“Husbands, Wives and Lovers,” at Gallery Karon, Ashland, OR June 08, 2008

Karen Wasser, the owner of Galerie Karon in Ashland asked my wife Leslie and me to show our works as part of Karon's annual exhibit “Husbands, Wives and Lovers,” which is now in its 4th year. Leslie showed her costume art, and I showed large mono-giclees and photographs that fit the theme. The show opened on the First Friday Art Walk of Ashland.

When I first arrived, I noted that some of my whimsical watercolors of “The Martian IRS,” the topic of the previous month’s show, had been relegated to the floor and window space. I was glad though that they had not been totally dismissed, which would have been logical with the limited space available. Karen assured me “those Martians are still a good draw; we will keep ‘em for a while.” She also told me that very soon the size of her gallery will just about double. She will expand into the space next door.

To my delight Steve and Dan were there and filled the room with their delicate guitar&bass “chamber jazz” (my terminology). That plus the Barco Reale di Carmignano, the case of Italian red donated by my friends Annette and John for the occasion, got me in the right mood for conversations with Art Walkers who came by and told me stories such as “last week I came in and bought your “Martian Beautician for my wife” and similar good news.

As before at Gallerie Karon, it was a truly enjoyable evening for both Leslie and me. Thank you Karen, I hope there will be many more. The exhibit will run until July 2nd. Gallery Karon is on the corner A street and 4th in Ashland.

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