Posts filed under 'Original Fine Art'
Neal Adams
Mixed Media
Private Collection Los Angeles, CA
This was the first piece that I saw of Neal Adam’s. It is why JL Galleries decided we must do business with Neal. I was absolutely astounded and later found out it was the first in a new series of trees that has been wonderfully successful for Neal Adams and JL Galleries. When the owner first saw it she responded, “Wow, That is what trees look like in heaven.”
December 10th, 2006
Neal Adams
Mixed Media
Yet another beautiful painting by Neal Adams. This is the smallest piece in a series of three paintings by Neal. It shows a maturity in the reflective mediums by only containing subtle gold hints in a beautiful composition.
December 10th, 2006
Neal and I met through a mutual friend in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia. He had invited both of us over to look at his most recent foray onto the canvas and after looking at the painting Neal and I had the exact same comment. We found this interesting and immediately gave each other a bit of credibility. Later Neal and I bumped into each other at a restaurant where we laughed, started talking art and made theoretical plans for me to see his work. Shortly later at his neighbor’s birthday party we slipped away and looked at the painting he was currently working on. I was obviously impressed and the rest is shall we say history.
December 7th, 2006
Oil on Canvas
This is one of my favorite new pieces of Jason’s. What a beautiful perspective. The large leaves in the foreground with the rice terraces and volcano smoldering in the background. Absolutely brillant!
December 7th, 2006
Sudargono 2006
While recently travelling in Indonesia I was able to reconnect myself with the artist Sudargono. First of all, let me be the first to welcome ‘Gono’ to the JL Galleries family. This is one of his newest pieces painted this year. Over the course of a week in late September, I spent some time catching up with him and learning about his new style.
During 2006 Gono has dealt with the loss of his father, painter Sudarso. This has been devastating to not only Gono but to the whole of Indonesia. Sudarso was the ‘Master’ of Indonesian Realism, as well as being one of the fathers of modern Indonesian painting. Have a look through the Sudarso Gallery.
In May, Gono and his family were fortunate to escape the 6.3 earthquake without serious injury. They quickly pooled their resources to aid others that were seriously injured or homeless. Gono, his wife Tuti and children Gabe and Gintani fed, clothed, entertained and educated hundreds of people who were divastated over the course of the disaster.
There is still much to be done!
October 27th, 2006
Bambang Wiwoho
Oil on Canvas
Loved this painting the moment I saw it. It reminds me of a painting I loved while growing up in my family’s home, but this one is much better. Bambang likes to paint the wild and natural scenes he finds in the midst of the city. They seem to be almost in the rainforrest.
October 7th, 2006
F. Malik ‘Tree’
Ink on Canvas
Jessica Collins Costa Mesa CA
This was the first piece sold after my last trip. Fachrudin Malik lives and paints in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia. Usually, he only paints with black ink making this a rare and special piece. Details are what make Malik’s paintings so spectacular. He works meticulously on multiple projects at a time often taking months to complete them.
October 6th, 2006
Jason Monet’s portraits are full of structure and mood highlighted with an array of colors and energy.
While painting, Jason is a swift whirlwind of personalities and paint as he races time to capture the light and the “momentâ€.
October 6th, 2006
Gono 1997
Oil on Canvas 10 * 13 feet
Beth Gates & Geoff Dorn, California
If you look closely in the middle of this painting you can see the two story government and its reflection in the pond. The ‘Clown’ reference is to the politicians that work in this building. This one was a treat to see in person with its massive size. So much to see in all the psychedelic abstractions.
October 4th, 2006
Acrylic on Canvas 1984 16 * 20 inches
Private Collection Jerry Kraan, Holland
This painting is an interesting preview of some of the direction he would be taking in the 1990′s. The question is what is in the window? I get a ‘Where the Wild Things Are’ vibe. Even though this painting is not very large I get an oversized canvas impression from it in this photo. Besides something being in the window, it seems that the window has become an entity in itself, a ‘mask window’.
September 29th, 2006
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