Installations of Gallery Shows

Probably the most difficult thing as an artist, is to set up a gallery show.

Your work has to speak for you.

The layout of the space, background colors, lighting, and traffic flow is critical.

Crowded walls do not work.

Uneven surfaces for art to hang on, when canvases can be tricky.

The edges of my canvases are always an issue.

I like to have the edges match the painting, but some backgrounds require a deep tone that will pop.

Especially if you are pleasing someone else.

Their show, their circus, their monkeys.

I intend to have my own gallery very soon to address my art the way that I desire it being shown.

Pleasing others only goes just so far.

And I would love to have collections of other artists shown by me, my way.

The exciting thing is that there are so many venues for art galleries today.

So many walkable cities that bring in tourists, and casual retail.

There are many ways to draw people in.

I long to play with that theatre and see if I can help local artists that work outside the norm.

Here in the Low Country of the South, there are gazillions of watercolorists that dabble in 

painting the marsh scenes that are prevalent here.

If you have seen one, you have seen them all.

They blend together on a wall like textured paint, and bring no one in to the images.

They are so boring that I obviously never really look at them.

Yeah, a bird, okay.  Or a crane, got it.  Or maybe some kind of boat or shrimper.  How exciting.

Not so much.

To the casual art shopper, a scene like this might fill a small space.

But it seems to be rare that they purchase a large canvas for a prominent space from this genre.

Those large walls are in need of abstract art. 

That is where I come in.

That is where my interest comes in.

I just happen to love large abstract canvases.

They help designers and architects every day to complete spaces and create drama.

Give me a large expanse of wall, and I will enhance it for the professional.

Give me a handmade 6' x 8' canvas and I will create magic.

A destination painting, or anchor painting for a large space.

In contract design, what would we do without art?

It is very important for passageways and lobbies.

But also at the end of corridors, and in elevator lobbies on each floor.

In the defense of the casual shopper, most homes in the Low Country do not have such spaces.

Hearing the response of the casual retail buyer is the one reason why I love Gallery installs.

I love to hear what they say, how they react and what they like.

The world needs all kinds of art.

The Gallery is where most people see it.

The museum is where they get educated.

So it gives the Gallery more of a playful advantage.

And I like that!