This past Friday, I took the opportunity to go out to the Paseo District for this month's Art Walk. Specifically, I dropped by Studio 164, the gallery I wrote about a little while back. In addition to art from my friends Kathy and TheDeryck, Jessica was providing samples of her home-made jams for tasting.
From what I saw, the night was a great success. Everyone who tasted the jam commented on how wonderful it was, and many bought jars on the spot. Even I found it quite tasty, and I normally can't stand jellies and jams. The art was equally impressive. I had seen and enjoyed Deryck's pieces before, but I had no idea Kathy was such a talented painter. There were works by several other artists I hadn't seen on my previous visit, as well, many of which I would live to have on my walls. Sadly, my own budget precluded taking all of them home with me.
The piece I did wind up buying was part of TheDeryck's "Kinder" series. He has been experimenting with a new style of multi-level "floating" frames which impressed me, and one frame in particular caught my eye immediately. The picture itself was also eye catching, a color print of a cracked baby doll head with blue eyes that really popped out of the picture. Though I circled the gallery several times looking at all the wonderful pieces that would look great on my walls, I kept coming back to this one. And in the end, I had to have it.
It now occupies a place of honor on my wall (as promised, not on the same wall as my velvet Elvis), and hangs someplace I can see it from my favorite chair. I'm looking forward to future visits (and purchases, as my budget allows), and I'm even considering commissioning a piece in the coming months.
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