Some Recent Watercolors

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Bennett Vadnais at George Billis Gallery (Great Photorealism and wonderful Compositions)

Art Supplies and Traveling

A student of mine asked me what she should travel with for a trip.  I'm visiting family and I had supplies laid out on my table.  So here is my stuff!

 Towel, to absorb spills and splatters, ashtray to hold brushes, small tupperware drawing kit with, watersuluable drawing pencils, tombow brush pens.


Watersuluable wax crayons for mapping. Extra tubes of watercolor I run out of..

Clips, a 16x12 portfolio, rives BFK printmaking paper torn down to 11x15, 8x10, 5x6, etc. —

 A roll of toilet paper is my buddy!  It multitasks when hiking!

Symphonic watercolor set, rag, 3 synthetic watercolor brushes, extra pans of colors I run out of. 

Watersuluable wax crayons for mapping. Extra tubes of watercolor I run out of. — in Eureka, CA.

Events at Mike Weiss Gallery (I especially like Yigal Ozeri's work)

Yigal Ozeri / Studio view / 2013

Yigal Ozeri / Untitled; Zuzana (Triptych) (Detail images) / 2013 / Oil on paper mounted on wood / 12 x 55 inches Triads Galerie Brandt, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Opening Through June 30, 2013 Opening yesterday evening to over 600 people, Triads presents a new series of hyper-realistically painted triptychs. Displaying subtle progressions of movement like movie stills frozen in time, each work is instilled with temporal, fleeting qualities, which challenge Ozeri's ritualistic translation of the perfect trinity. Photorealism Revisited: The Louis & Susan Meisel Collection The Butler Institute of American Art, Howland Township, Ohio On View Through September 29, 2013 Highlighting NY gallerist Louis Meisel as the premier arts dealer of photorealism, and for coining the term in 1969, this exhibition includes works by Richard Estes, Chuck Close, Peter Maier, and Yigal Ozeri. Painted Illustions: Hyperrealism 1967-2012 Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Madrid, Spain On view Through June 30, 2013 This is the first exhibition in Spain to trace Hyperrealism's development from its beginnings to the present. Encompassing three generations of artists, the show introduces the most important and striking works by leading figures, from Hyperrealism's outset in the 1960s to the contemporary practitioners who work with digital techniques.  Obsession  MANA Contemporary Fine Arts (Jersey City, NJ) Currently On View The Eileen S. Kaminsky Family Foundation presents Obsession, exploring the collections and fervor of five passionate art enthusiasts. Alluding to Eileen's own passion for the process and vision of Yigal Ozeri, her immense collection includes over 80 Ozeri paintings, drawings, and multi-media works.

Kim Dorland / 2013 / New York, NY Ghosts of You and Me Currently On View Mike Weiss Gallery, New York, NY Open Through June 8, 2013 Two weeks remain in Kim Dorland's Ghosts of You and Me, here at Mike Weiss Gallery. Read press on the exhibition below, and make sure to see it up before June 8!  "A Forest of Ghosts" - NYC Art Parasites "Kim Dorland" - modernnyc.com "Kim Dorland: Night of the Living Ghosts" - ARTEFUSE Video Review by James Kalm "Is that the forest pressing in, or The Group of 7?" - The Globe and Mail "Kim Dorland, Painter" - Studio Beat "Beautiful Stuff" by Tim Powis - Canadian Art

Cameron Gray / I Thought You'd Always Be Mine / 2013 / Poster, monitor, media player / 34 x 22 1/2 inches PULSE NY 2013 Recap Mike Weiss Gallery recently participated in this year's 2013 PULSE NY, which opened to record attendance and rave reviews. Read recent press below! "Art Attack at PULSE NY" - Société Perrier  Video by BLOUIN ArtInfo "PULSE NEW YORK 2013 Opens With Strong Sales and Record Attendance" - Absolute Arts  "Pulse Draws More Visitors" - Art F City

Hermann Nitsch / 60.Painting Action // 60.Malaktion / Installation view / Mike Weiss Gallery, NY / 2011 Senses and Being-Retro Retrospective & 75th Birthday Celebration Nitsch Museum, Mistelbach, Austria Through Summer 2014 Mike Weiss Galley is proud to have represented world-renowned Viennese action painter Hermann Nitsch for the last 10 years. Pushing the line between video, performance, music, installation, and painting with each exhibition, Nitsch's concept of total art ("Gesamtkunstwerk") has transformed contemporary practices. Exploring existentialism, the intersection of violence and culture, and religious ritual and sacrifice, Nitsch's oeuvre sits at the vanguard of experimental and multimedia modes, and he is considered as one of his generation's greatest artists.  On his 75th birthday, we congratulate him and highlight some of his achievements over the last few years. Happy Birthday from all of us here at Mike Weiss Gallery. 135th Action at the 11th Havana Biennial, Havana, Cuba (2012) Herman Nitsch Structuren, Vienna Leopold Museum, Austria (2011) 60.Painting Action // 60.Malaktion, Mike Weiss Gallery, NY (2011) Bloodlines: Paintings by Hermann Nitsch, Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, CO (2011) Saint François D'Assise, Bavarian State Opera, Munich, Germany (2011) Richard Massey Foundation, New York, NY (2011) A Bigger Splash: Painting After Performance, Tate Modern, London (2011) Staging Action: Performance in Photography since 1960, Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY (2011)

Michael Brown / Studio View / 2013 Mike Weiss Gallery is now formally representing artist Michael Brown, whose inaugural exhibition at the gallery will take place September 2013. Infusing each object with formal qualities of design and delicate minimalism, Brown weaves together science, nature, architecture, industry, and history into harmonious byproduct, producing forms in the vein of arte povera. In his new series of steel and copper sculptures, found objects combine with industrial materials, intuitively forming architectural and model-like sculptures of hollow skeletal forms, each simultaneously mechanistic and organic, abstract but evocative of representation. At age 31, Michael Brown has already been widely exhibited around the world, including New York, Paris, Los Angeles, Ontario, and Belgium. He began to show with galleries Yvon Lambert and Marc Straus in his 20s, and his work has been reviewed in the New York Times, Artforum, and TimeOut New York. Brown is included in prominent public and private collections including the the Beth Rudin deWoody Permanent Collection; the collection of Sherry and Joel Mallin, New York, NY; and the Eileen S. Kaminsky  Family Foundation, Jersey City, NJ.

Liao Yibai / 2011 Hot Pot: A Taste of Contemporary Chinese Art The Brattleboro Museum and Art Center, Brattleboro, VT                  March 16 - June 23, 2013 Liao Yibai's chair is highlighted among other works of his in this diverse show of leading contemporary Chinese artists. Here, the hot pot meal serves as a metaphor for the art of China today in all its complexity and variety, for Chinese artists' experiences and perceptions of the world, and for their individual and collective memories. Click here for more details - and click here to download an amazing review of the show by Artscope Magazine. Other News: Liao Yibai's giant stainless steel sculpture Fake Leica is featured in Focus Magazine, with Leica President Andreas Kaufmann.

Christian Vincent / The Space Between / 2012 / Oil on canvas / 90 x 100 inches   After the incredible success of Christian Vincent's 2013 exhibition Ear to the Ground here at Mike Weiss Gallery, StudioBeat named the show one of the Top 5 NYC shows to see in their Art Exhibit RECAP! Art News also recently published an article covering the exhibition - which can be downloaded here.

Will Kurtz / Another Sh*t Show / Installation view / 2013 Recent Press from  Another Sh*t Show at Mike Weiss Gallery: March 21 - April 27, 2013 Picture This: Will Kurtz & His Dog Days at Mike Weiss Gallery - ARTEFUSE "Will Kurtz: Another Shit Show" - ArtBeat "One Line Reviews" - ARTINFO "Art: Will Kurtz" - Sick of the Radio

For questions or more information, please contact Anna Ortt, Director, at anna@mikeweissgallery.com.

Imaginarium at Arc Gallery

Dear Friends I am pleased to announce my participation in the trio show "IMAGINARIUM" at Arc Gallery San Francisco. 1246 Folsom Street, San Francisco, CA, 94103 "IMAGINARIUM: Celebrating the imagination" Opening reception: Saturday, June 1st, 7-10PM Artist Talk: Saturday, June 29th, 12-2PM "Delving deep into their imagination, the artists of "IMAGINARIUM" present us with inovative portraits conjured from pictures in their mind's eyes." Featured artists: Joseph Kowalcyck, Erika Meriaux, Paul Morin

Santa Cruz Art League presents All Those Figures....

 

Santa Cruz Art League

presents

 

All Those Figures....

 A National Exhibit

 

Juror:  Susan Hillhouse Leask

Curator of Exhibitions

and Collections

Museum of Art and History

Santa Cruz, CA

 

 

 $1,000 in Awards

 

August 17 - September 15

Reception: August 24, 3-5pm

 

Download Prospectus & Entry at: http://www.onlinejuriedshows.com/

 

 

Deadline:
Jpeg & Prospectus deadline Friday, June 14, 2013, 11:59pm

 

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LECTURES at the LEAGUE

 

Let's Look at Art

 

by Susan Hillhouse Leask

 

Friday Evening, August 23, 7pm

Santa Cruz Art League

$7 / $5 SCAL  Members

 

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Questions: cindy@scal.org 

 

Santa Cruz Art League

526 Broadway

Santa Cruz, CA 95060

Wed. - Sat. Noon - 5

Sun. Noon - 4

831-426-5787

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Artwork by Carol Jeneid

Music education advocacy at capitol, Blue Star Museums for military families, and more ... the California ArtBeat!

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May 24, 2013 artbeat  California Arts Council

Blue Star Museums: Free Admission for Active Duty Military Memorial Day Weekend is a time to honor those who give to our country through military service. And it's the launch of the fourth year for the Blue Star Museum initiative, where active duty military and their families receive free admission during summer. Approximately 2,000 museums nationwide now participate, including 140 in California. continue reading Music Education Supporters in Sacramento Classical concert on the Capitol steps! The Mira Costa High School Wind Ensemble from Manhattan Beach performed front of the State Capitol in Sacramento on May 24, 2013. It was part of an advocacy effort by "Stand Up 4 Music," led by the California Music Educators Association. continue reading

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For my students at Ohlone!

 I wanted to thank all of you for making this a truly great and memorable semester for me.  This is the first time I've ever enjoyed grading essays.   

You guys knew the material so well and your writing was so clear and well structured that you were even able to "play" with ideas.  Some of you punned, told jokes and seemed genuinely interested in sharing what you learned. I'm actually kinda choked up.

Last thing to remember, Most of you got an additional 5% to 10% put on top of your grade for blog posts, coming to campus events, and participating in class.

Way to go!

I'll be submitting your final grade in a day or two when the makeup finals come in.

Events at the Palo Alto Art Center

What happens when community converges to collaborate, create, build, & invent?   Find out at CityCamp!     FREE!   Join the Palo Alto Art Center and the City of Palo Alto on June 1 as we take part in the first-ever historic National Day of Civic Hacking event where technology, entrepreneurship & innovation come together to help shape the future of our community. The City’s downtown will be transformed into CityCamp Palo Alto where families can enjoy the latest in robotics, maker space and art activities, food, live music and of course, innovation! Event runs from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.  Look for the Art Truck and stop by to hack some art!

Take a unique piece of art home! Visit the Gallery Shop at the Art Center!      The Palo Alto Art Center is your place to discover art. See, make, and be inspired because everyone is an artist. The Palo Alto Art Center, Division of Arts and Sciences, City of Palo Alto, is supported by the Palo Alto Art Center Foundation and the Arts Council Silicon Valley, in partnership with the County of Santa Clara and the California Arts Council. Visit the Art Center.

Learn. Create. Be Inspired.            Discover the artist in you!   Become a member of the Palo Alto Art Center Foundation which supports Palo Alto Art Center programs.     KEEP IN TOUCH: Phone: 650.329.2366 Web: Art Center