Originally published on The Business Times website
Tim Harty, The Business Times
Quicker than a dab with a paintbrush, Cindy Duff and Greg Tapp had proof there’s a need for their new business, West Winds Gallery of Fine Art, in downtown Grand Junction.
The gallery at 504 Main St., formerly home to Main Street Cafe, hadn’t opened its doors to the public, and it already had artists on a waiting list to show their work.
“There are a lot of terrific artists in this valley,” Duff said. “I’m afraid once we open the door, I’m gonna be blasted with artists wanting to be in here.”
Actually they aren’t waiting until then. Duff made that comment on Feb. 19, then added, “We already had one this morning.”
The official opening date is March 3, tied to the full moon, and the grand opening will be March 6, tied to downtown’s First Friday art events.What customers are going to see are the works of a variety of local artists, be it painting, woodworking, photography.
There will be a wine-tasting area toward the back of the gallery, where Palisade winemaker Sauvage Spectrum will showcase its wines. Duff thinks people will appreciate that element.
“I added the wine tasting, because at artists’ receptions, it just always is a nice thing to have,” she said. “We feel that this is just going to be a nice place to visit, have a glass of wine, look at art, and relax a little bit at the end of the day.”