Last minute changes

My paintings are finally finished and hung, but not before some last minute changes.  After getting the paintings all together and on the wall, it became blatantly apparent that the background color for the painting with the keys was much too dark.  The color was a deep reddish purple, drawn from the inside lining of the suitcase that when combined with the deep blue of the outside of the case made for a dark muddy mess that was inconsistent with the rest of the paintings.  I did some last minute research and found that a purple closer to lavender was also used in the 1940s, when this suitcase was most likely used (based on the date of the keys). The lavender makes for a significantly brighter painting that fits much better with the rest of the paintings.  They all have titles, too.

last class before the hanging

The last few days until everything has to be hung are here. Its extremely exciting; I can't wait to see everyone's work in the gallery. I brought some of my paintings over to the gallery and placed them next to my gray wall and I'm very please with how it looks. The colors look much much better against the gray than they did the white. I look forward to hanging them and finishing the last touches on the key suitcase.

Its crunch time. My work needs to be completed and hung exactly a week from today. Last week I bought the paint for my wall and the molding, the fact that the show is so soon is in credibly exciting. I look forward to seeing everyone's work in the gallery.

Progress

I need to add a few highlights and touch ups to the keys suitcase and it will be completed then I have a bit more work to do on Lady Baltimore. I plan to have the paintings completed by this coming Monday.  Yesterday I selected a neutral gray as the wall color for my exhibition then I will add white molding to the top. Getting all the final details done is exciting and stressful. I hope I don't forget anything!

19 days!

The show opens in 19 days and everything is to be hung in 15! Its just about much crunch time... exciting! I have to add detail to the keys and a few details on the suitcase of the blue case with the keys then that will be done. I've got a bit more work to do on the Lady Baltimore suitcase but it is progressing nicely. This week I will be planning out the wall color and deciding on moulding to frame my space. I will also build the backing frame for Lewis B. Klicker which is the painting on mdf board and cleaning up the other canvases and preparing them to be hung.

We are getting down to the wire and things are getting exciting. I've planned out the final tasks needed to be completed during each of the next three weeks. I have all of my paintings started and three finished and one is well on its way. I completely rewrote my artist statement and received extremely helpful feed back from some of my professors and am very pleased with were it is heading.

spring break

Over spring break, I made some progress on the blue suitcase with the keys and a more dynamic composition. This composition was chosen to accentuate the keys (which are very roughly rendered). It also gives the feel of movement and the dark colors suggests that the rapid movement is not necessarily a positive change. There is still a ways to go, but the painting is slowly growing on me.  I have also started my fifth painting one of the Lady Baltimore suitcase. I have chosen a light pink from a typical late 1960s early 70s color palette as the background color to give the feel of femininity and innocence.