Speed of Life

Gregg Chadwick Einstein's Dreams 48"x36" oil on linen 2019  Good Morning! Things move at the speed of light in my studio. Getting ready for my next exhibition. Excited to let you know that I will have a booth at  The Other Art Fair  September 5-8, 2019 in Santa Monica at Barker Hangar.  And I will be exhibiting at the inaugural  The Other Art Fair  in Dallas September 19-22, 2019. My new painting “Einstein’s Dreams” shifts the focus to the nature of time itself.  @theotherartfair   #TheOtherArtFair #LosAngeles   #art #science   #Physics   #artistsoninstagram     #MondayMotivation #Timeflux   #art   #categoricallynot #kccole   #greggchadwick

  Surf & Turf   Artist Talk and Tour at Castelli Art Space August 10, 2019 Please join us at Castelli Art Space on Saturday, August 10th, 3-6pm for the  Surf & Turf  Artist Talk & Tour - LA as Muse: How the city and it's diverse neighborhoods and cultures influence art today Open 3-6, Curator and Artist Talk and Walkabout, 3:30-4:30 (In Conjunction with the Culver City Art Walk)   Featuring New Paintings About Los Angeles by Gregg Chadwick,  Brooke Harker, Gay Summer Rick, Teale Hatheway,  Alex Schaefer, and John Kilduff Castelli Art Space  5428 West Washington Blvd, Los Angeles CA, 90016 Please  RSVP here for your free tickets.   About Gregg Chadwick's L.A. Inspired Art “Tonight the riders on Sunset are smothered in the Santa Ana winds And the western stars are shining bright again” - Bruce Springsteen,  Western Stars My new paintings in  Surf & Turf  at Castelli Art Space are crafted as magic...

  Gregg Chadwick The Space Age (LAX) 40"x30" oil on linen 2019 I am pleased to invite you to my latest art exhibition: Surf & Turf   at Castelli Fine Arts in Culver City, California - Opening July 27, 2019 Surf & Turf Featuring New Paintings About Los Angeles by Gregg Chadwick,   Brooke Harker, Gay Summer Rick, Teale Hatheway,  Alex Schaefer, and John Kilduff A new group exhibition at   Castelli Art Space   in Culver City.  Opening Reception - July 27, 2019 6-9 pm  Castelli Art Space  5428 West Washington Blvd, Los Angeles CA, 90016 RSVP   dale@castelliartspace.com Gregg Chadwick L.A. Noire (Formosa Cafe) 24"x36" oil on linen 2019 About Gregg Chadwick's L.A. Inspired Art “Tonight the riders on Sunset are smothered in the Santa Ana winds And the western stars are shining bright again” - Bruce Springsteen,   Western Stars My new paintings in   Surf & Turf   at Castelli Art Space are craft...

Karina Perez, a #MovementMujeres artist in residence, created a powerful series of illustrations on family separations at the border. 1/5 #FamiliesBelongTogether #CloseTheCamps pic.twitter.com/EpZTnUwGJx — Jolt Initiative (@JoltInitiative) July 22, 2019 Karina Perez, a #MovementMujeres artist in residence, created a powerful series of illustrations on family separations at the border. #FamiliesBelongTogether #CloseTheCamps

Today in 1969: #Apollo11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to set foot on the Moon. https:// bit.ly/1qrr0bO  

From the front page of Backstreets - We encourage readers to contact their representatives and senators to demand a humane border and immigration policy that protects children, values human life, and allows unrestrained access to detention facilities by aid agencies and human service organizations. We also encourage you to visit these sites for more information and ways you can help: Unitarian Universalist Service Committee: No More Deaths/No Mas Muertes National Immigrant Justice Center Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services Humane Borders Kids in Need of Defense American Civil Liberties Union: Immigrants' Rights Project

In memory of Oscar and his daughter Valeria.

The Investigation , a live-streamed play based on the Mueller investigation.  9PM EST, 6PM PST - June 24, 2019

Gregg Chadwick Route 66 24"x30" oil on linen 2019

View this post on Instagram My painting “Hanuman’s Dream” oil on linen 72”x96” has been in the NEC Collection since I painted it in 1996. Featured in the @sfartdealers Introductions series in 1996. Beginning to revisit this vantage point in my current work. Excited for what comes next. Grateful thanks to the @andreaschwartzgallery who sold the artwork and to all of you who have joined me on this journey over the years. #art #painting #instaart #color #hanuman #saffron #bayarea #light #India #sanfrancisco #greggchadwick #siliconvalley A post shared by Gregg Chadwick (@greggchadwick) on Jun 7, 2019 at 8:27pm PDT

Charles Leslie has spent the last 50 years showcasing and protecting queer art —and now his collection includes 30,000 pieces. Check out the latest episode of Legendary, hosted by @JMunozActor : pic.twitter.com/Hcybov7m56 — NowThis (@nowthisnews) June 7, 2019

by Gregg Chadwick “I spect I grow’d. Don’t think nobody ever made me.”  - Topsy from Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin Alison Saar's  Grow’d sits majestically in L.A. Louver’s open-air Skyroom. Last night, I was privileged to chat with Ms. Saar about her life and work in front of her haunting bronze sculpture. Saar has reimagined Topsy as a strong, fully aware woman. The cotton bale that she sits on has become a throne. And the sickle in her hand has become a harbinger of justice to come. Cotton stalks tied to her hair float like a firmament of earthly stars.  Alison Saar Grow'd 2019 / cast bronze / 78 1/2 x 39 x 38 3/4 in. (199.4 x 99.1 x 98.4 cm) L.A. Louver - June 5, 2019 (photo by Gregg Chadwick) In 2017-18, Saar created a body of artwork featured in a 2018 solo show at L.A. Louver centered around the character of Topsy. Saar's exhibition entitled Topsy Turvy  dove headfirst into the legacy of slavery in America. Douglas Messerli wrote,...

100 years ago today: the U.S. Senate in 56-25 vote adopted what would become the 19th amendment “The right of the citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.” # 19thAt100 On this day in 1919, Congress approved the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, granting women the right to vote. Follow #19thAt100 to read on the complicated and complex history of the women's suffrage movement. #BecauseOfHerStory pic.twitter.com/Qc5FgNilh2 — National Portrait Gallery (@smithsoniannpg) June 4, 2019 On June 4, 1919,  Congress passed the #19thAmendment , granting women the right to vote. African American women, however, still faced barriers exercising their right to vote. This could include waiting hours to register, facing violence, or taking new tests. #19thAt100 pic.twitter.com/b3RhpehBr3 — Smithsonian NMAAHC (@NMAAHC) June 4, 2019

Gregg Chadwick Love in Vain ('Frisco) 16"x20" oil on linen 2016 Tucson Train Bruce Springsteen  I got so down and out in 'Frisco Tired of the pills and the rain I picked up, headed for the sunshine I left a good thing behind Seemed all of our love was in vain My baby's coming in on the Tucson train I come here looking for a new life One I wouldn't have to explain To that voice that keeps me awake at night When a little peace would make everything right If I could just turn off my brain Now my baby's coming in on the Tucson train We fought hard over nothing We fought till nothing remained I've carried that nothing for a long time Now I carry my operator's license And spend my days just running this crane My baby's coming in on the Tucson train Hard work'll clear your mind and body The hard sun will burn out the pain If they're looking for me, tell 'em buddy I'm wailing down at the station ...

Funny, frightening, and perfectly on point in the 21st century. "Very fine people" as some misguided politicians would say.

Fascinating!

by Gregg Chadwick THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY VENICE ART WALK IS ON TODAY MAY 19, 2019, RAIN OR SHINE Don't let the passing inclement weather change your plans -- join us! It may be raining right now, but the weather report says it will stop soon, just in time for the 40th anniversary Venice Family Clinic Art Walk & Auction to open. And even if it doesn't, the silent auction is 100% indoors, which means you can view and bid on amazing contemporary art in dry comfort. Come what may (and we predict sunshine), the music will be playing, the beer and wine will be flowing, the studio tours will be on, and the community celebration will be in full swing under tents to protect everyone from the elements. We just need you to make the day complete. See you there!  View this post on Instagram Gregg Chadwick, Skate Light, 2018 on Paddle8 Benefit for @venicefamilyclinic It’s May, which means it’s time for the 40th Annual...

"We came down the day before and we went down to the Lower Ninth Ward and saw a lot of the devastation. Rock 'n' roll is at its best when there are  high stakes  on the table. That's when something much, much larger than yourself can happen. It's music that's meant to push up against things, whatever they may be: against troubles, against hard times. It's a lovely and fortuitous day to be able perform a small service for people… it's one of my favorites, one of the Top Five of my lifelong musical experiences." -Bruce Springsteen Gregg Chadwick Belle Ville (Katrina) 11"x11" oil on linen 2005 

Gregg Chadwick Still I Rise 40"x30" oil on linen 

View this post on Instagram Inspired by the music and lyrics of Bruce Springsteen. #BlindedByTheLightMovie – in theaters August 14. A post shared by Bruce Springsteen (@springsteen) on May 2, 2019 at 9:22am PDT From writer/director/producer Gurinder Chadha (“Bend It Like Beckham”) comes the inspirational drama “Blinded by the Light,” set to the music and lyrics of Bruce Springsteen’s timeless songs. “Blinded by the Light” tells the story of Javed (Viveik Kalra) a British teen of Pakistani descent, growing up in the town of Luton, England, in 1987. Amidst the racial and economic turmoil of the times, he writes poetry as a means to escape the intolerance of his hometown and the inflexibility of his traditional father. But when a classmate introduces him to the music of “the Boss,” Javed sees parallels to his working-class life in Springsteen’s powerful lyrics. As Javed discovers a cathartic outlet for his own pent-u...

Maggie Williams Debut in a NYU Masterclass with Pharrell!

by Gregg Chadwick “This record is a return to my solo recordings featuring character driven songs and sweeping, cinematic orchestral arrangements. It's a jewel box of a record." - Bruce Springsteen  Gregg Chadwick Las Piedras del Cielo 16"x20" oil on linen 2010 Under blue skies on a California Spring day, I am listening to Bruce Springsteen's new song Hello Sunshine from his forthcoming album Western Stars . It is a country tinged song reminiscent of Harry Nilsson's Everybody's Talkin' from the movie, Midnight Cowboy .   Over the years I have driven thousands of miles under wide open skies across the American west. Scanning the radio dial as I drove, I was searching for the sound of the western road. Today I found that cinematic sound in Springsteen's new work.  A rhythmic wash like a distant train running in the distance underlies the song.  Pedal steel brings us into the west and the strings add a wide open sonic vista. Bruce...