Finished Painting, "Desert Sage"

Nathan Abels, "Desert Sage", Acrylic on Linen, 24x36"

Scroll down to see the process of how this developed.

Little farther

Making progress:

Three by Helmut Federle

Helmut Federle

Nathan Abels art now represented by Robischon Gallery

I am pleased to announce that my work is now represented by Robischon gallery in Denver.

New work by Ane Graff

 Your Groundwater. Ane Graff

Opening Saturday February 2 at 14.00 p.m.
The exhibition will be opened by Karin Hindsbo, dir. Sørlandets Kunstmuseum,
and will be on display until April 28th 2013. A new essay by Norwegian writer Johanne Nordby Wernø on Ane Graff's art will be published especially for this exhibition.

You can view more of her work on my blog here - including a short interview she did with me way back in 2008.

New Kris Lewis

 Kris Lewis

New Work by CT Nelson

 

CT Nelson, "Yesterday is Tomorrowland", Oil on Canvas, 48x60"

Excellent new work by my friend and neighbor CT. It reminded me of the "Light of God" from an interesting article on art and drone technology:

Three by Ben Kehoe

"Spiritual Reconnaissance" by Ben Kehoe

"An Element Unprepared For" by Ben Kehoe

"So Long Ramshackle Security" by Ben Kehoe

Photo(s) of the Day

Skyfall Art

The new James Bond film, Skyfall was probably the best Bond film I've seen in a long time. It was fun, self-conscious about it's own Bond movie conventions (with lines like, "somebody usually dies"), and probably more more beautifully filmed than any Bond film in recent memory. The dramatic lighting of the final showdown reminded me of some of the incredible shots in Apocalypse Now. For that matter - they also reminded me of Turner's paintings. This painting "The Fighting Temeraire" by J.M.W. Turner makes an appearance in the Skyfall scene pictured above:

There's also an incredible Friedrich-esque Scottish landscape in the film:

Caspar David Friedrich, "Evening Landscape with Two Men", 1830

My own photo of the Scottish highlands from August, 2012:

A few more from Ravi Zupa

Ravi Zupa's show at Black Book Gallery right now is excellent - don't miss it. If you are in Denver, you need to see this show. 

Ravi Zupa | Kitchen Stuff | Watercolor, colored ink, colored pencil, India ink, graphite, silkscreen, collaged paper, etching and traffic cone relief printing on wood panel | 24 x 32 Inches

Ravi Zupa | Feed, Stifle | Watercolor, colored ink, colored pencil, India ink, graphite, silkscreen, collaged paper, etching and traffic cone relief printing on wood panel | 24 x 32 Inches

New Work: "Procession"

"Procession", Acrylic and Oil on Canvas, 18x32"

New Ravi Zupa

This is the promotional image for Ravi Zupa's new show at Black Book gallery (opening November 2nd) - this guy is definitely one of Denver's absolute finest.

Progress on new painting - at the Denver Art Museum

The next two weekends (October 20, 21 and October 27, 28) I will be painting in the painting studio at the Denver Art Museum. You can see me work on a large new painting from noon until 3 pm each of those days. I would be happy to answer any questions about my work or technique - hope to see you there! Here's the current progress on the work I will be bringing to the museum:

New Work, News

Artopia went well - I exhibited a dozen new or never-before-shown works for a little over three hours. It was a little crazy, but overall -a good motivation to get new works finished. Here's a few:

“Untitled”, Acrylic on Canvas, 16x20”

“Somewhere when your heart glowed the hope", Acrylic on Canvas, 18x24"

"Gathering Light",16x20", Acrylic on Canvas

"Attic Ghost”, Acrylic on Canvas, 16x20”

And a (cropped) view of the display. I'll be back to posting fairly regularly now - lots to share. Thanks for your patience.

You got me

Thanks for the love, I'll return to posting here after my next show. For the next couple weeks I need to focus on painting. You can see my work at the upcoming Artopia on Saturday, February 18.

If all goes according to my very fuzzy plan, there should be half a dozen new small works at the show. These are pretty abstract, and quite a departure (or detour?) for my work. Looking forward to sharing them with you. Thanks for the support everyone.

Finally Finished - new work "Eventide"

Here's the months long progress on the now-finished painting:

And the finished painting:

"Eventide", Acrylic on Panel, 24x80"

Pages on a Plane

Pages on a Plane is now available for purchase from Under the Spire, Boomkat, Norman, and Stashed Goods! The Black Eagle Child LP is produced in an edition of 250. Each disk is pressed on a translucent sea green vinyl with wavy blue streaks. LP arrives in a clear PVC sleeve, also containing a download code.

New Small Study: Lookout

A small -5x7"-acrylic on paper study of a photo of my great-grandfather (with the binoculars)

New Press: NY ARTS

A feature on my work at NY Arts Magazine.