The gallery show went wonderfully well. There were a few glitches and things that we forgot, but nothing that made the evening less fun.
Starting at 6pm, or slightly before, we had a few people lining up outside the gallery waiting for the keys to arrive. For our part, earlier in the day we mentioned to the gallery owner that we would see him by 5:30, and he said not to worry...just show up at 6, that people don't usually come to galleries before 7. We had already communicated that several people had told us that they were going to stop by between work and supper, so I knew we would have a small crowd there early, and we did.
The crowd kept arriving. It was great to see everyone enjoying themselves. My friend, Michael Coker drove Elli and Erin in from Austin---sweet! Some of my youngest friends came; the Jonsson boys turned the evening into some sort of project to find the paintings in numerical/alphabetical order---very cute. A family who used to live in Jamaica recognized the beach scene before they saw the name of the painting. That was cool. Several people said that when they realized that all the description cards were in haiku, they went back through the exhibit and re-read everything and re-looked at all the paintings based on the haiku descriptions.
The one thing we didn't do was get pictures---bummer. If anyone has any photos of the evening, I would appreciate some copies.
The whole event was a whirlwind. Many thanks to all who attended. It truly made a special evening absolutely wonderful.
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Thanks, again, for having it and sharing your gift with the world. I really just came to see you and Reese in person, but looking at the actual paint you put on canvas with my own eyeballs was a real treat, as well. We've upgraded from e-friends to friends, that's so great. smooches.
Friends are always more important than things. It was great to see you in person, too. :- )
I heard the exhibit was just beautiful. We were sorry to have missed it.
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