This past Saturday, March 6th the Phone Booth Gallery opened “Daydreamer” with new works from the artist known as Mr. Frivolous. All of the works are mixed media on paper, and all appear to be 8.3″ x 11.7″. There is some good work in this show, I especially like “One Size Fits All” (seen below).

Check out the full show here: Phone Booth Gallery

As stated earlier in the week with the White Walls Studio Visit, Aaron Nagel’s solo show “Marks” will be opening at the Shooting Gallery in San Francisco this Saturday, March 6th. This is Aaron’s largest and most cohesive body of works; “The eleven oil paintings in this series use imagery of youthful women in the nude, often impaled by archery arrows. These figures embody Catholic martyrs such as St. Sebastian, offering atheists and skeptics an alternative to traditional religious symbolism. Although the women are naked and impaled their facial expression and body language is unaffected. Standing tall with transfixed eyes, the figures’ hands are often dripping with black paint to represent a guilty and nefarious past. As Aaron is inspired by the contrast between power and the fragility of the human body, Marks is infused with imagery that is at once calm and violent.”

If your in the area, make sure to stop by, these paintings deserve to be seen in person.
Shooting Gallery SF

Opening tonight, March 4th at the Flatcolor Gallery is a group show featuring new works from Dave MacDowell, Augie Pagan and in the loft “Sidekicks & Henchmen.” The loft show will feature comic book styled works from artists such as: EGO, Jesse LeDoux, Parskid, Ryan de la Hoz, Joe McSween and more. I am always happy to see new works from Dave MacDowell, he just has the ability to make strikingly colorful work that never fails to surprise. His painting “Lord Of The Onion Rings” (shown first) is definitely one of my favorites of the show. Head on over to the site and check out the full show, and if you are in the area make sure you stop by.

Dave MacDowell & Augie Pagan @ Flatcolor Gallery

Opening up this Friday, March 5th is the 13th installment of the “Everything But the Kitsch ‘N Sync” group show at La Luz de Jesus. These shows are packed with art, there is over 150 artists and 300 pieces to look at. This year features a great mix of well known artists, and some up and comers. Bob Dob, Apricot Mantle, Adam Strange, Bonni Reid, Heather Watts, JAW Cooper, Jessica Ward, Jon MacNair, Leslie Ditto, Patrick “Star27″ Deignan, Nathan Ota, Scott Holloway, Trevor Brown are just a few of the artists you can see in this show.

Check it out here: “Everything But the Kitsch ‘N Sync” Volume 13 @ La Luz de Jesus

The new Dangerous INK blog has just posted an interview with Dave MacDowell, and it turns out that this week Dave will have some new works on show at the Flatcolor Gallery along with Augie Pagan. The show doesn’t open until March 4th, but the interview is up right now and gives a look into the inspiration and background of this always exciting artist.

Check it out here: Dave MacDowell interview @ Dangerous INK

This past weekend, February 27th at the Gallery Nucleus, the group show “Curiouser and Curiouser: Inspired by Alice in Wonderland” opened up. The show has never before seen concept art for the upcoming movie, maquettes for the new movie were also on display (courtesy of Gentle Giant Studios), and 40+ artists showcasing work inspired by this classic story. A few the artists in the show include: Alberto Cerriteño, Allison Reimold, Amy Sol, David Ho, Kukula, Marguerite Sauvage, Naoto Hattori, Jason Seiler, Bobby Chiu, William Stout and more.

Here are a few images of works that really stood out to me, head on over afterwards and see the entire show.
“Curiouser and Curiouser: Inspired by Alice in Wonderland” @ Gallery Nucleus

Coming this March 6th to the Shooting Gallery in San Francisco is a solo show of new works from Aaron Nagel. The show is entitled “Marks” and will feature 11 paintings by this exceptionally talented artist. This is going to be an amazing show, and for those like myself that can’t wait the Shooting Gallery has posted some preview images and short video of a visit to Aaron’s studio. Not only do you get a peek at some of the work that will be shown, but you also get a look inside the artists working process, inspiration, and preparation for each painting.

Aaron Nagel Studio Visit @ Shooting Gallery News

Aaron Nagel Studio Visit from White Walls Gallery on Vimeo.

Just this past Saturday, February 20th at the California State University Northridge Gallery, Robert Williams latest solo show of new works “Conceptual Realism in the Service of the Hypothetical” was opened. The new works were first unveiled at the Tony Shafrizi Gallery in New York, and now those of us on this coast have the opportunity to check them out. The folks over at Arrested Motion were there for the reception and took some great shots of the work. The show will be up till April 5th so if your in the area try to stop by. I wish the University i am going to would host a show like this.

Robert Williams @ CSU Northridge via Arrested Motion

This past February 12th, the “The Red Light Exhibit” curated by Genevive Zacconi and present by The Dirty Show along with Last Rites Gallery opened. The show had works by Paul Booth, Scott G Brooks, Shawn Barber, Vincent Castiglio, Colin Christian, Brian Viveros, Dan Quintana, Camilla d’Errico, David Stoupakis, Michael Hussar and many more. Genevive was nice enough to send over some photos of the reception night, some shots of the works and the festivities that also took place. Some of the photos are NSFW, just wanted to state that so no one got mad at me.

Opening this Saturday, February 20th at the Hyaena Gallery is an exhibition of work from Gris Grimly. The show features designs created for t-shirts, so the bulk of the work is ink on paper with just one piece having color to it. Gris has an amazing style and these works really showcase how dynamic and energetic his drawing style really is.

Head on over and take a look at the full show: Gris Grimly @ Hyaena Gallery