We have an Instagram account! Let me utilize it here to extend some thanks.

Last Friday, Push/Pull Gallery and the Seattle Review of Books teamed up to host Christine Marie Larsen's opening at the Essential Natural Mattress store, in Belltown. Hanging on the wall, all around us, were the originals of the portraits she paints for us each week.

Also in attendence, were three readers who did us the honor of showing up, presenting some work, and then, posing with their portraits. Here they are in order of their reading:

Maged Zaher and his portrait from @studiochristine's opening last night.

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Lesley Hazleton with her portrait at @studiochristine's opening last night.

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Sarah Galvin and her portrait at @studiochristine's opening last night.

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Thanks to all three of our readers, to Christine for the wonderful portraits, to Maxx from Push/Pull for organizing event, and to you for showing up! The show will be hanging through July, if you missed it. It's really something to see those portraits all together — stop by and take a look, and grab a book from their little free library! 2008 1st Ave.