Show Extended: Two Woman Show at Broderick Gallery

It's been quite a year! Here are a few of the nearly 50 paintings in our show this month at Broderick Gallery. Celeste Bergin and I have a two-woman show. I admire her work greatly. This will be fun and a wonderful opportunity to pick-up an original piece of art at a reasonable price.

Red Scarf, 18x14", Oil on Panel, Quin Sweetman

Emerging, Oil on Panel, 20x16, Quin Sweetman

Quiet Contrapposto, Oil on Canvas, 24x20, Quin Sweetman

Afternoon in Cathedral Park, Oil on Panel, 20x20, Quin Sweetman

Revolutionary, Oil on Panel, 20x16, Quin Sweetman

Morning Muse (North Umpqua River), Oil on Panel, 14x11, Quin Sweetman

Lambent, Oil on Panel, 14x11, Quin Sweetman

Coastal Mist, Oil on Panel, 11x14, Quin Sweetman

Beachy Girl, Oil on Panel,  14x11, Quin Sweetman

Beachy Day (Oregon Coast, Ona), Oil on Panel, 11x14, Quin Sweetman

Bowing, Oil on Panel, 14x11, Quin Sweetman

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                  

CONTACT:  George Broderick, 1318 Commerce Avenue, Longview, WA 98632

Ph: 503-703-5188 george@broderickgallery.com

ART EXHIBIT NAME:  A Year in Paint (Sweetman and Bergin two woman show)

EXHIBIT DESCRIPTION:

Broderick Gallery announces that Quin Sweetman and Celeste Bergin will have a two-woman show entitled “A Year in Paint” opening at the Broderick Gallery on November 6, 2014.

Both Sweetman and Bergin are Pacific Northwest artists who work mostly from life and direct observation. “A Year in Paint” represents key paintings completed during the past twelve months.  Many of the selected paintings were completed “en plein air” (outdoors, in the manner of the French Impressionists, often in one sitting). Interiors, figures, still life and some studio work will also be included in “A Year in Paint”.

Sweetman and Bergin are acclaimed artists with a breadth of experiences and tributes between them. Quin Sweetman is a noted oil painter whose work has been shown in numerous exhibitions including CW Lofts Minneapolis, Walters Cultural Art Center and the People’s Art Gallery among others. Celeste Bergin’s recent professional achievements include Curator for the Pacific NW Plein Air Competition 2014 and invited artist in Portland Art Museum's Paris in the Park event. She has won many awards and shown work in over 100 exhibitions including the Columbia Art Gallery, the Pittock Mansion, Portland City Hall and numerous galleries.

RECEPTIONS:

          First Thursday, December 4, 5-8 p.m.

           November 6, 6-8pmFirst Thursday, November 6, 6-8pm

           Artist’s Reception, Sunday, November 9, 1-6pm

The public is invited.

OVERALL ART EXHIBIT DATES:  November 6-December 31, 2014

LOCATION:  Broderick Gallery 1318 Commerce Avenue, Longview WA, 98632

Gallery hours: Tues. thru Sat. from 10am to 5pm and by appointment.

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About Broderick Gallery:

The Broderick Gallery is geared toward an interdisciplinary interpretation of art and committed to a culturally inclusive viewpoint. Exhibitions focus on international, national and regional art developments chiefly in the 20th century and seek to present the cultural and historical context of art. Hours are Tues. thru Sat. from 10 to 5 and by appointment. For more about the gallery and its artists, please see http://broderickgallery.blogspot.com/ or www.broderickgallery.com or call George Broderick, 503-703-5188

In Alla Prima Portland: Show of Painterly Paintings from Across Region

Alla Prima Portland has teamed up with Art Factors to present a show that offers Alla Prima paintings* from all over our region within the last year. Thirty-five artists were invited to show in the first Annual Alla Prima Portland Invitational Group Show 2014 and I'm thrilled to have been included.

You are cordially invited to join us on First Thursday:

Reception: First Thursday, June 5, 2014, 6-9pm

Coastal Rocks at Yachats, Oil on Canvas 6"x8", Quin Sweetman

Overall show dates: June 5- July 3, 2014

Art Factors 7035 SW Macadam Ave Portland, OR 97219

*(Alla Prima translates from Italian to "at once".
An Alla Prima painting is usually started and finished in one painting session, but the term is also more loosely applied to any painting done in a direct, expressive style, with minimal preparation).

Sunflowers in Window Light, Oil on Canvas 24"x18", Quin Sweetman

Works in Progress

Happy St. Patrick's Day! I've been remiss in posting on this blog lately but I assure you, I have been making art ... or attempting to do so. In winter, I tend to focus on painting still-lifes and figures from life model sessions. I hope to capture my subject's unique essence in a short period of time and the models often move but I try to stick to what struck me in the original pose. For those interested, here are a few works in progress which are nearly complete.

In my studio ...sunflowers 24x18", dahlias 14"x11"

Men can be beautiful too! Loved the graceful way our model posed

 (finishing right side of canvas/patches on figure)

24x18"

                                                      "Elizabeth in Repose" charcoal drawing, 17x14"

...Oh yeah, I was in the newspaper yesterday. Here's a link to fun portrait I did quite a while ago:
Duluth News Tribune Life Section.  I love to paint portraits of people and animals ... and it pays for more paint supplies/painting trips, so let me know if you'd like me to paint one for you.

Top of the afternoon to ya!

Quin