Tarkay's work is lovely, but the collection was rather repititious. The two rooms at the Ritz contained over 30 pieces with no more than 4 or 5 being different than the women you see pictured above. When asked what period of time he imagined in his mind during this series, Tarkay responded "Many of these were from the 1980's."
Who is this woman you are painting? "It is my wife."

Same hair, same lips, same dress for the most part. There were a few nudes that stood out, although they also had the same wife head. There were some "acrylic within acrylic" sculptures in the Gallery for an upcoming exhibit by another artist that were outstanding.
Andrea is one of the curators/owners of the Hansen Gallery and she was very accommodating about telling us about the pieces and upcoming shows. However, the attitude toward revealing prices by some staff was very secretive.

We asked two people who had notebooks clutched, and even the artist, but no one would reveal the prices of specific paintings or even price ranges.


So, I asked the artist how much a particular piece cost and this was his response: "The money does not matter, you could pay what you like. "
I jokingly offered $50 and he said "Okay". I was surprised to say the least (see photo), but went to get my checkbook anyway. When I handed him the check he laughed and refused to accept it.

I was wondering how they expected to make money for the Jewish Family Services/Community Center without informing people of the prices. Tarkay came over to apologize later, but his arrogance overwhelmed the sentiment. There is a book of photos of Tarkay's "Private Chat" collection with excerpts from interviews in which he answers "either/or" questions with "no". . . (funny? . . . . or stuck up? - you make the call). The book is available at the Gallery for $100.

- Darrow Boggiano

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