Dave McDermot The Hallucination 2016 mixed media on panel 93 5/8" x 72"
brennangriffin.com
Thursday, March 31, 2016
Monday, March 28, 2016
Joseph Yoakum
Joseph Yoakum Mt. Colin Of Viricruz sec near town Ciowawa Mexico pen, colored pencil on paper 12" x 12"
Saturday, March 26, 2016
Tom Burckhardt
Tom Burckhardt Brief Gaudy Hour 2010 colored pencil and acrylic on book cover 10.5" x 8.5"
gregorylindgallery.com
Wednesday, March 23, 2016
Bruce New
Bruce New Blueprint For Building A Bird Cathedral 2015 pen/collage on paper 16" x 20"
brucenew.com
Bruce New's work in collage and drawing remind me a bit of Walter Askin. Askin is an older L.A. based artist. I like the odd symmetry of New's compositions and the bold graphic quality of the imagery. I guess it's the old printmaker in me.
Monday, March 21, 2016
Alan Davie
Alan Davie 1920-2014 Little Circulatio 2005 oil on board 14.75" x 12.38"
jameshymangallery.com
I keep on thinking of why I enjoy Alan Davie's work so much. I was introduced to his work in the early 60's by a mentor and teacher of mine named Darryl Groover. Darryl passed away too early but his legacy lives on in me. My appreciation of color, form and unusual content goes back to him.
Davie epitomized the use of color, form and unusual content that combined the mystical, magical and natural throughout his career. He borrowed symbols from ancient cultures that he appropriated in an authentic manner. He followed his own path to creativity with out yielding to trends or movements. His life was much like Guston's in that he had a vision and followed it to the end without equivocating or apologizing. A path that many younger artists today might learn from.
Saturday, March 19, 2016
Friday, March 18, 2016
Olaf Christoper Jenssen
Olaf Christopher Jenssen The Secret No. 13 2001-02 acrylic and oil on canvas 73" x 77"
galleririis.com
Wednesday, March 16, 2016
Monday, March 14, 2016
Saturday, March 12, 2016
Thursday, March 10, 2016
Wednesday, March 9, 2016
Monday, March 7, 2016
Saturday, March 5, 2016
Ben Sanders
leftfieldslo.com
Nick Wilkenson at Left Field Gallery in San Luis Obispo has consistently shown interesting and provocative work. His Central Coast location is off the beaten path but well worth the stop when traveling north or south along the California coast. Ben Sanders is just one of the many top notch artists he is showing this month.
Friday, March 4, 2016
Wednesday, March 2, 2016
William Conger
William Conger Evening Beach 2015 oil on wood 16" x 12"
williamconger.com
I have posted William Conger's work before on this blog. I mentioned that he was a accomplished painter from Chicago and has worked tirelessly for the past 50 years making modernist paintings of the highest caliber. I am posting this recent painting because I feel it's simplicity and exquisite color is a bit of a break through for him. The luminosity and subtle tones interacting with the geometric structure are coming together in compatible yet illusive ways. The painting is an example of a dedication to abstraction and painting that is enviable and remarkable for an artist that seems to have found the fountain of youth.
Tuesday, March 1, 2016
Sunday, February 28, 2016
Michael Miller
Michael Miller Night Feeders 1973 multi plate color etching 23.75" x 17"
mmiller1art.com
Michael Miller was a seminal connection in my development as an artist. Without his support and encouragement I would not have had the chance to go to SAIC in the mid 70's and had many of the opportunities to excel as a creative person. The above print is an example of the work he was doing in the mid 70's. He was included in many print and drawing exhibits nationally around that time as was I. We had a mutual and shared interest in funky imagery that was highly crafted personal and idiosyncratic.
Michael's passing last year was rather sudden and a surprise and it is only now that I feel I can write about how important he was to me. He was a mentor, friend and colleague. I recently did an artist talk about my recent work and referred to an artists antecedents and how important it is to recognize them. Michael was certainly one of my most important influences and continues to be. I learned from him the importance of humility, hard work, craftsmanship and above all, generosity. He was the main reason I would return to Chicago every few years so I could reconnect with a past that is now beginning to fade.
Friday, February 26, 2016
Tuesday, February 23, 2016
Steve Gibson
Steve Gibson Vishnu In Tecate 2015 oil on linen 54" x 40"
stevegibsonart.com
Sad to be taking down my show at Point Loma Nazarene University Keller Gallery this week. I will be proposing it to other venues in Southern California soon. So, if you missed it here there may be another opportunity to see it in your neck of the woods soon.
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