OFF AND RUNNING

The meeting with the exhibitions officer at the Filharmonia went really well yesterday with the date fixed for the opening just before violinist Piotr Pławner takes the stage on February 2, and I must admit, all quite exciting stuff since I haven’t shown since 2004. I’ve got to say, Daniel’s been brilliant in organising the whole thing from beginning to end – I thought I was wanted at the meeting yesterday, to swing things, but was simply a bit part in the whole scenario as he took centre stage and had quite clearly swung the whole deal before we’d even set foot in the place – He’s definitely in the wrong job, for although his translating skills came in useful yesterday, as an agent, I’ve never seen anyone work so quickly in establishing contacts and his genius most definitely lies in the art of persuasion – He’s already courting someone in Łódź to have the exhibition moved there after it comes down here!

As far as sales go here however, well, we’ll just have to wait and see… The gallery itself is fairly top notch in the sense that it attracts a fairly wealthy as well as educated clientele since it’s attached to the city’s philharmonic hall – a beautiful modern theatre which attracts some quite big name orchestras and classical star turns; however, as far as selling, well, the art market in Poland generally is pretty depressed… But, fingers crossed, for you never know, I mean, I’ve managed to flog one large painting privately since arriving in Białystok just a matter of a couple of months ago, so you can never tell..? For now then, back to the grind stone…Ps Will publish the full body of work on the website at paul-brewster.piczo.com, as and when I’ve got some decent photos to make it worth while, but for now, below, the unfinished canvas I’m working on right now as it looks this very day.

WORK IN PROGRESS

Acrylic on Canvas - 80X100cm