The Fall of Fall......

Considering that it's one week until we turn the clock back and hour, spring and summer came and went without making much of an impression. The wet weather this year has left me kind of in limbo-not really inspired and not really .... anywhere. My exhibit in Grimstad in June was a pleasant exercise, but not much more than that. Soon after installing it, I broke my shoulder, and the next couple of months were spent in a sort of rehab. Luckily, one of my sisters from the US came to Norway in July and lifted my dwindling spirits-even the sun gods showed up for her. A trip to Spain in the end of July & then, France in September saved my artistic endeavors from falling totally off the wagon. Some good work was done in the middle of some of these trips and the current exhibit in Lille Atelier is some of the best work I've shown.  Getting some P.R. for an exhibit in this town is pretty much impossible, as the newspapers no longer find it important to publish a list of galleries and exhibitors. New galleries are popping up all over the city, run by the artists themselves and some traditional format galleries, but don't expect Bergens Tidende or Bergens Avisen to let the public in on who's exhibiting and what type of art they are presenting. More than a few of the people who I had conversations with in my gallery this month have expressed frustration over not knowing where to get info. on this. What is the solution? Why is visual art being ignored in this city? Both the artists and the public deserve better treatment.  Anyway, once again I will share that I am currently exhibiting the following paintings at Lille Atelier, Lille Øvregt. 16, Bergen-just to the right of the Fløybanen, one block over towards Korskirke Allmening, from now until the 29th of October, 2017. This last week I am planning to be there Tuesday-through Friday from 14:00 til 18:00, and Saturday and Sunday from 12:00 til 17:00.