Artists' Open Studios Invitation (SF East Bay)

[Beam Me Up]

East Bay Open Studios is an annual event coordinated by PRO-ARTS, a local, artist run, non-profit organization scheduled the first two weekends of June. The PRO-ARTS gallery, located in Oakland's Jack London Square, hosts samples of over 500 East Bay artists' work. One can visit the gallery, look at the samples, identify artists' studios one wants to visit, and utilize the free maps made available to visitors. These maps are also distributed throughout the East Bay and San Francisco. Visit the PRO-ARTS web site for more information.

I want to invite all DUers in the Bay Area to this not-to-be-missed event. This year I will be exhibiting over 100 works, more than half of them completed this year: Oil on canvas, aluminum, wood and paper, ranging in size from 6 x 6 inches to 6 x 10 feet. I have so much new work, I've extended my usual exhibition space into the adjoining studio. I'm very excited about these paintings and the directions developing from them. Although my work is represented by LIMN and Big Pagoda of San Francisco, I enjoy opening my studio and showing my work to visitors. An opportunity I only get once a year. I hope you'll come take a look!

For examples of both new and older work and more information about the event, including map and directions, please visit my web site rawPAINT.com.

Open Studios is the first two weekends of June:
4th, 5th, 11th and 12th
from 11 am to 5 pm each day.

This year Offramp Studios (where I live)
will also host a RECEPTION
with hour'dourves, wine and music
Saturday June 4 from 7 pm to 11 pm.
Bring friends and enjoy the fun.

If you find this of interest, please keep kicked.

Thank you,

Beam Me Up (aka, Michael Wells)

[cleofus1]

1. technically adept

aesthetically perfect (did i spell that right)
absolutely wonderful

[Beam Me Up]

2. Thanks, cleofus1

I appreciate it. It's going to be a wonderful show--and I'm not easily impressed with my own work. But this year I feel like I've had some sort of inner breakthrough that shows. I also have a LOT of work and am working my butt off getting ready. I always do the set up so my place looks like a gallery. Wish you were in the Bay Area and could come, would be interesting to meet.

Best,

BMU