I finally did it!

After my whole 30 B4 30 project, I was able to get two pieces of artwork framed nicely with a thick, plain black frame. I always wanted to enter my artwork in an exhibit or have my own show featuring all of my drawings and paintings from throughout the years. I always thought it would happen before I turned 30, but instead, TK hung the artwork in our apartment so they could be on display for the several people who have actually been to our apartment in the last few months. Not the same effect, but recently, one of the pieces had to come down and get bubble wrapped.

I entered "Bacchanal" into the Patchogue Arts Council's Juried Member Show that will be up from March 21 - May 22, 2011 in the Callahan Library on the Long Island Campus of St. Joseph's College. Thankfully, I only had to go a couple blocks to drop the piece off, and I know the area ;).

Today (on the first day of the show), like a huge dork, I went to go see my piece and it is currently hanging on the wall in the library with a few other black and white pieces. The show includes textiles, sculpture, paintings and drawings. I have no idea who created them all yet, but I will get to meet the artists at a reception next month. I find it interesting that a drawing of dozens of nude figures named after an orgy is hanging in a library named after a nun. Just a thought I had. Hmmm...

Honestly though, art is a big deal to me. I love creating it. I love looking at it. I love reading about it and I love visiting it. I just love it so much that I studied art and got a degree in it and a minor certificate in the history of it. So, I guess that means I am kind of an expert, right? I do consider myself an artist even though I don't get paid to create actual art every day. I get paid to write, plan and promote, but I don't get paid to write this blog, unfortunately. Maybe one day...and maybe one day I will have my own art exhibit featuring me. It will happen. I just hope it doesn't take another 30 years.

An Art Stroll

Today I was in Patchogue again for an art event because the Patchogue Arts Council keeps planning excellent events. I do love art events, free ones. This one was. It was the Walking Arts Tour of Patchogue for the Patchogue Autumn Arts Fest. I couldn't stay for the poets and musicians because of my sister-in-law's birthday dinner, but I was able to partake in the Arts Tour. There were pieces in the windows along Main Street displaying the creations and collections of local artists. There were wool sculptures that were just so impressive that I thought they deserved their own exhibit. The paintings were very interesting and involved, with an array of colors and techniques. There is a new small gallery called C Squared that has an exhibit with a painting of an elephant that I absolutely love. It is very expressive and it was created by an artist named Dan Wooster. The colors that he uses are so bright and vivid but the image of the elephant is so exact that they just pair wonderfully. I really enjoyed viewing the art and am once again glad that it all came to my neighborhood.