The official invitation for Nautical at Thermostat Art Gallery, opening this Friday.
Click on the image to see the other artists in the exhibition.
LUNES, EL NUEVE DE AGOSTO, VEINTE-DIEZ
Hello All,
Just to let you know I have two new scrimshaw works featured in a new group exhibition, NAUTICAL at Thermostat Art Gallery in Palmerston North, New Zealand.
The opening is this Saturday the 14th of August, 5.30 - 7pm, and runs until the 2nd of September 2010
The two works can be viewed in 3D at my website, click on the titles below to view them:
'Bathysphere'
'Coast to Coast'
If you'd like any more information on the featured works, you can contact me here
Hasta pronto
Matthew
Hello All,
Just to let you know I have two new scrimshaw works featured in a new group exhibition, NAUTICAL at Thermostat Art Gallery in Palmerston North, New Zealand.
The opening is this Saturday the 14th of August, 5.30 - 7pm, and runs until the 2nd of September 2010
The two works can be viewed in 3D at my website, click on the titles below to view them:
'Bathysphere'
'Coast to Coast'
If you'd like any more information on the featured works, you can contact me here
Hasta pronto
Matthew
SABATO, EL SIETE DE AGOSTO, VEINTE-DIEZ
A drawing of Michael Brassell, aka Mike J. Hex of Squirm and Hiss Explosion. He passed away in 2004 from complications with pneumonia.
There's a very good interview with him from 2004 here.
A drawing of Michael Brassell, aka Mike J. Hex of Squirm and Hiss Explosion. He passed away in 2004 from complications with pneumonia.
There's a very good interview with him from 2004 here.
VIERNES, EL SEIS DE AGOSTO, VEINTE-DIEZ
An ex-voto from 2008. This was the first ex-voto I painted in USA. I broke my rule of 'painting-on-the-day' as it was a bit hard to paint in a small hotel room, so I did the drawings in my sketchbook and completed an almost day-by-day account of our time in LA when we arrived in Las Vegas. I feels odd and cool to be sitting at the same table I painted this ex-voto over two years ago.
I'm going to have to get painting again and complete some back-dated ex-votos of our life so far in USA: looking for a car, catching up with old friends, travelling, life on the road, looking after pets, attempting to transport artworks internationally, working out the best health, car and life insurance. This is where the ex-votos become quite cathartic for me, a stress relief and a good way to look back on the trials we faced to get our lives sorted.
This ex-voto features St. Christopher, patron saint of travellers. I'll have to reconfigure this idea as we're not really travellers anymore.
An ex-voto from 2008. This was the first ex-voto I painted in USA. I broke my rule of 'painting-on-the-day' as it was a bit hard to paint in a small hotel room, so I did the drawings in my sketchbook and completed an almost day-by-day account of our time in LA when we arrived in Las Vegas. I feels odd and cool to be sitting at the same table I painted this ex-voto over two years ago.
I'm going to have to get painting again and complete some back-dated ex-votos of our life so far in USA: looking for a car, catching up with old friends, travelling, life on the road, looking after pets, attempting to transport artworks internationally, working out the best health, car and life insurance. This is where the ex-votos become quite cathartic for me, a stress relief and a good way to look back on the trials we faced to get our lives sorted.
This ex-voto features St. Christopher, patron saint of travellers. I'll have to reconfigure this idea as we're not really travellers anymore.
MIERCOLES, EL CUATRO DE AGOSTO, VEINTE-DIEZ
This Thursday night is the opening of The Morris Graves Centenary Invitation Art Exhibition. I have a small framed drawing in the exhibition and am heading up to Seattle later in the month to see the show and catch up with friends.The exhibition features works from artists such as Charles Krafft, Stephen Rock, Tony Bennett, George Condo, Matthew Barney, Stan Lee, Susan Rothenberg, Eric Nelson, Mya Lin, Don Ed Hardy, Grace Slick and Charlie Manson, More details about the exhibition here.
This Thursday night is the opening of The Morris Graves Centenary Invitation Art Exhibition. I have a small framed drawing in the exhibition and am heading up to Seattle later in the month to see the show and catch up with friends.The exhibition features works from artists such as Charles Krafft, Stephen Rock, Tony Bennett, George Condo, Matthew Barney, Stan Lee, Susan Rothenberg, Eric Nelson, Mya Lin, Don Ed Hardy, Grace Slick and Charlie Manson, More details about the exhibition here.
MARTES, EL TRES DE AGOSTO DE JULIO, VEINTE-DIEZ
Another Philip Guston panorama, this time it's the works in the Fischer collection at SFMOMA.
Another Philip Guston panorama, this time it's the works in the Fischer collection at SFMOMA.
LUNES, EL DOS DE AGOSTO, VEINTE-DIEZ
I've posted this image before, but here's a photo of it with the frame included.
This painting, Miss April, will be exhibited as part of Calendar Girls, opening this Friday night at the Rayner Brothers Gallery in Whanganui, New Zealand. Twelve artists were asked to respond and portray a specific month of the year visually. For April, I used the symbols of April - the diamond, the sweetpea and then added the star sign, Taurus and Numa, carrying the sweetpea in a cart (he was the Roman Emperor who added January and February to the calendar, moving April to the forth month). Miss April is based on the androgynous figure that has the protection of a pater, yet the nurturing of a mater.
I've posted this image before, but here's a photo of it with the frame included.
This painting, Miss April, will be exhibited as part of Calendar Girls, opening this Friday night at the Rayner Brothers Gallery in Whanganui, New Zealand. Twelve artists were asked to respond and portray a specific month of the year visually. For April, I used the symbols of April - the diamond, the sweetpea and then added the star sign, Taurus and Numa, carrying the sweetpea in a cart (he was the Roman Emperor who added January and February to the calendar, moving April to the forth month). Miss April is based on the androgynous figure that has the protection of a pater, yet the nurturing of a mater.
DOMINGO, EL UNO DE AGOSTO DE JULIO, VEINTE-DIEZ
I just received an invitation to Calendar Girls at the Rayner Brothers Gallery in NZ via email:
Rayner Brothers Gallery warmly invites you to the exhibition opening of 'Calendar Girls' and 2011 calendar launch this Friday at 5.30pm
The exhibition and calendar features works by:
JK Russ, Anthony Behrens, Mark Rayner, Matthew Couper, Rosalie Gwilliam, Maiangi Waitai, Ben Pearce, Peter Ireland, Mark Braunias, Paul Rayner, Paul Maseyk, and Andrea Gardner.
The limited edition calendar is only (NZD)$19.99 - so get your copy A.S.A.P.
It's going to be disappointing not to be able to make it to the opening, but I can't wait to see what the other artists have come up with. My calendar girl (Miss April) can be seen here, all framed up ready for the exhibition.
I'll post some installation shots once I get some via email.
I just received an invitation to Calendar Girls at the Rayner Brothers Gallery in NZ via email:
Rayner Brothers Gallery warmly invites you to the exhibition opening of 'Calendar Girls' and 2011 calendar launch this Friday at 5.30pm
The exhibition and calendar features works by:
JK Russ, Anthony Behrens, Mark Rayner, Matthew Couper, Rosalie Gwilliam, Maiangi Waitai, Ben Pearce, Peter Ireland, Mark Braunias, Paul Rayner, Paul Maseyk, and Andrea Gardner.
The limited edition calendar is only (NZD)$19.99 - so get your copy A.S.A.P.
It's going to be disappointing not to be able to make it to the opening, but I can't wait to see what the other artists have come up with. My calendar girl (Miss April) can be seen here, all framed up ready for the exhibition.
I'll post some installation shots once I get some via email.
SABATO, EL TRIENTE Y UNO DE JULIO, VEINTE-DIEZ
First day in Las Vegas - we got here late last night and from previous experience living here, we'll need a couple of days to acclimatize to the weather. I'm going to get to an Aaron Brothers framing shop and take advantage of their two-for-the-price-of-one framing deal for the small drawings I've been doing. I want to use the same moulding as in the image below - it's called Nantucket and is a gesso-surfaced, black or white, step-frame and I'll be float-mounting the drawings, as the step-recession lends itself to acting like a matte. I've now framed two drawings with this moulding and am really happy with it - one is the Morris Graves portrait that will be exhibited in Seattle for a month over August and also New Cornerstone that is now in a private collection in Berkeley, CA.
First day in Las Vegas - we got here late last night and from previous experience living here, we'll need a couple of days to acclimatize to the weather. I'm going to get to an Aaron Brothers framing shop and take advantage of their two-for-the-price-of-one framing deal for the small drawings I've been doing. I want to use the same moulding as in the image below - it's called Nantucket and is a gesso-surfaced, black or white, step-frame and I'll be float-mounting the drawings, as the step-recession lends itself to acting like a matte. I've now framed two drawings with this moulding and am really happy with it - one is the Morris Graves portrait that will be exhibited in Seattle for a month over August and also New Cornerstone that is now in a private collection in Berkeley, CA.
VIERNES, EL TRIENTE DE JULIO, VEINTE-DEIZ
Today is our last day in San Fran. I walked out to the antiques district to check out the new Colonial Arts premises at 1616 16th St. I was a bit to preoccupied with looking at all the retablos, I forgot to take any photos, but here's a stitched together photo of Townsend St where there are some of the big computer software companies including Adobe. There was a big sign on the opposite side of the road threatening 'CS 5 IS HERE'
JUEVES, EL VEINTINUEVE DE JULIO, VENITE-DIEZ
Missed a post yesterday, sorry. Tuesday - I looked around Downtown Oakland and attempted to get out to St. Elizabeth parish in Fruitvale, but it was closed in the afternoon. More luck yesterday and got some 'raw material' photos (see below). More info on El Cristo Negro here. Yesterday was also clean-up-the-house-and-wash-O day, before M, D, X and F get back from Spain.
MARTES, EL VEINTISEITE DE JULIO, VEINTE-DIEZ
Here is a link to an animation on my website of a ceramic head on a platter I made, based on St. John the Baptist.
Paul Maseyk formed the platter for me as my throwing skill had a lot left to be desired.
More information here and here.
Here is a link to an animation on my website of a ceramic head on a platter I made, based on St. John the Baptist.
Paul Maseyk formed the platter for me as my throwing skill had a lot left to be desired.
More information here and here.
LUNES, EL VIENTISEIS DE JULIO, VEINTE-DIEZ
A stunning Rodin marble carving of St John the Baptist at the Palace of the Legion of Honor. The head, lying in its side, gives me another idea for another St. John the Baptist ceramic piece.
A stunning Rodin marble carving of St John the Baptist at the Palace of the Legion of Honor. The head, lying in its side, gives me another idea for another St. John the Baptist ceramic piece.
DOMINGO, EL VEINTICINCO DE JULIO, VENITE-DIEZ
A beautifully painted hollow-trunked tree from Edward Hicks' The Peaceable Kingdom. This painting is part of the De Young collection in San Francisco.
A beautifully painted hollow-trunked tree from Edward Hicks' The Peaceable Kingdom. This painting is part of the De Young collection in San Francisco.
SABATO, EL VEINTICUATRO DE JULIO, VEINTE-DIEZ
After seeing the Ter Borch painting (in yesterday's post) it reminded me of a sketch that I roughed out after seeing this painting, first in 2003, then again in 2008. It was a quick doodle of the Ter Borch, but with Johnny Cash's face - you know, the Man in Black...
At present, I only have my most recent sketchbook with me, started in May this year, as all the rest are packed away in our storage unit in Whanganui, NZ. It's a hassle not having my resource sketchbooks on hand, but it's all part of the transitition of moving, I guess - we had no choice but to travel light! BUT, it's great when things like revisiting a place spark off memories. So I completed the drawing yesterday of Johnny Cash, after Ter Borch's Portrait of a Gentleman in Black c.1639, twenty-eight months after its inception.
'Johnny Cash (after Gerard ter Borch's 'Portrait of a Gentleman in Black', c. 1639. Coll. of The Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco)'. Pencil on paper, 149 x 210mm. The image is full scale when clicked.
At present, I only have my most recent sketchbook with me, started in May this year, as all the rest are packed away in our storage unit in Whanganui, NZ. It's a hassle not having my resource sketchbooks on hand, but it's all part of the transitition of moving, I guess - we had no choice but to travel light! BUT, it's great when things like revisiting a place spark off memories. So I completed the drawing yesterday of Johnny Cash, after Ter Borch's Portrait of a Gentleman in Black c.1639, twenty-eight months after its inception.
'Johnny Cash (after Gerard ter Borch's 'Portrait of a Gentleman in Black', c. 1639. Coll. of The Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco)'. Pencil on paper, 149 x 210mm. The image is full scale when clicked.
VIERNES, EL VEINTITRES DE JULIO, VEINTE-DIEZ
Yesterday I went to the Palace of the Legion of Honor and got to revisit (again) some paintings that have been very influential on my practice. Probably the most enigmatic for me is a small oil painting on brass by Gerard ter Broch titled Portrait of A Gentleman in Black, c.1639. I painted an ex-voto of the painting in 2008, when I was last in San Francisco (scroll down to the 18th of June). I think it impressed me as it reminded me of the Dou copper painting of the Physician in the Christchurch Art Gallery.
Yesterday I went to the Palace of the Legion of Honor and got to revisit (again) some paintings that have been very influential on my practice. Probably the most enigmatic for me is a small oil painting on brass by Gerard ter Broch titled Portrait of A Gentleman in Black, c.1639. I painted an ex-voto of the painting in 2008, when I was last in San Francisco (scroll down to the 18th of June). I think it impressed me as it reminded me of the Dou copper painting of the Physician in the Christchurch Art Gallery.
MIERCOLES, EL VEINTIUNO DE JULIO, VEINTE-DIEZ
Well, we got to the game last night and the A's won over the Rd Sox 5-4. There was some great hits, some surreptitous bases stolen and a good time had by all. Now it's the AM, am feeling a bit seedy, but, Hell, I'd definitely do it again!
For a gratuitous fan shot of us (Matt, Lisa, Dennis, Jo & Matt C) on the Oakland A's website, click here.
(these photos by JK Russ)
Well, we got to the game last night and the A's won over the Rd Sox 5-4. There was some great hits, some surreptitous bases stolen and a good time had by all. Now it's the AM, am feeling a bit seedy, but, Hell, I'd definitely do it again!
For a gratuitous fan shot of us (Matt, Lisa, Dennis, Jo & Matt C) on the Oakland A's website, click here.
(these photos by JK Russ)
MARTES, EL VEINTE DE JULIO, VEINTE-DIEZ
A frustrating day yesterday, trying to tick of things on a big list of stuff to get done, but failing miserably due to not knowing protocols at the post office (and getting yelled at for it), not having the right change for the bus, walking to the local art shop to discover they've just run out of the paper I wanted. Then to top it off, losing my shopping list somewhere at Kinkos while having some business cards laminated. Ugh. BUT at least I managed to finish another drawing and have been sketching for possible paintings. Oh! and took Senor O to the park for a walk after Jo got back from San Fran. Time to perk up though, we're heading out to watch the A's play the Red Sox tonight.
New Cornerstone, 2010, pencil on paper, 140 x 200mm
A frustrating day yesterday, trying to tick of things on a big list of stuff to get done, but failing miserably due to not knowing protocols at the post office (and getting yelled at for it), not having the right change for the bus, walking to the local art shop to discover they've just run out of the paper I wanted. Then to top it off, losing my shopping list somewhere at Kinkos while having some business cards laminated. Ugh. BUT at least I managed to finish another drawing and have been sketching for possible paintings. Oh! and took Senor O to the park for a walk after Jo got back from San Fran. Time to perk up though, we're heading out to watch the A's play the Red Sox tonight.
New Cornerstone, 2010, pencil on paper, 140 x 200mm
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