Thursday, April 24, 2025

THE ART OF_ Auction Returns!




The Laurel Foundation


Honored that my oil on linen painting "City of Tomorrow (LAX)" is featured in "The Art of ___ Supporting The Laurel Foundation" Benefit at Bonhams in Hollywood. The mission of The Laurel Foundation is to create vibrant communities where transgender/gender-diverse youth, at-promise youth and youth impacted by HIV/AIDS discover their authentic selves.
Through year round mental health support, education, and youth leadership development programs, the Laurel Foundation empowers children, youth and families to thrive in environments built on trust, integrity, and mutual respect.
The Art of _
Supporting The Laurel Foundation
23 APRIL – 2 MAY 2025 | STARTING AT 12:00 PDT
🎨✨ THE ART OF_ Auction Returns! ✨🎨
Join us for the 3rd Annual THE ART OF_ Auction, featuring an incredible lineup of emerging and prominent artists—including the brilliant @lucbernardart—all coming together for a powerful cause.
🗓️ Online Auction: April 23 – May 2, 2025
📍 Hosted by Bonhams – Internationally Online
🎟️ VIP Art Viewing @bonhams1793 Los Angeles - APRIL 30, 2025
🕠 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM (by RSVP only)
🎨 Free Public Viewing: 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
All proceeds directly support The Laurel Foundation’s free, year-round educational and social support programs for transgender/gender-diverse youth, at-promise youth, young key populations, and youth impacted by HIV/AIDS.
This is more than an art show—it’s a chance to empower and uplift the next generation through creativity and compassion. 💫
🖼️ For event tickets & bidding details, Visit - TheArtOf2025.Givesmart.com

Sunday, March 16, 2025

Blue Velvet (David Lynch)


30"x24" oil on linen 2025
by Gregg Chadwick

My oil on linen painting "Blue Velvet (David Lynch" is an homage to a visionary director and his artistic vision.
Lynch thought of Los Angeles as a place of hidden mysteries and breathtaking light. Lynch said: “What I really like about {Los Angeles} if you drive around – especially at night – you can get a little gust of wind of the great days of the silver screen. All there in, like, living memory... it was an incredible place to be at the beginning of cinema.” In my artwork, David Lynch stands beneath the Aero Theater marquee in Santa Monica, California which is emblazoned with the words - "David Lynch's Blue Velvet, Sold Out." Just days after his death, the American Cinematheque held a special screening in his honor. I walked up to the Aero to honor the memory of David Lynch. As I arrived the sun was setting across the Pacific and an elegiac glow lit up the theater on Montana Avenue. In this moment my painting was born.

Friday, March 07, 2025

Today and Every Day I Stand for Science!

 



Today and Every Day I Stand for Science!


Many dedicated researchers/educators/scientists attended @standupforscience2025 rallies all around the country today to protest funding cuts, illegal firings, and censorship of scientists. In response to the attacks, one of the most important things we can do is to visually show that science has strong support in this country, so please join the cause!
My painting "Evidence Based Science" is in the collection of the esteemed Dr. AfAf Meleis: Professor of Nursing and Sociology and Dean Emerita at @uofpenn where she served from 2002 through 2014. This followed her 34-year tenure as a nursing faculty professor at @uclanursing and @ucsfnurse



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