“Dusk”
oil on canvas
13 x 18 in.
 
The show this painting and a number of others will be at:
 
Weiler House Fine Art/Fort Worth, TX.
April 23rd – May 7th, 2016
 
www.ianmarion.com
 
About the artist:
Ian Marion (b.1983)
 
Ian Marion obtained his B.F.A. in Illustration from the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) in 2005. Shortly thereafter, he enrolled at the New York Academy of Art, graduating with an M.F.A. in Painting in 2009.
 
Ian’s Imaginary Sublime Landscape series, although still in its infancy, reflects his admiration for the ideological reasoning behind the American sublime and Romantic landscape movement, as well as the manifestation of these grandiose ideas onto canvas. The appreciation of nature reflected in his paintings stems from his childhood in Southern Vermont and his numerous cross-country travels. Fragmented memories of numerous transcendent moments are completely inimitable; but it is from these memories that Ian paints.
 
Throughout all of his work, his intention is to provide a romanticized vision of nature that challenges the viewers to rethink not only their views of the natural world, but their connection to it.
 

“Tiger Lily Tangle”
acrylic and texture on canvas
20 x 24 in.

http://www.brevardfineart.com
 
About the artist:
Coffey and Thompson Art Gallery  is pleased to present an  exhibition of vibrant paintings by award winning artist,  Bre Barnett Crowell , beginning Friday March 4, 6-9pm.
 
Bre is a Signature Member of the Pastel Society of America and a Circle of Excellence Member of the International Association of Pastel Societies.  Recently her work has been exhibited at the National Arts Club in NYC, The Butler Institute of American Art, and Vose Galleries in Boston.  Her work has been featured in the Pastel Journal and American Art Collector.
 
 Coffey and Thompson Art Gallery
 1900 South Graham St, Charlotte, NC
 
http://www.brevardfineart.com
 
 

“For Sail”
Oil on Linen
40 x 32 in
 
www.DickinsonArt.com
[email protected]
 
About the artist:
Rick Dickinson grew up in upstate New York where he painted as a teenager.  He left art behind to earn an engineering degree and pursue a career in construction that began in Chicago and finished in Philadelphia with several stops between.  He always thought he’d return to painting and was able to do so upon the sale of his business in 2007.
 
Rick attended many workshops, The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art and The Maine College of Art and studied American impressionism as practiced by the Cape School and taught by Lois Griffel.  More recently he has extensively studied impressionism in the style of the Boston School as taught by Paul Ingbretson at his studio in New Hampshire.
 
Rick says, “I especially enjoy the challenge of capturing the smash of light and true color while thoroughly rendering the scene or object before me.  People often ask what my favorite subject is.  To which I answer whatever I’m working on at the moment.  It might be a landscape, portrait or still life. It makes no difference.”
 
“For me, a still life begins with a familiar object, a model ship that I’ve built, an old fly rod, even a handful of origami birds, to which I’ll add anything to create a story and strengthen the design.”
 
“I can’t wait for tomorrow.  This stuff gets more exciting every day.”

“Micanopy Morning”
Bronze
14 x 25 x 8 in.
$4500

www.davisbronze.com
[email protected]
 
About the artist:
Composition is what drives the work of Darrell Davis. His journey in sculpture began after a visit to Brookgreen Gardens, Murrells inlet SC, as a teenager. After receiving a BFA from The University of Texas at Arlington he enrolled in the Graduate School of Architecture’s landscape architecture program. His work has been included in the National Sculpture Society’s Annual Exhibition, the Society of Animal Artists “Art and the animal” tour, the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum’s “Birds in art” tour and in an exhibition at the National Geographical Society in Washington DC.
In 2013 Darrell was awarded the Gold Medal and Maurice B Hexter prize from the National Sculpture Society 80th Annual Exhibition held at the Tampa Museum of Art and Brookgreen Gardens.
 
Darrell is a signature member of the National Sculpture Society, California Art Club, American Society of Marine Artists, and Society of Animal Artists.  His work can be viewed at numerous museums and public collections across North America and abroad.
 
www.davisbronze.com
[email protected]
 

“Show”
oil on canvas
59 x 51 in.

www.RJDgallery.com
 
 About the artist:
Salvatore Alessi’s paintings provide us with a fusion, or “visual short circuit,” creating a parallel hybrid existence, wherein two or more worlds may coexist, as one. The tension created by the integration and influence of technology in our lives is in harmony and exchanges energetically in a continuous dialogue and pictorial display, within the same nanosecond. The concepts of quantum physics, technology and energy frequencies flow together in his paintings as figures that at first appear realistic, morph within these altered cyber spaces and dissolve into the surreal. Once recognizable details fade from our focus or may cease to exist entirely. The work emphasizes that as individuals, we are no longer alone, but constantly connected to others; space and time have been altered and he encourages us to see ourselves from this new perspective.
 
The artist was born in Sicily in 1974, and graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Palermo, specializing in scenography and he began making theatrical sets for the Politeama Theatre of Palermo, and the Massimo of Catania, while aggressively pursuing his passion for painting. In 2006, he devoted himself to painting professionally, wherein he participated in two group exhibitions, curated by noted art critic and curator of the Italian Pavilion of the Venice Biennale,  Beatrice Buscaroli. As a result, his work is now permanently displayed at Il Polittico Gallery of Rome and Libra Contemporary Art of Catania.
 
In 2009, he was a finalist in the “Premio Arte” Award and in 2010 he had his first solo-exhibition. His work continued to gain recognition and he finished among the finalists of the Lissone Award in 2011.

During this time, Salvatore also exhibited in numerous national and international exhibitions including; “Il mito del vero” at Palace Durini in Milan, “La leggerezza nello sport e nell’arte” at ” HomeItaly”, “I quattro elementi” in Catania and “Venti anni” in Rome and was reported to the fifty-fourth Venice bienalle. Then in 2014, his work was exhibited at the prestigious Palazzo Incontro in Rome and at the Studio Gallery MOCA of Rome,  in the exhibition entitled “Dark Green-Bright Green” environmental theme and focused primarily on the beauty of a balanced relationship between man and the environment and nature. With the Gallery “Forni” in Bologna he participated in “Art Factory,” an established contemporary art fair in the national and international scene that takes place every year at the trade fair “Le Ciminiere” in Catania. In September 2014 he enjoyed a solo exhibition at the Exhibition Space of Francesco Siracusa in Agrigento, Sicily. With the International Gallery “NeoArtGallery”, which is based in Rome and Istanbul, Salvatore exhibited in the historic exhibition “Imagine Art Fair” in Reggio Emilia, dedicated to contemporary and modern art. He participated in the “Resistance and the Contemporary” exhibition of contemporary art for the seventieth of Liberation in Reggio Emilia prepared by the project ARS Art Resistance Shoah and collaborated with Studio A Gallery, a modern art gallery in Catania. In November, his work was included in the 25th edition of the art fair “Artist 2015” international exhibition in Istanbul in collaboration with Neo Art Gallery.  His work was chosen for an exhibition of figurative art “1946-2016 100 years Italian boxing” organized by Coni and the Italian Boxing Federation at Palagio di Parte Guelfa in Florence with planned stops in the most important Italian cities and will finally end during the Olympic Games in Rio De Janeiro in 2016.
 
RJD Gallery is proud to be the exclusive gallery to represent Salvatore Alessi’s in the US.   His classical training allows him to draw inspiration from Velasquez, and Goya to Picasso, Bacon and Freud. But it is his originality in composition, color, and this new creative movement, that draws one not only to desire his artworks, but to wonder wherein we lie within the context of this new world and his unique artistic presentations.
 
RJD Gallery
90 Main Street, P.O. Box 1994
Sag Harbor, NY 11963
631.725.1161
www.RJDgallery.com
 

Eat 11: “Let Osprey”
2016
peacock and argus pheasant wings
17 x 23 in. unframed
$4100

www.westernvisions.org

About the artist:
Chris Maynard is one of 80 artists whose work will be available for sale at the 29th annual Western Visions Show and Sale at the National Museum of Wildlife Art. Western Visions takes place September 9 – October 9, 2016. Maynard, who has a background in Biology and Ecology, has worked with feathers since the young age of 12, and has since become an established favorite of art collectors, bird lovers, and individuals worldwide.

Maynard’s “Feathers,” portrays his fascination with what he describes as “nature’s pinnacle of achievement: the intersection of function and beauty.” He recycles feathers shed or discarded by birds annually from private aviaries and zoos and manipulates them into exceptional feather shadowboxes.

The 29th Annual Western Visions Show & Sale is carefully curated and includes both traditional and contemporary sketches, paintings, and sculpture. Western Visions is the cornerstone of Jackson Hole Fall Arts Festival, and includes several fun and social events that allow collectors and artists to interact. A full list of event details can be found at: www.westernvisions.org
 

Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (1571-1610)
“The Taking of Christ”
1602, Rome
oil on canvas
133.5 x 169.5 cm.
National Gallery of Ireland
(c) Public domain
 
Caravaggio’s “The Taking of Christ” – also known as “The Betrayal” – is one of the artist’s most dramatic and compelling scenes, with figures painted in three-quarter length, forced so close to the picture plane that his viewers must have felt their presence.  Seven men are included in the painting. To the left, a beardless youth in red and green flees the scene with arms raised as his robe flows in an arch over the heads of Christ and Judas.  Christ somberly learns towards the right and gazes down, hands extended in front, still clasped in prayer.  Continuing towards the right, Judas and an armored soldier grasp Christ’s right shoulder, their arms forming a complementing arch to the fleeing youth’s robe, framing the heads of Christ and Judas.  Two other soldiers and a figure commonly identified as Caravaggio complete the right half of the painting. 
 
“The Taking of Christ” has been a source of great allure and mystery for scholars considering the possible inclusion of a self-portrait in addition to Caravaggio’s surprising non-violent approach to the subject.  Indeed, Caravaggio’s penchant for violence in his paintings is a well-documented and researched theme.  Interpretations abound with respects to the supposed self-portrait, each calling attention to the artist’s metaphorical use of light and some even suggesting the painting reveals clues to Caravaggio’s faith. 
 
Learn more about this magnificent Baroque masterpiece by visiting the National Gallery of Ireland.
 
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The Salmagundi Club presents its annual Spring Auctions February 29 through March 18. Over 200 artworks by current Salmagundi members will be auctioned.

Collectors since the early 1900’s have attended this annual spring event to find top-quality works of representational painting, drawing, fine-art graphics, photography, and sculpture, most at better-than-reasonable prices. Salmagundi artist member Del-Bourree Bach will be the auctioneer for the preceedings, joined by guest auctioneer Richard Rosenblatt, also an SCNY Artist member.

Artists represented at this auction will include, among others, Don Demers, David Gray, Richard Lithgow, John C. Traynor, Al Barker, Kathy Anderson, Michael Budden, and Carole Teller.

The works can be previewed online on Friday, February 24, on the Club’s website (www.salmagundi.org) and at 47 Fifth Avenue beginning February 26. Gallery hours are Monday-Friday, 1-6pm, Wednesdays until 8pm, Saturday & Sunday 1-5pm. A 10 percent buyer’s premium will be applied to all purchases.
 

The exceptional artistic products from one of Venice’s premier Gothic and Renaissance families are on view now at the Palazzo Sarcinelli.
 
Active between 1440 and the beginning of the 16th century, the Vivarini family is — and was — known as one of Venice’s most accomplished artist families, producing limitless quantities of quality work. Beginning with Antonio Vivarini and continuing with Bartolomeo Vivarini and Luigi Vivarini, an outstanding number of pictures and altarpieces from the painters survive.
 
Now on view at the luxurious Palazzo Sarcinelli, “The Vivarinis: The Splendor of Painting Between the Gothic and Renaissance” is a delightful exhibition that showcases the family’s artistic products and highlights their stylistic evolution through a rapidly changing cultural, political, social, and economic era. The exhibition opened on February 20 and will be on view through June 5.
 
To learn more, visit here.

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On Saturday, February 6, the Laguna Art Museum hosted its 34th annual “California Cool” auction and fundraiser. Gorgeous art was exhibited and sold while total proceeds smashed records. What was the final number?
 
The highlight of an evening at the Laguna Art Museum on February 6 was the much anticipated 20-item live auction, which realized over $200,000 in sales. Along with the generous donations of patrons and connoisseurs, as well as a silent auction, the “California Cool” event saw a 25 percent jump in total proceeds — making it the most successful art auction to date for the institution.
 
Via the museum’s press release: “Art Auction 2016: California Cool’s silent auction component featured an additional 91 museum-curated works of art and was also highly successful with over $125,000 in sales. Results show that 88% of all offered artworks sold, which is a 5-10% increase from previous years. From February 8 to 14, unsold works from the auction will be available for purchase at their minimum bid price (50% of stated value). The works can be viewed online here.
 
“In addition to art, the nearly 400 guests enjoyed the culinary talents of West Coast Event Productions, wine by Wine Gallery, and desserts by Simply Sweet Cakery, served alongside specialty coffee and teas provided by Urth Caffé. The evening’s cool ambience featured floral design by Laguna Nursery; event lighting and production by The Showpros Group; and upbeat music throughout the night. Attendees had the chance to mingle with fellow collectors, the museum’s curators, executive director Malcolm Warner, and 37 of the featured artists including Márton Váró, Eric Nash, Danny Heller, Mary-Austin Klein, and Eric Gerdau.
 
“The Art Auction 2016 team was led by co-chairs Sara Heeschen and Deborah Lake; committee members Tina Cook, Jeannie Denholm, Ruben Flores, Vanessa Helin, Lauren MacLaughlin-Brinker, Karen Morally; and Director of Special Events Sarah Strozza. Laguna Art Museum’s annual Art Auction has become one of Orange County’s most exciting art and social experiences. This event is a major annual fundraiser for the museum’s exhibitions and education programs.”
 
To learn more, visit the Laguna Art Museum.
 
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