What a nice crowd we had for the kick-off of 2009 ‘Sounds & Sights’ and the ‘Artist in Residence’ program last Thursday evening! Downtown Chelsea was overflowing with people enjoying the street music, but the most interesting events took place right here in the Gallery.
Sandy Knapp was our ‘Artist In Residence’, demonstrating her work with the anciet art of encaustics. Then, later in the evening, ‘The Ben Daniels Band’ almost brought down the Gallery!
The weather was perfect, contributing to a memorable evening of great art, lively music and lots of interesting people.
Sandy Knapp, Encaustics
Sandy Knapp demonstrating her use of encaustics while creating her Art.
‘Artist in Resident’ Sandy Knapp provided an excellent opportunity to experience the act of painting with beeswax, as the ancient Greeks did.
Regarding her talk and demo about encaustics, Sandy said:
“An Art Historian happened into the gallery during my demo and, to her delight, was able to witness encaustic painting for the first time. She said she knew about the process from history books but had never actually seen how it was done or had seen for herself the materials used. She asked permission to take pictures to use in her lectures.
“This medium was used to paint the faces of mummies during ancient times, and possibly the ships of Troy during the days of Homer in 800 BC, and is making a comeback in the Art world once again.”
The Ben Daniels Band
After Sandy’s demonstration the Chelsea Gallery quickly transformed into an intimate concert venue. ‘The Ben Daniels Band’ thrilled the crowd with their blues-based music.
Ben Daniels and band members.
The Chelsea Gallery transforms into an intimate and comfortable concert venue.
Ben Daniels
Here’s a sample of Ben’s music:
