Small Works & Ceres Artists

"While our bodies have emerged from the forest, our souls remain tangled in flora, battling the beasts we created" 

-Chelsea Greene Lewyta, Winter 2010

The Ceres show is less than 3 weeks away. Take a peek of what I'm working on for it.

First finished drawing for the bunny portraits. There will be a total of 6. To be painted.

Commissioned mini triptych, 9 x 5" Drawing to be painted.

You can see the panels I'm using here. I started on watercolor paper, but decided I wanted to use oil to finish, so switched to cotton rag (drawing above is on). The portrait seen here may be scrapped. I found the rabbit canvases at Pearl Paint on Canal Street and had to get them. The rabbit has been a key symbol in my work for years, I've been using them a lot recently. February 3rd marks the new year of the rabbit and it's my year.

Why so small? I'm traveling for the Holiday, I'll need to take some work with me. I'm also working on the new 40x30", drawing in previous post. I'd like to do an additional medium sized piece as well, but time will surely run out.

I'd like to introduce you to a few of the featured artists for the upcoming show:

The New American Art Show: The Best New Contemporary Art of our time

Thursday, December 9th 2010. 5-8 pm.

Ceres Gallery. 547 West 27 Street. New York, NY

Tracy Von Becker

Website  E-mail

Zofia Bogusz

Website  Blog  E-mail

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Enjoy your weekend

Fishy Update

Something fishy is going on. A moment ago it said my blog had been removed, got to some page about suspicious activity, changed my password, then it was all better. If you know what that might mean, let me know. I had an issue with someone spamming my blog with porn links a few months ago. Why do people put so much effort into causing grief for others?

The drawing for the 2nd 40"x30" scanned and given a little color.

The shows went very well. I sold at Beast, The Marketplace, and The Contrast Art show. More shows are being planned now. The next one is in Chelsea, and I'm over the moon excited. It's December 9th at the Ceres Gallery. I'll post more details about it closer to the date.

I've been traveling, then got quite ill, had to replace both my tablet and my computer. I now have a 27" imac, it's a beautiful piece of machinery. Ha, now that I'm oil painting, I get a nice computer. I still need it for my illustration jobs though. A bigger studio is gonna have to wait...

I have 4 new paintings, but they are not in my studio. Before the opening in Chelsea I will spend whatever needs to get spent to have my work photographed properly for a website update. It's frustrating that I don't have my new paintings accessible online.

The Marketplace Gallery

(Lia Smaka on the right wall)

The Contrast Art Show

To see more pictures (and video!) from the shows vist The Marketplace Gallery's Photostream

3 Shows in 3 weeks: N.Y

October 28th, The Thursday before Halloween Mike A. will be presenting the 3rd Annual FANGORIA, a Group Horror Art Show. It's at G2 on Ave A. between 6th and 7th. NYC. Don't miss it!

This is the piece I'm working on for the show. I'm also juggling my internship, a large freelance project, and prepping for all my next shows. I should be doing back work too but I'm just putting it aside yet again. Ahh. I could take out a coffee plantation...

Scanned with a little digital color. I have a few working titles...

It's 8"x12", refreshing (and realistic) after doing the 30"x40", but I plan to have another 30"x40" for The Contrast Art Show.

Materials that go into my paintings: gamsol, cold pressed linseed oil, thickened linseed oil, matte medium, array of sandpaper/sandblocks, 3 ply oak panels, cotton rag paper, workable fixative, oils, graphite, colored pencils, sable to boars hair brushes- synthetic and authentic, drafting tools, various erasers and a lot of love. I was at the art store today and realizing how often I've been going. I'm starting to buy in bulk, hard to carry by heels and subway though.

Again, don't miss this. It's gonna be big.

I need to take good photos, these are just snaps (I was painting up until the morning of the show). These are from Beast. I sold two originals (rabbits: Chloe and Sophia) and a print. It will be up for the rest of the month.

'Pray' 30"x40" before going to Beast.

UPCOMING SHOWS:

Fangoria

www.G2Avenue.com

Thursday, October 28th 2010. 7-11 PM

G2 on Ave A. between 6th and 7th. NYC

Group Horror Art Show

READY or NOT

TheMarketPlaceGallery.com

Friday, November 5th 2010. 5-11 PM

The Marketplace Gallery, 40 Broadway suite 23. Albany NY

(971.207.8937)

Featured Artists: Chelsea Greene Lewyta, James Juron, Lia Smaka, William Grant, & very special guest TBA

The Contrast Art Show Thursday, November 11th 2010. 5 PM-1 AM 14th floor, 320W 37th street. NYC (201.707.2701) "The Contrast Art Show is an art exhibition which puts together a variation of artists, artistic movement groups, and several upcoming galleries in an attempt to show the rising trend of art in New York City. The participants include members of groups such as: the Pudding Factory Art Collective, The New York Art Page, The Art Society for the Advancement of the Spine, the Marketplace Gallery and The American Art Gallery; all together coming in at upwards of 30 artists. Helping to oversee the exhibition will be John Stavros the Owner of 320 Studios, an old friend of Andy Warhol’s, and a co-creator of studio 54. On his part will be exhibited a display of never before viewed works by Antonio Lopez, and a hopeful presentation of The Sergeant Pepper Lonely Hearts dolls, the only copy existing in the United States. Additionally, a live body painting session will be presented by Ocean Clark, adding to the kick off for the show." Artist list: Tracy Von Becker, Jamie Martinez, Timothy S. Wearne, Pearl Park & Kelly Lee, Colleen Blackard, Chelsea Greene Lewyta, Hans Wolf, Kristin Gambell, Rustam Davletshin, River Clark, Ocean Clark , Mary Jean Canziani, Sam Bassett, Mab Graves, Chris Stain, RADICAL!, Travis W Simon, Scott Michael Ackerman, SCOUT, Dwell&OneUnit, VRNO, Gregory Maxwell Dunn, (Trans) Plant, Alese Dunn, Greyegg, John Kutchera, Max Noy, Rachel Wilkins, Geo, Erin Dinan, Valerie Vanone, Jonathan Fritz, Clementine Drake, Tim Brown, Lisa Lin, Al Benkin, James Groeling, Brian Leo, Danny Quirk

BEAST

I love autumn... when it's cold

I've been busy, and not feeling so well. The weather knocks me out when its cold one day and hot the next... This is what I've been working on.

I have upcoming shows I'm participating in every month and a bunch of projects in the works.

Septemper 25th, 2010 The Voices for Umoja's "Raising Voices" Benefit Art Show. 1pm-5pm LA Daylight Studios, Downtown LA. 201 South Santa Fe Avenue #301. Los Angeles, CA

October 14th, 2010 Chelsea Greene Lewyta Solo Show at Beast. 238 Bergen Street. Brooklyn, NY. Time TBA.

November 2010 New York City, NY. Group Show. Date and location TBA.

December 2010 Ceres Gallery. 547 West 27th St Suite 201 New York, NY 10001. Date and time TBA.

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Currently Untitled, 30"x40" I'm working on a large piece for Beast. I plan two more the same size by the December show. It's not nearly complete, but it's getting there... need to stuff more rabbits into the lion and draw the fleeing souls.

Trying something a little different. I've executed the concept as simple as possible and tried to make inexpensive sell-able work. The idea originally was about individualism, but after reading this very moving report it shifted a bit to contemplating the woman's identity and where she can fit into her given society. It went along with my frustrating of not selling my more... 'adult' pieces and some events in my personal life. Blah blah blah, I could talk about how I got here all day. The title of the series of eight is 'Casualty'. I anticipate this work to sell, and if/when I do, the series will evolve. A new rabbit with a new name (keeping the first letter) will replace the sold rabbit, always keeping eight. It adds another dimension to what I'm trying to communicate.

They will be cut out into circles and mounted to white board.

Chloe, Anna, Sophia, Uma,

Aurora, Lydia, Taylor, Yumiko.

Some pictures from the Convergence show from August. This was at the Armory, the space was MASSIVE.