Very Véro!

 Véronique Vanblaere is the owner of Naked Art Gallery on Clairmont Avenue in the Forest Park neighborhood. I"m a lucky girl, because I just have to walk

 a block from my home to pop in and see what's new!  This is one delightfully fun and funky art gallery,  and she features 60 artists from all over the South.  She's a talented artist herself,  so be sure and have a look at her work.  Today, a few shots but I have more to share.

You can follow them on Facebook here. 

Naked Art Gallery

3831 Clairmont Avenue

Birmingham 

I will be teaching FROM SNAPSHOTS TO PHOTOGRAPHS at Samford After Sundown beginning Oct. 16th for 5 weeks.  Join us if you are in the Birmingham area.

Hanging Out at Space One Eleven

A while back the Cliff Road Women, a lively group of the greatest friends and neighbors gathered after hours at Space One Eleven.  Board member Susan Colvin describes it like this,  " SOE is committed to bringing art and community together on many levels, from exhibits that might not be shown in conventional galleries or museums, to bringing emerging artists to the public's eye, to classes for inner-city youth as well as adults and more."  So to celebrate they have compiled a cookbook of recipes they have gathered from friends, artists, critics and collectors both locally and across the country.  The book includes art that has previously hung in the gallery.  The wooden utensils we painted will be a little extra gift with each book.  It was a fun evening getting to show our creativity for such a good cause.

After Hours

Well this place, located on 2nd Avenue North in downtown Birmingham looks like a gallery I need to revisit when they open!