Now while I am a fan of his work, I'm into photography myself & I have a pretty good eye, some understanding of lighting & the ability to compose a pic. Nowhere near his level...but I've been to some pretty cool places & have some pretty sweet shots. So for the most part I usually went into his gallery more for inspiration & to check out his new work. This time for better or for worse while checking out the pieces for my Brother I make the mistake of asking Gabby the art consultant helping me if anything new has come in. As it turns out a new piece is being unveiled on Saturday night if I'd like to stop by, it's along the lines of the beach shots I'm looking at.
Saturday rolls around & I decide to stay in & relax after returning from Barcelona & the Costa Brava (blogs with pics to come...hope the anticipation isn't killing any of you) & being out the last couple of nights. Plus it's so hot & humid you can melt... I see no reason to leave the sanctuary of my roof top pool. I end up getting an email from the gallery with the info for my brother & a peak at the new work. After doing my laps (if you are not...start...best exercise I've found yet) I decide...I still want to stay in & chillax...but shooting down to Soho...having a drink or two (vs drink or 5+)...look at the new work & the piece for my bro, then go home early...gets me out for a bit...so happy medium.
Next thing I know I'm in one of the viewing rooms looking at the piece in multiple sizes & frame & mat options. I end up not only going with the piece... but in a larger size then I planned. It's going to take up a good chunk of the wall behind my bed. I just hope that I or any "guests" don't try to jump into the photograph. Why you ask? The piece I purchased is named Imagine...It is a pic of a sand cay with a white Umbrella on it with crystal clear water surrounding & lapping at it with a strip of blue sky & clouds behind it. The earlier comment I made about jumping into the picture was based upon a conversation I had with a 8-10 year old kid that walked into the viewing room drawn in by the pics...luckily after Gabby walked out with my AMEX card. Kids being kids always say what's right on there minds. He kept saying WOW these pictures look so real! I was like...well they are real photographs...He's said...Oh I know...it's just that the one with the water & little island (Imagine) looks like you can jump right into the water in it! He's right...it's one of the reasons I purchased it. He then asks "how much it is". I was kinda curious just what would a kid who is out with his parents in Soho value a photograph at. I had no idea what he would say...I'm thinking $100...$1,000...more? He says "I think it's worth at least a million...maybe even more!" Thank the Baby Jesus neither Gabby or Laura were around for that comment...
Shortly after they walk in to finish the deal, go over the paperwork & as an added bonus give me Peter's book of pics from Australia. They ask me "how excited I am" ...I of course say...well I guess once I get it up on my wall I'm sure I will be... (I'm in Sales...so when I close a deal...I get excited...when I buy something...more fun...not sure if as exciting). Plus... I did just stop by the other day to check something out for my Bro...& I really just wanted to stay in & watch must see Tivo'ed TV...yet I end up popping out & dropping $$$$ on a photograph...to which Laura oh so eloquently says..."it wouldn't be a Saturday night if you didn't...now would it?"...I guess not...but then again does it really need to be a Saturday night for me to do something impetuous, reckless, off the cuff...just for the hell of it...etc...I mean...just Imagine that...
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