Douglas Florian

If you happen to be in New York do drop in and see the vibrant work of Douglas Florian at BravinLee Programs March 28 - May 5.  Florian makes meditive abstractions composed of a myriad of surface treatments - washy, scratchy sometimes deliciously thick and other times thin with lots of light and space.

With Leaden Legs 2011
 oil on wood, 19 x 26 inches

The field hath eye, the wood hath eyes
2009-2011
oil on wood
 25 x 24 inches

No Way
 oil on board
18.25 X 22 inches

Fresh discoveries

Two artists I recommend having a look at! Stay tuned....

Peter Shear

Untitled (12-43)

2012

acrylic and gel medium on canvas

10 x 8"

Mp Landis

ld12.001
2012
mixed media on paper
38 x 36.5 inch
122 w

Peter Sharp - in conversation

Peter Sharp is a favourite Australian painter of mine. He is currently having a survey show at Hazelhurst Regional Gallery  in Sydney. Well known for his beautiful exploration of 'place' in the Australian landscape, Peter Sharp employs a variety of media to explore ways to represent the land - moving between the details of small natural objects through to the bigger picture - the grand vista. His work speaks volumes about his personal experience in the landscape.

Installation view: Hazelhurst Regional Gallery 2012

Vincent Hawkins in his studio

A thoroughly enjoyable interview with the London painter Vincent Hawkins. Enjoy!

http://vimeo.com/couchmode/abcrit/videos/sort:date/36557905

Done Paint Done

I wish I could be in London to see this group painting exhibition curated by Karl Bielik.

Done Paint Done

The Drawers Gallery

438 Kingsland Road

London

Opening 1st December

 runs until the 19th December

Artists:

Paul Behnke
Karl Bielik
Marcus Cope
Inga Dalrymple
Patrick Galway
Eemyun Kang
David Small
Marianne Spurr
Gavin Toye
Sabine Tress

Fresh discoveries

With the aid of the wonderful WWW I've been discovering some great paintings. Here's a selection.

First, in London Town, there is Alice Browne:

Mammoth 2011

oil on canvas

27 x 30cm

And in Sydney there is Diena Georgetti who has a show on now at Sarah Cottier Gallery.

Jaguar is Jaguar 2011

acrylic, pencil and marker on canvas

130 x 90 cm

In Boston there is Jared Sprecher whose visual sources include, among other things, wallpaper and graffiti. 

Silent Hand 2011

Oil on linen

20 x 16 inches

Stay tuned....more to come.

Enjoy!

John Peart

Moment 1, 2011

oil on canvas

175 x 175 cm

John Peart, one of Australia's best contemporary abstract painters, is having a show of his latest crop of paintings, some of which faithfully reference his very beautiful series of collages from 2010.  Large, bold and rhythmic, these paintings are so intriguing for their scope and also for their simple and direct freshness. Literally I feel like these paintings pulse on the walls. See what I wrote about Peart's work in 2009 here. If you are in Sydney the show opens tonight at Watters Gallery and continues on until the 9th July 2011. Well worth a look!