Speed of Life

by Gregg Chadwick Dad (General Robert J. Chadwick USMC) circa 1978 photo courtesy USMC Peter Clothier  asked me a while ago to contribute to his series of Boyhood Memories which he is posting on his new blog site - http://www.boyhoodmoments.com/2016/09/hop-on-pop.html  and eventually working into a book.  I finally finished my story and it has prompted me to continue writing about my life as an artist.  Growing up as the kid of a USMC officer during the Vietnam era inspired me in unique ways. Please have a read and let me know what you think. Also spend some time  on Peter's site.  Masami Teraoka  's piece is timeless and magical and  Michael Provart  's writing is funny and poignant.  Peter Clothier  also adds his own childhood memories into the mix. Every story Peter has received is rich in memory.  Peter introduces my story with the following: "HOP ON POP Here's another "absent father" piece, this one w...

by Gregg Chadwick Today is Slow Art Day at galleries and museums across the globe. The idea behind Slow Art Day is simple. In our hurried lives, we rarely take time to look deeply at anything - whether it is our lover's eyes, our child's smile, or the new leaves on the tree outside our window. Slow Art Day helps us stop and look. The technique is quite easy, but can lead to deep insight.  First, visit one of the galleries or museums listed on  the  Slow Art Day site . (Deep appreciation to the Slow Art Day site  for the comprehensive guide.) Second, while at the art venue, look at five works deeply and slowly.  Third, after viewing the work meet up with other participants and the volunteer host for a bite to eat and a time to discuss what you saw and how it made you feel. Most of all - breathe and enjoy! The 2010  ARTNews  article,  Slow Down You Look Too Fast , provides a nice overview of Slow ...

by Gregg Chadwick Peter Clothier's scurrilously witty new novel "The Pilgrim's Staff" explores lust, lecherousness, and love through the voices of two men from two disparate centuries. David Soames, a contemporary figurative painter living as an ex-pat in Los Angeles, receives a curious package in the mail from an English cousin. Wrapped in layers of tape and memory is the two hundred year-old journal of an English gentleman, who begins his tale with the words,"I am no Rake!" "Rake" is a wonderfully antiquated word that refers to a man caught in the snares of immorality, particularly concerning the charms of the opposite sex.  William Hogarth A Rakes's Progress:3 The Rake at the Rose Tavern 62.5x75.2  cm oil  on canvas 1734 Collection Sir John Soane's Museum , London Writing this on the 10th of November, in a coincidence worthy of Clothier's novel, I am reminded that the 18th century English painter Wi...

1. Gregg Chadwick 's painting  "To Catch A Thief" has been selected by Jeanine Hays and Bryan Mason, the husband-and-wife team behind the lifestyle brand AphroChic , to hang in the special  Helms Bakery Pop-up Home  October 10 – 12, 2014 in Culver City.  Details at:  http://aphrochic.com/2014/08/29/save-the-date-the-aphrochic-pop-up-house-at-helms-bakery/ Gregg Chadwick "To Catch A Thief'  10"x10" oil on panel 2014 2. Gregg Chadwick will have artwork in the Art Unified booth at  Worldwide Art Los Angeles  at the Los Angeles Convention Center from October16-19, 2014. More at:  https://worldwideartla.com   Gregg Chadwick "Oracle of Milan"  40"x30" oil on linen 2014  3.  Make sure to save the date for the most exciting art event of the year in Santa Monica! The 10th Anniversary Open Studios at Santa Monica Art Studios Please join us for the 10th Anniversary Open Studi...

Gregg Chadwick New York Minute 74"x44" oil on linen 2013

Gregg Chadwick Ashland and Main 24"x18" oil on linen 2013

Gregg Chadwick Specific Fiction ( sonoba shōsetsu) 18" x 12" oil on linen 2013 Currently on exhibit in my solo show,  The Time Between , at the  Sandra Lee Gallery  in San Francisco, California.

Gregg Chadwick Una Poesia di Rosso (A Poem of Red) 24"x20" oil on panel 2013 Currently on exhibit in my solo show, The Time Between , at the Sandra Lee Gallery in San Francisco, California.

The Time Between Paintings by Gregg Chadwick March 5 - March 30, 2013 Sandra Lee Gallery 251 Post Street, Suite 310 San Francisco, California 94108 www.sandraleegallery.com 415 291-8000 art@sandraleegallery.com Reception for the artist: Thursday, March 7, 2013 from 5:30 – 7:30 pm Catalog Available With Essay by Peter Clothier The Time Between: Paintings by Gregg Chadwick  

by Gregg Chadwick Peter Clothier Leads A One Hour/ One Painting Session photo by Joanne Warfield Peter Clothier's important new book Slow Looking: The Art of Looking at Art guides  the reader seamlessly through the history, process, and ideas behind his  One Hour/One Painting  sessions.  Clothier's development of One Hour/One Painting   began with the realization that along with most museum or gallery visitors, he increasingly spent more time looking at the information label on the wall than at the artwork itself. To combat this habit, Peter began  to spend an hour silently and inquisitively gazing at one work of art.  Much influenced in recent years by Buddhist thought and practice, Clothier combined elements of  meditation and  contemplation in these sessions and  found  more profound and rewarding experiences.    In a   One Hour/One Painting session, Peter Clothier invites small groups...