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On June 26, 2015 Marriage Equality became the law of the land.

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  Happy Pride Month! On June 26, 2015 Marriage Equality became the law of the land. With hundreds of others I celebrated on the Supreme Court steps because the U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, making marriage equality legal, granting due process and equal protection to hundreds of thousands of same-sex couples. Later that glorious day, I chatted with President Obama’s official 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 arrived. Onboard was President Obama returning 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. Arrivals and departures… Gregg Chadwick Arrivals and Departures (June 26, 2015)  48”x36” oil on linen #art   #contemporaryart   #HappyPride   #Pride...

Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band RACING IN THE STREET - Live at Ullevi Gothenburg 06/26/2023

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Live at Ullevi Gothenburg 06/26/2023

Van Gogh's Cypresses at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York

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by Gregg Chadwick Cypresses  Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, Zundert 1853–1890 Auvers-sur-Oise)  June 1889 Oil on canvas 36 3/4 x 29 1/8 in. (93.4 x 74 cm) Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York “To give an idea of Provence it’s vital to do a few more canvases of cypresses and mountains. … It took me all the time to observe the character of the pines, cypresses, &c. In the pure air here, the lines which don’t change and which one finds again at every step.” Vincent Van Gogh to Theo Van Gogh ,  Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, Saturday, 4 January 1890  836 “Van Gogh’s Cypresses” is the perfect exhibition for this moment in time. In our pixel soaked, AI drenched, climate change endangered world we are in need of a sojourn to physical reality and a soulful engagement with the natural world. This exhibition at the Met in New York brings together Van Gogh's paintings, drawings, and illustrated letters that engage the theme of cypress trees. Many of the artworks are fragile and light se...

Sparks - The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte (Official Video)

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Music video for The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte by Sparks, from the new album of the same title.  Starring Cate Blanchett

Happy Juneteenth 2023!

Juneteenth as a federal holiday is meant to breathe new life into the very essence of America. To make sure all Americans feel the power of this day and the progress we can make for our country. Earlier this week, I felt that power at the White House. pic.twitter.com/Ogo6SBvZBA — President Biden (@POTUS) June 17, 2023 Six Art-Filled Ways to Celebrate Juneteenth in New York City https://t.co/9gF54bqlr0 via @hyperallergic — Gregg Chadwick 🇺🇦 🟧 (@greggchadwick) June 17, 2023

David Hockney Interview: The World is Beautiful

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The National - Live at Bearsville Theater (Woodstock, NY) - Full Concert

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