WSG’s Autumn Salon Entry way of WSG gallery, salon show What better time is there than fall to celebrate the abundance of creativity we all possess at WSG gallery?  We decided to hang our Autumn show salon-style, in the spirit of the original Salon de Paris, where artwork was hung nearly floor to ceiling and without much space between the pieces.   Below you see an image of the show in the process of being hung.  You’ll see labels still denoting which pieces are by whom, so the member who makes our labels can decipher where they go.   What happens on drop-off day of a new show is this:  we a ..read more

Nora Venturelli, Body of Work Repertoire No.2 : charcoal and pastel on paper : 24″h x 36″w Nora Venturelli has worked hard to hone her skills of drawing and painting the human figure.  She has a passion that is unmatched for drawing/painting, encouraging and teaching the study of the human form.  I’ve had the pleasure of seeing her work evolve over the past 25 years that I’ve known her and I’ve also been lucky enough to take a workshop from her.  I remember her showing images in the workshop of figure drawings by artists I’d never heard of.  I remember thinking she was a genius. She blew me ..read more

Adrienne Kaplan: ABOUT FACE Agk acrylic on canvas 36 x 36″ Where does a high school girl go from earning a ‘demerit on your permanent record’ and being subjected to a review of one’s peers for the crime of wearing thongs (the shoe kind) when nylons and shoes are the dress code?  Or, (gasp!) wearing a half slip instead of the dress code full slip?  Art school, of course! Adrienne Kaplan says that this experience of wearing what she wanted was a rare moment of defiance in her early life, but I would argue her paintings are an act of defiance themselves, and probably have been her whole life ..read more

Takeshi Takahara:  poems to the winds The new show at WSG is a body of work Takeshi Takahara has been developing from  2018-present.  The work is at once ephemeral and grounded – a solid body of work exploring his chosen media and techniques.  Our usual blog post when we change shows is a more direct interview.  However, this time, it is a recounting of a conversation between Takahara and myself. Takahara printing diptych, photos courtesy of John Lilley Takahara uses both woodcut and intaglio techniques in this body of work.  As a matter of fact, those are the methods of printmaking he uses mo ..read more

Helen Gotlib’s ‘Secret Beaches’ Helen Gotlib Sea Ranch Flowers III, detail, woodcut, intaglio, acrylic, gold and paladium leaf and carved birch panel With each show change at the gallery, I sit down and have a brief interview with the featured artist.  Helen Gotlib is the newest co-owner at the gallery, so we’re pleased to present her first show!  Her stunning, hand-pulled woodcut and intaglio prints are rich with color and layering of images and mark-making.  Some of her newest pieces are 4 x 6 feet and allow the viewer to have an immersive experience of the landscape.  The interview follows ..read more