John Lees鈥檚 oneiric landscapes and portraits are haunted. And not only by his acknowledged sources, Van Gogh, Gauguin, and Fauves like Rouault and Dufy, the precursors of Expressionism, the niche to which Lees is usually assigned.
In a bygone age of college football, Doc Blanchard 鈥淢r. Inside,鈥 and Glenn Davis 鈥淢r. Outside鈥 made headlines for the West Point Military Academy team winning several championships with their backfield game, running the ball on the inside and carrying it on the outside.
鈥淧aint what you see! Paint what you see!鈥 so exclaims Stanley Lewis to a group visiting his retrospective at American University in 2007, describing the mammoth challenge that he faces daily in his own work.
While many of the galleries and artists have skipped town, headed to Miami for the art fairs, Two Coats of Paint is engaged in our 2022 Year-end Fundraising Campaign.
This year鈥檚 edition boats the most exhibitors in the fair鈥檚 history. The Art Dealers Association of America鈥檚 (ADAA) annual The Art Show is back in full swing.
September traditionally has been the busiest time of the year for artists and galleries in NYC, and not even the Covid-precipitated flight of the past two years can change that.