{"id":12444,"date":"2021-05-24T23:40:16","date_gmt":"2021-05-24T23:40:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/?p=12444"},"modified":"2021-05-24T23:40:16","modified_gmt":"2021-05-24T23:40:16","slug":"boutique-hotel-my-art-a-beautiful-collaboration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/?p=12444","title":{"rendered":"Boutique Hotel + My Art = A Beautiful Collaboration"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_12422\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12422\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12422\" src=\"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-25-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-25-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-25-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-25.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12422\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Reflection photo taken from our balcony, with the river in the background.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Back in the fall of 2019, I was invited to show my art in a new hotel in Independence, Oregon, a small town about 15 minutes from Salem and across the Willamette River. The hotel, <a href=\"https:\/\/theindependencehotel.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>The Independence<\/em><\/span><\/a>, was along the river and wanted to feature local artists and makers. I painted three paintings with the hotel in mind and its location along the river.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12449\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12449\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12449\" src=\"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/thumbnail_IMG_6913-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/thumbnail_IMG_6913-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/thumbnail_IMG_6913-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/thumbnail_IMG_6913-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/thumbnail_IMG_6913.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12449\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Working on two of the pieces for The Independence Hotel.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12446\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12446\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12446\" src=\"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/March-2019-2-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/March-2019-2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/March-2019-2.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12446\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Adding more layers to &#8220;Patterns Revealed Themselves.&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12447\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12447\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12447\" src=\"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/thumbnail_IMG_6994-300x263.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/thumbnail_IMG_6994-300x263.jpg 300w, https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/thumbnail_IMG_6994-768x673.jpg 768w, https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/thumbnail_IMG_6994-1024x897.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/thumbnail_IMG_6994.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12447\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;It Smelled Like the End of Summer&#8221; drying on our upstairs bathtub.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The three paintings for the hotel, oil and cold wax over plaster, and 30&#215;40 inches each, were delivered in November, 2019. A reception was planned for the end of March, 2020.<\/p>\n<p>And then the pandemic hit and everything was cancelled.<\/p>\n<p>Fast forward to May, 2021, and we were finally able to visit the hotel and see my art in place. The hotel invited us to stay, so last week we planned a two night <em>staycation<\/em>. It was lovely to only drive 15 minutes to reach our destination, and what a beautiful destination.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12413\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12413\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12413\" src=\"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-9-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-9-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-9-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-9.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12413\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Arrival at The Independence Hotel.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The beautiful lobby.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12434\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12434\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12434\" src=\"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-57-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-57-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-57-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-57-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-57.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12434\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The hotel lobby.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12414\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12414\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12414\" src=\"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-10-300x185.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-10-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-10-768x474.jpg 768w, https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-10-1024x632.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-10.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12414\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Local art in the lobby.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Into the elevator and down the hallway . . .<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12416\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12416\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12416\" src=\"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-14-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-14-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-14-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-14.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12416\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shiny large elevator.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12415 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-13-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-13-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-13-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-13.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Arrival on the third floor.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12417\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12417\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12417\" src=\"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-20-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-20-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-20-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-20.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12417\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Room 320.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12419\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12419\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12419\" src=\"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-22-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-22-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-22-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-22.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12419\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A special treat and thank you for staying.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12418\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12418\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12418\" src=\"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-21-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-21-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-21-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-21-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-21.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12418\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Our room with a view! Heavenly.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12420\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12420\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12420\" src=\"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-23-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-23-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-23-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-23-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-23.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12420\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Local art above the bed.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12423\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12423\" style=\"width: 110px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12423\" src=\"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-27-110x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"110\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-27-110x300.jpg 110w, https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-27-377x1024.jpg 377w, https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-27.jpg 471w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 110px) 100vw, 110px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12423\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The cool bathroom in our room.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12424\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12424\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12424\" src=\"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-28-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-28-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-28-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-28.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12424\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Meow.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12421\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12421\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12421\" src=\"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-24-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-24-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-24-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-24.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12421\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Standing on our balcony, looking down the Willamette River toward Salem.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12435\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12435\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12435\" src=\"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-58-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-58-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-58-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-58.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12435\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The view along the river walk.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As soon as we were settled, we took off to visit my art.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12433\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12433\" style=\"width: 278px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12433\" src=\"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-53-278x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"278\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-53-278x300.jpg 278w, https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-53-768x829.jpg 768w, https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-53-949x1024.jpg 949w, https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-53.jpg 1186w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 278px) 100vw, 278px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12433\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Seeing my painting for the first time: 2nd floor elevator lobby.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12432\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12432\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12432\" src=\"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-46-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-46-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-46-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-46-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-46.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12432\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Patterns Revealed Themselves,&#8221; 30&#215;40 inches, oil and cold wax over plaster. This painting is for sale and available.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12431\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12431\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12431\" src=\"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-42-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-42-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-42-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-42.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12431\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Howard exploring &#8220;Remnants of Morning Mist.&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12430\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12430\" style=\"width: 177px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12430\" src=\"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-39-177x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"177\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-39-177x300.jpg 177w, https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-39-603x1024.jpg 603w, https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-39.jpg 754w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 177px) 100vw, 177px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12430\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Revisiting &#8220;Remnants of Morning Mist.&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12429\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12429\" style=\"width: 213px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12429\" src=\"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-38-213x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"213\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-38-213x300.jpg 213w, https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-38-768x1083.jpg 768w, https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-38-726x1024.jpg 726w, https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-38.jpg 908w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 213px) 100vw, 213px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12429\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Remnants of Morning Mist,&#8221; 30&#215;40 inches, oil and cold wax over plaster; located on the 4th floor elevator lobby. This painting is for sale and available.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12427\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12427\" style=\"width: 198px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12427\" src=\"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-18-198x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-18-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-18-768x1165.jpg 768w, https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-18-675x1024.jpg 675w, https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-18.jpg 844w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12427\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Visiting &#8220;It Smelled Like the End of Summer,&#8221; 30&#215;40 inches, oil and cold wax over plaster, located on the 3rd floor elevator lobby. This painting is for sale and available.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12426\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12426\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12426\" src=\"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-1-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-1.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12426\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Howard taking photos of my painting.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The next thing we did was to grab kombuchas and head to the rooftop patio.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12411\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12411\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12411\" src=\"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-31-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-31-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-31-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-31-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-31.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12411\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Afternoon kombucha on the rooftop patio.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12410\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12410\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12410\" src=\"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-30-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-30-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-30-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-30-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-30.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12410\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rooftop patio.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12428\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12428\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12428\" src=\"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-37-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-37-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-37-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-37.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12428\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Relaxing on the rooftop patio.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Then we did a little exploring in downtown Independence.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12440\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12440\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12440\" src=\"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-3-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-3-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-3-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-3.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12440\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A nice little antique store in downtown Independence.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12441\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12441\" style=\"width: 214px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12441\" src=\"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-4-214x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"214\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-4-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-4-768x1077.jpg 768w, https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-4-730x1024.jpg 730w, https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-4.jpg 913w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12441\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Independence has a great used bookstore on Main Street.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12443\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12443\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12443\" src=\"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-6-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-6-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-6-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-6.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12443\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Exploring downtown Independence.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12442\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12442\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12442\" src=\"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-5-300x255.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-5-300x255.jpg 300w, https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-5-768x652.jpg 768w, https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-5-1024x870.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-5.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12442\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Exploring Riverview Park in Independence.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>What a lovely location and a beautiful hotel.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12436\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12436\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12436\" src=\"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-59-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-59-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-59-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-59-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Independence-May-2021-59.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12436\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The view from our balcony.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In preparation for our visit, The Independence Hotel interviewed me and posted the interview on their blog. Here&#8217;s a <a href=\"https:\/\/theindependencehotel.com\/featured-artist-dayna-collins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">LINK<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Coming next month, a visit to <a href=\"https:\/\/thedundee.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">The Dundee Hotel<\/span><\/a> in Dundee, Oregon, where I have nine pieces of art on display!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Back in the fall of 2019, I was invited to show my art in a new hotel in Independence, Oregon, a small town about 15 minutes from Salem and across the Willamette River. The hotel, The Independence, was along the river and wanted to feature local artists and makers. I painted three paintings with the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/?p=12444\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Boutique Hotel + My Art = A Beautiful Collaboration<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[547,548,13,48,19,577,33,107,6,315,562,403,549,239,559,558,569,297,592,304,593,247,38,289,226,465,576,551,130,141,228,591,1,561,594],"tags":[83,71,597,565,567,406,517,153,556,555,595,564,17,256,138,596,566,599,598],"class_list":["post-12444","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-abstract-art","category-abstract-artist","category-abstract-landscapes","category-abstract-painting","category-alley-art-studio","category-art-collectors","category-art-shows","category-art-studio","category-art-work","category-cold-wax-medium","category-colorful-art","category-contemporary-art","category-contemporary-artist","category-creativity","category-dayna-collins","category-dayna-collins-art","category-dayna-collins-artist","category-dayna-j-collins","category-hotel-art","category-house-decorating","category-interior-design","category-mark-making","category-oil-and-cold-wax-2","category-oil-and-cold-wax-painting","category-oil-pigment-sticks","category-oregon-artist","category-original-art","category-pacific-northwest-artist","category-painting-studio","category-plaster","category-r-and-f-pigment-sticks","category-the-independence-hotel","category-uncategorized","category-wild-color","category-women-who-paint","tag-abstract-art","tag-abstract-painting","tag-abstraction","tag-art-collectors","tag-colorful-art","tag-contemporary-art","tag-contemporary-artist","tag-dayna-collins","tag-dayna-collins-art","tag-dayna-collins-artist","tag-hotel-art","tag-interior-design","tag-oil-and-cold-wax","tag-oil-and-cold-wax-painting","tag-plaster","tag-the-independence-hotel","tag-wild-color","tag-women-artists","tag-women-who-paint"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12444","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12444"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12444\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12454,"href":"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12444\/revisions\/12454"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12444"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12444"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12444"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}