Speed of Life

Frieze Week LA continues as my oil on linen painting "Path of Compassion (Kristine Schomaker in the Guise of the Bodhisattva Tārā)" is featured in the @perceivemeart  Room 203 at the  @thekinneyvenicebeach . Friday, Feb 27: 5-7PM (VIP), 7-10PM (All Access). Saturday, Feb 28: 12-9PM. Sunday, March 1: 12-7PM. Tickets: Available at https://www.startup-art.com/los-angeles My artwork was inspired by the 8th–9th century Sri Lankan sculpture of Tārā housed in the British Museum in London. The painting serves as a bridge between the ancient religious traditions of the Global South and the urban reality of modern Los Angeles. By placing Schomaker—as part of her "Perceive Me" project—within this divine iconography, my painting engages with a broader cultural movement toward authenticity, vulnerability, and the reclamation of the human hand in an era of technological acceleration. Schomaker’s own practice sits at the "intersection of personal healing and collective li...

  Gregg Chadwick Arrivals and Departures 48"x36" oil on linen 2015-2026 Featured in Under One Roof at the Propeller Gallery, Santa Monica Airport Arts Center  Studios 3026, Santa Monica, CA 90405 We Are All Under One Roof Opening Sunday, February 22nd in the Propeller Gallery at the Santa Monica Airport Arts Center- Studios 3026! On June 26, 2015 Marriage Equality became the law of the land and with hundreds of others we celebrated on the Supreme Court steps. Later on that glorious day, I chatted with President Obama's photographer Pete Souza in front of the White House which was lit up in rainbow colors in celebration of the LGBTQ community. While we watched, the Presidential Marine Corps unit returned with President Obama from his moving speech at the memorial service for the church folks who were gunned down by a young white supremacist in South Carolina. President Obama sang "Amazing Grace" that day. In her Netflix film "Becoming", Michelle Obama r...

From @springsteen : I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free, Bruce Springsteen Lyrics: Through the winter’s ice and cold Down Nicollet Avenue A city aflame fought fire and ice ‘Neath an occupier’s boots King Trump’s private army from the DHS Guns belted to their coats Came to Minneapolis to enforce the law Or so their story goes Against smoke and rubber bullets By the dawn’s early light Citizens stood for justice Their voices ringing through the night And there were bloody footprints Where mercy should have stood And two dead left to die on snow-filled streets Alex Pretti and Renee Good Oh our Minneapolis, I hear your voice Singing through the bloody mist We’ll take our stand for this land And the stranger in our midst Here in our home t...

  Got the word from my brother last night that my Mom has now moved on to hospice. Packing up our things today - MSue and I will drive North to Pacific Grove tomorrow where my Mom is resting before her great ride on the Mystery Train. Two years ago I was honored to present this painting to a collection of journalists from the UK who were in Santa Monica for Frieze Week. I choked up a bit while describing this painting. My Mom grew up in Newark, New Jersey. Weequahic High grad. Daughter of a Jersey Central Railway engineer.  @jimmybuffs  aficionado. She ventured from the Newark Bay to explore the world with my Dad -  @marines . In this painting, I have gathered a number of her remembrances into an homage to Mom and life itself. The woman in pink seems to be a metaphoric representation of Mom - a young Peg Susan Chadwick on a Newark bridge looking out towards NYC and the world beyond. I can hear her saying -  "Look, I see sunshine!" - "Exit to Station" oil on line...

  Band of Vices Creative Director Terrell Tilford at opening of Be Still Something Happening Here! Band of Vices Creative Director Terrell Tilford and Curator JosephBrandon at opening of Be Still Gregg chadwick's oil on linen artwork "Salt and Shadow" marks the space between them.  Yesterday at the opening reception for Dear Artists...Be Still - visionary  @terrelltilford    led us into a collective future of art, passion, commitment and equality. 90 artists, yours truly included, crafted visions inspired by the idea of still life. Curated by  @josephbrandonart    - the walls at Band of Vices sing with beauty, understanding, and hope in this difficult time. On view until 7 Feb 2026 - Band of Vices 1700 S. Santa Fe Avenue Suite 371 Los Angeles, CA 90021 Friday & Saturday (& by appointment) 12pm – 4pm HELLO@BandofVices.com 424.284.9224

             New Art, New Year                 Gregg Chadwick's Paintings  will be featured           in a group Still Life Exhibition at Band of Vices                Dear Artists…             Be Still             90 Artists • Curated by JosephBrandon                Opening on Saturday, January 10, 2026            2-5PM                  Location: Band of Vices -              DTLA, 1700 S. Santa Fe Avenue, Suite 371              Los Angeles, CA 90021            Read More About Band of Vices and Director        Terrell Tilford in  The Ne...