Lawrence Gallery Reception

The reception at Lawrence Gallery for the exhibit, Lessons from the Low Countries, June 7, 2007 was most exciting. First Thursdays in the Pearl District of Portland are usually hugely attended and very festive and this one was no different.

The staff at the gallery, Gary and Signe Lawrence, Susan, Diane, Herschel, Jan, Kayley, Jenevive, Nazli, and Jennifer could not have been more hospitable. Here I am in the photo above with Herschel and exhibit guests in the main showroom with my paintings in the background. The paintings were hung on pristine white walls in a beautiful area filled with ambiance that seemed to welcome each guest.

Signe and Kayley were gracious hostesses for a private collector's preview in a lower level Tuscan Villa style reception room. Guests chatted, enjoyed food and wine, and later, I presented a summarized version of my project and how it all came about.

In the main gallery upstairs in attendance were my Mom, Esther, my daughter and grandson, both sons, and husband along with cousins from California and Idaho, friends from Eugene and San Jose, and other friends and family members. From 4:30 in the afternoon until 9:30 that night First Thursdayers were streaming in. Excitement ran high all during the evening hours with many splendid comments about my project and the exhibit.

Thank you, Lawrence Gallery, for making the evening an exhilarating and memorable event.