Today I spent pretty much the entire day painting the gallery for the November show. I volunteered my time because they’re graciously redoing the colors to better suit the show. Instead of bright red walls, the gallery now features a lovely metallic aqua/murky cyan color along with a delicious dark chocolate/truffle tone. As I worked on painting, they worked away on framing and the smell of paint and fresh cut wood filled the air.

Because this is my first exhibition as a photographer there was something special about seeing everything come together. The owner of the exhibition space came up with a few finished pieces and held them against the wall… they looked amazing! I really think the exhibition is going to look great. For once, this is some work I wouldn’t mind hanging on my own walls. Mind you I always loved painting, but because I invest so much time into each piece, often by the time they’re done, they’ve overstayed their welcome. Photography however, seems more to me to be an art of opportunity and chance. You capture a moment in near immediacy (sure, things are moved, angles are tried, you adjust your lighting, etc., but 30 minutes on a photo versus days on a painting just doesn’t compare).

Now I have all these moments gathered up, assembled, and soon, they’ll be debuting for the exhibition. Everything goes up this weekend for next week’s opening night. How quickly time passes!