“The Colors of Jazz” and an unidentified patron

From left – “Scrapple from the Apple,” “Good Morning, Heartache,” “Doxy,” “Night in Tunisia,” “Billie’s Bounce, ”
“Yardbird Suite,” “Con Alma,” “Have You Met Miss Jones?” and “Unsquare Dance.”  Beyond that, I don’t have the map.

The show is up and not without incident.  But I’ve sold one painting -the one center in the picture, “Night in Tunisia.”   In a gallery show, the paintings stay up with a “sold” note on the title card. 

Being an artist is about many things.  One of them is the nuts and bolts work that comes after the painting is done — the announcement, the p. r., making the title cards, measuring measuring measuring.  Adding the hardware and wires and in this case adding invisible fish line so I could suspend them from the “S” hooks along the molding, balanced on a not high enough step stool.  Then levelling.  Nope, I didn’t try to get them even…I call it improvisation. 

But it’s up and I’m happy.  If you’re in the neighborhood, stop by.  If you’re not and see something you like —  remember pictures are 2-D and paintings are 3-D — let me know.  Everything’s for sale and can be shipped.

And if anybody recognizes that head, let me know.