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Men Of Industry: Luca and Mike @ Walsh Metal Works Gallery!

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Luca and Mike are both local artists and Men Of Industry on St. Croix. Please come to their exhibition of new works on Friday, April 10th, 2015!
Luca and Mike are both local artists and ‘Men Of Industry’ on St. Croix. Please celebrate their inspiration and perspiration – come to their exhibition of new works on Friday, April 10th, 2015!

Finally! Luca is painting again! An exhibition of new works from Farmer Luca Gasperi and Metalworker Mike Walsh, titled “Men Of Industry”, is opening on Friday April 10th 2015 at 5pm, so save the date!

The boys had a good time capturing the stoic image Christina had envisioned for the exhibition poster. Official ARTfarm Photographer Heather Maynard asked for “Blue Steel” and got some great shots. Let us know if you think we should extend this into a full twelve-month calendar! Here are a couple of outtakes.

Between takes.
Between takes.

We tried a few different locations.

If they decide to start an 80s cover band, this will make a great album cover.
If they decide to start an 80s cover band, this will make a great album cover.
Mike has a James Bond thing going; Luca is doing his Wolverine face.
Mike has a James Bond thing going; Luca is doing his Wolverine face.

Come out to the show and bring your checkbook in case some piece of art moves you! Mike is about to go big, driving his prices up, and who knows when Luca will have time to paint again in this decade!!?

ARTfarm Art Wednesday, 3–6 p.m.:

ARTfarm is open today, 3–6 p.m. on the South Shore with the following ‘tastes’ for St. Croix: Sweet salad mix, spicy salad mix, baby spicy salad mix, baby arugula, microgreens, cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, heirloom tomatoes, slicing tomatoes, ACTUAL baby carrots, beans, lots of kale, sweet potato greens, red mustard greens, onions, chili peppers, parsley, cilantro, Italian basil, holy basil, lemon basil, garlic chives, sage, cilantro, passionfruit, and raw local honey.

Here is your art for Art Wednesday, a small watercolor study that Luca did prior to the creation of this year’s Taste of St. Croix poster: 20140409-141254.jpg

Wednesday ARTfarm 3-6pm + ART

With the notable exception of bread from Tess, it’s like a Saturday on Wednesday at ARTfarm today. Luca has harvested all kinds of special fresh crunchy goodness for you: sweet salad mix, teen spicy salad mix, teen arugula, baby arugula, baby spicy salad mix, lettuce heads including some beautiful Romaine, onions, carrots, early bird beets, cherry tomatoes, slicing tomatoes, heirloom tomatoes, kale, Chinese cabbage, collard greens, dandelion greens, sweet potato greens, fennel, Mediterranean figs
and Bacuba bananas from a friend’s garden. Come and get it on the South Shore, 3–6 p.m.!

Here is your art moment, reflecting the intense drought conditions that are currently enveloping the South Shore area. Watercolor, “Three to Drink”, 9″ x 12.25″, (C)2014, Luca Gasperi. Private collection. 20140319-140617.jpg