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Last week I attended the Taste of the Tour gallery preview event at the General Gomez Gallery in Auburn, CA. One piece from each of the 77 artists on the Placer Arts Studio Tour was on display and 72 of those artists were able to come that night. I was impressed with the organization and scope of the event which I know took a lot of planning and effort. I arrived at the opening and the very large gallery was already packed. There was live chamber music and two large tables of appetizers. Two bartenders were there to serve wine or beer at another counter.
The best thing for me was the chance to meet 72 artists and talk about their art. It made the whole art community more of a real and human connection. It's one thing to read about other artists but entirely different to talk with them in person. All the artists in the same way have little struggles in common to promote and sell their art.
They also have the same mental process in creating the art regardless of medium. Which reminds me of a conversation with my Sifu (Chinese martial art teacher). Someone asked my Sifu about all the different styles of martials arts and which is better or more effective. My Sifu responded and said their are only so many ways a human can punch. His explanation was that although there were many styles it all boils down to basic elements and basic thoughts. Some of the basic elements of art are shapes, colors, tone values and some of the basic elements of thought are design, relationship of elements, subject matter, etc. In that sense all 72 artists share that common artistic bond.
Having a look around the gallery and seeing the high level of the art work I felt privileged to be part of the Placer Arts Organization. Very creative and professional work by many.
I wrote this blog early because tomorrow, November 11, 2016, will be the first day of the Open Studio Tour and I'll be busy. My gut feeling is that there's going to be a lot of people visiting because the whole event was well organized and promoted by the Placer Arts. Next week I'll write a follow up blog about how it went...
