I used to love going to galleries and looking at the art on display and all the amazing talent out there and even the NOT amazing art was fascinating, (that was interesting because I could not figure out how on earth they actually got someone to hang it in public). These days though it is a hit or miss wether I want to go look at art produced by another artist who is actually getting their work done - be it good or bad. My predominate thought is a self-castigating "you should be at the studio doing your own work"...this is a tedious record in my head and one I tire of hearing. HOWEVER, we did get out to a gallery last week during the CADD (Central Arts Design District) Third Thursday happy hour to see the work at Liliana Bloch Gallery and I am so glad we did!

She has the artwork of Christian Fagerlund hanging right now and it is fantastic! If she had had security guards they would have been batting me away from the art- I got as close as possible (without my reading glasses) to see the minute brushstrokes. They are just the kind of thing I would love to have done! A collection of nudes exquisitely rendered but very contemporary in feel with LOTS of fiddly detail. Fantastique! The skin tones, the hair, the simplicity of the setting...all fabulous. The landscapes Mr Fagerlund also has hanging were also beautiful in their simplicity of layout, tone and colors and a complete swivel from the exacting work on the portraits. I liked seeing that both facets of his painting life are received together.

In the end, it did make me want to run back to my studio and stop procrastinating, so off I go...