so much unlike what I have been doing up until now…That path requires more exploration…I’ve been getting very good feedback for those pieces…
I will have a piece in Small is More…a yearly fundraiser for Harwood. I’ve participated continuously for a few years now…It’s an unrequitted love that I don’t wish to give up…I keep trying…I have not decided which piece(s) I’ll donate this time…It all depends on how well I am doing for my next solo show at N4th Gallery.
And that brings me to Fragile…Funny how ideas grow up to be complete strangers…They take on their own life and personality… Like rebellious children, perhaps. We help them through and guide them to a succesful end…hopefuly. After all, I am just the one holding the brush…Fragile has become a lot of things…The pieces are very quiet…and very blue (which is not a color I’ve favored in the past) They have a silent intensity…kind of a constant humming…I don’t know. They’ve been accused of being sad…I think there is a bit of subtle humor in them as well…but mostly they feel very watery…ondulating.
I think of that bumpersticker I saw the other day…”If you’re not depressed, you’re just not paying attention…” Maybe Fragile is just me paying attention…
posted by Cristina at 5:18 pm
Paper Trail finally came together. The opening came and went as well. A steady trickle of people…Not bad. I was quite happy with the pieces in the show…Works on paper…There is something very delicate and ephemeral about them…The best thing about Arthaus66 is that we continue to meet very competent, very nice artists…A blessing. I’m thankful to all that attended…particularly Margi Weir for her encouraging words and her outstanding artwork. Thank you to Evey Jones for her beautifully haunting monotypes and her ongoing support…The sales help too…Always welcome…
posted by Cristina at 4:47 pm