One of the pros to being a work study for the campus galleries is that I attend most of the receptions. The downside is that I notoriously forget to take pictures. The painting above was a piece in the fundraiser event, La Mirienda, for TAMUCC's Visiting Artist program hosted by the Cotillion Club of Corpus Christi. Setting up this show was possibly the most stressful event I've ever experienced with handing and hanging close to 300 works. This particular piece was a fan favorite for many of us working the event. To paraphrase Dr. Petican, the painting is indulgent and almost like a guilty pleasure. It is neither overworked or underworked, as well as that the artists flexes their control over the medium, composition, and color choices utilized in the piece. The resin finish over the canvas brought a mirror-like finish to the piece which added another level of interest into the painting
The reception itself was a lot of fun, and also incredibly busy. I saw artists go into depth about their work and process with patrons to softly push sales, and I saw patrons be actively engaged with each other and the work displayed in the gallery. In a post-event update, we were all informed that the even this year was a great success with more work sold this year than last.
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