Gallery 17 proudly presents paintings by Utrecht’s own Keenan Derby.   The show opens this Friday, July 3!  Please join us for an Artist Reception from 6:30 - 8:30 pm July 3.  The work will remain on display through July 31st, 2009.

Keenan Derby explores the world of color and mark making in his large scale abstract works.  His focus is in bridging the gap between the tangible world and the nature of emotions by means of gestures within the layers and layers of paint. 

***Attendees will receive 10% off non-sale art supplies from 6:30- 8:30 pm!!!   

First a big thanks to Val Lucas from Bower Box Press for a great demo and great gallery show here in the store! Make sure to visit her site at bowerboxpress.com.

We also had our first paint demo last sunday which focused on Acrylic painting and process.

This shot is about half way through the painting and focused on developing the objects within the space of the canvas.

We would like to thank everybody who came out and we have more demos scheduled!

Do stop in on Saturday, June 27th between 1:00 and 3:00 to see Val Lucas demonstrate her block printing and letterpress techniques.  You will also be able to enjoy her framed prints in person as they are showcased in our Gallery!  Come with lots of questions! 

Save huge amounts on some of our best selling artist canvas. We have done the research and we are putting out the best value for the buck!

And keep in mind our artist grade canvases use 100% cotton duck canvas and a triple coating of gesso, all gallery wrapped onto a superiorly reinforced, solid wood, kiln-dryed frame. 

Quality makes a difference and we brought these prices down so you can really see!

Summer is here and we are rolling out demo’s, classes, and gallery openings to make the most of it. And the best part is they are all free! So come on out and have some fun and keep checking back because we are not done scheduling events and if you are interested in hosting an event in our store just let us know.

Here is the schedule to date:

Saturday, June 27  1:00-3:00 pm

Printmaking Demo-  Gallery 17 featured artist and owner of Bowerbox Press, Val Lucas will be in to demonstrate block printing and letterpress techniques she uses to create her books, prints, and cards.   

Wednesday, July 1  open-close

Independence Day Grab-Bag of Coupons! How much will you save?

Come in and you could get 10%, 15%, or 20% off your entire purchase when you pull a red, white, or blue coupon out of the Utrecht Savings Bag.

Friday, July 3   6:30-8:30pm

Artist Reception at our very own Gallery 17

Keenan Derby is featured this month. With a masterly working of impasto these works would make Frank Auerbach proud and offer a lot for a viewer to dig into.

Saturday, July 11   12:30-1:30pm

Alpha Graphics at Utrecht

Come hear Christine Walsh of Alpha Graphics explain how to best prepare your work for reproduction, whether it is a fine art giclee print or photographs for your portfolio. She will also be talking about Alpha Graphics super popular rub on letters!

Saturday, July 18    12:00-5:00pm

It’s a STORE FRONT SPECTACULAR with our first annual Utrecht Graffiti Jam highlighting Montana Gold Spray Paint and free Tie Dying demo.  Bring your kids!!!!

Sunday, July 19   1:00-3:00pm

Mat Cutting and Gold Leafing Demo

Utrecht artist Day Watts will demonstrate proper mat cutting and how to gold leaf the mat for an added effect to framed pieces.

Saturday, August 1   1:00-3:00pm

Portfolio Development

Reviewing work and covering presentation, this class is to meant to give students (and Parents) an overview of what needs to go into those up-coming school or scholarship applications. 

UPDATE :   Saturday, August 8   1:00-3:00pm

Altered Books

Patricia Tamariz will be demonstrating transfer techniques and journal making. Bring your questions and curiosity.

Saturday, August 15th, 2009  1:00-3:00pm

Take control of your drying time!  Company representative from Atelier will demonstrate the unique properties of their Interactive line of acrylic paints, which have a longer open working time than traditional acrylics.  Learn the benefits of this long working time, how to “unlock” the paint once it has dried, and techniques that were previously not feasible with traditional acrylics.

……and we have more coming!

Hi everyone,

Saturday June 6, we will be hosting an encaustic demo for beginers. It will be held from 1pm to 2pm, and we will be demonstrating, the preperation of the work surface, the tools needed for encaustics, and the fun you can have with wax and paint.