PPOW

More of my favorites....

PPOW

Oak Ridge Road

Jessica Rohrer

These paintings are super tight. There is no evidence of mistakes or excess paint. In other words, they are just as sharp up close. I love that this looks like a more organized version of my own freezer.

Illustrated poems from the altered book above. Amy Jean Porter is the artist and Matthea Harvey is the poet.

 Psychedelic Lambs!

 More trippier lambs!

 Cake, pie, sheep, and Vermeer- these might be my favorite things!

 and Oprah!

D'Amelio Terras

Affinities: Painting in Abstraction 

D'Ameilo Terras

Curated by Kate McNamara

Laurel Sparks

 Detail- I love rhinestones and glitter!

 detail- shiny/ neon

Carrie Moyer

Joanne Greenbaum

Matthew Marks

La Carte D'Après Nature 

Matthew Marks Gallery

An exhibition curated by Thomas Demand

Rene Magrite

Italian photographer Luigi Ghirri- vintage photography from the 1960's

Ceramic examples of succulents

Postmasters

I took a trip to some galleries this afternoon. Here is some stuff I like!


COLORIFIC! We Make An Art Rainbow at Postmasters- this is a group show organized by color.

Gallery view

Diana Cooper

William Powhida- these pieces are especially rich if you read a lot of art blogs...

 Chris Verene- you have to read the captions (funny and sad)

 Steve Mumford

 David Herbert

 Michelle Matson- paper sculptures titled,  "Murder She Wrote"!!!

Kristen Lucas- drawings based on computer mouse movement

Straight outta Brooklyn

I went on a field trip to Gowanus, a neighborhood in Brooklyn. My friend from MacDowell, Stephanie Snider has a studio out there. Here are a couple of images-

Gowanus Canal

The old can factory that houses studios.

Images from Stephanie's studio

Stephanie's paintings

studio update

My website went live yesterday. You can check it out here!

This needs a bit more work on the edges, but it is close. I am thinking about calling it "Shrink Mellon"
What do you think?

Williamsburg Galleries

Here are some works that I liked in Williamsburg.

 Front Room Gallery

I was drawn to the work that has a push/pull with the viewer. The images worked from across the room but also rewarded the viewer up close.

 Peter Fox

 detail 

 Ross Racine makes digital drawings of fictitious suburbs

 detail

 Julia Whitney Barnes

Pierogi has some very nice paintings and drawings.

 Sarah Walker's Maximalist paintings

Ati Maier

 Darina Karpov

 Will Lamson walks on water!

isn't it ironic?

I took the train to Williamsburg this afternoon. I checked out some galleries and the whole neighborhood.

Here are some images of street art in the 'Burg (i don't know if anyone calls it that)

Caramoor Paramour

Yesterday was quite the adventure. I worked in the studio and attended a lecture about art and neuroscience by Suzanne Anker. In the afternoon, I got a text from some ole Oxford friends inviting me to join them at the William Tell opera in Kaltonah, NY at Caramoor. It sounded like an adventure and I had not left the city so off I went. Here are some pictures of the Caramoor grounds.

We attended a lecture before the opera in a beautiful Italianate courtyard. Marc is writing a book about William Tell as a symbol of rebellion. The performance of this opera is a historical clue as to the feelings of the people towards their ruler.

The opera was performed outside in a beautiful tent (sorry for the bad picture). It was an amazing experience- all four hours of singing.