Using Art Placer, I created a mock-up of all the walls in the Ceres Gallery based upon the site plan they provided. Of course, the room is rectangular, not one long wall. Then I used Artwork Archives and my Excel spreadsheet to begin “placing” the images of each available painting on the “walls”. The Art Placer app adjusts each image based upon the size dimensions you put into the inventory category. This provided me with a visual approximation of how many pieces and what sizes and colors will work together to make a cohesive display. This type of planning helps me considerably since I am, of course, a visual learner. Now that I have somewhat of an idea of what my space for my November solo exhibition will be, I can be comfortable with the next stage of planning, which is designing and creating the installation piece for which I still don’t have a title, just an idea.

I began this daily journal in February, 2026 as I prepared for three exhibitions. My solo exhibition, “Portraits From My Garden” at Locust Grove in Poughkeepsie, NY, on view from June 5 – September 15, 2026, and my work that was on view in the June, 2026 group show, “Raising Women’s Voices” in Chelsea, NYC.

My next solo exhibition titled “Centering in the Midst of Chaos” will be at the Ceres Gallery in Chelsea, New York City, November 3 – 28, 2026.