Keith Johnson and John Harris at Kehler-Liddell Gallery in New Haven

Glyphomatic, 2009 © Keith Johnson

Kehler-Liddell Gallery in New Haven is presenting a two-person show of recent works by photographer Keith Johnson and painter John Harris from September 30 to October 31, 2010.

Johnson's recent work includes his Extended Landscape Series--in which he goes beyond the photograph as a single image fixed in time. Multple images give him the ability to more fully describe his subjects.

Kehler-Liddell's website says Johnson, "makes photographs to explore 1) the intrinsic meaning of images, 2) how and why these meanings change over time, and 3) how position, context and presentation affects their meanings."

Harris's paintings focus on the rippled surface of water. Within that constraint, there is both realism in the depiction of water's glossy multicolored surface, and a level of abstraction as reflections take on bright colors and the horizon is nowhere to be seen.

Kehler-Liddell Gallery is located at 873 Whalley Avenue, New Haven, CT. There is a reception Sunday, October 3 from 3-6 pm with an artist talk at 3pm followed by live music from group Bee El Tee, 4:30-6pm. Every artist talk I've seen at KL has been well presented, so it's worth the effort to get there on the early side.

~Lys

Phyllis Crowley's Thinking Twice at City Gallery in New Haven

© Phyllis Crowley

Phyllis Crowley is featured in a solo exhibition called Thinking Twice in New Haven's City Gallery from September 30 to October 24, 2010.

Crowley's close-up photographs transform cuts of meat and fish into gutsy (both literally and emotionally) abstract landscapes.

There will be an opening reception Sunday, October 3, 2010 from 3-6 pm. City Gallery is located at 994 State St., New Haven, CT

Crowley was a participant in this past weekend's City Wide Open Studios in New Haven, and she shared her studio space with Keith Johnson, who also has a show opening this week (at Kehler-Liddell Gallery--see upcoming blog post tomorrow).

~Lys

City Wide Open Studios Wrap-Up

© Mark Savoia

Mark (Savoia), Cathy (Vanaria) and I had a blast doing City Wide Open Studios in New Haven this weekend. Thanks to everyone who came by and looked at our personal photography, and for those who took the time to talk with us about it.

The overall quality of work was much higher than some of the other such events I've been to as a spectator. I can imagine that for those visiting it felt sort of like when you're a tourist in a foreign city and you're trying to hit more than one major museum in a day. I managed to sneak out and look around a little bit--I bought a couple of tiny pieces--a small square painting of a cloud by Suzan Scott, and some letterpress monoprints by Dexterity Press (proprietors Jeff and Kerri are recent transplants to CT from Chicago).

Lys talking to Ivan about her work © Mark Savoia

Normally, we print for other people (which we love), but it was nice to have a chance to show our own images. I found that grouping my recent photographs together on the wall was encouraging, and feedback on it made me want to work on exhibiting more.  I sold a few greeting cards with my images on them, which was a little bonus.

© Mark Savoia

Mark got a lot of comments and questions on his 14-foot-long negative digital cyanotype triptych of deer in the woods. People seemed to be drawn in by Cathy's intimate portraits, and were intrigued about both her 8x10 camera and the fiber based prints. I got to say "yes we still use chemistry in a darkroom" a bunch of times. She and Mark both had some large digital prints in the hallway, which probably helped draw people in to see us.

It was great sharing the space with Zachary Keeting, whose wall of abstract paintings was a balancing and energizing force. I really enjoyed meeting the other artists.

~Lys

Garry Camp Burdick's A Morning with Norman Rockwell at Carole Peck's

© Garry Burdick

Garry Camp Burdick of Southbury, CT is exhibiting his photographs of beloved painter and documenter of Americana Norman Rockwell at the Good News Cafe in Woodbury, CT from September 22-Nov 30, 2010.

Burdick photographed Rockwell at his studio in Stockbridge, MA one winter morning in 1968. An account of the morning is located here in Burdick's own words.

Garry Camp Burdick worked as a staff photographer for Seventeen Magazine, taught at the Famous Artist's School and at Western Connecticut State University in Danbury, CT. Burdick has been a professional freelance commercial photographer for the last fifty years.

Images from Burdick's portfolio of Rockwell are on display at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery.

There will be a reception from 3-5 pm on Sunday, September 26. The Good News Cafe is located at 694 Main Street South, Woodbury.

~Lys

Three Photographers: Mark Savoia, Catherine Vanaria and Lys Guillorn at City Wide Open Studios New Haven: Sept. 25-26.

Stacy © Catherine Vanaria

The three of us at Connecticut Photographics/Still River Editions will be sharing a gallery space at City Wide Open Studios New Haven this weekend.
Sat. 9/25 12-5pm and Sun. 9/26 from 12-5 pm
Three Photographers from Still River Editions: Mark Savoia, Catherine Vanaria, and Lys Guillorn at Erector Square, 315 Peck St. New Haven, CT Building 2, 3d Floor, Unit 1

There is an opening reception Friday night from 5-8 at Artspace New Haven in which Mark and I will have one piece each, but the bulk of the show is during the weekend at Erector Square. I'll be going to the opening.

Other folks we know are participating include: Keith Johnson, Phyllis Crowley, Tom Peterson, and kHyal™ and Karl Heine from DesignerGrill, Joan Fitzsimmons, Valerie Richardson (WPKN DJ), and Lisa Nichols. We're sharing a space with painter Zachary Keeting.

We'll be bringing traditional and digital prints of our own work. I chose to work a bit bigger than I have been lately, and had Mark print some 20"x36" carbon pigment inkjet prints of black and white film double exposures. Mark is bringing black and white carbon prints that recently were exhibited at NESOP that show off his sense of humor and eye for irony. He might also have a 13-foot-long triptych in the works. Cathy is bringing some of her intimate portraits made with the 8"x10" camera currently residing about 12 feet away from me, like a lone dancer in the middle of the lab.

It's free, so if you feel like having a New Haven day trip to see some interesting art of all varieties and qualities, please come over and say hello. We're looking forward to meeting our fellow artists and jumping in the fray.

Be well,
Lys

A view of our space before the start on Saturday

Keith Johnson at Mercy Gallery

Aerial Photographs ©Keith Johnson

Photographer Keith Johnson is exhibiting new work in a group show called Earth & Sky at Mercy Gallery from Sept. 21 - Oct. 27, 2010. There will be an opening reception on Tuesday, Sept. 21 from 6:45-8:45 pm.

Other artists participating are Susan Scott, John Mullin, and Leila Daw. Mercy Gallery is located at Richmond Art Center, The Chaffee School, Windsor, CT.

~Lys

Pam Lindberg at Darien ArtWorks, Darien, CT

© Pam Lindberg

Photographer Pam Lindberg will be exhibiting archival prints made at Still River Editions at Flowers & Flowers as part of Darien ArtWorks beginning  Thursday, Sept. 16. Lindberg's subjects are often botanical, so her work will harmonize well with the 3d flora at Flowers & Flowers.

There will be festivities including live music and children's activities in Grove St. Plaza this Saturday, September 18 from 1-9pm. More than 40 artists will be participating in and around the businesses of Darien.

Flowers & Flowers is located at 876 Post Rd. Darien, CT.

~Lys

Keith Johnson at Panopticon Gallery, Boston

Mac Music, Chicago, IL 2010 © Keith Johnson

Photographer Keith Johnson is exhibiting in the Gallery Room at Panopticon Gallery, Boston, MA from September 8 to November 8, 2010. Two bodies of Johnson's work will be on display: "Ground/Cover" and "Extended Landscapes". Panopticon is located at 502c Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA.

There is an opening on Thursday September 16 from 5:30-7:30 pm for "Heights of Observation: The Photographs of Vittorio Sella", also at Panopticon.

Johnson will be at City Wide Open Studios in New Haven September 25-26 (sharing a studio with Phyllis Crowley at Erector Square Building 5, 3d Fl., Studio D), and he will be showing recent work at Kehler Liddell in New Haven, CT beginning September 30, 2010.

Ben Larrabee's Moments of Grace in Old Greenwich, CT

Phoebe & Gussie Boy, 2008 © Ben Larrabee

Ben Larrabee is exhibiting Moments of Grace® at the Gallery at Greenwich Tavern, Old Greenwich, CT from September 9-October 31, 2010.  In  definining Moments of Grace on his home page, Larrabee says "I really want to make the camera itself disappear so that I'm performing effortlessly and my subjects are acting naturally, unselfconsciously, expressing their spirit and their love for one another."

On display will be Larrabee's recent work in black and white photography. Subjects include Nantucket, horses, and the beautiful natural intimacy of families interacting with each other. Larrabee's prints are archival carbon pigment prints; some recent work is printed on cream-colored Kozo paper and hand-shaped, adding a three-dimensional element to what is usually a two-dimensional art form.

Ben and Trudie Larrabee will be present at the opening reception on Tuesday, September 14 from 6-8 pm. Hors d'oeuvres and cocktails will be served. The Gallery at Greenwich Tavern is located at 1392 East Putnam Avenue, Old Greenwich, CT.

~Lys

Matt Frieburghaus: Waveforms at the Center For Digital Arts, Peekskill, NY

Ruin © Matt Frieburhaus

Matt Frieburghaus will be exhibiting at Westchester Community College Center for the Digital Arts, 27 N. Division St., Peekskill, NY 10566, from September 7 to October 16th.

An opening reception will take place on Tuesday September 14th, 5:30 - 7pm, with an artist talk at 6:30pm. The exhibit will show digital prints, single channel video, and sound.

Matt is interested in collecting sound, video, and other data and transforming elements digitally. He is interested in investigative procedures for manipulating the recorded data and presenting it as a visual or aural experience.

Juried Art Exhibition and Sale at Danbury Fair Mall Sept 9-23

Starting tonight will be a juried art exhibition and sale at the Danbury Fair Mall that includes painting, illustration, photography, mixed media and primitive works. Photographers/clients we know among those included are Dennis Yates, and Eric Gottschalk.

There will be an opening reception Friday, September 10, 7-9 pm in the Center Court Area of the Danbury Fair Mall, Danbury, CT. The show is juried by Vincent Baldassano, and is presented by Housatonic Valley Cultural alliance. The exhibition will run until September 23, 2010.

~Lys

Photography of Hoopfest 2010: Tony Donovan at The Buttonwood Tree Gallery

© Tony Donovan

Photographer Tony Donovan will be exhibiting his basketball photography at the Buttonwood Tree Gallery, 605 Main St., Middletown., CT. An opening reception will be held Sunday, September 12, 3-5 pm.

A quote from Tony Donovan from the Buttonwood Tree's website: "Photographs from the basketball games at this summer’s Hoopfest 2010which were held at the Ray Barnes Memorial Courts on the ground of CT Valley Hospital, in Middletown.All sport is spirited, I suppose that’s why we love it. And for me, basketball has always seemed the most intense and dramatic of our games. My goal with these pictures has been to record some of the drama, effort, the cleverness and grace played out in the games at Hoopfest.


It is these elements of character and skill that I wanted to record. (Tony Donovan, July 2010)" "

Banjie Getsinger Nicholas exhibiting in "for the birds..." Clement Gallery, Troy, NY

Egg tempera and silverpoint artist Banjie Getsinger Nicholas is featured in a group exhibition titled "for the birds..." at the Clement Gallery in Troy, NY from August 27 to September 25.  Also exhibiting are Spring Hofeldt, Chris Murray, Jon Gernon, and Randi Martin-Kish.

Nicholas' work is bird-inspired, and often bird-derived (egg tempera is an ancient, natural, incredible painting medium, and she deftly makes her own paints.) Her work is very detailed--there's a sort of magical realism to her paintings. The birds, animals, and objects might resemble the familiar, but they are combined in a way that is very Banjie.

The Clement Gallery is located at 201 Broadway at Monument Square, Troy, NY Opening reception Friday August 27, 6-9 pm.

~Lys

"Eclectic Nature": Works by Martha Koons at Koenig FrameWorks, Newtown

Client Martha Koons is exhibiting her nature-inspired art at Koenig FrameWorks from August 26th to September 25th, 2010. "Eclectic Nature" describes both her subject matter, and her chosen media: colored pencil, charcoal and photography.

Also opening on the 26th at FrameWorks, an exhibit of photographs by Frank Tumminio. Tumminio's proceeds will be donated to Doctors Without Borders.

The opening reception for both shows is Thursday, August 26, from 6-8 pm. Koenig FrameWorks is located at 97 South Main St. (Route 25), Newtown, CT.

~Lys

A few photos of the opening © Lys Guillorn (added 8/31/10):

Kehler-Liddell Gallery featured on WTNH today

Kehler-Liddell Gallery in New Haven was featured today on CT WTNH ABC News. In the video, client Edith Borax-Morrison's work is featured, as is the Kehler-Liddell-curated special group exhibition in the players' lounge at the Pilot Pen Tennis Tournament. From Kehler-Liddell Gallery's press release: "In some small way, the exhibition as a whole seeks to mentally prepare the players, who will use the space before and after tennis matches, for their games by acting as conscious points of meditation, energy and strength. Featured Artists Include: Joseph Adolphe, Edith Borax-Morrison, Frank Bruckmann, Susan Clinard, Matthew Garrett, John Harris, Blinn Jacobs, William McCarthy, Gerald Saladyga, Marjorie Wolfe, and Gar Waterman."

Kehler-Liddell is hosting the work of client Edith Borax-Morrison (see previous post about the exhibiton) from this month until next.

~Lys

Tom Peterson at Christopher Martin's in New Haven

© Tom Peterson

Photographer Tom Peterson is the featured artist at Christopher Martin's Restaurant, 860 State St., New Haven through September. Peterson's areas of interest are urban documentary and landscape. The geometry and colors of the streetscape are his subjects.

There will be an artist's reception on Sunday, August 22, 2010 from noon-3 pm. 

~Lys

Edith Borax-Morrison at Kehler Liddell Gallery, New Haven

© Edith Borax-Morrison

Edith Borax-Morrison is showing recent drawings at Kehler Liddell Gallery, New Haven from August 19-September 26, 2010. Also showing are new paintings and pastels by Lisa Hess Hesselgrave. There will be an artist reception on Sunday, September 12 from 3-6 pm with an artist talk at 3 pm.

Morrison's ink drawings are simultaneously explosive and controlled. She has characterized her work as "mind fibers", and her titles give insight into the concepts behind each drawing. Her meticulously executed abstract forms seem to undulate on the paper on which they are drawn.

From the press release: "Morrison’s works relate to Gego’s wire sculptures and Escher’s drawings, or more recently to the work of James Siena.  They reference influences from both Eastern and Western culture, including African masks, folklore and memory, beaded jewelry and maps."

Kehler Liddell Gallery is located at 873 Whalley Ave., New Haven, CT.

~Lys

SoNo Arts Celebration This Weekend in Norwalk, CT & Other Delights

It's been a nearly annual tradition for me to go to the SoNo Arts Celebration with my best gal pal. We usually end up eating Pad Thai with some chicken on a stick, and have lemonade, and buy spiced nuts to eat while walking around and looking at the art and listening to music.

Hope to see usual favorites (I'm hoping photographer Vincent Serbin will be there), and I look forward to checking out new artists.

Irrepressibly creative folks with great color sense, Karl Heine, and kHyal™ of DesignerGrill will be there, featuring the Weather sKwirl. Karl and kHyal's street-level shop for creativeplacement will be hosting events throughout the weekend.

There are a bunch of gallery shows opening tonight/this weekend, it being the first week of the month... Haviland St. Gallery in Norwalk, and The Gallery at Black Rock in Bridgeport, are two places I know are hosting events. If I find out specifics later, I will post them here.

See you around!

~Lys

Marge Malwitz / The Sketchbook Project

"Healing Together" © Marge Malwitz

Marge Malwitz stopped at the lab to have scans or prints made the day I got the bee in my bonnet to start an art blog. That was a couple of years ago--and here we are, and she has one, too.  So I thank her for helping catalyze this outlet for both the lab and myself.

Marge's works combine contemporary quiltmaking and collage in a fresh way in both fabric and on paper. She also travels with a conscience, and brings her collage/quilts and workshops to compromised local and international communities trying to rebuild their lives.

Today she turned me on to an interesting indie project in which she's participating called The Sketchbook Project.

Artists receive a sketchbook (for a small fee--it's an indie-financed project), choose a theme, fill it up by Janurary 15, 2011, and send it back. Then your sketchbook becomes part of a traveling exhibition, ultimately coming to rest in the Brooklyn Library (you don't get it back, but you do get a notification every time it's checked out!)  For a bit more, your book can be put online for internet viewing.

This bears looking into, no? Let me know if you participate, and I'll let you know if I participate. It's a pact.

~Lys

End of Summer Digital sale Aug. 29-Sept. 4 - 15% off digital services

End of Summer Thank You Sale!
15% off all digital services ordered
from August 29 to September 4, 2010 

From August 29 to September 4, 2010, save 15% on all digital services--this includes digital prints (including giclée prints), reprints, scans, digital artwork capture, and retouching. (It excludes sales tax, mounting services, and shipping costs.) 

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This is a great time to bring in work to have scanned, and we are able to capture film, and most flat artwork up to 40"x60". 

Remember:
All work must be ordered during the sale week in order to receive the discount. You can email, call or come in. We'll work with you to give you what you need, when you need it.

We are always happy to answer your questions. Call 203-791-1474 or 1-800-287-4686 or visit stillrivereditions.com and ctphoto.com.

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~Lys