Sharing .... current and upcoming SHOWS

Coleoptera | Acrylic on Canvas | 36"w x 50"h

Please join in visiting current shows and attending openings of upcoming shows.

Feb 23, 2018 - Mar 17, 2018 Group Show @ ART WORKS                                                320 Hull St.                                        Richmond, VA 23224                                  804-291-1400                            www.artworksrichmond.com

Mar 23, 2018 7pm-9pm Opening Reception  Mar 24, 2018 10am-4pm                                READ Art Show                                              New Community School                            4211 Hermitage Rd.                          Richmond, VA 23227                                 804-266-2494 x2229

April 27, 2018 Opening Reception 6-9pm through May 19, 2018 Solo Show            ART WORKS - Skylight Gallery                      320 Hull St.                                        Richmond, VA 23224                                  804-291-1400                            www.artworksrichmond.com

Sharing .... inside the Artist's head

In HoldStill by Sally Mann, the reader is taken inside of the artist ...

As an artist working solo, it's easy to relate to Sally Mann's passage where utter transparency is revealed as she depicts in detail the struggle that goes on inside of the creative process. Beginning on pg. 281-283 ... This freak of a good picture inevitably inspires a cocky confidence, making me think this new project will be a stroll in the park. But, then, after sometimes two or three more good ones, the next dozen are duds, and that cavalier stroll becomes an uphill slog ... So I soldier on, taking one dodo of a picture after another, enticed by just enough promising ones to keep going ... Eventually the law of averages takes pity on me, and doles out a miracle: a good new picture ... dismissing for the time being my panic and despair."  Misery loves company.