dayton is not in ohio

It seems that almost every person whose blog I read has made a pledge to post weekly on some topic. Fifty-two is hot. It’s a great idea and here are some places to go for a weekly dose of art:

Tim Gierschick - Tim is a Philadelphia artist and he’s putting up a post a week on a different work of art at his place of work, The Barnes Foundation. Tim is great with words, so it won’t hurt to have an encyclopedic knowledge of the… umm… dictionary.

Rob Matthews - Rob is also a Philly artist and is posting each week on a new album. Rob knows everything about music, and it doesn’t hurt to have an encyclopedic knowledge of indie music when reading. But even if you’re like me and know nothing, he’s entertaining. He also likes a little gossip, and I probably shouldn’t say this… [Dayton politely covers his mouth with his hand and coughs] SOLOSHOWINCHELSEAINSEPTEMBER… Excuse me.

Matthew Fisher - Matthew is an artist based in Brooklyn (I think)… he’s covering a different painter each week - and avoiding New York artists right now, so read it now while it’s still good. Matthew operates on Rob Matthews’ Matthews the Younger blog team, which also includes Rob’s wife Tracy, and Houston based artist Robyn O’Neil.

Wayne Adams - Also based in - “no sleep ’till” - Brooklyn, Wayne doesn’t really have an official “fifty-two” post on something pledge, but he does maintain a ‘weekly’ pledge… and usually comes through. He’s had a lot of really insightful posts lately. Really can’t think of a good way to make fun of him.

I know… I know… You’re thinking what all of the fan mail has been saying: When are you gonna start a weekly theme-post Dayton?

Well, wait no longer! But mine comes with some significant qualifications, so don’t uncork the Champagne until I read you the fine print. I’ve identified a common thread among the above-mentioned bloggers: 1) No one is in grad school. 2) No one has kids. I just can’t promise a weekly post. But I have made another weekly goal that I promise to write about, and if all goes well, then maybe I’ll pull off the fifty-two week pickup.

My goal is to attend at least one show opening every week this year. There’s always at least one. I was frighteningly close to being forced to attend a vanity gallery opening of ‘contemporary fine art horse paintings’ this coming Friday, but was saved by two others. Within the next couple of days I will catch up by blogging on what I saw last weekend, which was great overall. This goal relates to my recent confession.
So check back soon for more…