“I grew up in a small town in Illinois,” Richard Estes says. “I never went anyplace. We moved to Chicago when I was 15 and I saw all these fabulous things—skyscrapers, art museums. When I was 18, I went to Europe and traveled for three months by myself. When you’re alone, you have the freedom to do exactly what you want, but it’s sort of lonesome. I prefer traveling with somebody else. I always enjoy sharing things. I travel mostly for art and architecture, concerts and opera in the great European opera houses.” In the U.S., he travels between his two homes, an apartment in New York City and a house on Mount Desert Island in Maine. The cultural experiences of his trip to Europe led him to study art. Photography and drawing had been part of his youth and he had thought he might study architecture. He enrolled in the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1952. He says of the experience, “I think one of the best things about being a student there was, for example, trying to do a figure painting and then going up into the galleries to see the way El Greco or Degas did it. You can really put your work in the proper perspective that way, and learn from the paintings.”
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FULL EXPOSURE
Photographer Conor Martin documents the present using photographic methods of the past.
Autumnal Light
The landscapes and nature scenes of painter Jennifer Sowders are irresistibly tactile, filled with varying textures that seem to leap off the canvas.
Art for All
Members of Art Dealers Association of America come together for a philanthropic affair.
Modern Marketplace
Redwood Art Group brings together the San Diego region for another class-act celebration of contemporary artwork.
An Enchanting Evening
Scottsdale Artists’ School knows how to throw an art party.
Timeless Tales
Soft, warm undertones underscore the mood of enchantment that runs through Nom Kinnear King’s paintings.
Next Exit New York
Coming off his series that focused on San Francisco and Los Angeles freeway signs, artist Eric Nash’s sights are now set on New York. Now on view at George Billis Gallery's Manhattan location are seven of Nash's new oil paintings and two drawings that explore the signage of New York City freeways. Although Nash's work is tightly rendered, he doesn’t consider himself a photorealist, but rather someone who utilizes those techniques to express ideas.
Monster Mash
Vampires, witches, ghouls and all things that go bump in the night are the theme of the exhibition Monster Mash, now at Abend Gallery.
Inside/Outside
Those familiar with Geoffrey Johnson's populated by inky figures and trailing shadows that bleed into the wet streets, and architectural elements obscured to varying degrees by the misty atmosphere.
Bold Figures; Bold Color
For Brooklyn based painter J Louis, it’s all about balance, which can mean many different things in a composition, but for Louis, it’s about balancing his female figures among a unique landscape of color.
