I recently donated two portraits to the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum for its Secret Art Sale. The event, on November 21, raised funds for the Museum. All works were the same size; each was for sale for $350. Only after a work was purchased was the artist's identity revealed.
Both portraits sold. One is of Richard Klein, Exhibitions Curator at the Aldrich (above; top). Richard gave me my curatorial review four years ago at the Aldrich as part of its Radius: Emerging Artists program. His comments and advice have affected me immensely.
The other portrait is of Gregory Peterson, who purchased a work of mine two years ago at the same event (above; bottom). Gregory, a corporate attorney who sits on the Board of Trustees at the Aldrich, is a collector of contemporary realistic art. Visit his website at http://www.petersoncollection.org/.
