one painting's journey from a Brooklyn street to a North Adams gallery

One thing the painters in "Re/Imaging New York" (and, come to think of it, all of our other shows...) have in common is a tendency to paint on site. Along the way, they occasionally meet interesting people, mostly forklift drivers. Last week, however, Jaye Fox was working on a late addition to the gallery, and a Williamsburg art blogger snapped a shot of the infant piece, here, re-posted entirely without permission from it's original source at http://hragv.tumblr.com/post/977539226 : The final piece, "Landmark",  is the iconic Russian Orthodox church that presides over this little corner of Brooklyn.

It's conceived as a wry companion piece to "What Smell?", of the digester eggs at the Greenpoint sewage treatment plant, featured in an earlier post. Here's an installation shot of the two together:

Re/Imaging New York, open through September 6, 2010

We're pleased that the show has been so well-received!  Come visit us 12-5 on Saturdays, 10-1 on Sundays, or anytime by appointment or chance.

"Re/Imaging New York" Opening Today, 7/31, from 3-7!

Contemporary realism by Valeri Larko, Eric March, Jaye Fox and Thor Wickstrom.  Exploring the fringes of New York City.  Same place as always, 189 Beaver St. a.k.a. Route 8, North Adams. Come see! 

Thor Wickstrom "Big Sky Country"

Jaye Fox, "What Smell?"

LAST CHANCE for "Common Places", Featuring Julia Morgan-Leamon

This is the last weekend for "Common Places", a show celebrating painterly moments in everyday places.  It's been terrific to welcome new artists to show in the gallery, among them Julia Morgan-Leamon.  Julia's free, painterly style is really something that has to be seen in person, and savored a bit.  Confident, direct brushstrokes anchor her work in realism, but also imbue her ordinary subjects with an almost spiritual overtone. Her paintings shimmer with life.

Featured Artist: Henry Buerckholtz

Although his home base is in Greenwich Village, Henry Buerckholtz has an affinity for capturing rural roadside America.  His depictions of working farms in the Pioneer Valley (Massachusetts), Ocala (Florida), Long Island and North Carolina honor the particular characteristics of each place, yet manage to feel recognizable and familiar.

Featured Artist: Bob Lafond

Robert Henri Lafond's vibrant pastels stand out with their direct and bold strokes.  Bob is always outdoors, sketching directly from nature, on-site.  He finishes the work in the studio, sometimes recombining compositional elements before completing the piece.  These paintings are rooted in traditional pastel techniques, but their brilliance and directness make them something special.  (and did we mention that they're surprisingly affordable?  and of course, free to look, so come on by and see us!) 

It's also notable that one of us is cynically scornful of "barn pictures", but finds that Bob's graphic treatment and forceful compositions lend a fresh perspective to this familiar subject mattter.

"Re/Imaging New York"

July 31-September 6
Opening: July 31, 3-7pm
New York City has long been a rich source of inspiration for artists, but as artists move their homes and studios deeper into the outer boroughs, representations of the City as subject also changes. Years from now, will the soaring train trestles of South Brooklyn and the neon billboard jumble of Queens appear as iconic as the Manhattan skyline?  Featuring Eric March, Jaye Fox, Thor Wickstrom, and other artists to be named.