This is my final painting (in various stages of progress) for the body of work I'll be sending to the exhibition at artstream gallery for September/October. I hope to finish painting this one by tonight. Next week is my final stretch before I ship all these works off to the grand old U.S. of A on Friday.
In the next few days I'll be documenting and mounting all of them, before wrapping them up with as many meters of bubble wrap that I can get my hands on, and packing them inside a giant flat screen TV box I picked up (sans giant TV) at a local electrical store... nice and sturdy. Then I'll be holding my breath and keeping my eyes shut tight until it all arrives safely in Rochester.
It's been a very busy couple of months working on this collection of paintings - the whole process has been a work in progress in itself. If I get all the fabric pieces finished next week, I will be sending 19 to 20 works in total. The best part has been feeling like a "real artist" drawing and painting every day, and working at a pace where I can't over-think things. Just go. Just do. It's been fun watching how one work leads to something new in the next. The most challenging part has just been the endurance it's taken. Knowing if I was going to get it all done I couldn't stop. Finishing one piece and having to start on the next one right away, without inbetween down-time. That was hard, especially in this last week.
But right now I'm on the home stretch and I'm so excited! I can't wait for the show to open! (I'm almost tempted to book a last minute flight to America just so I can be there!)
The show opens on the 5th September, but I'll mention it again when the time arrives, and I'll show the "sneak-peeks" in their entirety too. eeeeeeeep. I'm. So. Excited.
Thanks to Debbie from Kept in a Jar, for this week's topic.
12 comments:
this is very exciting.
glad you have enjoyed the proces
(have i already said that?)
oohhh what are the fabric pieces?
xx
Wow, beautiful work!
im excited for you - its going to be a great show!! you art is beautiful!! that would be fun to get to be there...you just never know!
wow! i am also excited for you. You artworks are truly beautiful.
best regards
Truly exceptional!
how exciting to take part in a big exhibition!! I love your work- the flannel flowers going through the hair looks great.
Oooh it would be so awesome if you could fly over to this side of the world. I could show you all of the fun stuff in New Hampshire :)
Just so beautiful! A very exciting time for you-enjoy!
It looks so amazing, I can't wait to see the previews!
Hi Flossy, I've been away for awhile but I'm back now to check out your amazing art. I hope you are happy and healthy. xox Nicole.
Oh, congratulations. It's all so beautiful. xo
So exciting! Sigh, I love flannel flowers.
In response to your comment - I'm making a small piece of art each day for 2008, they are half the size of an A4 piece of paper, but I've been making A4 size prints (on watercolor paper) of them and sending them to people who want them. If you'd like to look through my archives and pick some out I'd love to send them to you! I'd love to do a print trade so let me know when you get time. (although it wouldn't be very fair because your art would be worth a lot more than mine!)
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