Painting-a-Day | Jim Denomie

Denomie described the project as his “self-taught MFA,” and often noted how formative this time period became for his later work and creativity: 

I challenged myself to do one painting every day for a year. I wanted to paint more expressively and looser. One night I got home from work about midnight; I was exhausted and almost skipped my painting that day. But I decided to do a portrait as fast as I could, five minutes. When I got done, it just floored me and I did two more that night. In the morning I realized that if I’d waited until morning different paintings would have come out. I  understood that creativity is like a river. You must dip into it now. If you wait you’ll dip into a different river.

Jim Denomie to Mary Abbe in a 2014 Star Tribune interview

Gallery Hours:

Tuesday through Saturday, noon to 5:00 pm 

Image: Untitled, 2005, oil on canvas, 5.75 x 8.5 inches 

Editor's Note: This exhibition is one of many during the 2nd Twin Cities Art Week September 27th - October 1st. View the full list of Twin Cities Art Week Events.