Isalos Fine Art

We've made a few changes in the gallery this spring, and it continues to evolve. People seem to like the new floor plan, with my desk in the rear center of the gallery, where visitors see me right away, as opposed to that sneaky spot in the front corner I've occupied for the last few years. We've eliminated one storage unit and built a smaller, more efficient cabinet, and I'm still at work (see above) on the new print bins, which will occupy a place on the main floor, rather than the back room. We're trying-out a new shade of white for most of the gallery, which will require a couple more evenings to finish. It never really ends, I guess.

Town has the usual June influx of visitors, which at first feels like a lot, after many months of not seeing too many strangers here. It never fails though; a week into June everyone starts complaining about traffic being slow. Theories and predictions are passed around, usually involving the price of gas, the weak dollar, the fact that wealthy people are still wealthy, or the odds that poor to middle class people will stay home and invest their money into something called a 52-inch plasma (I think it's a new type of hybrid car).

Wendy Turner, Schoodic I, oil, 30" x 20" 

We've been getting some exciting new art. Wendy Turner was here to do some painting and dropped off a new collection of oils, some of which hang in the  front window. Philip Koch was visiting from Baltimore for a few days of painting. We had dense fog while he was here, so it will be interesting to see what he comes up with. We have a couple new George Goebel paintings, new photographs from Bryan Gagner and some new woodcuts from Jacqueline Wilson. There's more to come soon. Vaino Kola will bring us some etchings, and very soon, his newest painting. Rebecca is working hard to prepare for her show opening here on July 3rd.

It's time for me to get back to building print bins.