Organized Chaos

How about some organized chaos gentle reader? What does that mean? I look forward to sharing with you. But first, here’s a warm (and bright colored) welcome to you. What happens here? I am glad you asked. Each week I share a colorful painting, a painting in progress or other painting related activities such as picture framing with you. My hope is these color clad imagesf delight your eyes and lift your spirits! If you’re new here and would like to receive these weekly posts, subscribe here. Let’s look more closely at this week’s organized chaos in the studio, OK?

The Current View

Here’s a photo of the current state of affairs here in the studio. What does that mean? It means that every tiny teenie bit of horizontal surface has been cleaned and cleared off so I can frame paintings.

There’s lots of stuff here, eh? I initially dread getting to this stage. Why? Tools and tool time are generally not my forte. But I find that once I clean up my studio and make room for the tools and dive in, I love this phase. And, there’s a rhythm to it, too.

What Rhythm

What rhythm you ask? Well, I can’t listen to music when I’m painting. But I love listening to music during this tidy up and frame phase. And, I finally have a decent awareness of what needs to happen when. Meaning? Well, I need to clean up, then get out the trusty stamp. Squeeze out some luscious raw umber oil paint on my clean palette. Gently press my name stamp in the paint. Then “sign” the front of my paintings. I love this little signature stamp.

Then I let the signature dry for a day or two. While that’s happening, I remove sawtooth hangars from frames because galleries don’t like ’em. Then? Varnish time. Oooh that’s so much fun to do. Once the varnish is dry, in another day or two, I can start framing the paintings.

Show Announcements

The framing is happening because I have several shows coming up this spring. Here are the details about two of them. Please come by and see me if you can!

Small Treasures Juried Show
Friday, March 28th 6:00PM to 8:00PM
Cary Gallery of Artists
200 S Academy St, Cary, NC 27511

Forest Park Art Show
Sunday, April 13th 2:00PM to 5:00PM
The Brown House Gallery
1310 Hillsborough St
Raleigh, NC 27605

Thank you

Thank you for being here gentle reader! I love sharing these weekly studio updates with you. Please let me know what’s happening in your world in the comments below.