At the Reception
My wife, Twinkle, and I attended the reception at the Paul Paletti Gallery in Louisville Friday night. It was good to meet up again with friends like Daniel Lin, Gayle Moore, Tom Potter, and many others
That alone would have been worth the drive to Louisville hands down. AS A GRAND BONUS, we were treated to a marvelous presentation of Pauls personal photo collection and prints from several local artists in his firms law offices. As one would expect in a collection of this caliber, we found works from most of the favorite masters Adams, White, Weston, Stieglitz, Cunningham. Slowly making our way down the main hallway, marveling at each photo, I glanced at the end wall and was absolutely dumbstruck by a larger than life sized print of Steve McCurrys Afghan Girl originally published in National Geographic. THOSE EYES!!!
There are works hanging from a couple of names I recognized from APUG like Bill Schwab and Kirk Gittings. It seemed that every wall in the building was adorned with works of significance.
I want to publicly congratulate Daniel Lin on his presentation. I know there are many APUG members who have been fans (including me) of Daniels work found here in the Gallery section. Danielss vision is much more impressive in person than on the computer screen.
Gayle Moore presented her portfolio that many of you would recognize from the cover of the January/February 2008 issue of View Camera magazine recall the Simplicity portfolio. Again, seeing the prints in person gives you a much better appreciation for good talent.
Bill Riley