Beneath the Surace - Searching For Memory: The Opening Reception

Thursday night was a RED LETTER day. It was the opening reception of my solo show, Beneath the Surface: Searching For Memory, in the Feature Area of  Guardino Gallery in Portland. Thirty pieces of my art were hung on Tuesday and Thursday night was the party. I had such a tremendous turnout that I'm still a bit verklempt. It sort of felt like an episode of This Is Your Life. Friends I went to high school with attended, members of my Salem Art Group, Portland Art Collective, and Lunaria Gallery all attended. So did friends from long ago and new friends from Facebook. Boating friends surprised me as did family members. Artist friends, former art teachers, and fellow artist classmates all came to support and cheer me on. It was truly a grand night. If you want to see dozens of photos of who all attended the party, you ca head to my art Facebook page:
Dayna J. Collins/Alley Art Studio. In the meantime, here's a glimpse of the night.

A sampling of the thirty:

Beneath the Surface - Searching For Memory: The Hanging

My solo show at Guardino Gallery, Beneath the Surface: Searching For Memory, was hung last Tuesday. Gratefully, my posse was with me and actually did most of the work. Stephanie, Tory, and gallery owner Donna all pitched in to make decisions about what and where to hang my 30 pieces of art (and then did the hanging!). Donna's son Galen helped with all the title cards and hanging a grid of 8x8s. It was a surreal day to see my art go up on the walls. When I left at the end of the day, four pieces had already sold!

Little Things 12: A BIG Show

The 12th annual Little Things show is now underway at Guardino Gallery on NE Alberta in Portland. I couldn't make the first reception last Friday night, but I popped in beforehand to see  the magnificent art, all seven inches or smaller. It's a stellar show and another reception is taking place on Last Thursday, November 29, 6-9 pm. Here's a peek at some of the great art.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Did I mention I'm in the show?

 

 

 

But don't go looking for the propeller piece that Howard was trying to spin. When we stopped by the gallery the next day, it had sold!

Day of the Dead 2012

Guardino Gallery's annual Day of the Dead show opened October 25th, but since I was out of town, I was unable to attend. A few days after returning from our Grand Adventure, I was at the gallery checking out the great show curated by Stephanie Brockway. The show runs until November 18th, so there is still time to see all of the wonderful art created by a varied group of Portland artists.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The cool public altar:

I visited the show with Steph and Tory.

 

If you want to see the art I created for the show, click HERE for a link to a previous post.

PS I'd sold two pieces as of last week.