I had no definite walking plans this Friday. I did walk around Stamford in the morning and by lunch I had walked five miles
I decided to take the train to Greenwich in the afternoon and walk to the library. They have an art gallery, and I was hoping to see the new art exhibit.
I was in luck. The new exhibit had opened the day before. Eagerly walking up the stairs I wondered why the door was closed. The exhibit was closed as they were doing a video-interview with the artist. Just my luck it had to be closed when I arrived. If I was suspicious, I would blame Friday the 13th.
I proceeded to walk back to the train station and decided to walk down Greenwich Ave. Greenwich Ave is the shopping avenue to be on.
Walking down the avenue I walked by the Sorokin Art Gallery. The door was open. I came to see art and in I walked. There were three people there, a couple and an employee.
The couple was walking out when I told the employee I really liked the art being exhibited. He ran after the couple. They were the artist and his agent. They came back and we talked about his paintings
The artist is Daro Campanile. He mentioned that he had worked with Salvatore Dali early in his career.
The painting I liked the most he told me he just started painting and the theme came to him as he painted. As I looked at the painting longer fine details kept showing up.
It was such a joy to see these paintings and talk to the artist.
Friday the 13th became a very lucky day for me.
One of the joys of walking, you never know what you will experience or see.
I checked their website, and the paintings will be there Thru June 8th
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