I know it’s been a while, so I thought it just might be time to catch you
up on everything here at Gallery One!
Have you heard of Houzz.com? According to their AboutUs page, “Houzz is the leading platform for home remodeling and
design, providing people with everything they need to improve their homes from
start to finish - online or from a mobile device.” They are in the US
and Canada and offer the world’s largest database of residential design along
with a vibrant community of professionals willing and able to offer advice,
inspiration and product information. You’ll also find reviews of all the
professionals you need to contract everything from initial design of simple
redecorating or large building projects through the remodeling process. You can
create “Ideabooks” for each room of your home including the office and storage
space, or look through all the landscaping photos. There are so many design
ideas you’ll browse for hours! (fair warning)
Gallery One wants to connect with you through the social networks that
Houzz uses; Twitter, Facebook. Have you liked us on
Facebook or followed us on Twitter? A large part of our business
relies on recommendations from our clients. We would appreciate it if you would
write a brief review for us on Houzz.com. If you’re
a member of Angie’s list, perhaps you wouldn’t mind writing a
review for us there as well.
In the gallery, our Kinkade clients are thinking ahead to Mother’s Day
weekend when the Master Highlighter arrives to enhance their canvases. Jen is
scheduling now, so don’t miss this free service available only for our Thomas
Kinkade canvas clients.
Alan Brown, president of Gallery One, has been hard at work with sales of
some rare and newly
released editions by Howard Terpning. Quite simply, Howard
Terpning is one of the most lauded painters of Western art. His awards are so
numerous and he is honored with them so often, that to list them would require
changing the count every few months. To name three would be to cite the highest
prizes awarded to Western art: countless awards from the Cowboy Artists of
America, the Hubbard Art Award for Excellence, the National Academy of Western
Art’s Prix de West and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Gene Autry
Museum. Why such praise? Passion, compassion, devotion and respect for his
subject matter, extraordinary talent in palette and brushstroke, an exceptional
ability to evoke emotion both in his paintings and from those viewing them — all
this and more has made Terpning the "Storyteller of the Native American." If
you’ve never seen his work, at least browse online if you cannot make it into Gallery
One.
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| Howard Terpning |
Google has invited Gallery One to participate in their new Open Gallery
project and we are excited to showcase a selection of this year’s entries to
Masterworks in Miniature. We’d love to hear your feedback! Check out http://gallery-one.culturalspot.org/home and let us
know what you think!
Well, that should brighten up your spring and maybe provide a bit of
inspiration too. We’re open 6 days a week from 10 am to 6 pm to provide just
that.
