What Lies Beneath – Deidre Adams

That was actually quite fun!

gSomniloquence, 48 x 72 inches, acrylic & mixed media on panel

Last night was the opening reception for “What Lies Beneath,” a two-person show featuring me and artist Kim Gentile. As an introvert, I have to say that as a general rule, standing around for a couple of hours talking to people is not my first choice of entertainment. But last night was great; several friends I’ve not seen in a good long while showed up for it, and lots of people were very interested and asked me about the work. I have been making these long enough now that I’m quite comfortable talking about my process and inspirations, and no longer get that deer-in-the-headlights feeling that used to wash over me when someone would ask me about my work.

I got to meet Kim Gentile, the artist who painted these beautiful, lyrical abstract oils. I love her color sense and the balance between freedom and structure she achieves in her paintings. Go see some better photos of her work here.

And, icing on the cake – one piece has already sold! I’m so grateful to Point Gallery for giving me this opportunity!

April 4th, 2015|Exhibitions|5 Comments

Sometimes things have a way of falling into place

Image: Informal Analogy, 48 x 48 inches, acrylic and mixed media on panel, ©Deidre Adams

It’s been so long since I’ve written a blog post, I’ve almost forgotten how to do it. With all the other things we as artists must do to keep our work in front of people, like posting on Facebook and sending newsletters, and so on and so forth, it sort of feels to me like everyone already knows what’s going on in my world, and I don’t want to make it all about ME, ME, ME all the time! But if ever there was a good reason to do a blog post, I have one at this very moment, and it is: Hey, everybody, I have a gallery now! And a two-person show with artist Kim Gentile, opening on April 3.

After a long and rather less than optimal experience in this realm, the details with which I shall not bore you, the reversal in my fortunes was unexpected and swift. If you would like to know how I accomplished this, I would have to say I’m certainly no expert. The ways and motivations of gallery owners are variable and mysterious. But I will say this: Having a good inventory of finished work ready to go is unquestionably a strong factor in one’s favor. Having a complete physical portfolio with images, bio, resumé, and price list ready to go at a moment’s notice is also critical. The time between when I had the first phone conversation to the actual time of the meeting would not have been long enough to pull all of this together. It also helped that I had visited this gallery many times and had a friendly relationship with the curators, so asking them if they would take a look at my work wasn’t nearly as daunting a prospect as a total cold call would have been.

So yay, that’s it, then. I hope all of my Denver-area friends can make it to the exhibition. Details: