Behn Gallery

Behn Gallery Behn Gallery is a non traditional art gallery that is redefining how people buy and experience art.

08/26/2026

This is where an image starts becoming a possibility.

Number 12 began as a photograph of a weathered blue door in Honfleur.

Then came the details.

The lock.
The threshold.
The worn paint.
The stone.
The life growing into the cracks.

Each smaller piece started carrying its own weight.

That’s when the image became more than a single photograph.

It became a study.

A doorway.
A witness.
A collection of smaller stories held inside one larger one.

This is part of what I love about developing artwork for a space.

Sometimes one image is enough.

Other times, the details ask to come along too.

If something like this connects with you, we can explore what it might become — a single piece, a grouping, a custom size, or something built specifically for your space.

That’s part of the conversation.











A little gallery note as we move toward the end of August:First Friday returns next week. September 4 from 7-8:30pm.Deta...
08/24/2026

A little gallery note as we move toward the end of August:

First Friday returns next week. September 4 from 7-8:30pm.

Details are still coming together, but the date is on the calendar and the doors will be open.

These gatherings matter because they keep the gallery from becoming a quiet room full of finished things.

They bring people in.
They start conversations.
They help people spend time around art before they know exactly what they’re looking for.

And sometimes, that is where collecting begins.

Not with pressure.

With presence.

More details soon.








Buying art often does not start with certainty.Instead, it starts with noticing.An image keeps pulling your attention.A ...
08/19/2026

Buying art often does not start with certainty.

Instead, it starts with noticing.

An image keeps pulling your attention.
A color feels familiar.
A doorway reminds you of something you can’t quite name.
A texture feels like a place you’ve been, or a season you’re in.

That is often enough to begin.

You don’t have to know the exact size.
You don’t have to know the medium.
You don’t have to know where it will live yet.

That’s part of what we help with.

At Behn Gallery, the process can start simply:

You notice something.
We talk about it.
We look at the space.
We explore what it could become.

Sometimes that leads to a small print.
Sometimes a framed piece.
Sometimes a large custom installation.

But it usually begins with the same quiet thing:

something that stays with you.










Today’s Pull: Number 12This door in Honfleur has been sitting in my mind for a couple of years.I don’t think it stayed w...
08/17/2026

Today’s Pull: Number 12

This door in Honfleur has been sitting in my mind for a couple of years.

I don’t think it stayed with me because it was perfect.

It stayed because it wasn’t.

The paint is worn.
The stone is uneven.
The wood carries time.
The threshold feels both fragile and cared for.

And still, there is life growing around it.

As I spent more time with the image, I started seeing the doorway less as an object and more as a witness.

Every scratch, broken edge, rusted surface, and worn step could hold a different story.

Someone arriving.
Someone leaving.
A family moving in.
A friend returning.
A child growing up.
A thousand ordinary days passing through the same threshold.

That’s what keeps pulling me back.

A lock can become a timepiece.
A threshold can become an archive.
A doorway can become a storyteller.

Sometimes photography helps reveal where time becomes visible.

And sometimes an ordinary place contains far more human history than we notice at first glance.












08/15/2026

Sometimes seeing an image on a wall changes the conversation.

A file becomes a possibility.
A possibility becomes a piece.
A piece becomes something someone could live with.

This is part of the process.







Today I opened an old folder thinking I might spend time with images from Monet’s Garden.Instead, I ended up in Saint-Ma...
08/15/2026

Today I opened an old folder thinking I might spend time with images from Monet’s Garden.

Instead, I ended up in Saint-Malo.

That’s often how inspiration works.

You start in one place, and if you’re paying attention, the work takes you somewhere else.

This image comes from the timber structures along the seawall, built for function, shaped by water, salt, algae, weather, and time.

What caught me was the order and the imperfection.

The repeated lines.
The disruption.
The organic color.
The feeling that nature had taken something man-made and slowly started painting over it.

Abstract work often gives space to things I don’t fully know how to explain.

A feeling.
A rhythm.
A question.
Something unnamed that still feels real.

I’m thinking about making this a more regular practice...pulling one image forward, spending time with it, mocking it up, and seeing whether it deserves to become something physical.

Maybe I’ll call it Today’s Pull.

For now, this one found me again.












08/11/2026

Last Friday was a good reminder of why we keep opening the doors.

Dave Bagdade filled the room with folk, Irish, original, and traditional music — and people listened, clapped, talked, laughed, and stayed awhile.

That matters.

Not every gathering is measured by sales.
Some are measured by atmosphere.
By connection.
By people feeling welcome in a space they may not have otherwise entered.

Of course, the artwork is here to be lived with.
That’s always the hope — that someone connects deeply enough to take a piece home and let it become part of their daily life.

But even before that happens, something important can still take place.

People gather around art.
They slow down.
They listen.
They notice.

That is part of what Behn Gallery is here to do.

Live Better Through Art.

Are you a business that would like to sponsor one of these events and invite your audience? If so, please inquire using the link below and we'll be in touch soon.

https://behngallery.com/form/why-be-a-1st-friday-sponsor









Tonight.First Friday at Behn Gallery.Live music by Dave Bagdade.Artwork on the walls.A relaxed summer evening before the...
08/07/2026

Tonight.

First Friday at Behn Gallery.

Live music by Dave Bagdade.
Artwork on the walls.
A relaxed summer evening before the school-year rhythm begins again.

No big production.

Just music, art, conversation, and a place to take a breath at the end of a busy week.

Rain or shine, we’ll be here.

Friday, August 7
7–8:30 PM
Behn Gallery

Sponsored this month by BELLOMO STUDIOS.

Please RSVP for headcount:
https://www.behngallery.com/form/august-7th-2026-1st-friday-rsvp








First Friday returns this week.And honestly, the timing feels right.Around here, this is the week of orientations, tryou...
08/05/2026

First Friday returns this week.

And honestly, the timing feels right.

Around here, this is the week of orientations, tryouts, supply lists, school schedules, last summer plans, and everyone trying to find their footing before the next rhythm begins.

So this Friday, we’re keeping things warm, easy, and welcoming.

Live music by Dave Bagdade.
Artwork on the walls.
A shared drink.
A place to take a breath before August really starts moving.

Dave Bagdade is a longtime friend of the studio and gallery — a talented musician with roots in folk, Celtic, bluegrass, originals, covers, mandolin, guitar, and years of living with the craft.

Rain or shine, we’ll be here.

First Friday at Behn Gallery
Friday, August 7
7–8:30 PM

Sponsored this month by Bellomo Studios who also captured these great portraits of Dave in action.

Come for a few minutes or stay awhile.

📸 Roben Bellomo










First Friday returns August 7.This one feels like a good way to ease into the last stretch of summer before school begin...
07/29/2026

First Friday returns August 7.

This one feels like a good way to ease into the last stretch of summer before school begins again.

We’re welcoming back Dave Bagdade for a relaxed solo set at Behn Gallery. Dave is a musician I’ve known almost since moving here, and over the years I’ve had the chance to photograph him, his wife, and his music in a number of different ways.

He brings a warm, grounded mix of mandolin, guitar, folk, Celtic, bluegrass, originals, covers, and plenty of musical knowledge gathered from years of living with the craft.

Nothing overly formal.

Just a summer evening with artwork on the walls, music in the room, a shared drink, and a place to take a breath before August begins.

First Friday at Behn Gallery
Friday, August 7
7–8:30pm

Sponsored this month by BELLOMO STUDIOS.

RSVP: https://www.behngallery.com/events










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Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 7pm
Friday 10am - 7pm
Saturday 10am - 2pm

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