#contemporaryrealism #painting #oilpainting #realism #artistblog #galleryblog #artistwisdom #creativelife Michael Banning was born in Boulder, Colorado in 1966. He received his BFA from the University of Colorado, Boulder and his MFA from Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Banning’s oil paintings and drawings of contemporary American urban, industrial, and domestic landscapes have been exhibited in solo exhibitions in Chicago, Denver, Minneapolis, and New York City. His w

#contemporaryrealism #artistblog #galleryblog #artistlife #creativewisdom #painting #assemblage #surrealism #surrealismnow #newrealism #outerspace #brettangell #JMG We are excited to present a new artist we have begun to represent! Brett Angell is originally from Milwaukee, WI and was taught by Tom Uttech. We were immediately struck by the artist's imaginative landscapes in his assembled frames. Brett creates landscapes that make you question the divisions between what is rea

#artistblog #contemporarypainting #creativelife #painting #inspiration #artistlife 1. What are 1-3 books that have influenced your life? "What Painting Is" by James Elkins 2. What are you currently working on? I’ve been dabbling in different things lately. My main studio work has been abstract landscapes based on memory. Also, I want to go deeper into plein air painting and am starting to organize a few murals at Missouri Southern State University (where I teach). 3. How has

#textileart #creativelife #artistlife #pattern #fabric #piecing #painting #inspiration #barbaracampbellthomas 1. What are 1-3 books that have influenced your life? I find this question difficult to answer as so many books have been important for various reasons over the years. Some that rise to the top though: Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard, The Seven Storey Mountain by Thomas Merton and The Wild Iris by Louise Glück. 2. What are you currently working on? I am curr

#abstractart #abstract #abstractpainting #abstractexpressionism #graffuturism #markmaking #contemporaryart #painting #davewatkins #jamesmaygallery 1. What are 1-3 books that have influenced your life? Listed in no particular order: Netflix, Hulu and Prime Video. 2. What are you currently working on? Just finished moving into a new art studio in the Walker's Point neighborhood of Milwaukee. Hoping to get a more regular practice going and create a whole new body of work. Stay t