Created for the exhibit, Art + Poetry, held at Emerge Gallery in 2023. The painting was made in response to a poem by Josepha Gutelius, called The Sleeping Prophet. “Every one of us / in the plush arms / of giants / crammed full of dreams and milk / and star mass.” (excerpt)
Paintings made in response to a series of drawings done on site at abandoned brick factories of the Hudson Valley, NY region. The series references the brick making process, the machinery, and the poetic reclamation of the abandoned industrial structures by the overgrowth of nature. Some of this work was completed during a residency at the Woodstock-Byrdcliffe Guild during the summer of 2022.
Exhibited at Emerge Gallery, Saugerties, NY in my solo show, Material Memory, from July 15 - August 27, 2023. Link HERE
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Continuation of the abstract painting series using location drawings of the demolition of the 1930s Kosciuszko bridge, and the industrial relics around Newtown Creek in Queens, NY, as a point of departure.
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The Covid19 lockdowns of NYC propelled me to bring more of my location work into the studio; as a point of departure for abstract painting. I discovered that the memories of these places come into sharper focus when revisited in quiet study.
The paintings shown here were inspired by my on-site location drawings of the demolition of the old Kosciuszko Bridge that connected Brooklyn and Queens, NY. The bridge faces the Calvary cemetery, where many of the men who worked on its construction in the 1930s are laid to rest.
I like to think of these images as a way to honor their craftsmanship and the progress that came from their labor, amidst the unending cycle of dissolution and rebuilding that happens in urban spaces.
Scroll to the end to see a few of the on-site location drawings that sparked this series.
Painting exhibited in the WSA summer exhibition, Tivoli Artists Gallery, from June 18 – July 18, 2021
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On-site drawing of the 2017 dismantling of the Kosciuszko Bridge in NYC.
On-site drawing of the 2017 dismantling of the Kosciuszko Bridge in NYC.
Drawing and painting from the figure is the artistic structure upon which everything else rests.
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A series of sailor’s knots and other drawings inspired by the restoration of the Charles W. Morgan whaling ship at Mystic Seaport.
Many of these drawings were shown in the 2012 exhibit: Restoring a Past, Charting a Future, an Artistic Discovery of America’s Whaling Legacy by Dalvero Academy, at Mystic Seaport in Connecticut.
Exhibit Statement:
These drawings of knots are meant to bring attention to the smallest component of the whaling experience: the knots of rope that hold man to ship, ship to whale, restoration of the past to preservation of our future. Knots of rope can symbolize humanity’s relationship with the forces of nature.
In a very real sense, the restoration of the Charles W. Morgan is also a knot, the tying together of old and new wood, using the labor of today, to form a renewed ship. Restoring the Morgan, to me, represents our human desire to use the wisdom gained from our past as a rudder to guide us into a better future, one in which we can live in harmony with our environment.
Ink, charcoal, graphite and gouache on paper.
Ink, charcoal, graphite and gouache on paper
Ink, charcoal, graphite and white chalk on paper
Ink, charcoal, graphite, white chalk and collage on paper
Ink, charcoal, and collage on paper
Ink and wash on paper
Ink, charcoal, graphite and gouache on paper
Ink, charcoal, graphite and gouache on paper
Ink, charcoal, graphite and white chalk on paper
Paper lithograph
Paper lithograph
Ink and oil crayon on paper
Ink, charcoal, graphite and pastel on paper
Installation view at the exhibit, Restoring a Past, Charting a Future, at Mystic Seaport. The sculpture, carved into a 19th Century ships knee recovered in Boston Harbor, depicts the past and future of our oceans, with knowledge as a rudder to better preserve our ocean life.
Stand crafted by Mike Saar.
These small works on paper explore many of the themes of my painting series of the destruction of the 1930s Kosciuszko truss bridge in NYC and the abandoned brick factories of the Hudson Valley region of NY.
The mixed media collage pieces capture the residual layers of energy and memory that reverberate through abandoned structures, even as nature reclaims them.
Most of these works are available through Emerge Gallery, NY in the Artsy Exclusive online exhibit HERE.
14” x 17” Mixed Media Collage on Paper
Part of the exhibit, Something Blue, opening on March 19, 2022, Emerge Gallery, Saugerties, NY
View exhibit on Artsy HERE
14” x 17” Mixed Media Collage on Paper
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Shown in the exhibit: CUT Pieces: Collage Art at Emerge Gallery, Saugerties, NY, May 8 - June 27, 2021.
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Shown in the exhibit: Tell Me a Story at Emerge Gallery, Saugerties, NY, October 16 - November 14, 2021.
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Shown in the exhibit: Tell Me a Story at Emerge Gallery, Saugerties, NY, October 16 - November 14, 2021.
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Shown in the exhibit: CUT Pieces: Collage Art at Emerge Gallery, Saugerties, NY, May 8 - June 27, 2021.
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