Ocean, Otters, Oil

 

Gregg Chadwick

Ocean, Otters, Oil

40"x40"oil on linen 2021

My oil on linen painting "Ocean, Otters, Oil" was painted as a celebration of nature and as a warning of the dangers of oil spills and environmental destruction. The artwork will be displayed through the month of November 2021 in my latest group exhibition 

"SOS - Save Our Seas"at @lagunaartgallery in Mission Viejo, California. 

Please join me at the opening on November 6, 2021 from 3-6 pm.
555 THE SHOPS AT MISSION VIEJO, MV, CA 92691 suite 928A
TF. 1-888-9-FINEART | Gallery 949-257-9008
info@lagunaart.com

Gallery Hours:
MON - SAT 11AM - 7PM
SUN 12PM - 6PM

This artwork is part of a new series of paintings that considers the threats to our planet from Climate Change, greed, hate, and war. There is a mysterious beauty to life itself that I am constantly inspired by.

I first became aware of the fragile nature of our planet as an elementary school student at Linda Vista Elementary School in Mission Viejo, California. 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 am bringing out a series of paintings that shed light on climate change, the beauty of the natural world, and our place with other species. 

Also I was pleased to read today's new article in @wired - The Cutest Way to Fight Climate Change? Send in the Otters
Saving California's adorable (and very hungry) sea otters helps control other species, leading to the growth of more carbon-sequestering vegetation.


#art #SeaOtters #MarineLife #MissionViejo #Irvine #OrangeCounty #OCCulture #climatechange #environment #SaveOurSeas

People of the First Light: The Wampanoags Tell Their Story on the 400th Anniversary of the First Pilgrim Thanksgiving in 1621

Wampum Exhibition at Sea City Museum, Southhampton, UK 

(Created by SmokeSygnals creative agency) 

In today's New York Times, Dana Hedgpeth explains that "for the Wampanoags and many other American Indians, the fourth Thursday in November is considered a day of mourning, not a day of celebration." The Wampanoags helped the Pilgrims survive only to enable "a slow, unfolding genocide of their people and the taking of their land." 

As we reach the 400th anniversary of the first Pilgrim Thanksgiving in 1621, the Wampanoags tell their story at the Mashpee Wampanoag Museum.  On their website the Museum explains that it is located at "the geographic core of the Mashpee Wampanoag people. Eighty-five percent of Wampanoag people live within 20 miles of the Museum." The history and culture of the Wampanoag from the Stone Age to the present are presented in a range of exhibits. Established under the guidance of the Mashpee Historical Commission, the Museum is the only one  devoted exclusively to Wampanoag history. 

Dana Hedgpeth writes that "the Wampanoags, whose name means People of the First Light in their native language, trace their ancestors back at least 10,000 years to southeastern Massachusetts, a land they called Patuxet.

In the 1600s, they lived in 69 villages, each with a chief, or sachem, and a medicine man. They had “messenger runners,” members of the tribe with good memories and the endurance to run to neighboring villages to deliver messages.

They occupied a land of plenty, hunting deer, elk and bear in the forests, fishing for herring and trout, and harvesting quahogs in the rivers and bays. They planted corn and used fish remains as fertilizer. In the winter, they moved inland from the harsh weather, and in the spring they moved to the coastlines."

 

(Created by SmokeSygnals creative agency) 

Paula Peters, who runs the SmokeSygnals creative agency said to Dana Hedgpeth that "when she was 8 years old a schoolteacher explained the Thanksgiving tale. After the story, another child asked, 'What happened to the Indians?'

The teacher answered, ‘Sadly, they’re all dead.’

'No, they’re not,” Paula Peters said she replied. 'I’m still here.'"

Paula Peters and other Wampanoags are keeping their culture and traditions alive through education and advocacy. 

(Courtesy of SmokeSygnals/Plymouth 400)

 Website: Mashpee Wampanoag Museum

 Address:

                            414 Main St
                            Mashpee, Massachusetts 02649

 Phone: 508-477-0208

 Email: publicrelations@mwtribe-nsn.gov

(Courtesy of SmokeSygnals/Plymouth 400)

(Courtesy of SmokeSygnals/Plymouth 400)

Good News! Wampanoag, who helped Pilgrims survive, win rights to tribal lands https://t.co/Muf70Jfzm2

— Gregg Chadwick (@greggchadwick) December 31, 2021

On Robert Mapplethorpe's Birthday

From Maria Popova at Brainpicker: Patti Smith Reads Letter to Robert Mapplethorpe About How He Taught Her What It Means to Be an Artist

“You drew me from the darkest period of my young life, sharing with me the sacred mystery of what it is to be an artist.”

brainpicker · Patti Smith reads her letter to Robert Mapplethorpe

Patti Smith by Robert Mapplethorpe (Courtesy of Tate Museum)

Miss Alma Thomas - A Life In Color

Miss Alma Thomas: A Life in Color from Reel Plan/Jon Gann on Vimeo.

For beloved D.C. artist Alma Thomas, beauty wasn’t just about art. It was essential to life, too. Full article by Philip Kennicott here.

Alma Thomas’s “Red Azaleas Singing and Dancing Rock and Roll Music,” 1976. 

(Smithsonian American Art Museum)

H.E.R. - For Anyone (Official Video)

Gregg Chadwick

H.E.R. 

36"x36"oil on linen 2021

The Book of Boba Fett | Official Trailer | Disney+

Looking forward to this. Love Temuera Morrison and Ming-Na Wen!

Barack Obama & Bruce Springsteen on The Graham Norton Show. 29 Oct 21.

Happy Friday! Bruce Springsteen - Badlands (The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts)

The War On Drugs - I Don't Live Here Anymore

The War On Drugs' fifth studio album, I Don’t Live Here Anymore, is an uncommon rock album about one of our most common but daunting processes—resilience in the face of despair.

Set for release on October 29, 2021. I'll be painting on Friday with I Don’t Live Here Anymore filling my headphones as I put brush to canvas. Can't wait...

More at: The War on Drugs Embrace Change on 'I Don't Live Here Anymore'

'A Fighting Optimism': Bruce Springsteen And Barack Obama On Politics In 2021

"Renegades: Born in the USA," available now!

In their new book, Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen envision a more unified America.

Bruce Springsteen "The River" on Colbert

Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and author of the new book, "Renegades: Born in the USA,"

Bruce Springsteen, wraps his full-episode Late Show takeover with this

haunting solo performance of "The River."

#Colbert #TheRiver #BruceSpringsteen

TONIGHT! The Boss @springsteen is here and he brought a very special instrument for show & tell. #SpringsteenOnLSSC pic.twitter.com/zWPJmFCSPC

— The Late Show (@colbertlateshow) October 26, 2021

"Renegades: Born in the USA," available now!

In their new book, Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen envision a more unified America.

Happy Birthday Picasso!

So -- at which great Older Master was Picasso (born OTD 1881) looking when he painted Guernica in 1937? Of course you know this! pic.twitter.com/PiRttosVFr

— Dr. Peter Paul Rubens (@PP_Rubens) October 25, 2021

 

Pablo Picasso Reads About Pablo Picasso.

 Born on this day, in 1881

Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen talk "Renegades"

 Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen sit down with correspondent Anthony Mason to discuss the influence of their fathers on their life's work, and the shared narratives that drive the surprisingly similar fields of popular music and politics.

"Renegades: Born in the USA," available now!

Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit - "Driver 8" - Live from Athens, GA

Gregg Chadwick

Coast Daylight

40"x40"oil on linen 2019

Pre-order 'Georgia Blue,' the new covers album from Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit: https://ffm.to/georgiablue All proceeds will benefit Black Voters Matter, Georgia Stand-Up, and Fair Fight. Produced and Directed by Chispa House: https://chispahouse.com/ Director: Andrew Levy Editor: Jason Gaona Camera Op: Jackson Smith Camera Op: Kiki Griffin Camera Op: Alex Smith EP: Sam Birdsong EP: Carter Fontaine EP: Andrew Levy Production: Chispa House

Adele - Easy On Me (Official Video)

Official Video for "Easy On Me" by Adele. Shop the "Adele" collection here: http://shop.adele.com Listen to "Easy On Me" here: http://Adele.lnk.to/EOM Amazon Music: http://Adele.lnk.to/EOM/AmazonMusic Apple Music: http://Adele.lnk.to/EOM/AppleMusic Deezer: http://Adele.lnk.to/EOM/Deezer iTunes: http://Adele.lnk.to/EOM/iTunes Pandora: http://Adele.lnk.to/EOM/Pandora Spotify: http://Adele.lnk.to/EOM/Spotify YouTube Music: http://Adele.lnk.to/EOM/YouTubeMusic

Follow Adele: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Adele Twitter - https://twitter.com/Adele Instagram - http://instagram.com/Adele https://www.adele.com Lyrics: There ain’t no gold In this river That I’ve been washing my hands in forever I know there is hope In these waters But I can’t bring myself to swim When I am drowning In this silence baby let me in Go easy on me baby I was still a child Didn’t get the chance to Feel the world around me I had no time to choose What I chose to do So go easy on me There ain’t no room For things to change When we are both so deeply Stuck in our ways You can’t deny how hard I have tried I changed who I was To put you both first But now I give up I had good intentions And the highest hopes But I know right now It probably doesn’t even show Credits: Directed by: Xavier Dolan @xavierdolan Video commissioner - Phil Lee @phillee at Untold Studios @untold_studios Executive Producer - Nkem Egbuchiri at Untold Studios @Nkem__nkem Executive Producer - Bryan Younce at Columbia Records Production Company: Sons of Manual/Scheme Engine @schemeengine Executive Producer: Jannie McInnes @janniemcinnes Producers: Nancy Grant, Xavier Dolan @nancygrantbonjour; @xavierdolan Cinematographer: André Turpin @andreturpin Camera Operator: Jean-Sébastien Caron @jeans_caron Production design: Élise de Blois @elisedeblois23 Supervising art director: Carolyne De Bellefeuille @carolynedebellefeuille Stylist: Jamie Mizrahi @sweetbabyjamie Hair: Sami Knight @samiknighthair Make-up: Anthony Nguyen @anthonyhnguyenmakeup Nails: Kimberly Kyees @kimmiekyees Editor: Xavier Dolan @xavierdolan Post: MELS Studio @melsstudios /Flawless Post @flawlesspostproduction #Adele #EasyOnMe

Happy #NationalComingOutDay

Happy #NationalComingOutDay all!

It took me over a decade to muster up the courage to come out. It literally saved my life.

You are glorious, you are loved, and whether you have come out already or not yet - so many of us cherish who you are.

We support you!#BlizzLife pic.twitter.com/7u47ReqJqw

— S-terrible racc-Yoon 💀🦝 (윤하나) 💙 (@F0XW1LD) October 12, 2021

Happy Indigenous Peoples’ Day!… Everyday!

Our children are sacred.

Join us this Indigenous Peoples Day in funding a vital teen center for the Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Community, which will provide cultural resources, education, temporary housing and so much more for Native youth: https://t.co/9dhjIPNr7P pic.twitter.com/HknuPQWWYj

— Lakota Law Project (@lakotalaw) October 11, 2021

 

NCAI proudly acknowledges the second Monday of October as #IndigenousPeoplesDay, honoring the social, cultural, and political resilience of the Tribal Nations who authored the origin story of America. pic.twitter.com/Z4oZ7ofBSW

— National Congress of American Indians (@NCAI1944) October 11, 2021

Good Morning! Sherry Darling (The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts)

Sherry Darling" from The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts by Bruce Springsteen 

Legendary performances by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band at the 1979 No Nukes concerts in NYC. Features all 13 songs newly edited from original film footage, restored and remixed in HD.

Pre-Order the Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts: http://brucespringsteen.lnk.to/NoNukes

Tyler Green's New Book: Emerson's Nature And The Artists

We'll understand the US better if we better understand how American artists extended their ideologies in their pictures.

(We'll understand even more if we understand that Ralph Waldo Emerson told them how.) https://t.co/FyT8eeVJUx

— Tyler Green (@TylerGreenBooks) October 6, 2021

From the Publisher: Illustrated by classic American paintings and photographs, and accompanied with a prescient new appraisal, this stunning publication on Emerson’s seminal 1836 essay is at once a meditation on the ways artists influence each other and a timely cri de coeur to cherish and preserve America’s landscape.

Get your copy here:  https://amzn.to/3leSiTC or here https://www.indiebound.org/book/9783791378695

The Painter of the World

Gregg Chadwick

The Painter of the World ( Seol-min) 

12"x9"oil on panel 2021

At the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco a few years ago, I watched the Korean Buddhist Nun artist Seol-min paint a gorgeous artwork of the Water Moon Avalokiteshvara, also known as Guanyin. Her canvas was laid flat on the floor and she painted on top of it as if she was bodysurfing a gentle wave with brushes in hand. The large hall where Seol-min painted was quiet. The gentle sound of her brushes created a kind of music that echoed off the marble walls. My oil on panel painting "The Painter of the World" is my latest artwork inspired by this experience with the artist Seol-min.

The Asian Art Museum has created a video of Seol-min at the museum. I am in the background, off camera, watching the events.
Video Below. Link at: https://education.asianart.org/resources/korean-buddhist-art/

Featured at Saatchi Art's The Other Art Fair Los Angeles at Barker Hangar from September 23-26, 2021.

Thanks again to everyone who enjoyed my paintings at @theotherartfair Many of the paintings are available for purchase on my @saatchiart page. Link at: https://www.saatchiart.com/greggchadwick

#theotherartfair #theotherartfairla #art #artshow #la #losangeles #laartshow #laart #collectart #artcollector #artfair #santamonica #buddhism #buddha #saffron #light #SanFrancisco #AsianArtMuseum #CityOfLove #Korea #KoreanArt

 

Stevie Van Zandt shares stories from his new memoir, “Unrequited Infatuations”

From the Washington Post: Acclaimed rock-and-roll guitarist, music producer, solo artist and “The Sopranos” actor, Stevie Van Zandt rose to fame touring the world with Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band. In his new memoir, “Unrequited Infatuations,” Van Zandt chronicles the twists and turns of his nearly nonstop career since the mid-1960s. The musician turned activist turned actor joins Washington Post opinion columnist Jonathan Capehart to share stories from his unique life journey."

Monk Station

 

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 #losangeles #laartshow #laart #collectart #artcollector #artfair #santamonica #buddhism #buddha #saffron #light #montreal #montréal

John Mellencamp, Bruce Springsteen - Wasted Days (Official Video)