by Nancy Accomando

I was walking down Main Street on the night of the November 12th Downtown LA Artwalk and came upon this show. The exhibit was at the Arty Gallery, 634 S. Main St. The artist featured was the Co-founder, former President and CEO of Aaron Brothers Art-Marts, Len Aaron. He usually sells his work between $500 and $5,000. This evening he was having a “Recession Sale,” some selling for as low as $50! He calls his paintings “primitive abstract mixed-media” paintings (oil, water-based, and acrylic paints) by pouring colors from atop a jungle gym ladder onto canvases below. If the gardener accidentally spews grass clippings on a canvas, or a wayward squirrel skids across a still-moist patch of blue goo, Aaron just incorporates that into the works-in-progress that litter his house, yard and pool area. Aaron’s work has a playful spirit. What adds to this are the titles to each piece which are written across each canvas. He was a very friendly individual who greeted me as I grazed his path amidst onlookers. We talked briefly and I walked away with a personally signed portrait of him and a smile on my face! Thanks Len!

Who: Len Aaron (past president & CEO of Aaron Brothers)
When: Nov. 12th, 2009, Downtown LA
Where: Arty Gallery, 634 South Main Street for the Downtown LA Artwalk