Speed of Life

by Gregg Chadwick  Oracle of Milan 40"x30" oil on linen 2014   Oracle of Milan is the first in an upcoming series of time lapse videos that document the stages and alterations inherit in my painting process. The first impression is key in the formation of an artwork and the opening frames of the video show that something dynamic is present in this new painting. I allow the painting to speak to me with visual clues that lead to new paths. Oracle of Milan was begun in June 2013. Over the past year, I have added and subtracted figures, colors, and elements to arrive at the last frames of the video which show the painting today. Is it finished? Is anything ever finished? Only time will tell.   The video is backed by The National's haunting song England, which has been on a National heavy playlist that has played throughout my painting sessions for Oracle of Milan .  

by Gregg Chadwick Gregg Chadwick Joshua Tree 24"x24" oil on linen 2014 My recent paintings are taking me to times and places that have deep resonance. This newest body of work is marked by time and memory and  explores our present reality in the context of the sometimes hauntingly real shadows that come and go in our daily existence.  At times  spiritual echoes find their way into my art. Sometimes this sense of something bigger or deeper than ourselves is found in the images and locations created within the paintings. At other times this numinous quality is carried by the light within the work. Recently in the studio, I have been thinking about the works of Caspar David Friedrich in  the Alte Nationalgalerie in Berlin. Many of Friedrich's paintings depict what I see as an Easter light - a light of promise and redemption.  Caspar David Friedrich Village Landscape In Morning Light 21 5/8 "x28" oil on canvas 1822 Nationalgalerie...

by Gregg Chadwick Gregg Chadwick     Deerhead  Diner 24”x36” oil on linen 2014 Like a scene pulled from a Scorsese film or lifted from a Sopranos’ episode, my painting “Deerhead Diner” evokes an American scene of tough guys and two bit joints. Inspired by an actual diner I would visit in Queens near LaGuardia airport, “Deerhead Diner” depicts a timeless yet vanishing world.

Saatchi Online  ‏ @ saatchionline 2h " Il Poeta di Milano" by Gregg Chadwick # DOD2013 # 7DaysOfDesign # art Visit us at Booth 1300 @ Dwell On… http:// instagram.com/p/a1ftk7jQZi/   Gregg Chadwick Il Poeta di  Milano (The Poet of Milan) 24"x18" oil on linen 2012 Dwell on Design Dwell on Design, America’s largest design event,  returns to the Los Angeles Convention Center  June 21-23, 2012. Curated by the editors of  Dwell  magazine,  the three-day celebration brings together  the best and brightest products, services,   and thought leaders in modern design today  for a series of conversations, demonstrations, tours,  and much more.  In addition to featuring over 350 exhibitors on the show floor,  Dwell on Design encourages an ongoing design dialogue,  showcasing over 70 presentations on three separate stages.  LEARN MORE Show...

Sandra Lee and Artist Gregg Chadwick at artMRKT San Francisco , a photo by GreggChadwick on Flickr.