I found myself feeling post-painting blues during the days that followed the gallery opening of, “Choice Points,” my new abstract painting series. The weeks leading up to the show were long and intense. I spent 12-18 hours each day painting the series and preparing for the exhibition.
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| Taking a break to fuel up on my favorite organic energy drink while I hang my show at Sync Gallery |
As a childless female artist, I often describe my painting process as a birth and affectionately refer to my paintings as my babies. So it should have come as no surprise that my excitement and anticipation for the new works, and their unveiling at my first gallery show, would be followed by an emotional crash similar to what new mothers experience who have recently given birth.
To recover from post-painting blues I gave myself lots of self-care:
1. Sleep. I only had 3 months to prepare
for my new art exhibition so I kept strange hours to ensure I met my deadlines
and honored my commitments. As the opening drew closer, and my to-do list seemed
to grow longer, I worked harder and slept less. So after the opening, catching
up on sleep was my priority. After months of an insane schedule, it was not
easy to fall asleep at a reasonable bed time. But after a few nights of consistently
winding down and turning out the lights at a set bed time, I was finally able
to fall to sleep when I wanted to again. A cool bedroom temperature, an eye mask,
and ear plugs help.
Read 4 more tips at the Gallery24seven.com blog here.
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