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Come join us for a private art show of mixed artists from both sides of the planet. “An Evening of Art II” will include fine selections of wine and cheese paired with an eclectic potpourie of art styles and mediums for your viewing. Paintings from Neal Adams, Jason Monet, Jesse Miller, Elan, Kerry Pendergrast, Pranoto, Bambang Wiwoho, Alex Spencer, Steve Ladin, Spauldero and the first work ever in the west of Chong Amo.
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Please RSVP before event.
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* Private screenings available upon request. *
September 28th, 2008
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Not only were awards bestowed upon Jesse, there were also sales of classic pieces like the ‘Gate-A-Way’. Miller’s wooden postcards were also a hit. Further, the festival sold more 2008 Sawdust Art Festival T-shirts than usual due to the great T-shirt design made by none other than Jesse Miller !
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September 25th, 2008
On May 4th Jason Monet celebrated his 70th birthday kicking off a week long party and retrospective exhibition of his work. The opening night was an extravaganza of traditional Balinese music followed by rock and roll.
Other reasons for the shindig were raising money for the Sumatran Orangutan Society and a house warming for his recently completed 2 bamboo house complex. Jason has worked tirelessly promoting the plight of the orangutan. Part of his mission to save them is promoting bamboo as an alternative resource for wood. If more people used bamboo, which is complete renewable, the habitat of creatures like the Sumatran Orangutan would be saved. This is more than lip service as his beautiful bamboo palaces clearly state. Everything is made of bamboo.
Thanks to Jason and S.O.S. for a wonderful time.
July 19th, 2008
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JL Galleries is excited to offer the art of Neal Adams. Originally from England, Neal is living in Bali, Indonesia with his wife and young son. |
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Private collection The First Lady of Indonesia
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| His subject matter is often the beauty and importance of nature and our connections to these natural miracles. Recently, Neal Adams has developed a new technique using gold and silver leaf that is both avant-garde and commercially desirable. This idea of painting with actual gold and silver is not new. It was made most famous by Gustav Klimpt who used it in a decorative manner. Neal is pioneering the use of these mediums with paint as backlighting for the subject matter. His glimmering backgrounds are abstract masterpieces in their own right with reflective color transformations constantly evolving due to light and angle. This creates a great deal of life that moves through each of Neal’s pieces. |
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Bird of Paradise
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Golden Tree
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Padang Bai Tree
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| At the JL Galleries “An evening of art,” Neal Adams was the biggest seller and conversation piece. Appearently we didn’t unveil his work a minute to soon. He sold 10 of 11 paintings for a beautiful followup to his sold out show in Jakarta earlier this year. Neal Adams Gallery
Some of the other new artists making a commotion were Spauldero, Pranoto and Tantri featured below. |
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Not enough art from this trio. Everyone wanted to see more by these newly represented painters. We had only one testpiece by each of the three and could have sold each multiple times over. Spauldero’s Badut Pantai (oil on canvas), Pranoto’s ‘Girls’ (oil on canvas), and Tantrix’s beautiful abstraction of colors. |
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Badut Pantai
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Girls - Pranoto
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Tantri
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| More to come from all these artists and more as JL Galleries looks forward to 2008 after an exciting year of art! |
January 6th, 2008
October 23rd, 2007
Recently I made my second appearance on Indonesian Television as an international art critic, collector and representative. The first was in Yogya for Indosat. This recent interview was with their sister station in Bali, BaliTV and was filmed in the studio of artist F. Malik. They asked me about local artists and what I was most likely to become involved with, who I felt were the best artists and of which styles I was most fond. I informed their viewing public that I liked all styles of art. Further, I said that while Bali and especially Ubud were known for an abundance of paintings, that there are very few painters. Much of what can be found is in my opinion ‘wall decorations’. They seemed very pleased, as did the Indonesians with whom I have discussed the program. Bali TV said they would like to use me again in the future and promised me a DVD of the program.
July 29th, 2007
Last month JL Galleries donated Kerry Pendergrast’s ‘Amed’ to a charity event in Southern California benefiting the Shea Center / Fran Joswick Riding Center. They work with disabled children providing therapy through the riding of horses. These horses can be very costly with the stables and feed. The night was a complete success with Kerry Pendergrast’s painting raising $1800- for the cause. We at JL Galleries would like to thank all the other donators’ of auctionables and a special thanks to the volunteers that make this wonderful program function.
July 29th, 2007
Jason Monet has a new gallery! Check out some scenes from Jason’s life in the tropics. This gallery has some traditional Balinese Culture and Ceremony with a touch of the lush countryside. It also shows the unique flare that is brought to any area Jason Monet is in proximity to: the sink/fountain sculpture. Be sure to check back to this new gallery soon because it is growing! The above bicycle is his daughter Louise’s. This particular piece was painted in Australia one year ago. 2007 promises to be a prolific year for Jason Monet. He is nearly finished with his new eco-friendly bamboo house, and this home is surrounded with future Jason paintings. Stay tuned! New Monet Gallery
January 29th, 2007
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
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