He offered me a job and then changed his mind. He has some work by some famous artists and I liked one or two pieces. I’m not a buyer but to sell you have to look at art from the perspective of a collector. I’ve been away from retail or art selling much longer than I’ve been away from doing or selling my own art. I have a studio art degree from a university which requires a lot of art history studies. So I thought… the garage is there at Harbourside which protects my car ext. I can return to selling and after not doing art for four years (while looking for a healthier area of Florida to live in). On top of that, I can get back to using the gift I was born with and charge the gadgets I use everyday. The next day I was nearby and let him know… I needed links to his artist’s webpages in order to really learn about them. But suddenly he changed his mind. He didn’t realize it’s the slow season and that college students are eager to apprentice at galleries?? I’ve known those things for ages so what was the interview really about? No amateur runs a gallery there with a lease that expensive. I’ve been lied to or misled… all kinds (jobs/ housing), but this was one of the most cruel… more than a Christian missionary who wanted to offer me discounted rent through my Section 8… more than the hospital program (through doctor’s donations) that supposedly house people recovering from surgery/conditions when they’re homeless. Liars and con artists are what they are, but what is this guy? I don’t know what to make of what happened, but I wouldn’t trust him with ANYTHING. There’s no excuse for what he did. Was it just Ignorance? Can you risk ignorance in that business? On my almost five year journey to try to settle in my home state… for health reason (ext.) I can just add this experience to the many that had me move on from areas after investing time and money in giving it a chance. Life is too short to spend it in illness, injury and hardship. He lifted my hopes just a tiny bit and he seems like the type to casually let anyone fall to the depths they crawled from when at their worst. If he cared about people, he would have told me in person and supported this effort to literally save my life. If his network is as great and vast as he says… just meeting him could have led...
Read moreIn my opinion, the top gallery in North PB County. Owner Fernando Martinez features inspirational local artists and regularly supports charitable events throughout the year. A must...
Read moreBeautiful gallery with a nice variety of art and artists. Fernando is the best and very informative. Highly...
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