there were a dozen or so lookie-loos in the good-sized scoto gallery ( nannuzzi later used the far more dignified term `` potential patrons '' ) , eyeing the shachat dahlias , william berra 's gorgeous but touristy oils of europe , and a few eyepopping , cheerfully feverish sculptures i 'd missed in the anxiety of getting my own stuff unwrapped these were by a guy named david gerstein .