Flicker

I finished a new Lithograph called Flicker this week. This print will be included in the 2010 PrintZero Studios Exchange Seven.

Check the PrintZero website for exhibition sites. The exchange is typically exhibited at various places around the US and this year will have an added juried catalog of 30 prints.

The print is 10″ x 7″ and is printed with black ink on Rives BFK Gray.

Infinite, Artsite Racine

I was asked to install work as part of the Racine Arts Council program called Artsite. This program matches artists with empty storefronts in downtown Racine, Wisconsin. The work will be exhibited from July 1, 2010 until September 1, 2010 and can be found on the Southwest corner of 6th Street and Main Street in Racine.

The works included in the installation are:

Infinite
Yarn, Monofilament, and Acrylic Medium
Variable Installation
2009-2010
Passing Through (Series, 1-3)
Charcoal
22″ x 30″
2009

I hope that you can check it out if you are in the area! Post your thoughts if you are able to see it.

Remembrance

My piece, Remembrance, will be in the new ArtWorks exhibition called Kenosha/Racine Arts Network Show. The exhibition runs from July 10 until August 8, 2010.

An opening reception will be held on Saturday, July 10 from 6 pm until 9 pm. I hope to see you there!

ArtWorks is located at:

5002 7 Avenue
Kenosha, WI

Infinite, Detail

My most recent piece, Infinite, is currently on view at Carthage College’s H.F. Johnson Gallery. I recently documented the piece and updated my installation shots of it to include the finished state of it. Previously, it was shown as a work in progress.

Currently, the piece is occupying a space that is 14′ x 16′ x 6′. Various times of day will also be documented shortly, including night and sunrise. At sunrise over Lake Michigan, the light pours into the windows just east of where my piece hangs. The shadow and light patterns should be dramatically different at this time of day!

The faculty in attendance will be speaking about their work at 6 pm and refreshments will be served. This reception will be held in conjunction with the opening of our annual Student Art Exhibition in Gallery B.

The following printmakers are in the exhibit:

• Janet Ballweg
• Donna Brown
• Stephanie Copoulus-Selle
• Toni Damkoehler
• Doug DeVinny
• William Greider
• Raymond Gloeckler
• Caren Heft
• Wayne Kimball
• Gail Panske
• Andrea Rich
• Christine Style
• Hermke Timm
• Art Werger
• Larry Welo
• Connie Wolfe

I hope to see you at the opening if you are in the area!

The exhibit is up from January 17 until February 18 at Parkside’s Communication Arts Gallery. The following excerpt is the press release for the exhibit:

The best art from the past two decades are now on display at the Parkside National Small Print Retrospective. Drawing on the top prints from 23 previous small print shows, the retrospective is open now through Feb. 18 in the Communication Arts Gallery. Selected by UW-Parkside’s Doug DeVinny who began the small print exhibition in 1986 and by gallery assistant Glen Larson, the prints represent a sampling from each year’s exhibition. Each print was purchased for UW-Parkside’s permanent collection and many have been displayed in our hallways and classroom. Others are being shown for the first time in years. “We’re excited about bringing out of storage a selection of prints that were on display during shows from the late 1980s to 2009; these are purchased prints that have not been seen on campus in recent years,” said Art Dept. Chair Trenton Baylor. Along with internationally known artists like Warrington Colescott and Carol Wax and perennial contributors like Brian Paulsen, Art Werger, and Yuji Hiratsuka, the Small Print Retrospective also showcases prints by former students like Connie Wolfe, Joshua and Andrew Brennan, and Margaret Suchland. Baylor said since this is a cross section of the best prints from past shows, patrons will see the best of the artists’ craftsmanship, vision, and experimentation. Each print has a “new look” thanks to a generous donation from Karen Johnson Boyd of Racine for framing. The Parkside National Small Print Retrospective is open Mondays and Thursdays from noon to 5 p.m. and Tuesdays and Wednesdays 3 to 8 p.m.

My pieces are hand-cut giclee prints and are 10″ x 20″. Each will be displayed with nails of varying distances from the wall and magnets holding the pieces to them so that they will appear to be floating in front of the wall. This will cause some fabulous shadows to appear on the wall from the paper where holes are cut out.

This piece is a two-plate mezzotint and is 6 inches by 9 inches. The portfolio edition size is 26, but I will print a small edition for exhibiting and selling purposes!