After viewing blog photos of my artwork on display at the Applegate opening, someone emailed me that he would like to see me do larger works. So, I thought I would post just a few of the larger works that I have painted. I plan to take snapshots of the interior of my studio as well (for the curious), because the larger paintings shown here are only the tip of the iceberg. My newer works, the monkeys and the pierrots, are more intimate, delicate works (like medieval Italian painting), but I have been doing larger works all along for many years.All in all, the size of a painting does not matter. It's all about the layering of ideas and the layering of paint, the design elements and the imaginative details, and, most importantly, the injection of feeling into a painting that gives a work of art it's mesmerizing powers.amycrehore.com
"The Smile Of Winter" by Fred Stonehouse Copyright 2006
I have to say that one of the biggest thrills of my recent trip to California was driving up to West Hollywood to meet Fred Stonehouse (and family!). He also happened to be having an art opening the same day as mine. His was a solo show at Koplin Del Rio Gallery and I picked up a mini-poster from the show of "Frutti Proibiti". Be sure to check out his show online- Fred Stonehouse
I talked to him (and Sandow Birk!) for about half an hour before heading off to my opening. Later on, after his party was over, he came down to my gallery in Santa Monica to check out my show! Very, very nice man and one of my favorite artists in the true sense of the word. An American original.
I just got back this week from Santa Monica, CA. The opening at the new Applegate Gallery was amazing! Here's a picture of my friend and me (I'm on the right - hair in ponytail). They also showed my Little Pierrots on the other side of the gallery in front of large picture windows.
Here's the finished painting for the Santa Monica Show at Applegate Gallery. I will also show the "Tickler" and four Little Pierrots, "Black Comedy", "Backstage", "Banjo Gal" and "Cat Trick". (3 of which are now available as prints in my website store.)I'm shipping them at the end of this week for the opening April 22. The show will run through June 4th. amycrehore.com
Finishing up "The Examiner" this week, number 7 in my "Monkey Love" series. I thought you might like to see the sketch for the painting. This painting will go to Santa Monica, CA for the "Aces" show opening April 22nd at the Applegate Gallery.
Here are the two latest paintings from my Monkey Love series, "The Nibbler" and "The Two-timer". I have two shows coming up in April which I painted monkeys for- one at Roq La Rue in Seattle called "Ever After"- opening on the 14th -and one at Applegate Gallery in Santa Monica called "Aces"-opening on the 22nd. The Applegate show will also be the gallery debut of my Little Pierrots.
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