Speed of Life

by Gregg Chadwick Gregg Chadwick Cinematographer's Dream 30"x40" oil on linen 2018     I created Cinematographer's Dream in honor of the first Women Illuminated Film Festival which takes place March 12, 2018 at the Anthology Film Archives in New York, parallel to the United Nation’s 62nd Annual Commision on the Status of Women (CSW). The one­ day event showcases documentary, short, and feature length films by women filmmakers, grappling with the most pressing issues of our time. The Women Illuminated Film Festival is particularly timely, as this year’s CSW review theme is “participation in and access of women to the media, and information and communications technologies and their impact on and use as an instrument for the advancement and empowerment of women.” My painting Cinematographer's Dream is part of a series of  artworks on the history of the movie business and Los Angeles. Set in the early 21st Century, Cinematographer's Dream  depicts...

Gregg Chadwick speaks at the AACN Symposium at UCLA on Art as a Tool for Social Justice by Gregg Chadwick Last Thursday, I spoke at the AACN Symposium at UCLA on Art as a Tool for Social Justice.  It was an honor to speak at my alma mater. UCLA's  proud history of advancing civil rights was a prime reason I attended the university as an undergraduate.  I was inspired by the heroic stories of  UCLA alums:  Jackie Robinson as he broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball. Kenny Washington as he broke the color barrier in the National Football League in 1946 Ralph Bunche at the UN.  And as I learned later the advocacy for social justice by UCLA Nursing Grad AfAf Meleis. As I write this, I am reminded that six years ago today, 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was killed for simply being black in America. His death fueled a movement. I also remember that with millions of others, I marched on January 21, 2017 in the #WomensMarch. Our crowd in L...

Gregg Chadwick City of Mirrors (61 vette) 24”x30” oil on linen 2018 THE OTHER ART FAIR  PRIVATE VIEWING COMPLIMENTARY TICKET                                                                                Thursday, March 15: 6 to 10 p.m.     (Private VIP Viewing) Please enter your details at the link below to secure your complimentary Private Viewing ticket to The Other Art Fair.                Please click link to RSVP for FREE tickets using GreggChadwick as your private code - http://la.theotherartfair.com/rsvp                                                        ...

A huge crowd of teens exiting Union Station and heading to the Capitol to  call for action on gun violence pic.twitter.com/5VVWGFTGij — Zoë Carpenter (@ZoeSCarpenter) February 21, 2018 Students at Maryland schools are walking out of classes today to take their message directly to the NRA sponsored representatives in Washington DC. As the Parkland survivors have demonstrated, now is the time for action against gun violence. “Don’t Shoot” was created in solidarity with Saturday’s #marchforourlives and in response to the horrific, senseless gun violence in America. The youth have stood up against the NRA and I applaud them. I will be at the March on Saturday and then make it back for the Santa Monica Airport Artwalk. May we join in the spirit of nonviolence and togetherness. #art #artandsocialjustice Jedediah Grady from Montgomery Blair High School in Silver Spring, Maryland: “I understand marching isn’t automatically going to change legislation...but it’s not just ...

George and Amal, I couldn’t agree with you more. I am joining forces with you and will match your $500,000 donation to ‘March For Our Lives.’  These inspiring young people remind me of the Freedom Riders of the 60s who also said we’ve had ENOUGH and our voices will be heard. — Oprah Winfrey (@Oprah) February 20, 2018 George Clooney will March For Our Lives ... pic.twitter.com/HlA8U2K4xW — Lawrence O'Donnell (@Lawrence) February 20, 2018 Please donate on the   March For Our Lives' GoFundMe page . According to their mission statement, the campaign was started by Cameron Kasky, a student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.  "Our team has been working hard since day one. The funds will be spent on the incredibly difficult and expensive process that is organizing a march like this. We have people making more specific plans, but for now know that this is for the march and everything left over will be going to the victims' funds." Not including Oprah,...

Watch Emma Gonzalez burn down Donald Trump, the @NRA and lawmakers beholden to them during a scathing speech today in Fort Lauderdale. Then join #StudentsDemandAction by texting STUDENTS to 64433. Or text ACT to 64433 to join @MomsDemand . #ThrowThemOut pic.twitter.com/XYyXqQCaZn — Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) February 17, 2018 Emma Gonzalez. A student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. An American Hero. Watch This. All of it. The young people will set us free. https://t.co/yftQ2OeZfO — Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) February 17, 2018

Yuzuru Hanyu wins gold for the men's figure skating long program. He's the first man to win back-to-back gold medals in this category in 66 years. Shoma Uno gets second. #WinterOlympics #figureskating #羽生くん pic.twitter.com/SMEpxM4gU8 "Yuzuru Hanyu" — Gregg Chadwick (@greggchadwick) February 17, 2018 Yuzuru Hanyu earns gold! He defends his title in men's figure skating one month after returning from injury. #WinterOlympics https://t.co/fmMl0C4Amf pic.twitter.com/8bZglSdgaR — NBC Olympics (@NBCOlympics) February 17, 2018

Thom Kunz & Whitney Pearsall "Valentine's Day" (Bruce Springsteen) cover

Chloe Kim has thrown down the HAMMER with her first run. #WinterOlympics https://t.co/D65Nuoyydu pic.twitter.com/r6UJ7df38X — NBC Olympics (@NBCOlympics) February 13, 2018

Former first lady Michelle Obama's official portrait unveiled at the National Portrait Gallery. https://t.co/WxAWDpOwBi pic.twitter.com/4QcEHuoqTf — ABC News (@ABC) February 12, 2018 Michelle Obama's official portrait, painted by Amy Sherald, unveiled at the National Portrait Gallery.  Pres. Barack Obama assists in unveiling his official portrait at Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery. pic.twitter.com/zcWWGRmFnx — KCTV5 News (@KCTV5) February 12, 2018 Barack Obama's official portrait, painted by Kehinde Wiley,  unveiled at the National Portrait Gallery.

Figure skater Mirai Nagasu lands a historic triple axel "HOLY COW!" You just witnessed a historic triple axel from Mirai Nagasu. #WinterOlympics https://t.co/NsNuy9F46h pic.twitter.com/jCMTb4LtXv — NBC Olympics (@NBCOlympics) February 12, 2018 Figure skater @ mirai_nagasu is the first American woman to land a triple axel at the Winter Olympics. #PyeongChang2018

ADAM RIPPON. Because he slays. #WinterOlympics https://t.co/fmMl0C4Amf pic.twitter.com/fkG1KgiTb0 — NBC Olympics (@NBCOlympics) February 12, 2018

Gregg Chadwick Lightning (Edith Desch) 36"x 24" oil on linen 2018 Jersey Memories - Grandma Desch by Gregg Chadwick When I was little and my dad was off in Vietnam during the war, we lived in a small, rented carriage house behind a big estate. On the way to school each morning we would walk by the train platform full of commuters waiting for their ride into the city. I knew my Grandpa Desch drove trains and I often wondered as we passed over the tracks on the bridge on Ridgewood Avenue whether he was in one of the engines down below. It's only thirty minutes by train from Glen Ridge, New Jersey, to Penn Station in Manhattan. Yet, there seemed to be a world of difference between my town with its quiet gas-lamp lit streets and the bustling avenues in New York City. The train was the artery between those two worlds and I never forgot it.  The kitchen in Garwood was where Grandma Desch would spread her warmth.  In a similar fashion...