No photos of New York this week, there’s been too much going on. First is the press release I put together for my upcoming show at The Commons. And BIG NEWS! I signed a contract with the Ali Gray Gallery here in Provincetown. I’ll be included in a group show at the end of May, and a show of my own in August where I’ll share the space with a sculptor who creates what she calls spirit birds, it will be a good fit. Here’s the link to my page on the gallery website - https://aligraygallery.com/artist/maureen-mccarron.

Also signed this week was a new lease on my apartment since I’m unable to move to the UK at the end of May, as I mentioned last week. I can leave with a month’s notice if the opportunity avails itself, but since airfares are now more than double what I paid for my trips there at this time of the year, it may be a while before that happens. In the meantime, I met online with the art advisory consultant who I thought was interested in my doing a mural. In fact, she wants a group of smaller paintings for an office interior she’s working on. Luckily she likes the older work, and this motivated me to bring out some of the earlier birds to show her. One of them, Ichabod above, got repainted this week with a much warmer palette. He’ll certainly look good with the ones she’s selected so far, as would LeRoi, below, which is the oldest piece I still have on hand and was my first bird chosen for a juried show.

Anyway, the galley contract - check, the new lease - check, the press release - check and the art advisory consultant meeting - check, what else happened this week? Ah, right my old lady foot which my GP said needed surgery but the podiatrist he referred me to said it’s a bone spur and surgery wasn’t necessary. Maybe cortisone down the road, but I’m not in chronic pain so why mess with it. Interesting, the gallery owner, the art advisory consultant and the podiatrist are all women. Sensible ones, flexible ones. No bullying or bombast, I like it.