heather jarosz @ motor city

Up this week was Heather Jarosz at Motor City. She experimented with an "alphabet series" of wood squares that portrayed a subject that started with each letter of the alphabet - from accordian to zeppelin. The images appeared to be xerox transfers on the wood but I didn't get a chance to chat with the artist to confirm. Many had sold - I thought they were nice for the space but still a little gimmicky and cutesy.

Andrew Guenther

Dig In
Oil on canvas
50 x 50 inches

here's an interview with andrew about his new work...see why he doesn't like his corn to touch his mash potatoes and why he likes ghosts.

roxy paine

roxy paine-density polyethelene (this reminds me of detroit artist sara blakeman's new works)

Painter of light goes to jail?

Uh oh....looks like the "painter of light" might be facing an investigation!-MAN reports.
"The FBI is investigating allegations that self-styled "Painter of Light" Thomas Kinkade and some of his top executives fraudulently induced investors to open galleries and then ruined them financially, former dealers contacted by federal agents said....The ex-owners allege in arbitration claims that, among other things, the artist known for his dreamily luminous landscapes and street scenes used his Christian faith to persuade them to invest in the independently owned stores, which sell only Kinkade's work."

oh, dear! hahaha!

goody + gordon at mona/mia

I am not sure if the main opening is sept 15 or if it was last saturday, but I decided not to post every image I took and instead a few teaser pics of the show. The main opening will include london artist stella vine so it is definitely worth the trip to pontiac in sept. Below are some of dick goody's drawings or preliminary sketches before his paintings. And I included some shots of  my show "Parts" as well.

Information Systems @ MIA

christina p. day



sara blakeman

donald cameron



andrew thompson





gregory tom



laith karmo







cyrus karimipour

MONA/MIA Opening Sat. Aug 26, 7-10pm

Tonight there are multiple openings at mona/mia that start the fall art season. The opening are split into two parts because of london artist Stella Vine coming sept 15 for the second installment. Tonight on display will be:

martin pottinger

ann gordon - (I have the downstairs space with all new works) My work will be up for the second sept 15 opening as well in case you can't make it out tonight :)

dick goody

and also not pictured in group show:

Information Systems

Part I

 Show runs: August 26 - September 9   

Sara Blakeman

Donald Cameron

Christina P. Day

Cyrus Karimipour

Laith Karmo

Andrew Thompson

Gregory Tom

Synergy opening tonight

Friday, August 25 from 6 - 10:30pm - "The Power of the Word"

In an attempt to provide a positive reflection on the Arabic- and Islamic cultures, Synergy Fine Art Gallery will feature the work of Contemporary Arabic-Islamic Artists Hashim Al-Tawil and Mamoun Sakkal. The exhibition seeks to negotiate a dialog of visual communication that can bridge cultures and build tolerance and understanding among people.

10 Eastern @ Motor City

Speaking of what the internet can do for artists and the contemporary art community...here is another example:

"10Eastern was founded in 2003 by Rich Vogel to showcase the works of a tightly knit scene of Grand Rapids Michigan based musicians.  10 Eastern is also a place, the house where the site started.

In 2004 the Drawrings Boards were started, with the introduction of a java based applet that allows you to draw using your mouse and save the results to a gallery.  A number of people who stumbled upon the site started drawing and interacting and grew quickly, with over 1000 drawn in a few months time, and more than 20,000 drawn to date by people from many different countries."