Wayland Artists Brings Socially Distanced Art Show To The Public

WAYLAND, MA — You’ve heard of taking the show on the road? Well, this artist is taking the show to his backyard. A Wayland photographer is displaying his favorite shots of musicians on trees at his home. It’s a way for people to get out of the house on a nice weather day, safely.

“This is ‘art in my yard.’ I think it’s the first time it’s ever been done like this,” says photographer Allan Dines. He’s been capturing concert images for 30 years, images of rock royalty like Prince, Bon Jovi, Rod Stewart and Carl Perkins. “Carl Perkins also wrote Blue Suede Shoes, which Elvis made famous,” he said.

“I started doing rock ‘n’ roll in 1992. I started with the House of Blues. I also shot for Kiss-108, ‘ROR, Magic, Jammin’,” he added. That brought him up close with a lot of rockers. “I did meet Sting, and I did get the autograph. And that was pretty awesome. He even met some of the old-time bluesmen like John Lee Hooker. “If you’re shooting blues, that’s a really big name,” he said.

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