We are really looking forward to the next art show starting in a few days with Melinda Cootsona, September 12 - 28. See new paintings of the exhibition here...>>
Artist Reception, Thursday, Sept. 12, 6 - 8 pm.
Artist Talk, Thursday, Sept. 19, 6 pm.
As you may know we have been super busy the last month expanding the Studio Shop gallery and remodeling the space next door, 248 Primrose, what used to be the wallbed store and before that the shoe repair. But before we even thought of expanding, we had planned Melinda's show for September and now it seems entirely appropriate that Melinda's figurative paintings will be the inaugural exhibition for the new gallery space.
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| Shoe Tie, Oil on canvas, 24 x 24 inches. |
Not only do Melinda's paintings look simply wonderful on the new walls, but her figurative abstractions also have a certain architectural quality with strong compositional use of line and areas of color. These portraits/constructions show the influence of Bay Area Figurative painters such as Richard Diebenkorn who currently has a show at the DeYoung Museum. Cootsona's figures appear thoughtful and contemplative, moods mirrored in the paintings in general. In the introduction to Melinda's book of this exhibition, Marianne Rogoff writes,
"Through generous applications of paint and numerous
layers of shapes, colors, and shadows that move around on the canvas as she
works, the artist provides ample room for us to enter the mind-states of her
deep-in-thought figures." Read more of Melinda Cootsona's artist bio here...>>
Also view a video of Melinda at work in her studio here...>>
Melinda's Blurb book can be purchased at The Studio Shop, or previewed and purchased here...>>
Melinda's Blurb book can be purchased at The Studio Shop, or previewed and purchased here...>>
