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Shades of Gray: Drawings in Graphite

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Ridderhof Martin Gallery
SHADES OF GRAY: Drawings in Graphite
January 21 – February 25
Preview Reception
Thursday, January 20, 5-7 pm

Included artists:

Lea Anderson
Matthew Ballou
Gianluca Bianchino
Elaine Kaufmann
Darice Polo
Lana Stephens
Christine Weir

Show Statement:

Shades of Gray: Drawings in Graphite presents the work of seven artists from Missouri, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, and Washington, DC while exploring a variety of ways that graphite is used by contemporary artists.

In the past, graphite was relegated to use as a medium for preparatory studies that would later be reworked into more finished work in other media. However, due to a renewed interested in drawing among contemporary artists, it is no longer only a means to an end. The use of graphite provides a surprisingly common ground for the realization of each artist’s vision despite such diverse inspiration sources as architecture, contradiction, filtered memories, irony, isolation, obsession, phobias, scale, scientific inquiry, and social consciousness.

Above, one of the works I’ll have in the show, Established (Job 38, Strapped), graphite on paper , 2008, 16 inches in diameter.

Andrew Glenn in Moberly, Mo

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Printmaker and teacher Andrew Glenn has a show, entitled Standardized Diversity, up at Moberly Area Community College in Moberly, Missouri through December 3. I visited the show last week and enjoyed a number of the works. Below are a few images from the show. You can find out more here.

1 Installation (Pig Storefront) with printed newsprint, light, and wood.

2 Detail from Summer (Pallet of Watermelons), Marker on foamcore.

3 Detail from Fall (Pallet of Pumpkins), Marker on foamcore.

4 Installation (Horse Storefront) with printed newsprint, light, and wood.

5 Pallet of Eggs (Dozen Cartons), Digital print.

6 Detail of Pallet of Eggs (Dozen Cartons), Digital print.

7 Fire (Offshore Oil Rig), Marker on frosted mylar.

8 Portrait, Marker on monotype prints.

Andrew is a fellow MFA graduate from Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. He was there studying Printmaking while I was working on a Painting degree. It’s always nice to see a fellow IU grad continuing to work and make a path in the world. My best to Andrew and his family!

Color Drawing, Fall 2010

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Another semester, another feeling of pride. My beginning color drawing students are pretty awesome.

Carrie Casper Reflective Still Life

Dustin Roberts Reflection Self Portrait 1

Alex Forkin Reflection Self Portrait 2

Alex Forkin Reflection Chromatic Environment 2

Katie Kullman – Reflection Self Portrait 1

Nikki Warren – Grid Project 2

Ashley Claussen – Reflective Still Life

Color Drawing, Spring 2010

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A year ago I started teaching all levels of Color Drawing (Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced) at the University of Missouri. While I really enjoy all of my classes, the Color Drawing sections have been particularly special to me.

So here’s just a review of some of the great work from this semester…

Danielle Moser, Beginning Color Drawing: Reflection Project Drawing, Oil Pastel, 24 by 18 inches.

Jillian Blanck, Beginning Color Drawing: Master Copy Drawing (after Dali’s The Hallucinogenic Toreador), Chalk Pastel, 30 by 22 inches.

Scott Fisher, Beginning Color Drawing: Master Copy Drawing (after Michelangelo’s Libyan Sibyl from the Sistine Chapel), Chalk Pastel, 30 by 22 inches.

Holly Meador, Intermediate Color Drawing: Head Planes Model Drawing, Chalk Pastel, 44 by 30 inches.

Holly Meador, Intermediate Color Drawing: Self Portrait as Flaming June (after Lord Frederic Leighton’s Flaming June), Chalk Pastel, 30 by 36 inches. (Unfortunately, this drawing was stolen from my flat files at the University – I’m actually pretty pissed off about it. How can we expect our students to be willing to put forth their best efforts when their peers don’t respect that work? Really unbelievable.)

Roxanne Kueser, Advanced Color Drawing: Courtney, Chalk Pastel, 24  by 18 inches.

Brittany Carney, Advanced Color Drawing: Neil (The Proper Posture), Chalk Pastel, 24  by 18 inches.

Marcus Miers, Advanced Color Drawing: Untitled Composition, Chalk Pastel, 60  by 45 inches.

I want to thank all of my Color Drawing students for making the class so enjoyable. I could have easily had 100 drawings to show from the production of my 24 students; I don’t mean any disrespect to those I’ve not displayed here. These works do show the overall quality and worth ethic I’ve seen throughout all of the students this semester. I’m so glad I got to work with them. Here’s to setting the bar high for next semester!

Some Interesting Sculpture

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Michael Johansson

Vincent Fecteau

Didier Vermeiren and here…

Barry Le Va

I think this (and some other stuff) has been influencing me in various ways…

In the forms I make for students to work from (drawing above, painting below)…

…and in the forms that make their way into my own work. Below, an experimental brick-based sculpture and a mezzotint featuring an invented pentagonally-based structure.