Kinke Kooi

Kinke Kooi  The Groteske of Yielding  2016 acrylic, colored pencil, ink and gouache on paper  39 3/4" x 26" 

kinkekooi.com

The exquisite sensuality of Kooi's work is an aspect of contemporary art that many times is missing. Her soft color palette and deft touch with pencil or brush take the viewer to a place that is at once feminine and universal. I find myself looking with a blissfully wandering eye when I encounter her work.

Laura Krifka

                         Laura Krifka  Woman Drying Herself  oil on canvas  65" x 40" 
                         luisdejesus.com

Laura Krifka has a series of recent paintings hanging at Luis De Jesus Los Angeles through Oct. 26th. Each work deals with the figure or figures interacting in patterned environments. Each work is loaded with dramatic allusions and theatrical lighting effects that she deftly handles with her exquisite paint handling. Rarely does realism pack such wallop but Krifka is a heavyweight with her selection of color, tone and content. This show is not to be missed if you are in the Los Angeles area during the run of the exhibition.

Karl Wirsum

Karl Wirsum  Spool Fool  1985  acrylic on canvas with painted frame 50.5" x 36.5"
derekeller.com

Ray Yoshida

Ray Yoshida  Untitled  1972  felt tipped colored pen on paper 19 3/8" x 23 1/4"

Steve Gibson

                    Steve Gibson  Navigator  2019  gouache and ink on paper  30" x 22"
                    stevegibsonstudio.squarespace.com

Charlene Von Heyl

Charlene Von Heyl  Mana Hatta 2017  oil, acrylic, charcoal on linen  82" x 70"
petzel.com

Thomas Nozkowski

Thomas Nozkowski (1944-2019) Untitled (8-122) 2009  oil on linen on panel 22 1/8"x28 1/8"
bridgettemayergallery.com

It is with great sadness that I post the passing of the great American painter, Thomas Nozkowski. I have posted his work many times on this blog and have been and always be a great admirer of his unique vision and quality painting. The art world is much smaller today because of this great loss.

Christoph Robner

                  Christoph Robner  Netz  2016  oil on canvas  75" x 55"
                   romeryounggallery.com

Steve Gibson

                    Steve Gibson  Leaving Oaxaca  2019  gouache on paper   30" x  22"
                    stevegibsonstudio.squarespace.com

Tom Burckhardt

                   Tom Burckhardt  Audience  2016  oil on linen  68" x 54"
                   gregorylindgallery.com

Steve Gibson

Steve Gibson  A Chance Meeting With Basil Wolverton  2019  gouache on paper  
30" x 22"
stevegibsonstudio.squarespace.com

Jason Silva

                   Jason Silva  5-28-16 graphite on paper  7" x 10"
                   jasonsilva.xyz

Miyoshi Barosh

 It is with  sadness that I post Los Angeles based Miyoshi Barosh has passed away. 

William T. Wiley

            William T. Wiley  P.T.S.D. Tires  2009  watercolor and ink on paper  30" x 22"
             hosfeltgallery.com
William T. Wiley has been and continues to be a viable force in contemporary art practice in California and especially Northern California where he resides. He taught at U.C. Davis along with Robert  Arneson, Richard Shaw as well as Bruce Nauman.

Wiley influenced and entire generation of artists, including myself, with his wry wit and consummate drawing skills. He, along with Robert Arneson and Richard Shaw and others comprised the nexus of the San Francisco Funk movement in the 60's. This movement coincided with the Imagist groups in Chicago about the same time and was a prime factor in my attending SAIC in the mid 70's. Needless to say, they were out of the main stream of artistic style and thought coming from the high priest critics in New York at the time. I will always be grateful to these  groups for tacitly giving me the permission to pursue my path as I stumble through my endeavors as an artist.

Steve Gibson

                   Steve Gibson  Leaving Portland  2017  gouache on paper   30" x 22"
                   stevegibsonstudio.squarespace.com

Alex Olson

                     Alex Olson  Fish (2)  2017  oil on canvas   75" x 53"
                     altmansiegal.com

Thomas Nozkowski

      Thomas Nozkowski  Untitled  (9-23) 2013  oil on linen on panel  22" x 28"
       pacegallery.com

Steve Gibson

Steve Gibson  A Chance Meeting With Tex Avery  2018  gouache on paper   30" x 22"
stevegibsonstudio.squarespace.com

Norbert Schwontkowski

Norbert Schwontkowski  Flut 2011  oil on canvas  78.75" x 94.5" 
miandn.com

Interesting Juxtaposition

Interesting Juxtaposition: Peter Linde Busk  2012 (top) Keltie Ferris 2018 (bottom)