Quent Cordair Fine Art — Attraction in Napa

We visited the Cordair Gallery many times when we lived in Menlo Park about 20 years ago. Each time we admired Karl Jensen’s Summer Breeze—we just loved that sculpture. Eventually we broke down and bought Summer Breeze, although we asked for a different patina. Since the Cordairs actually have relationships with the artists they were able to accommodate our request. Summer Breeze was our first sculpture purchase. Since then we have acquired several pieces including Self-Made Man by Bobbie Carlisle. The Romantic Realism works we have acquired over the years have brought us pleasure far more valuable to us than the price we paid. This all started with our visits to Cordair Gallery years ago and our introduction to Romantic Realism. For that we will be forever grateful to the Cordairs and their...

This past weekend, I discovered the Napa 9/11 Memorial Garden. It is an impressive example of the Artistry of Humanity. It brought back several emotions of that fateful day. As I began walking toward the Quent Cordair Fine Art gallery, I stopped in another gallery that offered paintings that were emotionless and lacked inspiration. Disappointed, I continued to my main destination, Quent Cordair. To my surprise, there was a sign on the door, Out To Lunch. My wife and I could not wait any longer, because we had to leave town to go home. I really wanted to experience their offerings of Romantic Realism in sculpture and paintings. From outside, what little I could see, the artists works convey...

From a long-time fan who has yet to visit the Napa gallery: In June, in Cleveland, at a temporary gallery, I saw dozens of wonderful works by artists who see the world as I do, a beautiful, exciting, romantic setting for living one's life. For decades I have owned two pieces of sculpture, a full-size bust of a man, and a small nude of a woman. Linda Cordair's white-glove tour allowed me to experience several of their sculptures as intimately as I've known mine. If you want to research investments in art, which will pay emotional dividends for life, there are few people and places as fine as the Cordairs and...