[July 1, 2008]
Today felt very busy, although in the end I didn’t feel like I got much copying done. Instead, I talked with a lot of people, which was great.
When I arrived, I had several donations to process. Two from Chris Wildrick, who left them for me in Syracuse; a beautiful print of an owl that Kathy and John Suarez had brought in last week; and a print mailed in from Mick Mather. Jennifer Wilson, who works at the college came by and donated two watercolor paintings. She ordered a Chagall print (to be created in mixed media), and took the Ansel Adams photo with her.
There is an education workshop happening at the college, and a couple from St. Louis came in; she paints and he does ceramics. I hope they will make an exchange. The woman seemed interested in the Jerome Witkin painting, which I would really like to paint. There were also visitors who were in orientation, and a few more from the workshop. Some seeemed to be expecting a more traditional gallery exhibition–one woman told me she was looking for the gallery, and I had to tell her this was it.
I was planning on preparing the canvas for the George Dugan self portrait, which I brought up from storage. My measurements were incorrect, and so I had the wrong stretcher size. I tried to spend most of today painting. I have forgotten the patience needed to paint, but at the same time, I am getting more confident. Perhaps what also slowed me down was the good interruptions.
I worked on the Lucas, and started the Mazur. I am working on all copies at once. I think this is because of the way the last few weeks have been, and it takes me a little while to pull myself back into the artwork.
The Acquisitions wall is full. I will have to start hanging the work salon style.
