DRAWING CHALLENGE XVIII
We would like to congratulate Mary Flinn, Susan Hostetler, Andrew Johnson, and John McDevitt King for being the featured contestants of our Drawing Challenge XVIII, which was inspired by the following words by the artist Grace Hartigan (1922 - 2008). We would like to thank Alice Zinnes for suggesting these lines.
"In painting, I try to make some logic out of the world that has been given to me in chaos."
We are pleased to present the works of ten featured contestants in the accompanying virtual exhibition
the world that has been given
February 3 - March 1, 2021
Andrew Johnson, CEDE (Mother's House), 2017, ink on two sheets of paper, Overall: 84 x 84 inches total
Mary Flinn, Neptune, 2020, pastel, charcoal, pencil and gesso on paper, 16 x 20 1/2 inches
Neptune brings chaos, illusion, magic and darkness.
-Mary Flinn, 2021
www.maryflinn.com
Philip Gerstein, Flagship, 2020, acrylic on birchwood panel, 30 x 40 inches
One of the true strengths of my work is the uniqueness of each piece. Rather than being part of some endless series, every painting that comes out of my studio sings its own special tune!
This painting uses seemingly simple means and minimal materials (in this case, 2 kinds of acrylic paint) to achieve rather non-minimal results. This intriguing effect is due to its unique use of color, but also relies upon a compositional arrangement, in which a discerning viewer might discover the echoes of Classical Ancient Chinese landscapes, one of my profound (and treasured) influences.
- Philip Gerstein, 2021
www.PhilipGerstein.com
Cody Jones, Map of the Human Psyche, 2020, oil on canvas, 18 x 24 inches
John McDevitt King, Wrong Words Rhyme, 2012, graphite on paper, 23 x 22 inches
Ellen Hersey, Detail #1 (water), 2020, acrylic and inkjet print on acetate, 8 1/2 x 11 inches
Susan Hostetler, Storm/Flight, graphite, gouache on mylar, 25 x 40 inches
Zoe Keramea, Bent Oblong, 2011, graphite on paper, 12 x 12 inches
www.zoekeramea.com
Nancy Berlin, Keeping Track 2, 2021, mixed media on found paper, 22 1/2 inches x 20 inches
Amy Bassin, Prayers for Democracy, 2020, acrylic on book pages, 11 x 20 x 1/2 inches
www.amybassin.com
Deanna Sirlin, Paces, 2020, mixed media, 10 x 8 inches
www.deannasirlin.com
Alicia Rothman, Styx, 2021, oil and handmade stencils on panel, 6 x 6 inches
www.aliciarothman.com
Kit Warren, Periodic Table, 2019, acrylic and powdered pigment on 35 wood panels, 35 x 35 inches
In Periodic Table, the concept itself implies organization, as does the grid. Yet the looseness of the marks, made without ruler or measurement, challenges those constraints--and chaos seems right around the corner.
Anne Marie Richter, Unread Playbook, charcoal, acrylic paint. collaged paper and net, 37 x 37 inches
Tony Moore, Gateway, 2020, wood-fired ceramic, 18 x 15 ¼ x 10 inches
www.TonyMooreArt.com
Emilia Dubicki, Night With the Oracle, oil on canvas, 60 x 54 inches
JoAnne Lobotsky, Velvet Morning, 2019, acrylic, molding paste, pumice on wood panel, 30 x 24 inches
www.joannelobotsky.com
Sarah Lutz, Sinker, 2020, oil on linen, 30 x 24 inches
www.sarah-lutz.com
Susanne Slavick, Darn, 2013, gouache on Archival print on Hahnemuhle paper, 9 x 12 inches
susanneslavick.com
Eliot Markell, Invocation, 2021, water based media and tissue paper on bubble wrap, embedded in poured plaster, 25 x 21 x 1 inches
www.eliotmarkell.com
Laura Bell, Pink Balloon, 2020, acrylic and laser print cutouts (rotting pumpkin, stray balloon, scarlet kale, dropped Goldfish cracker) on paper, 17 x 14 inches
Barbara Rabkin, Escape, acrylic and paper collage, 22 x 30 inches
www.BarbaraRabkinArt.com
Carol Radsprecher, Body Drawing, 2020, inkjet print drawn and colored in Photoshop, 12 x 12 inches
www.carolradsprecher.com
Rachelle Krieger, Chaos Theory 1, 2018, acrylic and flashe on linen, 40 x 40 inches
www.rachellekrieger.com
Jackie Tileston, Oumuamou, 2020, oil, pigment, glitter, enamel on linen, 48 x 60 inches
www.jackietileston.com
Friederike Oeser, Buri Siri (Beautiful Town), 2021, cut-out aluminum panels, screen printing, 70 x 55 x 4 1/2 inches
www.friederike-oeser.de
From my Travel Diary:
"In January 2020, the world still seemed to be in some order. The view from my hotel room in Chiang Mai, Thailand, struck me as a fascinating composition."
Ann Ledy, Forty-third Street, 2017, graphite, prismacolor, watercolor on vellum, 10 x 10 inches
Songwen Sun-von Berg, Chasing the Light, 2020 oil and ink on paper, 36.5 x 24.5 cm
www.sunvonberg.de
Ellen Hackl Fagan, Lost Communication, 2003, acrylic, ink, and graphite on clay board panel, 8 x 10 inches
www.ehfaganstudio.com
Laurie Heller Marcus, VENUS WEARS THE PANTS, 2020, acrylic on panel, 16 x 16 inches
VENUS WEARS THE PANTS
The wind orders the world,
shuffles it like
a deck of cards.
So what if the ragged dress dances
in the wind
while Venus slips into the giant’s pants?
The dress begs for a face,
the face for a body.
We’ll walk with the wind
and run our palms
along the gritty bricks
unaware of the vivid flowers
placed within.
Mark LaRiviere, Huddled Forms, oil on linen, 30 x 40 inches
Ani Rosskam, Life Interrupted, mixed media , 20 x 18 inches
anirosskamart.com
Ilse Schreiber-Noll, Trembling Earth, 2021, gouache and ink on paper, 5 x 11 inches
Dane Goodman, A New Day, pastel on paper, 30 x 22 inches
Elisa Decker, Acorns in the Crack, 5 November, 2019, archival pigment print, 8 1/2 x 11 inches
www.elisadecker.org
Helen Oji, Boardwalk, 2020, acrylic on paper, 11 x 14 inches
helenoji.com
Mona Brody, Resilience, 2020, oil, pigmented shellac, enamel, and wax on linen
60 x 40 inches
www.monabrody.com
Francine Tint, Tiger, 56 x 92 inches
Kathryn Kert Green, Pandemic Drawing, 2020, gel pen on drawing paper, 20 x 30 inches
Blinn Jacobs, Negentropy, 2021, casein, oil pastel on gatorboard, balsa wood, 18 x 7 inches
www.blinnjacobs.com
Karen Starrett, In Spirit
www.karenstarrett.com
Kathleen McShane, Envelope, 2019, watercolor paper, graphite, oil pastel, acrylic, canvas collage, archival glue, 4 x 5 feet
Robert Schatz, Study 1304, 2013, Acrylic and pencil on paper, 16 x 24 inches
www.robertschatz.com
Esther Podemski, Abstraction of a Territory, 2020, oil on Copper, 18 x 24 inches
www.estherpodemski.com
Elisa D'Arrigo, Cross section (2), 2002, cloth, thread, acrylic paint, acrylic mediums, encaustic, dry pigments, 33 x 36 x 7 inches
Theresa Hackett, An Echo, 2019, (other side, "Layers of Certainty"), two-sided painting on aluminum panel, Flashe paint, diatomaceous earth, flashe paint, acrylic, marker, 48 x 72 inches
Jacqueline Ott, The “flourished curiosities v3”, gouache and graphite on paper, 22 1/2 x 72 inches
Walter Markham, Strings Attached, 2020, mixed media with encaustic on board, 11 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches
Kathryn Hart, Dark Night, silver gelatin print, 9 x 12 inches
Lisa Hess Hesselgrave, Pushing Woman, 2000, oil on canvas, 48 x 48 inches
www.lisahesselgrave.com
Nathaniel Aric Galka, it is a playground to us, 2019, oil on marble plastered panel with gold leaf, 48 x 43 inches
www.nathanielgalka.com
Jo Wood-Brown
www.jowoodbrown.com