
Rick, 60×36 inches painting on canvas by Washington DC artist Leslie Nolan
This enigmatic painting is joining me at the LA Art Show with Artifact Gallery NYC February 15-19, 2023. If you’re in the area, drop by the show.
Rick, 60×36 inches painting on canvas by Washington DC artist Leslie Nolan
This enigmatic painting is joining me at the LA Art Show with Artifact Gallery NYC February 15-19, 2023. If you’re in the area, drop by the show.
Just neatening up the studio and wrapping artwork for the LA Art Show in early February.
AD Design Show NYC on Piers 92 and 94 March 16-19, 2017.
ARTIFACT Booth 519
ADDesignShow.com
Selecting the right artwork can be tricky. It’s always a good idea to see it in a residential setting – a test for tone and style within a room. I personally like art that makes me think and provides a lively counterpoint to otherwise static elements of furniture. Some people prefer a more peaceful, languid feeling. Everyone has a different goal for their personal space.
Regardless of preference, trying something out in the room for size and impact makes sense. Whether stimulating or calming, a one of a kind, handmade work of art will elevate the area and make it special. If it doesn’t work, you can always return it to the gallery for another piece that meshes just right with your preferences and objectives.
Here, I’ve displayed some newish pieces at home before delivery to the gallery. Each makes a unique focal point, but I think they look good together, too.
Some of my newest work that will feature in a solo exhibit at New York City’s Artifact Gallery during March 2017.
It’s always challenging to put together a cohesive, yet excitingly surprising exhibit. Style, canvas size, color, texture, pose, feeling, and theme all contribute to making a consistent message. But, it’s critical to shake things up with punctuation marks that give a rhythmic jolt to the whole. Like music, visual arts rely on surprise, sparkle, and the unexpected riff for interest and dash.
Once everything has been painted, the critical curatorial step remains: move the artwork around the space until the show taps out a lively beat with plenty of unanticipated punctuation.
Until then, find my artwork every day at Susan Calloway Fine Arts, in Washington, DC’s trendy, historic Georgetown.