I’m happy to announce an upcoming exhibition of recent paintings which will be held in Bridgewater through the month of September. It marks the first showing of my “Soundtrack” series, which draw inspiration from the musical playlist in my studio during their creation.

The show runs September 2 - 29, 2021 at the Flora T. Little Gallery in the Bridgewater Public Library, 15 South St., Bridgewater, MA. For exhibition hours, visit www.bridgewaterpubliclibrary.org. And if you’d like to join me at the opening reception, that will happen on Tuesday, September 7 from 6:00-8:00PM. Hope to see you there!

Besides being thrilled for the opportunity to show art on an actual physical wall for people to see in person, I’m also excited to return to the gallery in which I first hung artwork 40 years ago. I was a 24 year old art school graduate in 1981, earning my rent by laboring on a loading dock while painting at night in what I dubbed the “2Car Studio” behind my apartment. Music was an important ingredient to my process even then, mostly late night jazz provided by Eric in the Evening on WGBH.

Here’s a piece from the 1981 show. Many similarities to my new work, I think.

Hymn to the Railroad Earth - 1980, 24x36, oil on canvas - Private Collection