October 14th, 2013 & Thereafter
Western Avenue Studios,
Lowell, Massachusetts

I don’t know if anyone has noticed that a lot of my paintings this year involved very little in the way of horizon, and a lot in the way of confusion, commotion, constrictiveness. Like I’m perennially trying to make sense of thousands of different elements crammed into a small, often enclosed space.

It’s all proof that there is no hiding what’s going on in one’s mind when one paints. I’ve been feeling increasingly captive, increasingly stuck – to a large degree, simply because I have had nowhere to paint (except outdoors) since I realized the basement has been making me sick. I’ve been very stressed out, every week adding to my collection of work that is building up in the attic, and predominately going unseen. Hence the overflowing tight spaces in my paintings.

However, I have terrific news! I now have a studio where I can both work and show. It’s in Lowell, MA – where the town motto is “Art is the handmaid of human good.” There are open studios the first Saturday of every month, and viewing can also be arranged by appointment. I feel liberated and very excited to get to work and show my work in my own space. I’m also expecting this revitalized attitude to impact and hopefully improve my work. I will be putting up a new “News & Events” page, with more details on where and when I’ll be showing shortly.