Events & Painting Exhibitions
“Living on the Edge” a Conversation with Kathleen Elsey & Pamela Enticknap December 6th

“THE SALTY EDGE”

Santa Barbara Maritime Museum
“Living on the Edge” A conversation with Kathleen Elsey and Pamela Enticknap
December 6, 5:30-7:00 pm  Tickets $5  Students and Museum Members Free
Exhibition runs through January 15, 2012

"I will be talking about my thinking process, where I find inspiration, how I get unstuck and how my work is affected by everything in my life."
Kathleen Elsey

Conversation with the artists is in the museum theater and begins at 6:00 pm on December 6th. I will be there at 5:30 to meet you. I hope you will join us for this lively discussion.

“VINEYARDS & MORE”

Chalk Hill Estate & Winery
“Artist in Residence” October 22 & 23
Exhibition runs through mid January 2012
Healdsburg, California

I will be at Chalk Hill Winery painting up a storm and hoping to meet YOU there. I hope you will come to say hi October 22 and 23. I am exhibiting over twenty of my paintings at the winery through January 2012. Chalk Hill is a ruggedly beautiful 1,477 acre estate. It is surrounded by heritage oak woodlands and natural riparian streams, a scant 350 vineyard acres meander— a patchwork of 60 different small vineyards, each dedicated to producing distinctive wines of elegance and power. Proprietor, Fill Foley both preserves the nature of the land and honors it by producing wines reflecting its exceptional qualities. I hope you will stop by and enjoy the fine wines and my paintings.

“THE NEW FAUVES”

Kamp Gallery, Chicago
On Michigan Avenue in The Drake Hotel Arcade
140 East Walton Place
July 11 - August 20, 2011

Kamp Gallery is pleased to present the first ever exhibition in Chicago that is dedicated to the Fauvist Movement. The Fauves (“wild beasts” in French) emerged at the beginning of the twentieth century and continued to paint and evolve during the ensuing half-century. The hallmarks of the Fauvist movement were strong, saturated colors paired with uncomplicated figures. Foremost amongst these painters were Henri Matisse (1869 – 1954), André Derain (1880 – 1954), Georges Braque (1877 – 1953), Raoul Dufy (1877 – 1953), and Maurice de Vlaminck (1876 – 1958).

The New Fauves are a group of like-minded artists committed to the propagation, style, aesthetics, and approach of the great Fauve painters. Kamp Gallery believes that the style of the New Fauves is a gold mine of dazzling art. Artists featured will include Kathleen Elsey, David Pickett, and Brian Simons, Ken Christensen and C.J. Michelson. Each canvas to be exhibited is ebulliently painted in the manner of the Fauves, using bright, vivid colors, and bold, meaningful brush strokes. These artists hail from across the United States and Canada, have different backgrounds and training, yet come together over their mutual adoration for the Fauvist movement and their talents for painting in its tradition. Kamp Gallery is honored hold the first exhibition dedicated to Fauvist art in Chicago.