For Immediate Release Pull Date: January 12, 2006 Coleen Allen: Lecture in the Loft #12 in the Loft Lecture Series What: Coleen Allen: Lecture in the Loft When: January 11, 2006 - 5:00 PM Where: Gallery in the Loft At Brindles Marketplace 848 N. Sunrise Blvd (Terry's Corner) Camano Island, WA 98282 Contact: Doris Platis 360-631-0688 doris@galleryintheloft.com Publicity: mark@galleryintheloft.com Online: www.galleryintheloft.com On January 11 at 5:00 PM, Gallery in the Loft continues the Fall/Winter edition of the popular Loft Lecture Series, when acrylic painter Coleen Allen will talk about her artistic process. Coleen got her first set of paints as a child, a journey that has become a passion. She is inspired by nature, and strives to take what she sees and make it more than it is by making it even bigger and bolder, with movement and lots of color. Her work shows a spirit of inner happiness and excitement for nature’s surroundings. "I need to paint; to me it is like food for your soul. The more I paint the happier I am." - Coleen Allen Coleen's current passion is painting larger than life acrylic flowers, using transparent acrylic colors and dark contrasting backgrounds, as well as interference colors to add an impressive shimmer. Come to the lecture, listen and learn, bring questions, and see all the great art on display in the gallery. If you come to the no-host wine tasting at 4:00, you can sample some fine wines at Blue Heron Cellars downstairs in the Brindles Building. "Fine art meets wine art." The FREE lecture begins at 5:00 PM sharp, reservations are recommended as seating is limited. Call 360-631-0688 or email doris@galleryintheloft.com. Located at Brindles Marketplace, 848 N. Sunrise Blvd (Terry's Corner), on Camano "no ferries" Island. Concise version: Jan 11 – Gallery in the Loft presents acrylic painter Coleen Allen at 5:00 PM, part of the Gallery’s free lecture series. RSVP - 360-631-0688 or doris@galleryintheloft.com. Brindles Marketplace, 848 N. Sunrise Blvd (Terry's Corner), Camano Island. Visit www.galleryintheloft.com for info. Photo Editor: See the following web page for images: http://www.galleryintheloft.com/press.htm