General comment: For some reason, perhaps in anticipation of the next four years, yet hoping for the best, I came into the evening with only modest expectations. However, I'm happy to report that my precognitive low bar was more than adequately raised by an ample assortment of what is generally referred to in the trade as "the good stuff." I won't go so far as to say I was asphyxiated with aesthetic elation-- there was the usual cadre of yawners, snoozers, and sleepers-- but we must always remember that without humdrum art that we barely notice, we'd have nothing to barely notice, not to mention the impact that a paucity of pennyweight pabulum would have on the decor of lobbies and waiting rooms across America.

But enough about food. It's loin girding time as we prepare for our digital journey through the corridors of San Francisco's creative cornucopia, to culminate, of course, in the unveiling of the evening's visual victors. So pour yourself a tumbler of fizz, and address your monitor. We've got art to see...

Steven Wolf Fine Arts: Steven Hull; I Did Not Come to Share.

Comment: Los Angeles artist Steven Hull makes his Northern California debut with a cacophonous rainbow roller coaster ride of art, running up, down and around the gallery walls, and scattered about the floor. Hull's art is relatively unique in that he's not only inspired by his two young children, but they also help him make it. Now that's being a good Dad.