MY VERY FIRST ART SHOWING!!!!!!!!!

So last Friday it dawned on me that I should touch base with the owner of the cafe in town that was going to host my first art show. I picked up the phone and dialed. Emblazoned in my mind was OCTOBER. One month to finish about 10 more pieces for the show. One month to get together a good artist's biography and all the description cards that are hung below each painting on the wall. Plenty of time to sign, title, varnish and wire up all the canvases as well as put together a flier and start advertising for a First Friday reception. I hung up the phone after talking with the owner of Jitter's with my mind and heart in my feet. Attention Deficit Disorder had gotten the best of me again, the bastard. Not October. SEPTEMBER. We had scheduled the show for September and he needed everything to be ready to go by 7pm Sunday night. Battling a nasty chest cold and feeling exhausted, this seemed insurmountable. There was no way to back out. How unprofesh would THAT be?!?! But at the same time...what I had envisioned for my first show-enough pieces to warrant the "fireplace" room and a strong First Friday reception- was just not going to happen! I had about 23 canvases but there was NO WAY I could produce 10 more in 2 days! 2, maybe. I gave up the dream of that Perfect First Show and resigned myself to something more on the half-assed side. I downed the cold meds and coffee, tried not to cough up a lung and got to work. With the help of my sweet girls and our neighbor we were actually able to get everything done. We packed up the truck with all the canvai and headed down to Jitter's coffee shop. The owner helped hang it...and I even got the "fireplace room"!!!! Turns out I had just the right amount of paintings! I'm pretty pleased with it....and a friend and I just might do a joint reception next week. He's running for State House so we thought we could do a meet & greet/art viewing type of thing....kind of a weird concept but who knows. Truth be known...I'm a shrinking violet when it comes to having a spotlight focused on me...and even though the people who will show up for this art show are mostly my friends, it still scares the crap out of me. So, since I blew the First Friday thing anyway, maybe doing a joint event will ease me into the whole scene and give me the confidence I'll need for a more "public" FF reception.
For now, I'm just fekkin' thrilled to be showing my work here in town!


(Dea helping with the hardware)

(cutting descriptor cards)

(The aftermath of the art show scramble.....................................and back to peace and calm!)

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Comment by Dana Pruner on September 10, 2010 at 5:47am
Hey, everyone!!!!! I just wanted to ssay THANK YOU for all of your kind words, insight, and support with this!!! It means the world to me! I've been on cloud 9 the last couple weeks and there looks to be more good stuff to come!
I've been setting up the whole internet social networking thing this week...finally got an etsy shop up : http://www.etsy.com/shop/ChromaSoul nothing posted yet because it's all hanging at Jitter's right now! I've also done a Facebook Fan Page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/DANA-PRUNERChromasoul-Studio/14866443...
I hope you'll drop by and consider "LIKE"ing and "suggesting to friends"!!!
Comment by Jan Lopez on September 9, 2010 at 11:47pm
So glad to read this - you did a fantastic job - the paintings look wonderful. I love the bear also. Love the before and after!!!
Comment by Faye Pini on September 6, 2010 at 10:44am
A fantastic show offy amazing art works. They sing in the warmth of the space.
Comment by Angela Steeves on September 5, 2010 at 3:18am
Congratulations! They looks fabulous! I think they will start selling real soon!
Comment by Greef on September 4, 2010 at 6:43pm
WOW I have to say great space and your work definitely suits the environment really well. All of your colours go with the room, they really sing! It is amazing how we can manage to get things accomplished under pressure. It would have been good to have a little card on each of the tables with a little bio and links to ur sites so people who were interesting could take some info away without having to ask! If i really like a piece of art i am more inclined to take some info first then contact the artist..but that is just me!
So congrats and I hope you make a few sales
Comment by Mike Nowlin on September 4, 2010 at 2:56pm
Dana, I would truly call this an exibition. Just think, people will go there for a meal and be touched by the artwork... Your artwork. This looks amazing and I think that with your quality of art, you will have the crazy house for a long time to come.
Comment by JoyfulArtist on September 4, 2010 at 2:20pm
That one painting in the fireplace room of the Bear looks fantastic there..I think the owner of this place should buy it and keep it on that wall...Wow! Love your home and the swing in your room reminds me of California as many have them in their homes there.
Comment by heather chandler on September 4, 2010 at 12:16pm
That's so amazing ! I hope you're proud! I had my first public sale this summer too.It takes a ton of guts to get out there!!!!!! Good luck for your next adventure.
Comment by Diana on September 4, 2010 at 11:21am
I can't imagine having done what you did -- in a week much less than -- a DAY??? is that black TAPE around your price cards??? Your elves deserve a GREAT TREAT
Comment by Cheryl Stewart on September 4, 2010 at 8:09am
Your story is great inspiration to me. Your pieces look great displayed in the fireplace room.

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