snapshot of Granite VIII in new frame
When I dropped off my painting at the 29 Palms Art Gallery yesterday, more entries were arriving by the moment to join those already leaning against the wall. They’ll be hung before next Thursday, when the 9th Annual Joshua Tree National Park Juried Art Exhibition officially opens. I must say, I was impressed by the other entries (now viewable on-line at the JTNPArts website). Some really inspired works this year, from all over California and the nation. I am honored to be showing among them.
You can see in the snapshot above what my entry looks like in its frame. I happened to already have this frame in the studio, and I thought that it went well with the painting. Those of you who have been reading this blog for a while may recognize this piece from the Granite series I was working on last year. I set it aside as I thought it might be a good fit for the JTNP show, and I was really pleased when it was accepted.
But now my attention is back on P-A-I-N-T-I-N-G. Finally! Open Studio Art Tours was a major interruption in my work process, and I can’t wait to get back to it. (I’m not nearly as nice a person when I can’t work, let me tell you!) Yesterday I finished turning the studio back into a studio, instead of a gallery, and life feels normal again. So look for more new work soon! 🙂