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In the Studio with Irene Nelson

Shapes and Spaces An Exhibit at The Gearbox Gallery with Artists Irene Nelson and Sheila Ghidini April 30 through June 5, 2021 Fridays and Saturdays, noon to 5:00 p.m. This interview was conducted virtually on March 16, 2021 via Zoom. You are an abstract painter but in my mind I don’t really think there is […]

In the Studio with Sheila Ghidini

Shapes and Spaces An Exhibit at The Gearbox Gallery with Artists Irene Nelson and Sheila Ghidini April 30 through June 5, 2021 Fridays and Saturdays, noon to 5:00 p.m. This interview was conducted virtually on March 26, 2021 via Zoom I see such a strong connection to architecture. I think of chairs as mini architecture.  […]

In the Studio with Diane Williams and Chuck Potter

Outside of Time The Gearbox Gallery March 19 through April 24, 2021 Fridays and Saturdays, noon to 5:00 pm Artists Diane Williams and Chuck Potter are a married couple and share a very large studio space in Benicia where they have worked for over two decades.  While they describe their work as not a collaboration, […]

In the Studio with Jules Campbell (a virtual interview)

In the Studio with Jules Campbell

Equilibrium Jules Campbell & Linda Ellinwood + Inner Room guest: Lori Murphy’s Canaday Redacted The Gearbox Gallery – January 29 through March 13. 2021 Fridays and Saturdays, noon to 5:00 pm So I have to tell you I have no desire to do any art during COVID.  Isn’t that weird? No, there have been times […]

In the Studio with Linda Ellinwood (a virtual interview)

Equilibrium Linda Ellinwood & Jules Campbell + Inner Room guest: Lori Murphy’s Canaday Redacted The Gearbox Gallery – January 29 through March 13. 2021 Fridays and Saturdays, noon to 5:00 pm Well, Wednesday was just insane (referring to the insurrection at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021; a brief discussion of the anxiety we […]

In the Studio with Marsha Balian

Walking in the Dark Marsha Balian and Patricia Sonnino at the Gearbox Gallery October 16 through November 14, 2020 Fridays and Saturdays, noon to 5:00 p.m. I never know quite where to begin these interviews but I think we’ll just begin with your statement from your website [link below].  One thing I picked out is […]

In the Studio with Patricia Sonnino

Walking in the Dark Patricia Sonnino and Marsha Balian at the Gearbox Gallery October 16 through November 14, 2020 Fridays and Saturdays, noon to 5:00 p.m. So I think I’ll begin by quoting from your website statement, in part, “[Sonnino]…explores how shapes build a painting, how color moves it, and how pattern and marks create […]

In the Studio with Harry Clewans

Omens and Observations Harry Clewans and Arthur Gonzalez at the Gearbox Gallery September 11 through October 10, 2020 Fridays and Saturdays, noon to 5:00 p.m. Harry Clewans is an artist and member of the Gearbox Gallery and works in his studio not far distant from the gallery.  I met with him there to conduct a […]

In the Studio with Arthur Gonzalez

Omens and Observations Harry Clewans and Arthur Gonzalez at the Gearbox Gallery September 11 through October 10, 2020 Fridays and Saturdays, noon to 5:00 p.m. I have been conducting interviews with artists in their studios, now virtually, and have learned just how different we are but also in what ways we are similar.  My interview […]