Galerie Spectra is Moving

Galerie Spectra is moving from its current location and is in need of funding support.

Below is a letter from Suzanne Buckland, president of Spectra Artists, Inc.

Dear Artists & Patrons:

It is with a heavy heart that I have to announce that Galerie Spectra has to move.  Spectra Artists, Inc.'s home has been at Memorial City Mall since our inception, March 2015.  Unfortunately, our space in the mall has been leased to a retail store, to be developed sometime this summer.  We plan to remain here until the end of June, but are currently and actively seeking a new space somewhere in West Houston.  To that end, I have created a crowd funding campaign.  Please consider making a contribution at https://www.generosity.com/community-fundraising/west-houston-based-art-center-gallery/x/14128949.

 Should you have any ideas or information on a permanent location possibility for our Texas Non-Profit Corporation, benefitting local artists and the community, please contact me at galeriespectra@gmail.com.

Thank you for your support!

Suzanne Buckland, President, Spectra Artists, Inc.

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Houston Public Media Covers Artists On Board Exhibit

We're in the news!

Amy Bishop of Houston Public Media just recently released a news article covering Art DeckCo's Artist on Board Skateboard Art Exhibit in Galerie Spectra.

She went to Galerie Spectra last Friday, 27th of May 2016, to interview a number of artists who are participating in the current ArtDeckCo Exhibit.  My wife and I were among those who were interviewed.  She also interviewed Katherine Sloan, who is one of the founders of ArtDeckCo.

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Special Artists Reception - Artists on Board

There is a special Artists Reception tonight from 5-9 pm at Galerie Spectra.  See more details below:

Spectra Artists, Inc. 303 Memorial Way, Unit #822

Memorial City Mall, Houston TX 77024

May 2016 Monthly Group Exhibition at Galerie Spectra

ArtDeckCo Skateboard Art Display at Galerie Spectra

ArtDeckCo Skateboard Company is currently displaying over one hundred and fifty skateboard arts in the back rooms of Galerie Spectra.  Featured are skateboard arts by local Houston artists, as well as, other artists from all over the United States.  

The event,  dubbed "Artists on Board", started yesterday, 13th of May, with an artists' reception from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm.  Refreshments, which included coffee by Mug Life, were served.  The reception was free and open to the public.  Harp music was also provided by Virtuosi and by DJ Entertainment.

Participating Houston local artists include Rona Lesser, David Mortensen, George Daniels, Sharon Worley, Nan Toole, Jim Padgett, Robbie Peters, Chris Rogers, Darlene Abdouch, Charles Wallis, Yvonne Ybarra, Beatriz Clarke, Cyril Maza, Lorna Maza, Michael Blome, Kim Erickson, Dennis Fehr, Mary Lusk, Jim Adams, D'Montserrat, and Suzanne Buckland. 

The show will end on the 9th of June, 2016.  

My own skateboard art "The Rooster"

Galerie Spectra

Harp Music Provided by Virtuosi in the Main Gallery

DJ Entertainment at the Back Rooms

Free Refreshments

Lorna's "Circles" Sits on the Table Among Other Beautiful Skateboard Arts

Lorna Painted Both Sides of Her Skateboard.  Shown Here Is the Other Side of Her "Circles" Skateboard.

My Very Own "The Rooster" Shown in the Lower Left Quadrant of this Photo

Kate Sloan, Co-owner of ArtDecko Skateboard Company

Beautiful Skateboard Arts...

More Skateboard Arts...

Meghna Patil Participated in This Event with Her Own Skateboard Art Entry

Still, More Skateboard Arts...

Earth, Sky and Space

Lorna and I are glad to be participating in the "Earth, Sky and Space" Fine Art Exhibit, which will be this coming Sunday, 15 May 2016.  This event will be held at the Johnson Space Center, Gilruth Center, Alamo Ballroom, 2101 NASA Parkway, Houston TX 77058.

Lorna and I, combined, will have a total of ten artworks on display at this event.

The event will be participated in by a long list of Houston local artists, which include: Daniel Houston, Anna Jimenez, Cedric Akue, Jennifer Lang, Gordon Greenleaf, Ana Ramos, Rona Lesser, David Vander Linden, D'Montserrat, Vella Almazan, Alex Galloway, Lorna Maza, Cyril Maza, Zilla Adams, Zuki, Shirley Scarpetta, JP Harman, Tyler Kay, David Mortensen, Lisa Hardcorn, Dmitry Nevezhay, Jose Ramirez, Holly Denslow, Ted Shaw, Rodolfo Banuelos, Louis Monnich III, Beth LeBlanc, Kerry Ramirez, Jim Padgett, Darlene Abdouch, Bianca Postel, Madly Art & Design, Gabino Torres, Iris Forbes, and Ana Romo-Shaw.

The event will be hosted by Spectra Artists, Inc., a Texas non-profit corporation based in Houston, Texas.  Spectra Artists run the Galerie Spectra located inside the Memorial City Mall, at 303 Memorial City Way, Unit #822, Houston TX 77024.  They also display art works at other venues.  They currently have an artwork display at Salon Sky, which is at 12651 Memorial Drive, Houston TX.

The "Earth, Sky and Space" event is chaired by Julio and Kerry Ramirez.

Artworks for a Cargo Forwarding Company

Husband and wife Cyril Maza (CSMaza) and Lorna Maza (LLDM) completed two commissioned paintings that feature men delivering cargo boxes in remote areas in the Philippines.  The paintings were commissioned by Regent Forex, a cargo forwarding company with an office in Houston, Texas.

The paintings were both made using acrylic paints, on 24" X 20" canvas panels.  The titles of the paintings were chosen by the client, and are Forex1 and Forex2.

Forex1 shows a man sitting on the back of a carabao while signing a delivery receipt.  With him are two Forex agents, one in front of him and the other one behind him.  The agent in front of him is shown with right arm stretched out, reaching out for the signed document.  The other agent is shown holding the boxes that are placed on top of a bamboo sledge.  The sledge is towed by the carabao.  The background depicts a scene typical to farms in the Philippines, with trees, mountains, rice fields, and a nipa hut.

Forex 2 shows a Forex agent standing on the top of a small boat that is typical to rural villages in the Philippines.  With him are two boatmen who are trying to maneuver the boat as they start their journey to the other side of the river.  They are on their way to deliver the boxes.