Diane Clancy's Art Blog

Last night I had an opening at Metropolis – an upscale wine bar in Brattleboro, VT.  The Gallery Walk was last night – with lots of people (particularly teens and families) walking around.They couldn’t come in because it was a bar – or at least they thought they couldn’t.  Welcome and come on in … (thank you Susan Elkin for documenting this!)

Entering Metropolis, Photography © Susan Elkin

Here I am … full disclosure … I have bags under my eyes from health issues and I Photoshoped them out so I can stand to put this here.  (I also was exhausted from arthritic pain yesterday.)

Diane at Metropolis, Photography © Susan Elkin

Here are the paintings … most of them anyway … and the food and you know who … I was going to cut off the bottom half of the picture but Susan was not happy about that idea.

Paintings at Metropolis, Photography © Susan Elkin

Here is Metropolis – I think Susan has added a great image for her Night Light series … I love the sense of magic here!!

Metropolis, Photography © Susan Elkin

There are 50 different venues on the Gallery Walk and it supposedly has great attendance on the main drag. Ouch .. this is not the main drag and I found out that this is the norm on the side streets – it wasn’t my work that had such sparse attendance.  But I do wish I had let people know further ahead – I would have if I had known.  Oh well, a lesson learned and I will next time. BRING YOUR OWN AUDIENCE!!!

I did have a wonderful talk with an artist I had spoken with but not met. That was great!! Also I had a conversation with a potential customer who wanted my business card. I have a couple of copies of the wonderful catalog for the Gallery Walk – it is cool to be listed in there!!  The show is up through December 2, 2008 if you want to stop by Metropolis, 55 Elliot Street, Brattleboro, VT. Thanks for coming by!

~ Diane Clancy

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