Anna and I have been painting whenever we can fit it in. Even working as professional artists that’s not always a slam-dunk (see previous posts The Art of Anna Karin and The Art of Becoming an Abstractionist). And then after we finish new pieces we rarely incorporate them into the gallery (see previous post The Anna Karin Gallery) because that would usually mean rehanging—a bit of work and who has the time, right? But finally the day came when both of us were available—no small feat—and we agreed to come together to rehang our gallery. The High Road Art Tour is coming up the last two weekends of September after all and we wanted the gallery to be new and fresh for that.
So we arrived at the gallery first thing in the morning and it was great because Anna and I always work well together. So much so that even something as disorienting as taking our art off the walls and having everything in a state of some chaos becomes, well, creative and inspiring. In fact we had a ball. We always see eye-to-eye, our vision for the gallery totally in sync.
I wanted to share our day and its final result with you all. Many of you live out of state so the blog is the only way for you to visit the gallery. But for those of you who are local, Anna and I hope you’ll come to call. The Tour is a wonderful time to visit because we’ll both be in the gallery together. The dates are September 22/23 and September 29/30, 10AM to 5PM. Hope to see you then!
Love to you all,
Jeane
A beautiful gallery. Are you aware of picture rail? Your work should be flying off the walls, so that drilling a hole in the wall must happen frequently. Ask me and I will tell you more.
Thanks. We love our old adobe space–a couple of the rooms are over 200 years old.
No, I’m not familiar with picture rail, unless you mean that hanging system of rails and wires/hangers? My gallery in Utah had that and I found it difficult to work with.
You pretty much cover it. There are many forms. I have never worked with adobe, but I thought your walls would be full of holes soon. I was thinking about what I would do with that, and it would probably be a board on the wall reflecting the wood of the roof, with a groove in the top, which would be only a little higher than the drill.
We need to keep it all as simple as possible. We try very hard to use the same screws to hang new paintings, or to cover old holes with the new pieces. And, since the interior walls are plaster, it’s pretty easy to patch and paint the holes.
Do you have a table saw? When I am there I will put up a simple one if “keeping it simple” means there is not enough money.
No, keeping it simple means visually simple and also easy to use. Screws and screw guns definitely fit the bill. It’s an “if it ain’t broken” kind of thing.
Thanks for posting pictures. I was wondering how things would look and they look wonderful as always. I can’t wait to be there in person to see it in 3D. Your photos are always so good but it really is hard to capture real life on line. I guess it’s hard to inject the beautiful and serene energy your space has.
Thanks Sylvia. We’re really happy with it. And, yes, it is quite impossible to capture real life online. I agree 100%. Looking forward to your next visit.
I don’t see the great metal chair. Was there a misunderstanding? It was the painted steel one I was admiring.
I was suggesting you go to today’s post (Gallery Blues) not to see the green chair but to see the exterior of the gallery in its more current state (since you were looking at the before and after post with lots of exterior photos that are now dated). The green chair is very much still here.
One more reason to visit. Will you let me sit in it?
Of course! There’s a pink one too.
I see your painting of what I see as pueblos, and Anna’s work of clothing, which also is interesting. I take it they are painted, not actual clothing in a frame?