Saturday, March 7, 2015

hung by the coffee with care

The paintings were hung first monday in march.  The back room no longer available to hang paintings, so the 30 I had made available were plenty to fill the walls.  I didn't bother to change the lights, just hung most paintings in the best light available, grouping them loosely by location and color brightness.  Some just got hung in the dark.  I made a box into hanging shelves for display of mugs on the wall.  Mugs for sale went in the front of the store to the right of the cooler. Not the best location for sales, but there you have it.  It is hard to find unused display space in the shop.  As far as the paintings, There are scenes from Oklahoma, Canada, Alaska.Colorado New Mexico, Texas, Scotland and Spain.

I sent around 100 email announcements and got some replies from friends and customers.  About 30 hard copies went in the mail to family and friends and others.  Late in the week I drove around town to drop some announcements at galleries and shops that I thought might have some interest.


On friday we went to the art crawl in the 'north of downtown' district.  Lots and lots of people; lots and lots of art; lots and lots of media coverage.  The Voice listed my event and my presence, so today I spent a couple dreary (cool and cloudy) hours sitting outside the show with sculptural work on shelves.  Thanks to art, karen, randy, hannah, paul and an unnamed talkative guy for helping pass the time.

Me praying for a sale.

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