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Available at the pre-cast introductory price of $2,500. Image is of clay mold prior to bronze casting.

Together As One

We are pleased to introduce the work of Ashley Momii, daughter of proud father Dale Momii, with this delightful, very affordable little piece, perfect for the kitchen or dining room.

GALLERY NEWS

HAN WU SHEN SOTHEBY AUCTION RESULTS

Considering that March 17th was the dark-gray Monday on which the Bear Stearns debacle rattled the markets, it is satisfying that on that same morning at the Sotheby's auction, Han Wu Shen's painting Girl with Lantern sold for $20,000. We still have a few wonderful Shen originals available for very reasonable prices, relative to the auction result. Two of our favorites, Serenity and Tranquility, feature wonderfully rich skin tones -- which aren't adequately captured in the images on the website. These two "studies" (as the artist refers to them) are excellent values, in our opinion. Interested purchasers are invited to enquire regarding additional photography or purchase subject to inspection and approval.

BRYAN LARSEN'S NEW COMMISSION FOR BB&T

Bryan Larsen was recently commissioned by BB&T Corporation to create A Strong Foundation, the cover art for the BB&T 2007 Annual Review which is now in distribution. BB&T management is very pleased with the image created by Mr. Larsen to capture the company's current identity and vision going forward. We look forward to sharing the image with the public as soon as BB&T grants release to do so. BB&T Corporation, headquartered in Winston-Salem, N.C., is a fast growing, highly profitable financial holding company with $132.6 billion in assets. Its bank subsidiaries operate approximately 1,500 financial centers in the Carolinas, Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, Georgia, Maryland, Tennessee, Florida, Alabama, Indiana and Washington, D.C.

USING GOOGLE READER TO BE NOTIFIED OF NEW ART

Some of our clients are using Google's Reader -- http://www.google.com/reader/view/#directory-welcome-page -- to be notified of additions to gallery as soon as we post them on our New Art page. The service, which constantly checks your favorite news sites and blogs for new content, is free and works in most browsers, without any software to install.

OUR NEW FAVORITE "STAR SPANGLED BANNER" RENDITION -- EVER

Courtesy of the Cactus Cuties, age 8 to 13.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKCVS57j284

NOW IN THE ARTIST'S STUDIO

Steps #1 through #4 of Bryan Larsen's Breaking Through --

"When the gallery first approached me about the idea, I was told they had a client who wanted to commission a painting of an architect and his first great house which would be on a cliff, looking over the ocean. It would represent the first breakthrough creation of a brilliant career. To me this immediately suggested the more general theme of creation. I was also given some rough measurements of the space where the painting would eventually hang. I wanted to give a sense of the height of the cliffs, show enough detail of the house to hint at its overall style, and show something of the intimate relationship between the Architect and his creation. I came up with the following four compositional sketches, and sent them to the client to see if I was on the right track. You will see the obvious influence of Frank Lloyd Wright in the design of the house. Less obvious is the fact that I was thinking of the house as being under construction."

Follow the step-by-step design and completion of the commission here....

DR. DURANTE IN THE NEW YORK TIMES

Dr. Dianne Durante was recently quoted in the City Room section of the New York Times blog, in an article on a bust of Aristotle that was just dedicated in Queens. Sewell Chan, who writes the column, read Outdoor Monuments of Manhattan last year and loved it, and now calls Dr. Durante when he needs background on older sculpture in NYC. The article is at:

Enjoy the art,

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