MARTY WALKER GALLERY PRESENTS LISA GROSSMAN MARCH 23 - APRIL 17, 2010
Lisa Grossman Sand River I, 2010, oil on canvas, 32 x 40 inches
Marty Walker Gallery presents Lisa Grossman, in a solo exhibition where deftly executed landscape oil painting flirts wildly with abstraction. Lisa Grossman’s oil paintings of wide open rural eastern Kansas, painted en plein air (or on location) and from aerial photography, are a meditation on open spaces, exploring the emotional responses to atmospheric shifts in light, color, and the vast distance of land and sky. Grossman’s paintings are devoid of objects typically depicted in landscape painting, such as trees, dwellings, and other human-made contraptions such as cars and electrical lines. She instead wipes them out with her confident brushstrokes offering uninterrupted, contemplative fields of color open to self-reflection. Subtle variations of color and contour suggest the pervasive presence of light and air while Grossman quietly punctuates the space with dramatic shapes of transient clouds, winding waterways, glowing sun bursts or glassy reflections. Grossman’s color palette is reminiscent of early Impressionist paintings, but brushstrokes are languid and deliberate with a modern maturity and sensibility that expose a delicacy of sublime. Lisa’s work is described by Alice Thorson, art critic for the Kansas City Star, saying, “Grossman is not just another Sunday painter seeking to gratify with scenic views... a subdued paint handling and palette yield Rothkoesque quietude." Grossman’s work can be seen in the permanent collections of The Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, and The Spencer Museum of Art, KS, as well as in various corporate collections including The Hallmark Corporation, and H&R Block, among many others. Recent highlights in Grossman’s career include a fellowship with The Kansas Arts Commission, and 'Arts for the Parks Top 100', National Park Academy of the Arts national touring exhibit. The artist lives and works in Lawrence, Kansas.
Lisa Grossman Pink Light - Fluent, 2009, oil on canvas, 24 x 60 inches
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DOUGLAS CARTMEL @ MARTY WALKER Marty Walker Gallery presents Douglas Leon Cartmel's new solo exhibition of hauntingly subtle monochromatic oil paintings where slightly hazy reflections and foamy tides capture fleeting natural abstractions of the ocean. Inquire with gallery for further information & preview opportunities. Cartmel's work is included in the Dallas Museum of Art's upcoming Coastlines exhibition. Image: Super Nature, 2010, oil on walnut, 8x12x1¾ in. |
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ANNA KRACHEY @ HUMBLE ARTS, NY Marty Walker Gallery artist Anna Krachey is featured in the exhibition 31 Women in Art Photography, presented by Humble Arts Foundation/Affirmation Arts in New York City. The exhibition presents an eclectic collection of 31 innovative women in art photography in honor of Women's History Month. The exhibit runs March 6 - April 10 at Affirmation Arts, 523 W. 37th St, New York city [MAP]. Reception: Sat. March 6, 6-9pm. View more of Anna Krachey's work here, and for further information and available work, please contact gallery. Image: Anna Krachey, Ear, 2007, ed. of 10, 31 x 40 in. |
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WAYNE WHITE book by TODD OLDHAM From the mind that spawned 'the world's largest George Jones puppet head', the co-creator of Pee-Wee's Playhouse, Wayne White is the subject of a new monograph designed and edited by Todd Oldham. Visit our online book store to get the book now! Special edition book, with original signed and numbered screenprint, also available, but for a limited time only!
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