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Las Piedras del Cielo

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Gregg Chadwick Las Piedras del Cielo 16"x20" oil on linen 2010 "From the top they could make out, apart from the canyon, some small boulders which seemed to be as high as a man. Those who went down and who reached them swore that they were taller than the great tower of Seville." - Pedro de Casteneda, notes from the Coronado Expedition "I have heard rumors of visitors who were disappointed. The same people will be disappointed at the Day of Judgment. In fact, the Grand Canyon is a sort of landscape Day of Judgment. It is not a show place, a beauty spot, but a revelation" - J. B. Priestley My latest paintings gather thoughts and images of time, history and place. On a day when a federal judge blocks the imposition of a biased l...

Die Kathedrale Der Bucher (The Cathedral of Books)

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Gregg Chadwick Die Kathedrale Der Bucher (The Cathedral of Books) 20"x16" oil on linen 2010 I am back from Berlin steeped in imagery and inspiration and new work. Today, books are on my mind as my latest painting was inspired by the Selexyz Dominicanen , a bookstore in Maastricht, the Netherlands, located in a deconsecrated Dominican Church. Also, Michael Krasny interviewed Phil Cousineau about his latest book Wordcatcher which includes over twenty images of my artworks inspired by Phil's marvelous word histories. Phil Cousineau Catches Words with Michael Krasny

The Persistence of Being

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Gregg Chadwick The Persistence of Being 36"x24" oil on linen 2010

Cadillac Desert

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Gregg Chadwick 24"x36" oil on linen 2010