There comes a point when you have to stop painting and prepare for exhibition. So, this week I have been mostly:
- varnishing
- cutting and assembling frames
- staining frames
- assembling paintings into frames
- writing titles on the back of each one
- setting up the studio to photograph the paintings
- photographing the paintings
- seeing there is shine from the lighting angle
- changing the lighting angle
- re-photographing the paintings
- editing the photographs in Affinity Photo (not Photoshop)
- making a spreadsheet list of all the paintings
- adding materials, dimensions, dates and prices
- matching the correct image to the correct title
- writing an artist statement
- completing an exhibition agreement
- and so on…
The exhibition’s not until September but there is promotional material to develop and oil paint to dry.
This sounds like I’m complaining, but I’m not. It’s all part of the art life and, you know, it will get the paintings out of the studio and give me space to… make more paintings.
How do you cope with admin?
art about place 
Yes Lars – there’s a lot to do , but people won’t see or buy your works if you don’t put them out there
Cheers Kristina
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True. I need to remind myself of that. I always enjoy exhibiting when it happens.
Yes it’s great to see your paintings hanging in a great space
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