Alameda Art Gallery

Date: 5÷21÷2015 Time: 1:50 PM. 63° Sunny with a nice breeze
I come out of Beverly’s Fabrics and notice this art gallery.
The Alameda Art Association founded in 1944 opened this gallery recently. I don’t know how many art galleries are in Alameda, but this one is a must see. It does not cost anything to walk in and admire the beautiful and creative artwork done by local artists.
On display in the gallery are original art and commissioned art in oils-​watercolor-​acrylic pencil; giclee art reproductions; photography; jewelry — handmade gifts; custom personalized mugs, pendants, keychains; photo restorations. They sell postcards, tote bags, handmade necklaces, and yes, some of the artwork.
There isn’t too much information on the local artists, except for the Art of Ken L. Smith. Per his colorful brochure, his artwork consists of personalized original paintings, gallery wrapped giclees, canvas prints on board, reproductions on archival paper.
The one piece of artwork that I truly admire is the one done by Gil Garitano (?) of Ricky Henderson (original not for sale)…totally awesome…939, as in stolen bases. There is also a very colorful floral arrangement on display in the back part of the gallery going for $ 150.
Definitely, I will return to admire the works of Alameda’s local artists being displayed in this gallery.

World music playing, local art displaying. Adorable place to check out different mediums of art in the middle of the mall. My impression is that the art rotates, so I’ll stop in again next time I need to head to this center. Enough there to spend a few minutes, or a half hour.