While dropping off an additional work, I was able to get a sneak peek tonight of the show at Studio San Giuseppe, Mount St. Joseph University. The opening will be Feb 1st from 5-9 and the show will run through the 18th. It's a bit of an overwhelming feeling to walk around the corner and see 17 of your artworks all hung together in one space. I think a lot of the feeling was due to the large number of self-portraits I have done in the last year. I mean no one is really a fan of looking at their self, but like Chuck Close said, "I drew myself because I was the only one in the room." As artists we get inspiration at the craziest of times and it's just easy to use your own image. But I have also always thought that every artwork anyone creates is a self-portrait whether it includes their image or not. The irony of this body of work is that I have always hated to have my picture taken and would avoid the camera at all costs. Then one day I realized that if I didn't start taking some pics soon I'd only have old lady pics.
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