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Posted in Misc, Other Openings on Feb 2nd, 2009
The 4th Annual PINK ELEPHANT was last night. Many Many thanks to TJ Norris for making this all happen. It was a very fun event and good to spend some time catching up with some friends and meet some new ones. For the read from the man himself, read TJ’s blog posting. There were 60 [...]
Posted in 1st Thurs Photos on Jan 14th, 2009
Here are some images from the January First Thursday gallery openings in Portland. Elizabeth Leach Gallery (17 NW 9th, Portland OR) has a show of the work of the late Drake Deknatel. This exhibition is called “Berlin Portraits.” In The Oregonian, Brian Libby wrote: “One feels pulled by these paintings into a grimy but vivid [...]
Posted in 1st Thurs Photos, my art updates on Jan 7th, 2009
Brad Temkin is having a show at Blue Sky Gallery (122 NW 8th Ave, Portland OR) for the upcoming 1st Thursday (6-9pm on January 8). Brad is a wonderful photographer that I meet years ago at FotoFest in Houston. His work continues to amaze me. Brad Temkin and Tony Mendoza will present an artist talk [...]
Posted in Music on Dec 29th, 2008
This past Saturday Portland, DeVotchKa put on an lively show at the Crystal Ballroom to warm the hearts of those in Portland who’ve been frozen in snow the past week. DeVotchKa melds together an amazing blend of talent and styles. But of course it helps if you arrive in style. This person arrived… DeVotchKa, for [...]
Posted in 1st Thurs Photos on Dec 5th, 2008
I’m back in Portland for a bit, so I managed to check out the 1st Thursday openings. At the new gallery Chambers Gallery @ 916 (916 Flanders, Portland OR) is Allen Maertz’s Photography. Some good work with a particular view point. I also like this new space in a nice central location. More good photography [...]
Posted in my art updates on Nov 8th, 2008
I’m part of a group show group show that opened in Portland Oregon called Shelter that is being held at 23 Sandy Gallery in Portland Oregon USA. The online catalog for the show is at: http://www.23sandy.com/Shelter/-Intro.html 23 Sandy Gallery is pleased to present Shelter: A National Juried Exhibition of Contemporary Photography. Shelter explores architecture, habitat [...]
Posted in 1st Thurs Photos on Oct 15th, 2008
I’m catching up on getting back from three weeks in NYC. This past Saturday, I managed to visit some of the shows that are up in Portland. Here is a quick survey. Jen DeNike’s Flag Girls video installation can be seen at Quality Pictures (916 NW Hoyt, Portland, OR). She has a new spin on [...]
Posted in Misc on Sep 25th, 2008
Today is Mark Rothko’s birthday, September 25th. It has been 105 years since he was born. Rothko’s work must be seen in person. Little jpgs just are blocks of color, but his paintings are really so much more. Rothko painted intimate paintings, that is why there were painted so large. He once said that the [...]
Posted in 1st Thurs Photos on Sep 6th, 2008
We’ll start off this month with a bit of abstraction and then work our way into a variety of appropriations and repurposing. Also I’ve decided to post even more photos that aren’t in this main posting go to the very bottom and click read more to see those. On with it… Michael Knutson‘s paintings are [...]
Posted in 1st Thurs Photos on Aug 14th, 2008
Last fall I just missed the three-person show at Hasted/Hunt (NYC) that Gerald Slota was in. Missed it by a week. Slota’s new show at Quality Pictures (916 NW Hoyt, Portland, OR) was a chance for us to see some of his work. Gerald Slota photographs look like constructed images from many sources. The are [...]