Cornerhouse Gallery representative Janelle McClaine brought our client out to the Grinnell Art Factory Studios to see the 6-panel commissioned paintings in person. the visit was a joyful success; everyone is very happy with the work.
weather permitting, i'll wrap the paintings up and deliver to the gallery for framing on Wednesday. once framed, they'll go into art storage until installation: estimated now for December 2008.
the sun sets on the snowy Iowa fields surrounding the studio. Dan Ferro and i completed reassembly of the remaining paintings and Grinnell College student and Grinnell Community Gallery intern Veronica Erb prepared the studio for the visit tomorrow. some more prep in the morning and, as it's said in ObamaLand: we're fired up and ready to go!
lots of bright sun and snow here in Iowa. i feel like a mole coming out of the Portland clouds. all expected packages have arrived in good shape. we took the paintings out of their exterior tubes and let them warm for the afternoon.
in the evening, Grinnell College student John Bell reassembled the stretcher bars on the floor of the main studio. along with friend and Grinnell artist Dan Ferro we re-stretched the 5' piece and the 10' piece, smoothly and without problem. what a relief.
with the ever-able studio assistance of paper artist and OCAC student Molly Kafka, we disassembled the 6-panel commission and packed it for shipment to Iowa for a final studio visit with the client before delivery. I'll follow on Feb 12 to set up shop at Studio 6 out at The Grinnell Art Factory on the Lacina Family Farm to reassemble the paintings and prepare for the client visit.
