Some other future

A trace of the familiar
Mixed media on panel 12x12"
© 2012 Megan Chapman & Stewart Bremner

Oops! It's Sunday... This rarely happens, but I do apologize for not being here on Friday. It has been an extremely busy and exciting week in my art world and that is the only good reason to be a little late in writing my studio blog! Thanks for your patience.

As many of you know, Tuesday night was the opening for Stewart Bremner and my exhibition, A place called home. It was an intimate affair at the Arts Center of the Ozarks in Springdale with many of our dear friends from Northwest Arkansas in attendance. It was lovely to see their smiling faces and hear their encouraging words. The show looked great and the work was well received.

A word about quiet
Mixed media on panel 12x12"
© 2012 Megan Chapman & Stewart Bremner

 If you are local to Northwest Arkansas and have not yet made it to Arts Center of the Ozarks to see our exhibition, please do. A place called home, will be on display until July 27th. Gallery hours are Monday-Friday 9-5pm and Saturday 9-3pm. The Arts Center of the Ozarks in located at 214 S. Main St. in Springdale, Arkansas.

In other news, the day after our reception we headed down to Hot Springs and Little Rock with fellow artist Jennifer Libby Fay. I had gallery business to attend to in Hot Springs. Jennifer just took all new work to the Justus Gallery and I collected my remaining works from the Blue Moon Gallery so that I can use them in some upcoming exhibitions and bring them some fresh work later this fall. I also discovered I sold a piece from the Blue Moon as well. Sales are always needed and appreciated and remain a thrill.

Some other future
Mixed media on panel 12x12"
© 2012 Megan Chapman & Stewart Bremner

After our Hot Springs excursion, we headed to Little Rock, where I had a lovely meeting with Kyle Boswell of Boswell-Mourot Fine Art. After a successful meeting, I am thrilled to now be represented by Boswell-Mourot Fine Art! They also have galleries in Miami and one is planned for Berlin! Of course I hope my work makes an appearance in all their galleries. I am very ready to expand my reach. It feels like it will be a good fit. I really liked the work showing in the gallery and the aesthetic of the spaced flowed and the attitude of the gallery owner seemed to match mine in regards to the purpose and need of art with the artist's best interests in mind. We will see what happens!

This week I will be hanging my work at the beautiful and award winning Fayetteville Public Library. My exhibition will be in the reading room on the second floor. It is a beautiful light filled space and I am looking forward to putting that exhibition together for the community. I will let you all know the dates of the exhibition and when a reception is scheduled... stay tuned.

We live between hills
Mixed media on panel 12x12"
© 2012 Megan Chapman & Stewart Bremner

There are some other exciting developments happening currently in my art career, but I need to learn a little more before I can report on them in my blog. Let's just say, I am full of hope and excited and grateful for the opportunities that are coming my way. This has been an exciting but financially stressful year and it looks like it may turn around here soon...

Of course in the back of my mind is always that fact that Stewart will return to Scotland soon, July 31st to be exact. This fact clouds things but if I view it in the right light, it is another opportunity to work hard and learn more about myself and organize and prepare for the next time we are together whether in America or in Scotland and one day, we might actually find a place called home...