The Lower Level at 30 Hotaling Place (one block north of the TransAmerica Pyramid) had been vacant for several months when our broker suggested that we "hang a few paintings and install a few light fixtures" to make the space "show" better.  The 6000 square foot former art school features a 2000 square foot gallery.  The rest of the space was used for art and photography studios, a dark room, a kitchen as well as men's and women's showers (prior to the art school, the lower level housed a gym in the 1990s).

So, with three weeks time (in November 2010) and a budget of $300, the Hotaling Studio was born.  I created eight original works for the show and brought three from home, including "a tratar" (below, left of "Mirror"), "Ben" (a slightly more disgusted version of our current $100 bill's Ben Franklin) and "Golden Quintych".  Unencumbered by any expectations and with no illusions about my skill, I quickly turned the space into something that looks almost like a real art gallery.  Then, to my astonishment, two of the pieces sold and a custom work has been commissioned.

To see the show contact Peter Scott at 415-292-3623 or peter@tuskercorp.com.    

"Tryptic4CP" sold to a local collector and is being replaced with 

a triptych using the same colors in an different design.

There are 10 pieces in the "permanent" exhibit and one wall that 

changes every several weeks as I continue pumping out this crap.

By mid-October, 2011 the new Black and White Gallery will be 

complete.  In association with our commercial real estate agent 

Anne Lawrence at Alain Pinel Realtors - 

http://www.apr.com/officeDetail.aspx?as=Lawrence several new 

triptychs and installations are in the works.

peter@tuskercorp.com                                       (415) 292-3623