Tonight is the opening reception for the annual Mendel Art Gallery's Members' Show. It runs until November 7. It always has some interesting pieces in it, and is a fundraiser for the Mendel. Right now there is a William Perehudoff show on at the main gallery. He was a Saskatchewan painter who became an abstract painter and muralist.

He painted a mural on the office walls of Fred Mendel's office at Intercontinental Packers in Saskatoon back in the 1050s. Last year they were successfully removed the murals from the walls for preservation as the building was being demolished. I had a look at the show at the beginning of the week when I was dropping off my paintings for the members' show. The colours are still very bright and clear. I must admit to not being a big fan of abstract work, and sometimes find it hard to appreciate. However, it was worth seeing the show from the point of view of art history, and that I can appreciate.