I dropped off a painting for the group show at The Launch Pad Gallery. The show starts next week, Friday October 2nd. This makes three group shows in three months for me. I feel good that I’m trying to get the wheels turning again.
I have really low self esteem right now about my art, mostly because I’m barely making any. I know the less I work, the more confused about my work I am, so I try not to take these things too seriously. Nothing much else to say about that. Just keep swimming, just keep swimming.
I went to city hall earlier this week for a press release party for a Portland-wide show and art gallery for AMP and Portland Youth Development Coalition. The fundraiser is November 14th. Details will be posted on the site as soon as I get them. Before then, my globe will be on display somewhere in Portland, don’t know where yet.
In other news I found out I have a slightly underactive thyroid and I’m on a thyroid replacement now. I think it’s making me feel much better, I’m hopeful that it’s going to fix some long term annoyances with my health. I’ve had much more energy at the end of the day and I’ve been painting more.
Next week I start a 12 week painting class that I’m hoping will give me some good support to get my portfolio together for applying to an MFA program. In a couple weeks I start a 12 week graphic novel class. I wanted to take something different and I love the idea of spending 12 weeks with pen and ink. Mostly I’m excited to get out of the house more. I’ve been working from home for 6 months now. I rarely go to Tom’s work for the day, there just always seemed to be something I need to do around the house. Some days it’s UPS packages, some days I have to deliver art or Mississippi is staying home from daycare, there’s just always a reason for staying home vs going downtown. I’m loosing my marbles being here all the time. Being alone all the time. I think if I work from home, I’ll have more time to paint, but at the end of the day, after sitting in front of a computer, in a back bedroom all day, the last thing I want to do is hang out by myself in a dark garage, painting. It’s not very inspiring, this coding webpages.
Tom’s been practicing a lot lately too, which means I go from a whole day all alone to a whole night all alone, just me and cranky Mississippi. Dog parks are nice but still kinda lonely. Art openings alone are lonely. Grocery shopping alone is even lonely. Cafes alone are lonely. Painting alone is lonely. You get the picture. I have friends, I see then, it’s just the bulk of my days are spent alone. There are lots of benefits to working from home, the draw back is the lonely part. Actually, I think I’ll pack up right now and head to the cafe for a while, that’s a great perk, most people dream of spending an hour in the middle of the afternoon in a cafe.
I’m dreaming of my new classes, and more far off… of MFA studios and making new friends.
Launch Pad Gallery
Family
Opening October 2nd, 6pm – midnight
Show runs October 2nd – November 1st, 2009
534 SE Stark, Portland, OR
See website for gallery hours and details.