Exhibition Now On!

There's a lot to be said for non-profit Art establishments. One of the best and most professional ways forward for a serious artist is to have to your work shown in such a venue, funded by the Arts Council. Another way is representation from a serious gallery that does fair business.

We now live in times when it is often the case that the artist may be invited to show, but there's a price to pay for your exhibition. It's a tough market, but I don't feel this is fair for a struggling artist trying to get their foot in the door and potentially attract new clients.

While there's always the option to organise your own show, the professional way to be exhibited is by fair invitation, with the artists' expenses paid for, including transport of the work. In this case the host takes a commission on sales to cover their costs, and so the risk is shared.

You may find more appropriate venues closer to home, so I wouldn't dismiss that opportunity, it's still professional practice. Not every exhibition has to be in central London, New York or wherever, unless it's by fair invitation.

I am delighted to have been recently invited for such a show much more locally, which I accepted. The show is currently on now and runs until the 25th February.

The organisers of the show have done a fantastic job exhibiting and promoting the show. I take my hat off to them.

http://www.trowbridgearts.com

Fundamental Thoughts Of An Artist

Everything in life is hard work, nothing is easy! Finding work, keeping work, pursuing your dreams, accomplishing your dreams, finding true love, keeping true love, and all the rest. Good news is 'life', just as it is, a blank canvas, with nothing on it, is total perfection and resounding joy, and the artist has the great pleasure and responsibility of painting that canvas, opening the window and showing the magnificent view to a people tangled up in the everyday routine of daily tasks or those of us looking for something greater.

Sometimes there is more to life than being strong, believing and triumphantly achieving our dreams, sometimes it's best to just surrender to the overwhelming madness and chaos of it all. Give in to the struggle, accept there are things we can't do, give in to the mountain... and wait. Wait for things to change, for the mountains to crumble, for the sun to set and a new dawn to rise, for the shooting stars that carry our and dreams to fall in to our hands.