I'm going a little crazy with an idea. As an artist I am not painting in order to sell a product to some known audience. I am painting to express myself, to meditate, to create. But what to do with that stack of canvases? If I happen to sell a painting, it is usually a mysterious transaction based on the buyer's connection with the work. And the only time I have sold paintings is when I show them. When I put these thoughts together I came up with the idea of a pop up gallery; a temporary art gallery for November and December in order to show and sell. Short term to minimize the risk.
I am soliciting artists to share the rent and staffing at the same time that I am bidding on a retail spot. Until my proposal is accepted and until I have commitments from artists, I do not know the cost to participants. It is hard to push an idea without the money details. But again, the same mysterious force gets a hold of some people and they want to join me. A lot has to come together very quickly if this is going to fly. Right now I am having fun with the idea, dreaming this art gallery into life.
