Four fabric collages by Katy Korkos. Courtesy photo

Two watercolors by Tony Seidel, left and two watercolors by Damien Gonzales. Courtesy photo

BY DIANE STOFFEL
Step Up Gallery

“The Gift of Small Paintings” at Step Up Gallery is in full swing with wonderful success in art sales. The show is designed to offer a holiday marketplace to find that perfect, forever gift of art for a loved one or for yourself! The show is open now through January 3, 2024 in Step Up Gallery on Mesa Public Library’s upper level. More than 130 smaller-sized, framed or finished works of art including oils, pastels, watercolors, dye-work, fabric art, drawings, etchings and collage are offered for viewing and purchase. 

The photographs here show only a small cross-section of the art available to purchase in this third annual presentation of Gift of Small Paintings.

Come to Step Up Gallery to view the art any time Mesa Public Library is open, which now includes Sundays from 1:00pm to 5:00pm.  Or see all the artwork online at: https://stepupgallerymarket.artspan.com where you can safely make a purchase with any bank card or PayPal.

You may also use a smart phone to read this QR code

  to be directed to the online art market:

PICK-UP your purchase any Tuesday – Friday: 2pm- 6pm or Saturdays: 10am – 2pm. The gallery manager will be present in Step Up Gallery during those hours to help prospective buyers with their purchase and package up their purchased art to take home before the holidays.

Mesa Public Library is open: Monday-Thursday, 10am – 8pm; Friday, 10am– 6pm, Saturday, 10am– 5pm; Sunday, 1pm – 5pm and closed holidays. Additional information about Step Up Gallery can be found on its website: https://stepupgallery.org. Step Up Gallery is located on the top floor of Mesa Public Library, 2400 Central Ave. Los Alamos, NM.

Acrylic and watercolor works by Don Vigil of Albuquerque. Courtesy photo

Four watercolors by Marcia Williams of Santa Fe. Courtesy photo