Friday, May 30, 2014

Bloom- Inn at the 5th


A new gallery wall at the beautiful Inn at the 5th in Eugene is currently featuring my floral paintings!  
After the show at the Jacobs Gallery I was invited to display my work in this lovely space.  

This was originally a 20 piece show that helped kick off the annual Bloom celebration at the 5th Street Public Market.  Many of these paintings were done and ready for framing, but I had less than two weeks to pull this show together.  In the end I painted six new works and matted and framed sixteen paintings myself!  Needless to say I worked through the night many times that week.  Seeing all those paintings framed and hanging on the wall gave me a real sense of relief.  Hard work is necessary even in art, and I felt like this opportunity was a test to see if I would step up to the challenge of creating a show in this short time frame.  Thanks to Vistra framing gallery and my friend, Sandi who helped me hang all this work, it's up!

If you want to see this show, and you live in Eugene, go to the Inn at the 5th and ask at the front desk if they will open the Maple Room so you can see the art.  Their staff is some of the most gracious people I have worked with and they will walk you back there.