From an Opening Reception into Spring

Reviewing my portfolio with one of the guests at the opening. Pictured behind me are September Sky and Autumn, Black Moshannon.

This past weekend the Fine Arts People Gallery hosted an opening reception for my solo exhibition of new landscapes and cityscapes. The exhibition will be on display throughout the month of April. The reception was lightly attended - I think I was competing with beautiful spring weather and an appearance by the Villanova men's basketball team in the NCAA Final Four that same night - but I did sell some work and I met some new people interested in my artwork, so overall it was a success.

I've been slow to get back into my stride here this week with my artwork because we've had a contractor doing some improvements on our home. One of those projects has been to augment the insulation around my studio because with my overhead lighting, I tend to cook during the warmer days of the year. So I've had workmen tromping in and out of my studio at sporadic intervals for much of the past week, which has not been conducive to diving into a new piece.

To escape some of this disruption, I've started to venture outside to gather source material for new landscapes. The trees have not yet budded out fully, but we're tantalizingly close to spring. We had snow earlier this week (gasp!), but as soon as our temperatures moderate I'm going to head outside with my easel. This is a good thing, because the next project in my studio will be to upgrade my windows....