Blue Marble, 18×18 inches, oil on board, 2024 Last October, I had the pleasure of meeting Marie Riccio at her solo exhibition, Still Echoes, at The Painting Center and the Small Works Invitational at First Street Gallery. Riccio’s work drew my attention for the sophistication of her compositions and subtle yet powerful use of color as tone that brings an exceptional depth and nuance to her modern still-life setups of commonplace objects, transforming them into subjects of contemplation and aesthetic significance. This ability to elevate the ordinary to something profound through the formal ..read more

I am delighted to share this email interview with New York City-based painter Paula Heisen. My interest with Heisen’s art began upon discovering her work on Facebook and was further enriched by a visit to her Long Island City studio a few years back. The emotional resonance of her nature-inspired landscape and still life compositions, coupled with the richness and precision of her color palette, left a lasting impression on me. Her work demonstrates exceptional spatial clarity and a delicate mastery of paint application. Heisen’s artistry transforms everyday scenes into lyrical expressions th ..read more

I’ve been captivated by John Lee’s meticulous observational study and innovative approaches to color in his paintings. I’ve long followed his work’s impressive evolution through his social media updates. So, when John agreed to an email interview from his home in Williamsburg, Virginia, I was thrilled. In our conversation, we delve into his background, but the spotlight is primarily on his insights regarding color and his methodical approach to observational painting. A few years ago Antrese Wood interviewed him in her podcast on Savvy Painter which offers a detailed look at his past influenc ..read more

I’m pleased to present this email interview with the Long Island based painter Bruce Lieberman who has been painted landscapes, figure compositions, still life and more since the 1970’s. He recently had paintings showing in work in the group show, “MASTERWORKS OF AMERICAN LANDSCAPE PAINTING” at the Center for Figurative Painting in New York where Lieberman exhibited along with an incredible array of stellar artists such as Lois Dodd, Lennart Anderson, Paul Georges, Wolf Kahn, Louisa Matthíasdóttir, Neil Welliver and many more. Bruce Lieberman, in his early days as a painter, participated in m ..read more

I’d like to invite you to my solo exhibitionFlipped, 25+ new paintings, drawings, prints, and experiments that explore an eclectic mix of subjects and styles at the Prince Street Gallery in NYC. The title Flipped reflects the spirit of my new interiors and imaginary landscapes where the perspective and picture plane have been turned inside-out. A flipping not just of the space but also the style and subject matter. Flipped, Larry Groff Paintings | Drawings | Experiments October 3 – 28, 2023 Reception for the Artist: Thursday, Oct. 5th, 5-8pm Artist Talk/Walkthrough: Saturday, Oct. 14th 4pm M ..read more

Review by Christopher J. Graham, guest contributor Its Getting Dark, Joey Cocciardi’s current show at the Lodge features twelve explosive paintings. Their compositions vary between apparent firework-inspired bursts to glowing auras from an astral plane, leading the viewer to a place of ephemera. Their surfaces are worked over through layers of applied painted paper and surfaces whittled down, courtesy of an orbital sander. The result is a rewarding peek into the history of the painting’s structure. FRWK-2203 (courtesy of the Lodge) The works in the show all have variations on the name FRWK ..read more

The Greening, 2023, Acrylic, pumice, various pastes on panel, 18X24 I am pleased to share this email interview with the painter JoAnne Lobotsky, and I would like to thank her for her time and effort in writing thoughtful answers to my questions. I’ve been following her work on Facebook and have been especially intrigued by her many compelling works exploring abstract visual concerns, and I wanted to learn more about her. Many of her paintings entice us to join her roadmap adventure through a dense, sculpted topography of thickly impastoed paint and collaged elements that often suggests a wh ..read more

Path to the Lords Pavilion, 2016, pastel on board, 16 x 20 inches I’m pleased to present this email interview with the Elgin, Illinois-based painter Timothy King. I had wanted to find out more about his life and work after seeing his work online and when he wrote about his studies with Stanley Lewis for my interview with him a few years ago. I was impressed by his leadership of the Midwest Paint Group, which has held several terrific exhibitions that often featured the work of modernistic mid-western painters who work from observation in some way. I’m especially pleased to share this interv ..read more

I recently received a postcard from Adrianne Lobel about her upcoming Reflections on a Pond exhibition, this will be her fourth show at the Bowery Gallery Bowery Gallery April 25 – May 20. I was intrigued by her unique approach to geometric abstraction and color arrangements and decided to find out more. I then recalled that I’d seen her 2018 Bowery Gallery show online of plein air-based mobile home series; looking closer, I guessed that these new abstractions also had their genesis from observation on some level. I decided to ask if she’d consider an interview and was very pleased that she a ..read more

Elizabeth Geiger is currently having an exhibition this March of her latest paintings, Borrowed Rhythms, at the Gross McCleaf in Philadelphia. This John Thorton video interviews Geiger and gives us a look at that show and discusses her new direction of Cubist-inspired still-life. The post Elizabeth Geiger’s, Borrowed Rhythms, at the Gross McCleaf appeared first on Painting Perceptions ..read more