When I worked at the Colorado Mountain Art Gallery in Georgetown last week, I removed some paintings and prints from the display and added a couple of new paintings. I'm pleased with the show especially because it looks less cluttered and presents a painting I made several years ago but had never shown.
I had been trying to figure out what changes to make that would make the display more attractive and believe I made good choices. I added an elk anthropomorphic painting next to another shaman dancer piece. The two paintings were made at the same time and match in size, colors, and frames. The horizontal painting with two petroglyphs on a mainly brown background surprised me! I had painted it to add colorful marks of the culture that made it. So a border that looks a bit like quill or beadwork suggests that not everything in western Colorado back in those old, old days was drab. As I moved the painting to the wall to measure for where to pound in the nail, I discovered that I had not installed any way to hang it. Fortunately another painting I was removing had a long enough wire and strong enough eyelets to hang the new one. Anyway I'm pleased with the changes and am pleased to present new paintings to folk who stop by the gallery.
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| Mixed media art by Phillip Hoyle |
Things in Georgetown are pretty quiet these days. Gallery hours are shortened lasting from 11 to 4 daily. Still, with the mild days the trip up I-70 is pleasant, the food up there good, and wandering around an old silver mining town always a delight. Come on up and see the works. Besides mine, there are new displays from long-time members of the co-op and work from new members--pottery, photography, and paintings.
January 2015
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