Winston Wachter Fine Art presented the group exhibition, Garden of Delights, curated by art consultant Dena Rigby, with artwork by Portland artist Rachel Denny, whose latest work features a series of hunting trophies. Think "nature in unexpected places."

Rachel Denny's series of mounted heads can be seen on her website, as well the sheep featured at Winston Wachter.

RISD graduate and glass artist Katherine Gray was a favorite of the handsome designer Erik Lindstrom of Garret Cord Werner, seen admiring Gray's collection with his stylish and beautiful date Leslie Bailey of Microsoft. Los Angeles' Mark Licari, is also featured along with Erich Woll.

Barbara and Michael Malone, the fabulous owners of The Sorrento Hotel, were mingling among the art crowd, who seemed to be in a light-hearted mood on a mid-September evening boasting the best end of summer weather. Perhaps it was the squirrels bearing shotgun shells, an installation by Woll- once a student of Dale Chihuly- that had smiles on patrons' faces. Also seen were curator Dena Rigby's handsome beau, John Otter, and Pratt Fine Arts board member Jeff Stanley who were chatting up fellow art lovers.

Refreshingly, the Seattle art scene, although still casual, is the more fashionably "put together" crowd, giving this get-together an easy yet urban feel. Friends of Dena Rigby are looking forward to attending her birthday party to be thrown by none other than her boyfriend John Otter. We expect we will see the most noteworthy members of the Seattle art community. As for this latest gathering at the Winston Wachter Gallery, the combination of featured artists was brilliant, and the party atmosphere equally so. The opening reception with artists was held this last Tuesday, September 15.