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He Called Her "Lightning"

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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...

Gregg Chadwick's "Trains and Stations" at Santa Monica Airport Artwalk 2014

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Gregg Chadwick The Emperor's Train 68"x144" oil on Japanese screen 2014 and   Empire State (Grand Central ) 72"x36" oil on linen 2013  Courtesy Sandra Lee Gallery As part of the Santa Monica Airport Artwalk 2014, my installation "Trains and Stations" will be on view in the Hangar West Gallery at the Santa Monica Art Studios. My studio #15, directly across from the screen, will also be open and will include new paintings on this theme. Opening reception - Saturday, March 15, 2014 from 12 - 5pm "Trains and Stations" was inspired by the powerful music of Michael McDermott and his band The Westies and the memory of my Grandfather Arthur Desch who made his living as a train engineer on the Jersey Central Line. Listen to Trains here:  https://www.facebook.com/westiesmusic/posts/10151723507858995 More at:   The Emperor's Train   http://www.smgov.net/Portals/Culture/content.aspx?id=15034   http://www.smgov...