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In Defense of Beauty

Titian, Bacchus and Ariadne, 1520-23

 

Tonight I will be participating in the discussion around Jason Brown's paper "In Defense of Beauty: the Guise and the Intangible".  I'll be presenting slides of my work couched within art historical references.  Among the images I'll be looking at is one of my favorites from Titian.  The talk is at Place Gallery in Pioneer Mall, August 24th from 5:30 to 8:30 pm.

 

Francis Picabia

Francis Picabia, I See in Memory My Dear Udnie, Oil on canvas, 8' 2 x 6' 6 feet, 1914.

On my trip to New York, I came across this huge Francis Picabia at Moma for the first time. If not the best thing I saw on my trip, it was certainly the most unexpected.  Lovely.

Searchers (Studio)

A studio shot of the final state for Searchers, 2011. 
This piece, along with Big Windy and Offering, will be in the upcoming Inventing an Illusive Space at the Kirkland Arts Center from July 9 - August 15th. Opening is Friday, July 15th from 6-8.30pm.

I am so excited to be showing beside Eric Elliott, Preston Graves, Michael Lorefice, and Kimberly Trowbridge, four of my favorite artists working today. Love these guys.
 

Strike! 2009

Strike!, 2009
Oil on panel 18 x 24 inches

This painting is a year and a half old, and has never been shown.  Studio shot.

 

Searchers progress

Searchers (in progress)
2011
Oil on canvas, 60 x 72 inches

Searchers progress 6/17-6/19

To see the whole sequence of recent work on Searchers, click read more.

Big Windy Details

Big Windy (detail) 2011

 

 

 

Big Windy, 2010, Oil on canvas, 60 x 72 inches

Searchers (in progress)

Searchers (in progress), 2011

 

Studio with L to R: Offering, Big Windy, Searchers, all 2011

Studio 5.08.2011

Studio with Big Windy (in progress)

 

Painting table with palette

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