Brett Baker Night Studio 2009-2015 oil on canvas 30" x 24"
eharrisgallery.com
Tuesday, June 30, 2015
Sunday, June 28, 2015
Sheila Lanham
sheilalanham.com
Sheila Lanham's paintings have a totemic quality to them. The imagery reminds me of two of my favorite artists, Forrest Bess and Alan Davie. Her paintings are bold in their use of color and direct in their paint application. The paintings are not too fussy and are abstract with a poetic undertone that imbues them with an almost native american feeling. These modest size works have a power that resonates beyond what one would expect when viewing them.
Friday, June 26, 2015
Alexander Tovborg
Alexander Tovborg Prometheus (5) 2015 acrylic, felt, gold leaf and collage on canvas
25.5" x 17.75"
nicellebeauchene.com
Thursday, June 25, 2015
Robert Bordo
Robert Bordo Yankee Dollar 2011 oil on canvas 16" x 20"
sikkemajenkinsco.com
I like the simple solution Bordo has for this elegant little painting. Activating the painted areas with confetti like paint strokes of similar hued red, green and blue pigment lends movement and interest within the formal structure of the compositional grid.
Wednesday, June 24, 2015
Tuesday, June 23, 2015
Philip Guston
Philip Guston Paint Brushes 1978 oil on canvas 42" x 48"
Richard Gray has such an unerring eye for quality work. This Guston is an example of some of the great art he has shown over the many years he has been in Chicago.
When I graduated from SAIC in 1976 I had the hubris to think he would like to see my work with the idea of perhaps showing it in his gallery. I contacted the gallery and made an appointment with him. He was very patrician and cool in demeanor but showed some interest has he looked over works on paper I had brought for him to peruse. He told me to keep working and contact him in a year or so. I never did.
Lesson: Follow up. Follow up. Follow up. Not that it would mean getting a contract with him but perhaps he could have lead me to another opportunity to follow.
Monday, June 22, 2015
Sunday, June 21, 2015
Friday, June 19, 2015
Cody Hudson
Cody Hudson Flat Landed Loop Processor Plus 2015 acrylic and spray paint on panel 24" x 24"
Cody Hudson is an artist from Chicago. His bold graphic images reference vernacular art as well as fine art and design. He will be in solo show at Left Field Gallery in San Luis Obispo this month that looks interesting.Owner Nick Wilkenson, has given notice that the Central Coast has more going for it than wine.
Thursday, June 18, 2015
Chris Johanson
paulsonbottpress.com
I like Johanson's work and have for quite some time now. He weaves an interesting line between street art and the critical thinking that encompasses the fine art world. The work always has a simple quality and is not overly cleaver. He works primarily on paper or found wood not canvas so his work does not have a particular preciousness to it. They are always accessible and enjoyable for me to view.
The recent suite of prints produced at Paulson Bott Press in the Bay Area are exceptional in their execution. Using every possible method of intaglio printing at his disposal Johanson has created a well crafted body of work that is not overly reliant on the process of printmaking. However, he has taken full advantage of the process in a fresh and vibrant manner.
Wednesday, June 17, 2015
Ann Seidman
anneseidman.com
Ann Seidman continues to develop her geometric abstraction with opaque and translucent elements that enhance the viewers experience. Her painterly surfaces with geometric forms floating in, out and around the compositions are masterful and intoxicating.
Tuesday, June 16, 2015
Rachel Maginnes
Rachel Maginnes Balancer (detail) 2013 gesso, acrylic and ink on sanded feedback with drawn thread embroidery 44.5" x 38.5"
plainweavestudios.com
A lot of painters are experimenting with substrates in their work. Maginnes is a painter that borrows from her weaving and textile background. She uses existing fabrics such as feed sacks as well as weaving her own materials then paints, scrapes and sands the work until she finds resolution.
Monday, June 15, 2015
Wednesday, June 10, 2015
J.J. Manford
J.J. Manford Manford And Nanu On The Hill acrylic, oil and spray paint on canvas 74" x 68"
Monday, June 8, 2015
Thursday, June 4, 2015
Wendy McLean
Wendy McLean Water From The Same Source 2014 oil on cotton 29 3/4" x 19"
wendymcleanartist.wordpress.com
In spite of the Frankenthaler feel to these paintings, I think these minimalist tropes are quite interesting. They say a lot more to me than what they appear to be at first glance. Poetic in every sense of the word.
Wednesday, June 3, 2015
David Willburn
David Willburn Smokey Rose Melted 2015 acrylic, embroidery on muslin 27" x 21"
davidwillburn.com
David Willburn is an artist and friend living and working in the Fort Worth area of Texas.
He makes hi-bred paintings using unconventional media such as thread, felt, and muslin.
I enjoy the formal attributes of the work but even more, I enjoy his pushing the idea of painting into different realms. He has a great sensitivity to his materials and an inner compass that helps guide his work to a successful conclusion.
