Something fell into my lap last year that I hadn't been looking for; but I knew when I saw it that I wanted it. For the last few years I have been trying to simplify my life and here was something that might work. There are so many things I do, things that I do and enjoy doing, but I struggle to stuff them into the few short hours of every day.
Up until now, I have always had 3 or 4 galleries showing my work. From the early 80's when I went to Toronto and met up with the formidable gallerist Miriam Shiell; and through the years when I connected at the Emma Lake Workshops with the brilliant artist Robert Christie and his gallery at that time, Art Placement in Saskatoon; and then there was John Long of the Wade Gallery who took my paintings to Los Angeles. That is only the beginning of the great galleries that I have been lucky to be shown by. They were artists and dealers who loved art and worked in a difficult business to introduce me to the world.
Because I have had the luxury of being able to go to my studio every day, I have always had paintings galore to show. That is not the problem The problem is selecting shows, sending jpegs out, keeping in touch with the galleries, packing paintings to be delivered to the galleries, and so on. Lots to do.
When Oeno Gallery made the suggestion that I show with them exclusively, I was very ready to listen. This would be simpler. Rather than having work all over the place, and losing track of it, and forgetting about it for a while; I could focus on the one relationship and be on top of what is happening.
And that is what we have been doing for a while now. It is going very well. In fact, it is going so well, that there is only one hang up - I am busier than ever.
Here is a photo of me relaxing at the Sandbanks in Prince Edward County, which is where the Oeno Gallery is located.
