Speed of Life

Tonight in Santa Monica:  Fresh Faces: New Portraits by Los Angeles Artists presented by Saatchi Art My portrait of Anna May Wong is part of this upcoming exhibition in Santa Monica. Anna May Wong was the first Chinese American film star, and the first Asian American actress to gain international recognition. Her acting career went from silent films to talkies, to stage, to radio, and to television. Born in Los Angeles, a few blocks from Chinatown, Anna May Wong's career has been an inspiration for many. My painting was created as an homage to Anna, sourced from numerous photo stills and film clips from the era. Please join Saatchi Art in celebrating the opening of FRESH FACES New Portraits by Los Angeles Artists THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 2016 7-9PM Saatchi Art at Demand Media 1655 26th Street, Santa Monica, CA 90404 For complimentary valet parking, enter lot via 26th Street. Please RSVP by March 17th at the link below. Fresh Faces, curated by Saatchi Art curators Kathe...

by Gregg Chadwick Currently under production by the Oscar winning companies Breakthru Films and Trademark Films, the animated film Loving Vincent  delves into the life and art of Vincent Van Gogh. Each frame of the film is an oil painting on canvas that will lend a sense of immediacy and painterly touch to Vincent's story.  Loving Vincent is sourced from over one hundred and twenty of Vincent Van Gogh's paintings and from the 800 letters written by Van Gogh during his lifetime. The trailers below give hints of the animated feature to come. Enjoy!

Fresh from my solo exhibition at the Sandra Lee Gallery in San Francisco and the Palm Springs Fine Art Fair,  a number of paintings from my current series of train inspired artworks will be on view at the Santa Monica Art Studios on March 12, 2016 from 12-5 pm  as part of the 10th Annual Santa Monica Airport Artwalk.   Gregg Chadwick’s Mystery Train and Open Studio SATURDAY, MARCH 12, 2016 12-5 PM Studio #15 Santa Monica Art Studios 3026 Airport Ave., Santa Monica, CA 90405 Free parking outside the hangar. More on Mystery Train at www.greggchadwick.com #mysterytrain

  I reorganized my paints yesterday after fervent months in the studio painting the work for Mystery Train. Tubes of oil paint squeezed into empty twisted shells and stray caps marked only by a tell tale ring of color  were discarded. Brushes, newly cleaned, stand at attention ready for new work. A clean glass palette now sits on top of a used stack of brightly daubed surfaces. Painting trains seems to bring daily reminders of change, of process, of journeys. When a train or plane turns around for its trip back home, there is little time for introspection. Vehicles are cleaned, engines refueled, often a new crew is added - new passengers and new travels await. As Mystery Train prepares to depart San Francisco, I ask you to celebrate with me at a closing party and artist talk on February 27th at the Sandra Lee Gallery (details below) if you are in the Bay Area. I have listed below a series of events, exhibitions, press, and more that give a glimpse into the excitement around My...

Look what arrived! They'll be at @bookmarkit_shop by the end of the day! #writers #writer #write #writing #lifeofawriter #amwriting #author #authors #inspiration #inspire #instagood #igdaily #fiction #poetry #nonfiction #shortstory #shortstories #books #creatives #creativewriting #amreading #readers #goodreads #read #litmag #litjournal #magazines #happyreading #blackfoxlit A photo posted by Black Fox Literary Magazine (@blackfoxlit) on Feb 18, 2016 at 11:07am PST

Gary Clark Jr.’s vocals and guitar carry the themes of my show “Mystery Train” directly into our present. Haunting and at times wild with a searing beauty. Almost every night as my hands grew tired from painting, Gary Clark Jr. propelled me to go on just a bit further.

         Artist Talk and Closing Party for  Mystery Train  on Feb 27, 2016 2-4pm    Read more about  Mystery Train  in the Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kathy-leonardo-/gregg-chadwicks-mystery-t_b_9203570.html?utm_hp_ref=arts&ir=Arts     A selection of Gregg Chadwick’s paintings from the   Mystery Train   series was exhibited at the Palm Springs Fine Art Fair from February 11-14 in the Sandra Lee Gallery booth. (Photo by   Eric Minh Swenson ) Gregg spoke at the booth on February 12, 2016.   Jersey Rain (Across the Tracks)   was illustrated in the catalog and Gregg’s talk was featured as well.

Mystery Train February 2 - 29, 2016 at Sandra Lee Gallery in San Francisco A Solo Exhibition of New Paintings   Opening Reception - February 4, 2016  5:30 - 7:30 pm Sandra Lee Gallery 251 Post Street, Suite 310 San Francisco, CA 94108 Click Here for More Images of Artwork in Mystery Train Read More on Mystery Train in the Wall Street International.  Link here -  http://wsimag.com/art/19040-gregg-chadwick-mystery-train

Gregg Chadwick Rio Grande 30"x40" oil on linen 2015 Happy Holidays! Hope to see all my Bay Area friends at the Sandra Lee Gallery in San Francisco on Dec 12, 2015 from 4-6 pm for the Annual Holiday Group Exhibition. My new painting Rio Grande will be exhibited for the first time! Rio Grande will be on view until the New Year.

Really enjoying John Berger's new book which collects many of his perceptive pieces on art and artists. John Berger’s Portraits shows how art teaches us to see: http://www. slate.com/articles/arts/ books/2015/12/john_berger_s_portraits_reviewed.html?wpsrc=sh_all_dt_tw_top   … via @ slate

"This will be our reply to violence: to make music more intensely, more beautifully, more devotedly than ever before" Leonard Bernstein Gregg Chadwick added, 0:21 Natalia Gallois   @ nataliaggg Transportant son piano à vélo, il vient jouer devant le #Bataclan #Lennon #Paix

Legos refuses Ai Weiwei bulk order says “cannot approve use of # Legos for political works” http:// ow.ly/TOWVD  

Artists United Against Apartheid 

Gregg Chadwick  Buddha of Roseburg 8"x6" oil on panel 2015 Tonight! Art & Home: An Evening with LA Family Housing to benefit LA Family Housing. October 21, 2015 7-9pm Room & Board, Helm's Bakery Building, 8707 Washington Boulevard, Culver City CA 90232 More at: https://www.facebook.com/events/1023426074375780/ https://www.facebook.com/lafhonline

Ahmed Mohamed, falsely arrested for homemade clock, visits White House for # AstronomyNight http:// trib.in/1klteba  

Please Join Me This Upcoming Weekend  for  the 11th Anniversary of the Santa Monica Art Studios.  My studio #15 will be open with a display of new paintings in process. Saturday, October 17 from 6-9pm  Sunday, October 18 from 1-5pm 3026 Airport Boulevard, Santa Monica, CA 90405 Gregg Chadwick will be speaking at The Representational Art Conference on  November 2, 2015 in Ventura, California  From Tehran to Ferguson: Social Justice in Contemporary Representational Art (For more info please click here:  http://trac2015.org/gregg-chadwick/ ) Gregg Chadwick  Kids Who Die: From Ferguson to Baltimore 24"x48" oil on linen 2015 (Inspired by Langston Hughes & the #BlackLivesMatter Movement) Gregg Chadwick's Solo  Exhibition  Cinema  of Time Continues at Upper West through October 24, 2015 Upper West, 3221 Pico Boulevard, Santa Monica, CA 90405 Artist Gregg Chadwick Engages Hollywood in New Exhibition: "Cine...

RT @ KiwisInLosA Kiwis in LA Art Show and Wine Tasting. Sat Oct 10, 6-10pm, Santa Monica Art Studios. Thx @ AIRNZUSA

Gregg Chadwick Kids Who Die (Ferguson to Baltimore)  24”x48” oil on linen 2015 inspired by Langston Hughes and the #BlackLivesMatter movement  https://www.facebook.com/colorofchange/videos/10153460650661067/ Kids Who Die by Langston Hughes This is for the kids who die, Black and white, For kids will die certainly . The old and rich will live on awhile , As always, Eating blood and gold, Letting kids die. Kids will die in the swamps of Mississippi Organizing sharecroppers Kids will die in the streets of Chicago Organizing workers Kids will die in the orange groves of California Telling others to get together Whites and Filipinos, Negroes and Mexicans, All kinds of kids will die Who don't believe in lies, and bribes, and contentment And a lousy peace . Of course, the wise and the learned Who pen editorials in the papers, And the gentlemen with Dr. in front of their names White and black, Who make surv...

New Art Galleries Enjoy a Los Angeles Advantage: Space http:// nyti.ms/1ixmOoN  

Gregg Chadwick Not a Morning Person 8"x8" oil on panel 2015 AN ODYSSEY: 10 YEARS OF THE TORRANCE ART MUSEUM Saturday, September 12, 2015 6:00pm – 10:00pm I am excited to have my painting "Not a Morning Person" in the Torrance Art Museum's 10 Year Anniversary Benefit Exhibit and Fundraiser. Guests will have the opportunity to purchase artworks from the various artists who exhibited at the museum over the past decade. All works will be sold for $100.00 USD and proceeds will go towards future museum renovations and to expand the museum's arts and education programs.  Hope to see you there! - Gregg Chadwick Below is a list of confirmed artists who will have their work sold at the gala:  Accardi, Charles Agito, Robyn Alexander, Peter Aliabadi , Shiva Alvarez, Tania Jazz Ano , Michael Apgar, Jonathan Appel , Kevin Aragona, Marisa Argote , Carmen Arrowsmith, Dawn Avesar , Nurit Baer, Nadege Monchera Baker Cahill, Nanc...