James McMullan Masters Series Exhibition at the SVA Gallery

Posted on December 18, 2012 by itees

Last Friday I went to visit the SVA Gallery to see the James McMullan Master Series Exhibition. I have been a fan of his amazing style of painting and color palette for decades.

One of my favorite art forms is poster design, and having seen the Lincoln Center theatrical posters through the years, I was excited to see many of them on display all together.

It was also interesting to see some pictures with a more muted palette and others with vibrant color. On display were figure studies, books and an animated film. Coming soon a new book, Leaving China and we were given a preview of the work which were beautifully painted.

Below I have a gallery of some of the images on display and here’s a very cool video interview between James McMullan and Milton Glaser!

“When you’re making something out of nothing, doubt must be involved. If you have no doubt in what you are doing, there’s something missing..”

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Hoboken Artists Studio Tour 2012

Posted on November 21, 2012 by itees

Sunday (November 18, 2012) I walked down to Hoboken to visit the artists who had opened their studios at the Monroe Center for the Arts. After all that’s happened in Hoboken because of Hurricane Sandy, traffic was light. The artists really needed the support of the community, but many must have so much to do restoring their homes. This is too bad because the studio tour is but once a year.

I always wait for the slow elevator, take it to the 5th floor and then work my way down the halls and floors. Some of the artists I visited are pictured below: Joe Borzotta, Craig Wallace Dale, Laura Alexander, Marie Papp, and from the Hob’art Gallery, Howard Berelson, and Erich Heinemann.

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Art Galleries Jersey City and Newark: Jersey City Studio Tour 2012, Exquisite Corpse and Gallery Aferro

Posted on October 21, 2012 by itees

The last two weeks have been culturally exciting! The annual Jersey City Studio Tour which is 2 days of open doors by the Jersey City Art scene. I didn’t get to see as many exhibitions as I would have liked, but I’m happy to feature this short slide show of “Photojournalism” curated by my friend, John Crittenden.

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Then yesterday some friends and I hopped in the car to visit two galleries in Newark. 260 Washington Street featured, “Exquisite Corpse” which is always a favorite of mine. The previous two years the exhibit was part of the Jersey City Studio Tour. The co-curators, Tina Maneca and Celeste Sales, mixed and matched heads, torsos, and legs… and the outcome was outstanding, have a look.

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