I have very fond memories of my first solo exhibition, held in the Galeria Chavez de la Rosa in Arequipa, southern Peru.
Soon to be my friend and mentor, galerist Carlos Ticona, himself a highly accomplished watercolour painter, extended the invitation of featuring me as an international visiting artist.
Hereafter I regularly exhibited at the gallery in numerous group exhibitions.
Everything must be perfect, and with 30m of canvas to touch up I settled in for the afternoon.
It's all going to plan.
TV Panamericana returned for the vernissage to film and interview myself and the visitors.
This is what 30m of canvas looks like!
TV Panamericana came along during the hanging of the exhibit to film a small reportage piece on the exhibition.
It took a bit of engineering and ingenuity to get the exhibit to hang straight but we managed!
The beautiful white volcanic rock called 'sillar' gives all of Arequipa a very unique look. In this gallery setting its qualities were a particularly striking fit as a backdrop for the exhibit.
I was particularly struck by this couple taking in the work with such enthusiasm!
In fledgling Spanish I hope to have uttered intelligible thanks and acknowledgements. Off to view the exhibition!