Art It's a Gift

Kelly Reemsten at CaldwellSnyder Gallery
Kelly Reemsten opens her first show at CaldwellSnyder with Recent Paintings, a delicious look at 50-60s fashion and furnishings. Reemsten liberally applies luscious layers of oil paint with an ever present hint of orange. Let me tell you, this woman can paint!

I was fortunate enough to be in the gallery while Kelly was inspecting the installation; hearing her insights and inspirations was remarkable; her work ethic really made me take notice. Reemsten is able to complete a full body of work approximately ever six months. She feels it her obligation to her collectors and viewing public to have new work available.

Now that Reemsten has gone back to LA, don’t fret; Roger Azevdeo, CaldwellSnyder’s charming secret weapon, will effortlessly guide you through the exhibit and give you all the 411 you’ll need for an enjoyable viewing experience. Roger is committed to great art, he believes in the work he sells, and is a huge resource for the Bay Area art scene. Wish there were more like him. www.caldwellsnyder.com


The Gift of Art at Cecile Moochnek Gallery
Cecile Moochnek Gallery, a delicious, lovely, and contemplative space, will host a small works “gift of art” show Nov 14-Jan 31. Moochnek has been in the East Bay for 14 years and exhibits some astounding work. Her roster includes: Judith Williams, Emily Payne, Kate Phillips, Seiko Tachibana, and Tyrell Collins. For a full listing visit www.cecilemoochnek.com



Judith Williams






Recent Work by Kris Cox at Elins Eagles-Smith Gallery
If you love surface, you’ll die for Kris Cox’s work. Cox is process oriented using heavily layered surfaces that he grinds down. Cox describes his paintings as being created "by a process of applying multiple layers of pigmented putties, on wood panels with grids that have been chased into their surfaces". He goes on to say that the "elements which appear irregularly through the layers of putty, lead, wax, asphalt and pigment are a metaphor for memory, while the concentric, multi-chromatic rings are symbolic of time."

Did I ever ooohhh and aaahhh over this work. www.eesgallery.com

Theodora Varnay Jones, Structures, at Don Soker Contemporary Art
Varnay Jones’ use of layering and light are masterful; her work is pure, formally clear and superbly executed. Structures are a multi-dimensional interplay of translucent materials including paper, pigments, gauze, acrylic polymer, fiberglass and wood. Each work portrays inner depths under a ghostly surface of muted colors. Varnay Jones’ technique is innovative, complex and visually satisfying.

Impossible to catch in a photo, please, go see this work. www.donsokergallery.com


Robert Jack, Elements of History, at Brian Gross Fine Art
This flatness of Jack’s casein on wood paintings is alluring; it’s dense and it’s oh so beautiful. Working with tiny brush marks these minimalist, structural paintings are far from simple. Each painting has a limited palette whose arrangement of repeated marks suggest rigorous thought. Slight imperfections and unexpected patterns slowly emerge and take on an intuitive, organic quality. Jack sees his creation as a form of history, recombining, in new ways, natural elements that have evolved over eons of time according to Darwinian theory.

Brian Gross Gallery will be participating in Red Dot www.reddotfair.com The fair dates are December 6 - 9, 11 am to 8 pm at the South Seas Hotel. www.briangrossfineart.com

Lucy Gaylord-Lindholm, Cookie Cutter, at Jack Fisher Gallery
I won’t even attempt to interpret Gaylord-Lindholm’s work. It is fascinating to see and oddly stimulating. I was made curious and compelled to look more than once. Go, see this work, dare yourself to be curious!

The Jack Fischer Gallery will be participating in the Red Dot Art Fair www.reddotfair.com at the South Seas Hotel in Miami Beach, Florida, December 6 – 9, 2007 www.jackfishergallery.com

Dannielle Tegeder, 7(x) = 20x + x5d-1 + (Yellow), at Gregory Lind Gallery.

Dannielle Tegeder's drawings and paintings resemble engineering blueprints for the inner workings of a new civilization. These landscapes are awaiting the occupancy of a post-apocalyptic society. Recurrent forms created to perform particular functions provide the foundation for this world of the future¬ great geometrical mashups.


Tegeder uses gouache, ink, colored pencil, graphite, pastel and various drafting tools on paper. Like her older work, these pieces are invested in the mapping of various spaces—planetary, geological, biological, and architectural—but the materiality of the work is much more actualized rather than merely inhering in the artist's utopian blueprints. And, if you are stumped as to how one displays large work, check out the innovative installation at Gregory Lind. www.gregorylindgallery.com


Gregory Lind Gallery will be participating in Aqua Art Miami and the Aqua Hotel. www.aquaartmiami.com


Let’s Hear if for the North Bay!
Donna Seager Gallery www.donnaseagergallery.com will be participating in Flow at the Dorset Hotel. Seager will feature: art work by Joe Brubaker, Claudia Marseille, Carl Dern, Ann Weber, Lisa Kokin, Aondrea Maynard, Michael Cutlip and others. Donna Seager Gallery also has a very interesting Book program that she will show at Flow. www.flowfair.com

MarinMOCA's new show is Art By The Inch, a 100 foot long painting stretched between two galleries. Painted by Kent Rupp, Louis Bording, Dorallen Davis, Joan Hauck, Kathleen Lack, Margaret Mantua, Beryl Miller, Sandi Miot, Nancy Nelson, Randy Pottenger and Joel Yau, The participating artists have donated their work as a fundraiser for the new museum. Viewers are invited to partner with the artists by choosing a portion of the giant painting to purchase for a donation of $1.00 a square inch. One hundred per cent of the proceeds benefit MarinMOCA. Hurry. Your chance to take home some great work for a fraction of it's normal price and support MarinMOCA will be over November 18th.