Today we loaded the car for the drive tomorrow to Poughkeepsie. I have 17 artworks ranging in size from 3 ft by 3 ft to the smallest at 16” x 16”. It’ is hard to plan a show from a distance so I’m hoping I’m bringing the right amount and the right sizes for their space. I’ve done all the measuring, layouts, side by side comparisons, color, and subject planning that I could think of. Now I have to just bite the bullet and let it go.

The studio looks so bare with so much art leaving the walls. I’ll have to think about rehanging work since the work in this show at Locust Manor will be there until the middle of September. I’ll actually miss so much of the work while it’s gone. That’s the strange part about being an artist. You create miracles from a potion of fabric and pigment and then you miss them when they’re gone. It’s a little bit like when your kids move out. You’re happy they’re having new life experiences, but you nevertheless miss them when they leave.

This is a daily journal of my creative efforts as I prepare for my Solo exhibition at Locust Grove in Poughkeepsie, NY, from June 5 – September 15, 2026 and my November exhibition in Chelsea, New York City.