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Thich Nhat Hanh at UCLA photo by Gregg Chadwick “We like the idea of being thankful to the cosmos, to everything that offers itself to us as food. That is why in Plum Village we organize a Thanksgiving Day, and we address our thanks to four objects: first of all to our father and our mother, who gave us life; to our teacher who gave us spiritual life and helped us know how to live in the here and now; we thank our friends who support us, especially in difficult moments, and we thank every being in the animal, vegetable and mineral world for our support and maintenance. So the Buddhists also celebrate Thanksgiving, with that kind of insight. And while we celebrate Thanksgiving, we relate to everyone who is there, and this is a very good practice so that we don’t cut ourselves off from reality. The feeling of gratitude can help us to remember and to cultivate the element of compassion and loving kindness in us.” Thich Nhat Hanh, Plum Village, 27th July, 1998

  Show Me The Place by leonardcohen Leonard Cohen's Haunting New Song: Show Me the Place

A tribute to the great Shakespearean actor John Neville, who died this week, and the magical  Terry Gilliam film, The Adventures Of Baron Munchausen , which stars John Neville, Eric Idle, Jonathan Pryce, Winston Dennis, Jack Purvis, a very young Sarah Polley, a teenage Uma Thurman, Oliver Reed, Robin Williams, Valentina Cortese, Sting, and a universe of all-star talent. John Neville as Richard II photo by Angus McBean, via Hurok Attractions The Adventures Of Baron Munchausen is the fantastic fable of an 18th century German aristocrat, his talented henchmen and a little girl in their efforts to save a town from defeat by the Turks. Their thrilling adventures include a trip in the gullet of a a giant sea-monster, a voyage to the moon, a dance with Venus who arrives on a half shell and an escape from death himself . A marvelous, under-appreciated film. Featuring music from the Michael Kamen score: The Munchausen Waltz . Thanks to    the screen siren  f...

The Airborne Toxic Event - Missy·I'm On Fire·I Fought The Law·Medley [HD] LIVE Nice medley from Los Angeles' Airborne Toxic Event

by Gregg Chadwick Santa Monica College's KCRW is a national treasure. The list of emerging talent that has appeared live on the station is remarkable. I first heard Peter Himmelman on KCRW'S compilation disc Rare on Air 1 in San Francisco in the early Nineties. This month I wrote a song with him. (More on that in an upcoming post.) The latest newcomer to KCRW is Australia's Gotye performing Somebody That I Used To Know . You can hear Gotye's full set on KCRW. Gotye will be playing a Feb 2nd show at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles. Tickets are on sale now at: Gotye at the El Rey Theatre Making Making Mirrors - a short documentary from Gotye on Vimeo . A short documentary about the recording of the Gotye record Making Mirrors. Directed by James Bryans and Wally De Backer Filmed and edited by James Bryans between January 2010 and July 2011, on the Mornington Peninsula, VIC, Australia More at: Gotye's Website Gotye's Full Set on KCRW

by Gregg Chadwick Gregg Chadwick Road to Mandalay 40"x30" oil on linen 2011 “For decades Americans have been deeply concerned about the denial of basic human rights for the Burmese people. The persecution of democratic reformers, the brutality shown toward ethnic minorities and the concentration of power in the hands of a few military leaders has challenged our conscience and isolated Burma from the United States and much of the world. After years of darkness, we’ve seen flickers of progress in these last several weeks as the president and Parliament in Myanmar, which is also known as Burma, have taken steps toward reform. Of course there’s far more to be done." -President Barack Obama, November 2011 (Statement on Burma delivered at the 2011 Pacific Rim Meeting in Bali, Indonesia) Four years after the Saffron Revolution in Burma, enough progress towards a free Burma has been made that President Barack Obama is sending Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on a tr...

Full Video Captured From a Helicopter of Tonight's #OWS' Gigantic Bat Signals Projected onto the Verizon Building in Lower Manhattan (Thursday, November 17, 2011)

MAYOR VILLARAIGOSA ISSUES STATEMENT ON CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT’S PROP. 8 RULING LOS ANGELES  – Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa issued the following statement today on the California Supreme Court’s decision to allow the sponsors of Proposition 8 to defend the ballot initiative in federal court: "Today's California Supreme Court ruling is the latest step in guaranteeing that all gay and lesbian Americans have the fundamental right to marry the person they love.  The Court's ruling that proponents of Proposition 8 may defend the initiative before the 9th U.S Circuit Court of Appeals gives the federal court the opportunity to right this injustice. I am confident that the 9th Circuit Court will affirm marriage equality and right the damage Prop. 8 has done to our fellow Californians and their families.  I look forward to the day when all Americans enjoy the freedom to marry." More at: Villaraigosa on Prop 8 Ruling

  Deep in the tranquility of a Japanese woodland, the movement of a wooden ball plays Bach on a gravity marimba. The ball gently rolls down an elevated wooden incline striking a series of wooden bars each  tuned to play a single note of the 10th movement of Bach’s Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147 , commonly known in English as, Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring.  A rare example of an advertisement that evokes wonder. Enjoy! Hat tip to Makezine.

by Gregg Chadwick I am often asked by fellow artists and gallerists about shipping art locally and internationally. As of today due to UPS' gross negligence in a guaranteed, i.e. expensive,  delivery, I will no longer use their services and I recommend that others shift their services elsewhere.  I am heartbroken that my donation will most likely not be at   The 9th Annual Oak Grove Golf Classic 2011  & SO-CAL Chef Open   to benefit the Oak Grove Center for Education, Treatment and the Arts.  When a company no longer guarantees their guarantee the little guy loses out.  We need to stand together. #OccupyUPS anyone? Please read the  Open Letter to UPS CEO Scott Davis: Dear Scott Davis, On November 11, 2011 while you were chatting on the radio how UPS works on a day when the USPS is closed, I found that because of a shortage of UPS workers my Guaranteed package was not delivered as promised to the Oak Grove Center for Educati...

President Barack Obama's Veterans Day Message

by Gregg Chadwick Gregg Chadwick Memory Wall: My Father at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial 24”x18” oil on linen 2011 At the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam last October on my birthday, I was able to visit the painting I first remember: Rembrandt's iconic group portrait The Sampling Officials of the Amsterdam Drapers Guild . As a six year old, I stood before the painting and recognized it as the same image on the Dutch Masters' cigar box, my father's go-to brand. The connection was phenomenal; I was hooked. My dad had just finished his tour in the Vietnam War, where he had been serving as a JAG officer in the United States Marine Corps, and we were traveling around Europe. To this day, I recall most everything about that European family reunion. A lifelong love of Rembrandt ensued. Rembrandt's intellect and courage allowed him to move beyond a search for a mere likeness. Instead, Rembrandt pushed deep into the work to seek the inner selves of his sitters. I thank m...

FREE SUNDAYS November 6, 2011 - January 8, 2012 Starting this Sunday, November 6, the Hammer will offer free museum admission for all exhibitions every Sunday until the closing of the exhibition  Now Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles 1960-1980  on Sunday, January 8, 2012. Admission is ALWAYS FREE for Museum members, students with ID, UCLA faculty and staff, military personnel, veterans, and visitors 17 and under accompanied by an adult. Free on Thursdays for all visitors. For hours, location, and parking information,  click here .

I am pleased to announce that the catalog for my exhibition Theater of Memory at Monterey Peninsula College is now available in a digital format in the iTunes Bookstore. Please click on the iBookstore Logo for more info.

Gregg Chadwick Los Sueños del Río 38"x76" oil on linen 2011

By Gregg Chadwick Are we making monsters in university laboratories? How much is a life worth? Where does science start and religion end? When it comes to contemporary advances in science, the general public can feel lost on the margins as new discoveries whizz past like speeding rockets on the Bonneville Salt Flats. As humans we are primed to distrust or misunderstand unfamiliar things or states of being. Is it any wonder that popular culture since the dawn of the modern era is full of out of control scientific experimentation such as that found in Mary Shelley's cautionary novel Frankenstein ? Fear of the unknown may often be polarizing. Knowledge may be liberating. Jonathan Moreno's new book, The Body Politic: The Battle Over Science in America , shines a light on the issues surrounding contemporary scientific explorations. Moreno focuses on the current place of science and politics in the United States, yet Moreno also deftly explores through a long lens, the philosoph...

Time-lapse video of the Google doodle team & friends carving giant pumpkins in the Halloween spirit. Shot on location at Google's Headquarters in Mountain View, CA. Music by Slavic Soul Party! Composed by Matt Moran.

Gregg Chadwick Los Sueños del Río 38"x38" oil on linen 2011 (Triptych: Closed) Please Join Me Tomorrow at My Studio for the Unveiling of New Work at the 7th Anniversary of the Santa Monica Art Studios The Triptych Los Sueños del Río Will Be Opened At 7pm! October 15, 2011 - Saturday Night 6-9pm & October 16, 2011- Sunday Afternoon 1-5pm My studio- #15 - will be open along with the other wonderful artists at the Santa Monica Art Studios. Please stop in and say hello. 3026 Airport Ave, Santa Monica, CA 90405 cell 415 533 1165 email: greggchadwick@earthlink.net

Women, War & Peace from Women, War & Peace on Vimeo . Must Watch Television:  Women, War, and Peace Starts Tonight on PBS: Women, War & Peace is a bold new five-part PBS series challenging the conventional wisdom that war and peace are men’s domain. Spotlighting the stories of women in conflict zones from Bosnia to Afghanistan and Colombia to Liberia, it places women at the center of an urgent dialogue about conflict and security, and reframes our understanding of modern warfare. Featuring narrators Matt Damon, Tilda Swinton, Geena Davis and Alfre Woodard, Women, War & Peace is the most comprehensive global media initiative ever mounted on the roles of women in war and peace. Watch on your local PBS station Tuesday nights from Oct. 11 to Nov. 8. Check local listings for air times.

Engine Company , a photo by GreggChadwick on Flickr. As part of my current exhibit at the Monterey Peninsula College Art Gallery, "Engine Company" is on loan to the Monterey Fire Department. The painting will be displayed for the next month in Station #1 located at 600 Pacific Street, Monterey, California. I feel it is vital to take contemporary art out of the gallery and into the streets. I am honored that my work dedicated to brave Union workers across the globe hangs in Station #1.

Theater of Memory in Process in Studio , originally uploaded by GreggChadwick . The Monterey County Weekly writes: Art Exhibit: Humanitas at MPC Gallery When: Thursday, October 6, 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Humanitas, an exhibit of extraordinary paintings, features luminous, poetic figures painted by Gregg Chadwick, along with more intimate works, often in earth tones, by Cynthia Grilli. Most art tells the history of the periods from which they are created. These recent works, depict the emotions reflecting the subtle complexity and unknowing directions of our times. Come see the once and future history of these thankfully fleeting days, illuminated by these two fine artists' incisive palettes. [JZ] 11am-4pm, Tue-Fri, Receptions: 6th Oct, 12:30-2:30pm 8th Oct, 3-5pm. Much more at Art Daily.com

Krazy Kat caught in an alley  By Kent Chadwick                         ________                         ________                         ___   ___             Krazy Kat Caught in an alley                         caterwauling             night in Garwood                         New Jersey      ...

Paul Georges The Studio 120”x79 1/2” oil on canvas 1965 The Whitney Museum Collection, New York Courtesy Paul Georges Estate Michael Stein's new novel "The Rape of the Muse" ponders the worth of art and the place of beauty in our contemporary society. Stein's re-imagining of painter Paul Georges' trial for libel in 1980 updates the events to the 21st century and fleshes out the characters with a post September 11th ennui. When Georges' trial took place in 1980, the Neo-Expressionist boom in art was just beginning. Emotional, brightly colored paintings using the figure as a theme filled galleries in New York and Europe. In that time Paul Georges’ artwork was included in exhibitions at the Whitney Museum in New York, the Rose Art Museum at Brandeis, and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. But still, Georges was an outsider looking in on an art world that often considered narrative painting to be atavistic at best - reactionary at worst. Paul Georges ...

Gregg Chadwick Theater of Memory 48"x48" oil on canvas 2011 Theater of Memory New Paintings by Gregg Chadwick Curated by Melissa Pickford Monterey Peninsula College Art Gallery Opening on October 4, 2011 Runs until November 4, 2011 One could say we all create paintings as we distill meaning from the rush of life. Experiences, moments, thoughts, actions, memories, and dreams mix together and overlap in our minds and hearts bringing patterns and understanding in our everyday life. My paintings in the exhibit, Theater of Memory at the Monterey Peninsula College Art Gallery, echo this cognitive-emotional process. My artworks evolve through a series of painting sessions in which colors and images overlap, merge, and flow. At times, my paintings begin close to home with remembered dreams of family members. In the title painting, Theater of Memory , my much loved late nephew Luke Chadwick appeared unbidden, but at the perfect moment. His faint smile recalled a day ...