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Yesterday I had some business in an area of the city I rarely visit by chance and after taking care of it, I passed by one of the art galleries that I also rarely visit for a few good reasons.

This is a gallery for amateurs, which means untrained artists, without any qualification in art. For me, this is not a reason to think less of them or avoid these exhibitions, on the contrary. However, this gallery is not what you call a gallery, in the proper sense of the word. It's more like a big room with big windows and artworks are hung on its wall. It's really difficult to take quality photos here, not to mention most of the time I am the only visitor and it's difficult to mask my intentions, so after greeting the lady, I asked if I can take a few photos and was granted permission.

Daniel Campeanu - Once Upon A Time, 140cm x 100cm, oil on canvas

Although there are parts of the design that I don't particularly like, the technique of this painting is amazing.

It features a medieval city part, one of my favorites, when it comes to architecture. I took a step closer to see how the artist painted the crumbling plaster, worn wall paint, to look so real and was amazed. I love it. It's not very common though, but a genius technique.

When I see artworks like this, my first thought always is, how much the artwork costs. Although I know the answer, which is always the same, much more than I would want to pay for it, was still curious to know the amount. Here there was no price list but every artist had their card on each painting, so you could call for details. Knowing I have no space for such a big painting, nor is this the right one for the reason I mentioned above, I moved on.

This time you have to be ok with a group photo, as there was no way I could photograph each photo individually. Space here. and the way they hang the photos is another reason why I don't like this gallery, but let's not get stuck

Flowers, still life, landscapes, people, I like a few here, but if I were to choose one, I'd choose this one.

Have seen quite a few paintings lately made with this spatula technique as I call it and it is winning me over. It's different from using a brush and here the colors are amazing.

It was here when I started to suspect, these artists are not amateurs. My suspicion was not confirmed in the end, meaning all I could find out was that the whole exhibition came from a different city, the artists were not local, but I think I am right in suspecting these are professionals.

Of these four, I'd go with the upper right one, because it takes me back to the 17th century, especially Dutch painters, but would not hang it on my wall. Yes, it is a very nice one, to be part of my collection, but not to look at this lady every day, or for her to look at me every single day.

Here we go. If the upper portrait does not remind you of the 17th century, then I don't know what does.

The bottom painting made me smile and brought back some old memories. Ok, not so old as it was right after covid, in 2023, when saw a similar painting in a castle. The style reminded me of that painting and remember back then I ran a search and found out that this particular style is tied to Gustav Klimt's name.

From 1900 Gustav Klimt became famous above all as a "painter of women". He created about one large-format portrait of a woman per year, in which he applied the principles of Art Nouveau - flatness, decoration, and gold leaf application.

Before starting drafting this post, I ran a search and surprise, surprise. Look at this. I'm not saying it's a copy, but very similar to Gustav Klimt's Adele Bloch-Bauer I , which was sold for a record US$135 million in 2006, Neue Galerie, New York (1907).

A similar one in the bottom, with a male model. It is a really particular technique, that takes me back in time. I like it, but would not choose to live with such a painting.

The top one is a totally different style, featuring a peasant woman I think, back when electricity was still unknown. Not exactly my favorite, but it's a good one.

A female and a male model, representing, or coming from two different eras. The man seems to coming from our days, but the lady looks like it could be from the court of Lucrezia Borgia.

It's a shame I could not get closer to the paintings (some were above my head), to have a closer look at the details, or take a better photo.

This is it for today. You know the drill, let me know which one is your favorite :)

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