dmel in New Haven

I went to the closing of the 118 Court Street temporary artist space on Sunday night for 2 hours. The exhibit was part of the "ARTS & IDEAS INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL" in New Haven for the last 2 weeks. Met some cool photographers & artists. They are possibly doing another similar show in October.

Exposure & ATC's

On Saturday, I visited "The Gallery at Black Rock" here in Bridgeport, Connecticut & met with co-owner Eileen Walsh. We BSed for about 45 minutes about the state of the economy & how the art world has adjusted to meet the small demands for "luxury" items. I showed her 3 of my paintings & she has booked me in a show that's slated for January ... exact day TBD. The show will consist of me & (most likely) two other artists in an all-abstract show. Her space is limited , so I will probably have room for about 4-5 pieces. She mentioned a local guy named Dave Estes & you can see his stuff at dave-estes.com.

While I was there I also showed Eileen two of my Artist Trading Cards that I have been creating lately. Her exposure to the "new" medium of tiny little art went as far as a short conversation with another local artist. I think she was pleasantly surprised at the quality & style of the ATCs ... they have kind of a graffiti art vibe to them. And she is a big fan of street art. So she has them displayed & ready to sell ... another big plus ... affordable! I will be developing a complete line of ATC's (or ACEO's). They will be presented in special acrylic holders with a name label & signature.