Board Art Benefit For Surfaid International

Sunset Rider, 2012. Lola quad 5'10" X 20" X 2.375" for sale.

More about the surfboard - www.hesssurfboards.com  

 

Board Art Benefit

Saturday June 9, 2012

6-10 pm. One Night Only!

 

Driftwood Salon art gallery
39 Isis St.
San Francisco, CA 94103
(near 12th and Folsom Streets.)
click here for map

I am very excited to participate in the Board Art Benefit Show since it involves helping people, painting and surfing. When I was asked which shaper I would like to partner up with, Danny Hess Hesssurfboards.com, immediately came to mind. The surfboards he crafts are absolutely beautiful, I think it is very profound that all the materials are environmentally friendly as well.

The surfboard design integrates performance, strength and is constructed of sustainable and recyclable materials. I am honored to be partnering up with Danny. When we were discussing the project, we both were really excited to create not only a board that is aesthetically visually pleasing, but is also fully functional and will perform well in the ocean for its lifespan. It's also a work of art that can be hung on a wall.

The painting depicts an epic day in November '09 in San Francisco. This image best describes my memories of riding my bicycle down to the beach to surf, as well as one of epic days SF surfers all anticipate.  It is painted with several thin translucent acrylic paint layers and the last layer is an opaque layer of water soluble oil paint. It is a view looking out to the ocean over the San Francisco's Sunset neighborhood. The painting is turning point in my artwork, it blends the city and ocean together. This subject will be very relevant in my upcoming solo show since I have decided it is time to move forward with my wave paintings. More to come soon...

artMRKT San Francisco

Hespe Gallery will be participating in artMRKT San Francisco. They will be located at booth 217,  May 17 - 20, 2012. Come visit and see my new paintings. There will be a special preview of a new wave painting for my solo exhibition coming up in September.

artMRKT San Francisco
Hespe Gallery, Booth 217
May 17 - 20, 2012

www.art-mrkt.com/sf

The artMRKT San Francisco is located at the Concourse Exhibition Center, 620 7th Street (at Brannan), San Francisco, CA.

T.L. At Midnight, 2012
72" X 52"
oil on canvas

Dallas Art Fair

Dallas Art Fair
Gallery Henoch, G12
April 13 - 15, 2012

www.dallasartfair.com

Gallery Henoch will be participating in the Dallas Art Fair. They will be located at space G12, April 13 - 15, 2012. Come visit and see my newest painting, "Entrance."

The Dallas Art Fair is located inside FIG (Fashion Industry Gallery)
1807 Ross Avenue, Dallas, TX.


Entrance, 2012
42" X 32"
oil on canvas

Gallery Henoch
555 West 25th Street
New York, NY 10001
tel: 917.305.0003
email: Info@galleryhenoch.com
www.galleryhenoch.com

Old Chinatown

This is a painting over another painting I had started long ago. Learning from my previous mistakes, I quickly established the composition with large overall shapes and contrast within the 1st session which lacked in the painting before.

Old Chinatown, 2012
36" X 18"
oil on canvas

City Journal

My painting 3rd Rail, made it to the cover of the winter 2012 issue of City Journal. Well, half of the painting made it to the cover. The painting can be viewed in person at Gallery Henoch.




3rd Rail, 2011
36" X 48"
oil on canvas

Resolve: A Group Show

American Dream, 2012
36" X 24"
oil on canvas

Resolve

January 26 - February 25, 2012.

Opening reception: January 26th 6 - 9pm.

Joshua Liner Gallery
548 West 28th Street, 3rd floor,
New York, NY 10001
tel. 212.244.7415
email: info@joshualinergallery.com

www.joshualinergallery.com

Joshua Liner Gallery is presenting Resolve, an exhibition of 25 emerging and established artists whose work is rooted in classical art traditions and training. In rendering the figure, still life, or landscape subject, this group (22 painters, two sculptors, and one photographer) expresses a collective interest in classical art forms with a variety of distinct and decidedly contemporary voices. Resolve is organized by gallery artist Tony Curanaj and features -

Steven Assael, Shawn Barber, Kim Cogan, Jacob Collins, Tony Curanaj, Christopher Gallego, Michael Grimaldi, Jefferson Hayman, David Kassan, Kris Kuksi, Brad Kunkle, Rob Leecock, Kate Lehman, Kris Lewis, Jeremy Mann, Edward Minoff, Lee Misenheimer, Graydon Parrish, Jacob A. Pfeiffer, Travis Schlaht, Shawn Smith, Dan Thompson, Scott Waddell, Anthony Waichulis, Will Wilson

“This exhibition of colleagues and influences reflects a relatively narrow but varied slice of the art world, and presents it to an audience that may not be exposed to this segment of contemporary art practice. The title Resolve speaks of their determination and progression, qualities that imbue each of these works with beauty and technical virtuosity. From concept to execution, these contemporary masters of their craft are completely engaged in the artist’s process and an artistic direction that is unwavering, regardless of fashion or trend.”

- Tony Curanaj, Curator/Artist.

Study of a Skull

Study of a skull
8" X 10"
oil on wood panel

A small quick study from life. As a study it feels whole and complete, however far from being anything finished. See other portrait/anatomy studies plus much more on facebook.