Art and Ice Cream

For the past few weeks, I have had my show at The ARTery Gallery in Milford, PA. Once a year, I pull together my work and present it for public inspection and critique. It’s a daunting task. Not only because it requires a lot of work but, more so because it is an exercise in vulnerability. It’s as if I say to the gallery visitors, “Hi, this is my inner voice. My self-expression and the product of my recent efforts and skillset. What do you think?”

 What the viewers don’t see is the whole picture of my artwork. They only see the finished product. Which is fine. That’s what I decided to show them. Because when I buy an ice cream cone, I know there was a cow, a farmer, a truck driver, an ice cream craftsman and a freezer builder involved. But in the end, I just want to enjoy my ice cream cone. 

 The dye stained fingernails and painted hair as I scratched my head is for my eyes only. The artwork that went in the trash bin or is sitting in a drawer, unresolved and unprepared for public display is not open to critique. They don’t need to see the dirty water and brushes that need cleaning. Or the mat cutting and tedious framing process. They don’t have to watch me as I ponder and stare at artwork that has yet to be resolved. The art should be like an ice cream cone. It’s just meant to enjoy.

 That said, I hope you will come out this week and enjoy my work – it comes in many different flavors and I thoroughly enjoyed making it, both for me and for you.

 “Artists’ Notes” Exhibit Dates: August 12th – September 6th 2021

The ARTery Gallery

210 Broad Street

Milford, PA 18337

Gallery Hours:

Monday and Thursday 10 – 5

Friday, Saturday and Sunday 10 – 6

Closed Tuesday and Wednesday