“Blue Blocks”, Oil on wood panel, 12 x 12 inches, 2019
Moniker Art Fair
October 2 - 6, 2019
The Chelsea Sorting Office
90 - 100 Sydney Street
London
SW3 6NJ
Exhibiting courtesy of Thinkspace Gallery
“All Saints”, oil on wood panel, 12 x 12 inched, 2019
“LAX/ORD II” - Curated by Thinkspace
Taking Place At:
Vertical Gallery
1016 N. Western Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60622
Opening Reception:
Saturday, September 7 from 6 - 9pm
On view September 7 through September 28, 2019
This show features 100 artists, all working within a 12 x 12 inch format. For questions about availability, email info@thinkspaceprojects.com.
I’ve got some new work for an upcoming group show at Evoke Contemporary in Sata Fe, NM, featuring: Seth Armstrong, Louisa McElwain, Christopher Benson, Christopher Burk, Gregory Ferrand, and Harriet Yale Russell.
“Pink”, oil on wood panel, 12 x 16 inches, 2019
“Hillside”, oil on paper adhered to wood, 18 x 24 inches, 2019
For availability, please visit www.evokecontemporary.com.
Opening Friday, August 16th 5 - 7pm.
Evoke Contemporary
550 South Guadalupe Street, Santa Fe, NM. 87501
Edition of 10
14 x 17 inches (including border)
zinc plate etching with aquatint, printed on Rives BFK 280g archival paper
hand drawn, inked, and printed by me
signed and numbered by me, as well
This limited edition print will be made available on June 12 at 12:00 pm PST. For questions or interest, feel free to email me (see my contact page).
Zinc plate etching on Rives BFK 280g archival paper, 9 x 12 inches (14 x 17 in. with border)
Here’s a bit of the etching process, just to give a clear idea of what this thing actually is. Forgive my lack of technical terminology.
Drawing onto the plate with a metal etching needle. There’s a thin layer of “hardground” on the zinc plate, which the drawing implement basically scrapes off to make the image.
Finished with the drawing.
Acid bath. Dipping the plate in acid eats away at the exposed metal, allowing for grooves to form, in which the ink for the printing will sit. The longer it sits in acid, the more pronounced the line/value.
This is the first version of the etch, before aquatinting.
After applying aquatint, which is essentially melted granular plastic beads on the metal plate, which is a whole process in itself, I applied “stop-out” (a tar-like substance), over all the spots I wanted to remain white. Then I dipped it in acid for a few seconds, making everything that remained exposed a little bit darker. Then I covered everything that I wanted to remain that slightly darker color in more “stop-out”, dipped in acid, then repeated this process for each subsequent change in value, until I got to black, at which point most of the plate is covered in the stuff.
Cover the plate in ink…
Wipe the ink off, which takes forever…
Print that bad boy on a big ol’ press.
***SOLD OUT***
On Wednesday, May 8th at 10 am PST, Thinkspace Gallery here in LA will be releasing my newest limited edition giclee, “Verdugo”. Please visit shop.thinkspaceprojects.com for more info or to purchase.
“Verdugo”
Edition of 75
22 x 18 inches (including a 1 inch boarder)
Fine art print on Juniper Baryta Rag 305gsm
Hand signed and numbered by me
$90
“Scenic Overlook”
Opening March 29, 2019, 5 - 7 pm, through April 20th, 2019
Evoke Contemporary
550 South Guadalupe St.
Santa Fe, NM 87501
“The Divide”, oil on wood panel, 16 x 20 inches, 2019
“June”, Oil on canvas, 32 x 48 inches, 2018
“Kentucky Springs Canyon”, oil on canvas, 30 x 40 inches, 2018
I’m very pleased to have the above paintings featured in the group show “Scenic Overlook”, opening this Friday. To see see the online catalogue of the exhibition, check it out HERE.
For more information or inquiries, please visit www.evokecontemporary.com.
On Friday, February 22nd at 10 am PST, Thinkspace Gallery here in LA will be releasing my newest limited edition giclee, “December”. Please visit shop.thinkspaceprojects.com for more info or to purchase.
“December”
Edtion of 50
22 x 17 inches
fine art print on Juniper Baryta Rag 305 gsm
Hand signed and numbered
$75
“Blue and Yellow”, oil on wood, 12 x 12 inches
‘Exploring the New Contemporary Movement VI’
Sixth Annual Exhibition Curated by Thinkspace Projects
Taking place during POW! WOW! Hawaii 2019
Opening Reception:
Saturday, February 9 from 6-10PM during the Honolulu Night Market
On view through February 16 at:
Wade Warehouse
449 Cooke Street
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
* Right around the corner from Lana Lane Studios
Full details on the mural festival at www.powwowhawaii.com
Join me on Sunday, December 16, at 2:00pm for an artist talk at the Museum of Art and History in Lancaster, CA. I’ll be talking about my paintings, my dog, and other stuff. Learn what goes on inside that giant head.
Lancaster Museum of Art and History - MOAH
665 W. Lancaster Blvd.
Lancaster, CA 93534
This limited edition print was available exclusively for those who attended DesignerCon in Anaheim a couple of weeks ago. Those that were not sold there are going to be available on Thursday, Nov. 29, at 4pm PST, at Static Medium’s website, www.staticmedium.com.
Giclee Print on Moab Entrada 290 gsm Cotton Rag
Edition of 25
16 x 20 inches
signed and numbered
Each print has been hand glazed and heavily embellished by me, Seth. Each one is different.
