Featured Artists
Bryan DeProspero
Give a brief description of your upcoming show. And what might have inspired it.
I have been inspired by the versatility and physical attributes of paint itself. I’ve been searching for a more felt response to the landscape through a more abstracted sense of paint application.
How have you expanded existing themes/ideas for which you are best known/or if this body of work is a great deviation from your norm, what inspired this new approach?
Personally, I needed to revitalize my own interest to the creative process. This lead to a series of experimental works which investigated texture, inflection, nuance and the utilization of the materials themselves. I’ve now trying to create images more conducive to reality with these new found technique approaches.
Stylistically and/or technically, what do you hope collectors notice in your new work?
I hope viewers will appreciate my versatility of paint and it’s application. As the way chaotic movements overlap, disperse and coalesce to truly mimic nature. It is the way paint can flow, mix, meld, disintegrate, and reemerge that has triggered my response to these same phenomena in nature.
Michael Scotko
Give a brief description of your upcoming show. And what might have inspired it.
Throughout the summer and fall of this year I’ve spent a lot of time bike riding through the rural countryside in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. I’ve taken lots of stops along the way for photos of the beautiful fields, woods and rolling hills for reference in my landscapes. Plein air painting has also been a real help in capturing new colors and textures.
How have you expanded existing themes/ideas for which you are best known/or if this body of work is a great deviation from your norm, what inspired this new approach?
I am continuing to depict the simple, uninhabited landscapes around me and to try to give proper homage to the quickly disappearing peaceful spaces. The quietness of riding and plein air painting has allowed me to take it in using all of my senses.
Stylistically and/or technically, what do you hope collectors notice in your new work?
By using bolder, more confident strokes I’ve become more abstract in the details of the paintings. The free marks lead to a more open interpretation of the hidden spaces beyond what’s seen.
Add any additional info that might interest the viewer.
The changing landscape of my career is allowing me to devote more time to pastels. Painting, blogging, and social media are becoming part of my new daily routine. The experience of opening up my process to the outside community is challenging, yet energizing.