The Exquisite Drawings of Seurat

Georges-Pierre Seurat was only 31 years old when he died in 1891. Everyone knows his 10 foot long pointillist masterpiece, Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, which took him two years to complete. He apparently made over 60 studies for this painting. It is now hanging in the collection of The Art Institute of Chicago .

He also did many drawings during the last ten years of his life. He used conte crayon on hand-made French paper and the effects he obtained are unique and quite beautiful. He loved to draw the theater and you can see a pierrot dancing in the top image. These drawings are the focus of a new show at MOMA that recently opened Oct 28, 2007-Jan 7, 2008. You can purchase the exhibition catalogue here. And here is a link to the

Seurat Drawings online exhibit at MOMA. It's worth a trip to NYC.

(Thanks for the heads up artnewyorkcity and drawn!)

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The GREEN Art Opening, Robert Berman Gallery

The Modlins photo by Mark Murphy
I am slow to get my photos up, but Mark Murphy (I finally got to meet the man -very friendly and nice!) has posted lots of photos from the Green Show opening on his blog. So, follow that link and have a look. Bergamot Station in Santa Monica (where the show was held at Robert Berman Gallery) has dozens of galleries all in one complex. Saturday night, Nov 17, was fully packed with people as there were many other openings that night and people walked from gallery to gallery. Erling Wold, the composer from S.F., was in town and stopped in at the show. He has blogged about meeting me here. (Flattery will get you everywhere, Erling.)
I also talked with Mark Frauenfelder and my friend George from Eugene. I met Bob Dob, Cathie Bleck, Nathan Ota and more. I just missed Lisa Mertins (who drove all the way out to meet me, but didn't know what I looked like) and who knows who else. It was so packed that it was hard to meet everyone. Mr. Robert Berman, the gallery owner, was absolutely the coolest guy. The Modlins entertained us with their music.

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Back From L.A.

Sketch of "Deja Vu Waltz" by Amy Crehore 2007
I just got back from L.A. and I had a wonderful time. It was hot down there! I'm going to tell you more about it as soon as I unpack and catch my breath. Meanwhile... here is the original pencil sketch for my "Deja Vu Waltz" painting.
I will post photos of the Green Show art opening in a few days.

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Going Down South

Detail from new "Deja Vu Waltz" painting by Amy Crehore

I'll be back on Monday. Stay tuned for my report from La La Land.

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GREEN Art Exhibition-Robert Berman Gallery opens Nov 17

Mark Murphy, the curator, has posted more images from the upcoming GREEN Art Exhibition on his blog. I will be headed down to L.A. tomorrow for a few days. I can't wait for the opening on Saturday night (7-10pm). I'm excited to be a part of this show.

Contact info: Robert Berman Gallery

Have a look:

Green Show Art

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Bananas!

Detail of Monkey stealing a banana from new painting, "Deja Vu Waltz" by Amy Crehore

"Banana Eater" painting by Amy Crehore (click to enlarge)

Dan Koeppel has written an interesting book called "Banana, The Fate of the Fruit that Changed the World". It's about the history of the banana.
He posted my "Banana Eater" painting the other day on his blog. Check out his books and his blog here:

Dan Koeppel

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Mardecortesbaja Blog

This is one of my favorite blogs about art and the cinema. Lloyd has reviewed my new painting and I love the way he writes about art. See what he has to say:

Mardecortesbaja

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