Speed of Life

Gregg Chadwick  On My Easel: "Field Glasses", 13.5" diameter, oil on wood tondo, 2025 View my latest artworks this September 25-28 at  @TheOtherArtFair  Los Angeles. Art reframed—thousands of original artworks, unique art installations, and unforgettable experiences. Book your tix at this link -> https://toaf.com/45WSaOF  to get 20% off your tickets  

  Gregg Chadwick Strawberry Letter 23 11"x16" oil on Legion oil paper mounted on aluminum 2025 Riding into Labor Day Weekend with my new painting "Strawberry Letter 23". Late summer always brings to mind memories of sweet soul music and carefree days riding bikes along the strand. Hope that you can find some moments of peace and joy this weekend! #art   #theotherartfair   #santamonica   #losangeles   #bicycles   #brothersjohnson

  Gregg Chadwick The Color of Time 48"x48" oil on linen 2025 New Paintings by Gregg Chadwick “Story is our only boat for sailing on the river of time.” - Ursula K. Le Guin "Your mind is more free. It can think, and is in the present. It can remember, and at once is in the past. It can imagine, and at once is in the future, in its own choice of all the possible futures.Your mind can travel through time!." - Eric Frank Russell "I find myself drawn to artworks, architectural spaces, and transportation devices that meld the past and present. While living in San Francisco, I lived a few blocks from the Main Library and watched as architect Gae Aulenti transformed the Beaux Arts building into the Asian Art Museum. Aulenti referred to the mix of past and present in her architectural renovations as a 'double ambiguity.' With sketchbook and camera in hand, I roam spaces that carry this double ambiguity- sketching details, pulling visual moments, and jotting down...

by Gregg Chadwick 🎧  @dublab  keeps the energy high at the turntables Last night the rain cleared just in time for the opening of the latest edition of The Other Art Fair at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica. We strolled across the street from my studio at the 18th Street Arts Center and enjoyed seeing old friends and their artwork as well as meeting  artists for the first time and chatting with them about their art and sources of inspiration. Below, amidst their creations are photos of some of the new artists that we met.   Cortney Herron Los Angeles "As humans, we can be all over the place – thoughts and ideas swirling left and right. From the process to the technique, to the finished piece, it’s my artistic mission to capture those unique and special moments that make us feel connected to this abundant world. That unique moment in time where the reality of life – good, bad, and everything in between – is looking at you right in the face. And hopefully you begin ...

Pleased to let you know that tomorrow, March 9, 2023 from 12 noon to 1pm as part of @18thstreetarts ongoing Professional Development Series, I will discuss applying for and hosting a booth at The Other Art Fair. Please join me as I describe what it is like to host a booth at The Other Art Fair, what you need to do to apply, costs involved, and some hints on best practices for hosting your own booth. Artists in residence at 18th Street Arts Center, get the Zoom link in the Artist Portal. Borderless members, get the Zoom link on Patreon or on the Borderless membership portal. More on joining Borderless for as little as $5 at this link - https://www.patreon.com/18thstreetarts?utm_source=https%3A%2F%2F18thstreet.org%2Farts-professional-2%2F&utm_medium=patreon_wordpress_plugin&utm_campaign=6141761&utm_term=&utm_content=creator_profile_link_in_text_over_interface Hope to see you via Zoom tomorrow! #art #TheOtherArt Fair #SantaMonicaArts #GreggChadwick #18thStreetArtsCenter #c...

  On a warm summer afternoon, a couple strolls arm in arm in my painting "Promenade". Peace, love, and light reign in this moment. Thanks to  @saatchiart ,  @theotherartfair ,  @nicolegarton ,  @bsalatinooo_  for all their hard work in featuring and placing my work. To my new collectors - Thank You! Life is fragile folks - spend time with the ones you love. #art   #artsales   #theotherartfair   #theotherartfairla   #Promenade   #UnderTheMilkyWay   #todayistheday

  Gregg Chadwick Monk Station 30"x30"oil on linen 2020 "Move towards the light", a friend said to me as we wandered the streets of Montreal on a crisp spring afternoon. My painting "Monk Station" is inspired by that day and depicts a saffron robed pilgrim in a 21st century urban moment. The monk is moving towards the light. Set in a subway station in Montreal, this painting looks at the place of the spirit in our fast paced lives. Honored that "Monk Station" was curated into Los Angeles Latest Collections by Briana Salatino, Fair Assistant at The Other Art Fair: https://www.saatchiart.com/art-collection/photography-painting-sculpture-drawing-new-media-collage/New-Originals-for-2000-Under-Week-of-Sept-27/1093891/631397/view Direct Link at  https://www.saatchiart.com/art/Painting-Monk-Station/25560/7473981/view Thanks again to everyone who enjoyed my paintings at  @theotherartfair #theotherartfair   #theotherartfairla   #art   #artshow   #la   #los...

  Gregg Chadwick Frida Kahlo 10"x10"oil on cigar box 2021 Private Collection Los Angeles My oil on wood cigar box painting of Frida Kahlo is the latest in a series of artworks that amplifies the shared culture between Mexico and the United States. Frida was a dynamo. Her artworks explore the realms of myth, memory, and physical reality in groundbreaking ways. My latest portrait of Frida is an homage to her work and influence. My painting imagines Frida when she lived in San Francisco. In 1930-31 Frida and Diego Rivera lived at 716 Montgomery Street in San Francisco, just down the hill from North Beach and Chinatown. Frida met and created with a group of artists who energized her creative process. KQED notes that "For six months, the couple stayed at the studio of Rivera’s old classmate and friend, sculptor Ralph Stackpole, who introduced them to an eclectic group of writers, painters and photographers." For a number of years, I lived in San Francisco at the corner o...

  Gregg Chadwick Tax the Rich 12"x9"oil on panel 2021 Congressional Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez created headlines around the globe with her Tax the Rich Dress worn at the 2021 Met Gala. The socially provocative dress was designed by Aurora James who said in the New York Times: Listen, it would be a lot easier to go to the Met Gala and just wear a really beautiful dress and look really beautiful and have a good time. But that was not her intention, right? Her intention was to take a conversation that’s largely existing in working-class communities and bring it into rooms where that conversation might be a little bit more uncomfortable. It’s not easy to show up in a room like that, with a statement like that. There’s a lot of people who gain access to rooms like that and are too afraid to rock the boat." My painting celebrates AOC, Aurora James, and everyone rocking the boat. Thanks to everyone who commented on and enjoyed the painting at  @theotherartfair #t...

  View this email in your browser       Gregg Chadwick The Greatest of Wanderers 54"x54" oil on linen 2021   Gregg Chadwick  at The Other Art Fair Los Angeles   Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California  Opening September 23, 2021   Please find me in Booth 83    Featuring New Paintings About Our Fragile Earth & Humanity's Tensile Strength I first became aware of the fragile nature of our planet as an  elementary  school student. For Christmas one year,  I asked my parents for the book   Wildlife in Danger   published by the IUCN  (International Union for the Conservation of Nature).  They are still an important organization providing information, plans,  and hope for our endangered earth. Worried about the environment  as a kid, I drew pictures of animals constantly. Now I have brought out  a series of paintings inspired by the 50th anniversary of Earth Day that  shed l...