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Reception Tonight — Time To Get Dragged Out From Under The Sofa
Tonight’s the opening reception for one of the shows I’m in. If you can make it to Lincoln, CA, it should be a fun show. This is my second in this gallery and it’s a nice little gallery with welcoming … Continue reading
Birth of a (Painted) Owl
Process is interesting to me — how someone makes a thing. I’m a sucker for factory tours (Jelly Belly in Fairfield, CA and the Budweiser plant nearby have fun tours), or watching someone create. The latest animal painting, “The Night … Continue reading
Arts Life — Dispatches From The Trenches #3
Continuing with Lesson #2, Why Should Anyone Give A Rat’s? or What The Gatekeeper Wishes You Knew: 2) Think like your audience. A producer put it best… “Put yourself in my listener’s shoes. Why should he care?” I’ve been told … Continue reading
Arts Life — Dispatch From The Trenches #2
Let’s call this one Why Should Anyone Give A Rat’s? A conversation I had with someone at a gallery today brought back conversations I’ve had in the past with “gatekeepers,” the people who decide whether or not to cover something. … Continue reading