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Jun

12

2025

Those Damn Pigeons: This Isn’t About the Birds (But It Is)

Those Damn Pigeons: This Isn’t About the Birds (But It Is) There I was, in Paris.The Eiffel Tower gleamed in the distance. The Seine shimmered beneath centuries-old bridges. Every corner whispered art history — from the Musée ...

May

28

2025

Breaking Into the Art World

Breaking Into the Art World (Without Breaking Anything, Hopefully) Every once in a while, someone steps into your world who reminds you why you started. That’s what happened when Sarah reached out to ask about a summer ...

May

28

2025

Why I Make Art (And Why I Opened Behn Gallery)

Why I Make Art (and Why I opened Behn Gallery) When I opened Behn Gallery in 2020, it wasn’t an ideal time. We were mid-pandemic, the world was uncertain, and everything was pared down to essentials. But that’s exactly why it needed ...

Jan

14

2025

The Unseen

The Unseen I think we all feel unseen at many times in our lives…The unseen is more of a practice and way of thinking than an art form…A walking meditation and an awareness… How much do we actually see?  How many ...

Oct

05

2023

ReMARKable

ReMARKable xMost good things come through the gauntlet of challenge.   I’m always reminded of this when I witness the miracle of metamorphosis.  Butterflies and their remarkable beauty are such a strong visual reminder to ...

Aug

18

2023

ReDEFYning the Art World

ReDEFYning the Art World What does it even mean to ReDEFYne the art world? From the perspective of artist and Behn Gallery partner, Jim HamelThe whole reason we started our own gallery is that we were uncomfortable with other art ...

May

24

2023

What I Learned At Art Fairs, Part 1

What I Learned At Art Fairs, Part 1Starting about five years ago, I began displaying my photography at select art fairs. I found these absolutely invaluable for seeing how people react to different pictures and artwork, overall. You get a huge ...

Mar

20

2023

Into the Thick

Into The ThickLife is not easy nor was it ever meant to be. Life is life because it is not easy.  It is survival that makes life so beautiful.  Endless cycles of survival that told each thing what to become to continue it’s ...

Jan

25

2023

STROLL Magazine- Highlight Article

Sponsor HighlightBellomo Studios and Behn GalleryBY CHERYL JOHNSON, RESIDENT WRITER Rallying the troops for that annual family photo, complete with outfit coordination and uncooperative children, can be overwhelming and a bit stressful. As much ...

Oct

06

2022

Supporting Art Galleries

Supporting Art Galleries 1. Get to Know Us We want to know you better and continue offering art and events that help you connect!Whether it's 'liking' a post, commenting on what you enjoy about Behn Gallery, or sharing a post that was ...

Nov

25

2021

The Art of Appreciation

The Art of Appeciation As published in The Village of West Clay Living magazine November is a time of Thanks.  We celebrate Thanksgiving, Veteran’s Day and begin preparations for the Holidays.  For some, this time of year ...

Sep

18

2021

Rewriting the Script

Rewriting the Script “A nation's culture resides in the hearts and in the soul of its people.”Mahatma GandhiWho doesn’t want to live in the “cool” part of town?The places we go to hear music, see performances, and ...

May

25

2021

I Want It To Match the Couch

I Want it To Match the Couch "I want it to match the couch."These are words no photographer – or any artist, really - ever wants to hear.  They want you to appreciate their art for its own sake.  They want you to fall in love ...

Mar

13

2021

This AND That

This AND That Moving forward is so important, but appreciation often comes by the perspective of our past.I find it amazing to see how artists are integrating technology into their workflows.  How they are translating what was once done ...

Jan

18

2021

What Our First Collections Says about Us

What Our First Collection Says About UsUp to now, all I could do was tell you what we hoped to be as a gallery.  Now that we are actually open, I can show you what we are.  Our first collection of images is ...

Sep

14

2020

Perspectives

Perspectives Series:  How do we all experience this world?  This is one of the main questions that has driven our interest in creating the Perspectives Series at Behn Gallery.  During our quarterly rotations of artwork, you will ...

May

05

2020

When I Met Pablo

As we made our plans for creating Behn Gallery, an eye-opening experience for me was a visit to a ceramics gallery and workshop in central Peru.  *     *     *     *     *Last year, I spent a few days ...

Apr

30

2020

The Artist's Call

The Artist's Call I’m not sure we get to choose what we create.  We can only be inspired by that which moves us and perhaps, in turn, inspire others.  Could be our environment, our upbringing, our experiences, our chemistry, ...

Apr

17

2020

The Conversation that Started it All

The Conversation that Started It All As Jim and I have been talking about how to communicate our story, our mission, and our art, we've been discussing what we can write and share about. This topic became a conversation in an email exchange ...

Apr

14

2020

The Village of West Clay

Why We Chose The Village of West Clay Location. Location. Location.   This is always what’s driven into our heads as we labor over where we should establish a new business establishment.  In behn’s case, this approach was ...

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