The Art of Alfred A. Dolezal Gallery, Terrebonne

Do not miss the chance to visit. The highlight of our trip to Redmond. This is on the property of Eagle Crest resort, where we were staying for the week of spring break. We visited one afternoon and loved it. The artist (Alfred) was there during our visit and it was a delight to talk with him about his work and life philosophies. Alfred's art is a symbolic artist and he has explanations of all the paintings that are very engaging and thought-provoking. We spent hours studying the paintings and reading the explanations. The gallery manager Patty is awesome! My 11 year old son mentioned that he likes to draw. Patty told us about an art class Alfred does that was perfect for him. We signed him up for a class the next day. He was the only student! Alfred sat with him 1 on 1 for two hours and guided him in the creation of a charcoal sketch. He gave him lots of great advice and encouragement and our son had a fabulous time. He has a beautiful matted charcoal drawing that he created himself that was included as part of the class. Lots of original art for sale, and although a bit out of our price range, prices were not crazy. Lots of high quality limited edition reproductions and framed pieces. We bought one of my favorites, and also a card for our 5-year-old daughter, which Alfred spent several minutes talking to her about while he signed it. If you are lucky, Patty might even make you some raspberry lemonade.

I brought my granddaughter in and had a wonderful time talking to the artist’s wife about the paintings and reading the stories behind them.