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.