Studio Visit With Heidi Brueckner (2020)
Juror René de Guzman’s First Choice in Sanctuary Exhibit I began our virtual interview on FaceTime and had Heidi’s website up on my computer so we could talk about her work in lieu of being physically in her studio. My first impression was that Heidi is a very informed artist, she obviously draws from a […]
In the Studio with TaVee McAllister Lee
TaVee’s Happy Hour Artist Talk was on Facebook Live on March 31st! Click here to see the interview. IN the WAKE TaVee McAllister Lee creates work that is both playful and haunting. Seeming to float down from the wall, fragments of photos are stacked, overlapped and clustered. TaVee is a keen curator, both in her […]
In the Studio with Tamera Avery
In the Wake Tamera Avery and TaVee McAllister Lee Tamera Avery and I are members of the Gearbox Gallery and the only figurative painters of the group. I visited her in her spacious studio off of 3rd Street in San Francisco. We talked for nearly two hours about her painting. Here are some excerpts from […]
In the Studio with Dennis Hanshew
This month will be Dennis Hanshew’s first duo exhibition with Gearbox, we will remember these truths with Elizabeth Bennett. Dennis and I joined Gearbox Gallery around the same time last year, and we connected over a mutual interest in the stories an artist tells through their work. Each month, Gearbox members drop off their work […]
In the Studio with Jamie Treacy
Jamie and I are two of the newer members of GearBox and I was intrigued to visit him in his studio. We first walked through his house where the walls are filled with Jamie’s paintings, very tempting to just stay there and absorb the work. His studio is also filled, on the walls and in […]
In the Studio with John Damian Boychuk
I first encountered John’s work at Gearbox’s 2019 Juried Exhibition: Art + Movement. I felt like I was looking at a creature that might have hopped out of one my paintings. John’s strong use of color and the odd sense of balance piqued my curiosity and I pored over his artist statement and portfolio on […]
In the Studio With Linda Ellinwood
In anticipation of her upcoming exhibit, Twist of Fate, I recently visited with Linda Ellinwood at her Oakland studio on a gray afternoon that had the smell of rain in the air. Linda shares her intimate studio/living space with her handsome and charming dog, Oliver. Twist of Fate. Our conversation meandered in and out of […]
In the Studio with Marsha Balian
In the Studio with Marsha Balian Marsha and I first met each other over ten years ago in an exhibition at Alta Bates Hospital in Berkeley. Since then, I have followed her artistic journey in collage and mixed media with great interest. Her aesthetic is unmistakable. Muted tones, an antique patina and those mysterious faces! […]
In the Studio with Irene Nelson
I had the wonderful experience of seeing Irene’s light-filled studio space recently as she prepared for her Gearbox feature show Spaces Between. Studio visits are so enjoyable because I get to peak into the books, materials and organization systems that make finished artworks possible. Irene’s studio was filled with these fascinating glimpses. For her recent […]