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Certainty and Doubt exhibition at Project Space 314

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My solo show, “Certainty and Doubt” runs through May 15, 2016. Project Space 314 is located at 314 Watson Street, Ripon, Wisconsin 54971. Gallery hours are Tuesday – Friday 6-9pm, Saturday 12-4pm, and Sunday 6-9pm. 

Here are some reception photos taken on April 8, 2016. 

Certainty and Doubt, oil on canvas, 36″x36″, 2016
Blister and Bubble, oil on canvas 60″x36″, 2016
Cold Witin and Sooner Later, oil on canvas, 10″x10″, 2016
Emergence V and This Way, oil on canvas, 15″x15″ and 16″x20″ respectively. 2016
Structured Chaos and End Days, oil on canvas, 16″x20″, 2016
Emergence III and Emergence IV, oil on canvas, 40″x36″ and 15″x15″ respectively. 2016.
Close and Hold on, oil on canvas, 10″x10″, 2016
Never Leave, oil on canvas, 8″10″, 2016
First Time and Nightfall, oil on canvas, 10″x10″, 2016.
Emergence IV, oil on canvas, 15″x15″, 2016

Flashback 2010: Ready for 2016

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My process varies from painting to painting. Over the past 7 years I have experimented with various techniques and hit a breaking point in 2012. This is when I took my first break from painting since I started in 2000. The break was a few months. Long enough to evaluate what I enjoyed about painting and applying it to future paintings. 

About a couple weeks ago I gessoed 9 canvases and have not touched them since yesterday. This format brought me back to 2010 when I had the idea of creating small studies for larger paintings. A time when I was producing a lot of work. I enjoyed this format because it allowed me to respond immediately to what I was producing.

2010 small studies

2010 small studies

Here is a chronological sequence of my process. 

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Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts Membership Exhibition, September 10, 5-8pm

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I was recently accepted to participate in the Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts‘s upcoming membership exhibition. This exhibition will feature works from local art organizations such as the Fond du Lac Visual Artists and the Sheboygan Visual Artists.

This year’s exhibition was juried by UW-Ripon art professor and artist, Rafael Francisco Salas.

Location: 51 Sheboygan Street, Fond du Lac, WI 54935

Reception: September 10, 2015, 5-8pm

Exhibition dates: September 10 – October 31, 2015

Curtain, oil on canvas, 16x20", 2013

Frank Juarez, Curtain, oil on canvas, 16×20″, 2013