I met up with a few artist friends and together we made plans for our Art Exhibition in the lovely bright Cork School of Music starting on 11th January and will run until 9th February, 2023.
Above Photo from Cork School of Music website.
I selected eight paintings which were hanging around my studio, the spare bedroom! It's a bit cramped but it's bright when the sun shines. I sent two off to the framers and I sat myself down at the easel and began a new work in mid November.
Progress was slow as I waited for the oil paint to dry so I started another painting from my imagination. I love the autumn colours and the sunlight as it filters through the trees and casts dappled light along the pathways. This time I used acrylics which while not as vibrant as oil, they do dry quickly. I worked on the other painting which was a seascape and just before Christmas I completed both and sent to the framers.
I was almost ready. The next job was to measure every painting, write a description and set a price before submitting for our catalogue.
After collecting from the framers, it was then time to wrap the ten paintings to make ready for transportation to the CSM.
Wednesday 11th Arrived. To put it mildly, the heavens opened. It rained all day long! Luckily I packed the car the day before.
On Wednesday, I drove around the school twice but there were no parking spaces to be found anywhere. Our only option was to double park outside the main door with the flashing car lights on. Mr. D and I started to unload the paintings. Within a few minutes I was met by Caroline one of the other artists who then helped up to get them all indoors. We then drove to the City Hall which has a pay by the hour car park and found a space on the fifth floor. We then made our way back on foot as quickly as we could in the driving rain. Thanks to waterproof raincoats we were not too wet when we arrived back in to the next stage which was hanging the paintings.
In all it took us about four and a half hours. We only had one tall ladder and really we could have done with two but we were pleased with the end result.
