The rolling gallery in full display mode
Dollar Slice takes a field trip to San Francisco
My hand-held gallery (see the post below) is fine for the little ones, but I also needed a way to safely transport and show the larger paintings to collectors, gallerists and curators. So I took a high top Sprinter diesel van and set it up as a rolling gallery and mobile studio a few years ago that I've really enjoyed travelling in. It does fine off road in the boonies as well providing an incognito base of operations in dense urban environments and it's nimble, comfortable and reliable. When Tesla comes out with a drop-in electric replacement for the long lived and pretty thrifty stock fossil burner I'll make the conversion and keep on truckin'.
I've built an aluminum decked "second story" on the roof rack complete with portable railings for use as a photography and painting area with an elevated view, and it serves as a tent platform in warmer weather too. There's also a davit for hoisting up various watercraft including my sailing trimaran kayak for maritime explorations. The interior is convertible to various configurations and includes powerful LED lighting, a bunk, swiveling seats, a folding bicycle and other necessities for extended trips. Modular storage tubs stow gear in various compartments and pull down shades and curtains can be used to wall off the space into a smaller gallery and living quarters.
For those of you in the Portland, Oregon area, I have 30 paintings up at a large shared workspace in the Pearl District. Please contact me directly for information about this exhibit. I also have a painting in the summer group show through August 29th at Modernism Gallery in San Francisco. Modernism
My work can also be seen at:
Helena Fox Fine Art, Charleston, SC Helena Fox
And as always, you can also contact me directly: Seth Tane