IMAGES OF HOME

125 South B Street

Exeter, CA 93221

This blog post is just a reminder that my show is still up. Now it has an end date – January 2, 2022.

These are the dates and times left to see the show:

  • Friday, December 17, 11-3
  • Saturday, December 18, 12-4
  • Sunday, December 19, 12-4
  • Sunday, December 26, 12-4
  • Sunday, January 2, 12-4

That’s it, that’s all!

Harder than it Looks

Being on one’s own in a completely flexible profession is not always easy. There is no specific roadmap, operator’s manual, or industry standard and even if there were, it would probably not apply here in Central California’s flyover country. The only galleries in Tulare County are non-profit, run entirely by volunteers, most of whom are good-hearted individuals without training in such matters. Artists may have some training, but generally it was decades earlier, completely outdated, or just various bits gleaned from the highly diverse internet, where one can find anything, everything, and nothing.

This brings me to a boatload of questions about my upcoming show, Images of Home. Some answers have appeared since I initially wrote this post.

  1. If the gallery is normally open on Saturday, will people be able to see the show the day before the reception?  Nope, the gallery will be closed.
  2. When will my show actually end? With December 25 on a Saturday, will the gallery be closed on the Sunday of that week? How about the following week? It will end on an as of yet unspecified date in January.
  3. Will anyone actually come to the reception? Oh Crystal Ball, where art thou?
  4. Should I have kept my art in Three Rivers in the art consignment store that is open many more days and hours than the Courthouse Gallery? Shoulda, coulda, woulda, prolly not, ain’t nobody knows nothin’
  5. Is it “Exeter’s Courthouse Gallery”, “Exeter Courthouse Gallery”, “Courthouse Gallery of Exeter”? None of the above; it is Exeter Art Gallery and Museum Association
  6. Why do I have so many questions? Do other people? Why is it so hard to find answers? Does anyone beside me actually care about these details? silence. . . 
  7. How will I decide which “occasional Fridays” to be at the gallery? I will be there four consecutive Fridays from 11-3 beginning November 26.
  8. How shall I publicize those Fridays to interested parties? Good question. . . 
  9. How can anyone think with the neighbor’s dog barking incessantly? focus focus focus on the task at hand
  10. Why doesn’t the neighbor care? Or answer emails or return phone calls? If we decided to sell and move, would we have to disclose the barking dog to the buyer? Some folks just are not community minded

And you thought all I did was sit around and draw or paint all day! This self-employment as an artist is harder than it looks. Let’s just contemplate something peaceful to calm ourselves as we wait for more to be revealed in the fullness of time.

Yokohl, oil on wrapped canvas, 10×20″, $350

Images of Home

Exeter Courthouse Gallery (Is this the right name?)

125 South B Street, Exeter, California
November 14 – December 30 (Is this the actual closing date?), 2021

Opening Reception – Sunday, November 14, 1-4 p.m.

I know the title of the show is correct, as is the address and the date of the opening reception. Now, what am I going to wear? Should I get my hair cut? Why do we say “hair” when it is all of our hairs that get cut?

I need a cigarette.

WAIT! I don’t smoke! Never have, never will. 

If you see me out in front of the gallery pulling weeds, just be polite, okay?

 

Friday List

Here a listicle for you because I spent all day staring at the computer and feel a little dull.

  1. Mineral King cabin owners are allowed to go up and finish the process of securing their cabins for the winter. 2 teams went in last weekend, warriors in a posse to rescue cabins from various elements. Now some of the owners will get to inspect, perfect and complete their work. (“Some” because many live far away or don’t feel the need to go up before the predicted storm.)
  2. The storm is predicted to be bigger than any we’ve had for 2 years.
  3. Precipitation doesn’t always put a fire out. Things smolder for many months.
  4. There were 10 things broken on my website, several of which were repaired, and several which remain a mystery. I think there might be 2 versions of my blog – one which allows commenting and one which does not; one which shows the heading in a normal way, and another which does not. This is way out of my limited experience to explain or fix. 
  5. After spending an entire day staring at the computer screen, the new coloring book might be finished. (Will be $20 each) Here is the cover:
  6. The details of my upcoming SOLO show at Exeter’s Courthouse Gallery got nailed down.

Images of Home

Opening Reception: Sunday, November 14, 2-4 p.m.
Exeter’s Courthouse Gallery, 125 So. B Street
Gallery open: Friday, Saturday, Sunday, 12-4
Show will tentatively hang through Christmas Eve
I will be there on Fridays!
 

 

Fun in Exeter on Sunday Afternoon

All the information you need about fun in Exeter on Sunday afternoon is on the postcard below EXCEPT these things:

  1. This opening reception is the last event for me of the year (last chance to buy Christmas gifts unless you do it through the website or run into me at various places around Three Rivers.)
  2. I will bring 2020 calendars if there are any left.
  3. I will bring notecards, Mineral King Wildflowers: Common Names, and The Cabins of Wilsonia books too.
  4. The oil painting of a poinsettia, a pencil drawing of grapes, and a pencil drawing of Farewell Gap are my pieces in the show.
  5. I love dessert – that fact alone will get me to the reception.

Christmas at the Gallery

This is a fun annual event at the Courthouse Gallery in Exeter with a “live art auction, catered hors d’oeuvres and fine wines”! It will be Saturday, December 12 from 5-9 p.m. and the entry is a $30 donation. It can be dressy or not – the last time we went, my husband wore his good Wranglers and wasn’t the only one who interpreted “dressy” in that manner. The Courthouse Gallery is 125 S. B Street, and I’m guessing there will be tickets at the door. Fund-raising functions aren’t in the habit of turning people away, so no need to be a “party crasher”! The live auction has small pieces of art created by the artists who have shown at the gallery through the 10 years it has been open.  Here is my piece:

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It isn’t as big as the one done for the White House because they neglected to send me a blank this year . . . those guys! 😎