Monday, hey: it's Tuesday!
So, Labor Day is over and done with,a nd for those who feel that today is Monday, I'm here to tell you you're wrong. Perhaps knowing you're working onlly a four day week will buoy your spirits.
As for me, it is the day after a 3 day festival lin Oakland, called "Art & Soul", and I'm reassessing and reorganizing, and, incredibly, getting ready for next weekend's festival. "Art & Soul" was not too stron gint he manner of sales, and I need to let that roll right off my back, like gumbo off a duck's back, and look ahead atall the exciting possibilites that lie ahead, but first: a much needed recreation day in San Francisco with my Pamela! Even though I'm tired from the festival, I'm greatly looking forward to spending time with my wife and taking our doggies, and going to the De Young Museum, Amoeba Records, and Golden Gate Park, treasures all.
One small "perk" of doing festivals, is that I am free to spend time owrking on a piece of art, in between meeting, greeting, and charming all the visitors to my booth. Over the last 3 daze, I have spent time workilng on a second version of "Clarinet-itus", a very good, cartoon/jazz piece I did back in 1994. I'm working bigger this time around, have added a most important new figure, and think I'm a better painter than I was then. I gave the art plenty of TLC over the last few days, spending as much time as necessary on a given area, building up the water color with thin layers. It's me working at my highest leverl, and if I was thinking about a deadline, it would hurt the art, so this was nice to do. Of course, one should do one's art in that fashion all the time, no matter what the circumstance, right?
For all you who spent Labor Day doing something recreational, I was in Labor, and, despite the mediocre sales, enjoyed the process of being out there and showing my art. For all you arteests out there, it is an essential part of your job. For the rest of you, support artists who are out there in their booths at festivals. Happy Tuesday to one and all.
As for me, it is the day after a 3 day festival lin Oakland, called "Art & Soul", and I'm reassessing and reorganizing, and, incredibly, getting ready for next weekend's festival. "Art & Soul" was not too stron gint he manner of sales, and I need to let that roll right off my back, like gumbo off a duck's back, and look ahead atall the exciting possibilites that lie ahead, but first: a much needed recreation day in San Francisco with my Pamela! Even though I'm tired from the festival, I'm greatly looking forward to spending time with my wife and taking our doggies, and going to the De Young Museum, Amoeba Records, and Golden Gate Park, treasures all.
One small "perk" of doing festivals, is that I am free to spend time owrking on a piece of art, in between meeting, greeting, and charming all the visitors to my booth. Over the last 3 daze, I have spent time workilng on a second version of "Clarinet-itus", a very good, cartoon/jazz piece I did back in 1994. I'm working bigger this time around, have added a most important new figure, and think I'm a better painter than I was then. I gave the art plenty of TLC over the last few days, spending as much time as necessary on a given area, building up the water color with thin layers. It's me working at my highest leverl, and if I was thinking about a deadline, it would hurt the art, so this was nice to do. Of course, one should do one's art in that fashion all the time, no matter what the circumstance, right?
For all you who spent Labor Day doing something recreational, I was in Labor, and, despite the mediocre sales, enjoyed the process of being out there and showing my art. For all you arteests out there, it is an essential part of your job. For the rest of you, support artists who are out there in their booths at festivals. Happy Tuesday to one and all.
posted by Rich Sigberman at
9:32 AM
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