Happy Mother's Day to all you fine SoWal Women! It was a perfect Day!http://SoWal.com/photos-051208.html
Artist Justin Gaffrey had the prime spot at the 2008 Artsquest at Baytowne Wharf. The SoWal 2005 ?Artist of the Year,? Gaffrey taught himself how to paint by exploring new techniques utilized by some of his favored artists including Van Gogh and Monet. By combining some of these methods with his own unique style, Gaffrey has created his own artistic voice. His immersion in creative thought and depth of imagination has allowed Gaffrey to create emotional, brilliant works as individual as his surroundings. Justin Gaffrey?s works can be viewed in the folk art room of Gaffrey Art Gallery, located in Blue Mountain Beach. For information, call 850-267-0228. Justin says, ?When I started painting I wanted to create my own style. I would visit galleries around the country and see many styles of art overlapping each other, all blurring into the same thing over and over. Every once in a while I would run across a painter or sculpture that would really inspire me because it would be something that had never been done or that I had never seen before.?
Looks like a wonderful day. Lots of talent. 
