Speed of Life

Rachel Carson's Powerful Legacy Rachel Carson photo courtesy of rachelcarson.org Today I would like to honor the groundbreaking environmentalist Rachel Carson, whose book  Silent Spring  sounded one of the first alarms about the detrimental effect of pesticides on the eco-system. The natural world was my first love as a kid and reading Carson's work was instrumental in spurring me on to look deeply at and respect the complexities of our endangered environment. Carson's interest in conservation began with her early work as a marine biologist, which led to her award winning book,  The Sea Around Us . Subsequently, nature writing provided a powerful vehicle for Carson to bring mainstream attention to the chemicals being dumped daily into our streams and rivers. Her work inspired global bans of the pesticide DDT  and helped foster the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency in the United States. I encourage you to honor Rachel Carson's legacy by spen...

by Gregg Chadwick Gregg Chadwick The Late Afternoon of Time - San Francisco 24"x20" oil on linen 2018 Cities, like people, grow and change.  In this spirit, San Francisco  continues to inform my paintings. Last weekend, at a friend's birthday gathering in Culver City, I recounted how  o ne morning, when I lived in San Francisco, I spotted the artist Richard Diebenkorn   leaning up against a BART entrance watching the cable car turnaround across Market Street. Diebenkorn was captivated by the movement of the conductors as they spun the cars around on a giant wooden turntable. I stopped, leaned up against a wall, and flipped through art writer Robert Hughes' book Nothing If Not Critical until I reached his essay on Diebenkorn. I read slowly, pausing often to gaze up at Diebenkorn as he gazed towards Powell Street.   Eventually, I closed the book, walked over and thanked Richard Diebenkorn for his art and inspiration. He smiled and tears seemed to we...

by Gregg Chadwick Today is the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia. Sending love and solidarity to all on this worldwide celebration of sexual and gender diversity. Illustrations via @UNAIDS

" Dave Grohl   and his daughter Violet Grohl performed an acoustic cover of   Adele 's "When We Were Young" during a benefit concert in Oakland, California Saturday. RELATED Dave Grohl Talks Directing Daughters for New Foo Fighters Video Singer directs clip for "The Sky Is a Neighborhood" with a celestial, extraterrestrial bend The 12-year-old Violet ably handled lead vocals on the  25  single as her father strummed along on acoustic guitar. The solo Grohl set was part of the  Notes & Words  benefit concert, which raised funds for the UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital."

by Gregg Chadwick Gregg Chadwick Belle Ville  11"x11" oil on linen 

by Gregg Chadwick 4-year-old superhero using his power to feed the homeless I am incredibly inspired by the compassion illustrated by Austin Perine from Birmingham, Alabama. CBS Sunday Morning featured the video embedded in the tweet below and it really touched my heart. Take a minute to watch and if you are inspired please click on the link below to support this young hero!  the world doesn't deserve this kid pic.twitter.com/2KPi843yA6 — Oliver Willis (@owillis) May 5, 2018 Link to Show Love and Fight Hunger GoFundMe page:  https://www.gofundme.com/show-love-fight-hunger?pc=tw_dn_cpgnsharemore_r&rcid=r01-152566420867-89057fc9c67d44fe

by Gregg Chadwick Venice Art Walk & Auctions – Sunday, May 20 from Noon-6pm . Silent Art Auction Noon–6pm Gregg Chadwick Cool, Gray, City of Love 24"x24" oil on linen 2018 Honored that my painting  Cool, Gray, City of Love will be featured in this year's  39th Venice Family Clinic's Art Walk and Auctions .  In the years that I lived in San Francisco, on most weekday mornings, I would walk with my young daughter along Market Street to the Cable Car turnaround. She would board eagerly, her face pressed up against the glass as the car would climb a seemingly insurmountable hill. The Gripman would nod to me and smile as we rode together into the fog. My painting Cool, Gray, City of Love  looks back to those San Francisco mornings. City of Love indeed. Venice Family Clinic’s Art Walk & Auctions raises funds to help provide quality primary health care to 26,000 low-income men, women and children annually. Servic...