A black bear is suspended over a waterfall and inky tears are falling from his eyes, from his body, running down his chest and off of his clawed toes.
A demonic bat creature soars through moss-draped trees, his nostrils flared and his nub teeth bared.
A bearded man is chest-deep in a thick marsh, his lips wrapped around the body of a fish, tears of green sliding down the side of his head.
These are paintings of disturbing images that are disturbingly relevant to your life. This is the art of Fred Stonehouse.
Read MoreThe Dream Logic of Fred Stonehouse
Modern master of surrealism at Museum of Wisconsin Art
Read MorePainter engages with places from across the world
By Kat Minerath
Terrence Coffman studies interesting places: Galway Bay on the coast of western Ireland, South Dakota, even the expansive views of Jefferson County from his studio. From those starting points his canvases take interesting turns as they veer inward, toward an intimate engagement with mark making and color.
Read MoreThe night is coming on in “Eventide at the Duchess’s.” The sky glows orange with an apocalyptic burn, familiar in the paintings of artist John Wilde (1919–2006). The sunset bathes a wild bunch of cavorting bodies. Some couples embrace and others face off, while in other vignettes single figures dot the improbable landscape. A woman lounges on a gigantic leaf as another balances on a beach ball floating in water, or on a head sticking up from the ground. In the distance, with striking nonchalance, is the painter who busies himself working at his easel.
Read More"The current exhibition (through July 4) at Tory Folliard presents work by a teacher and his one-time pupil, both painters based in Bloomington, Illinois, and while the bolder, bigger works of Harold Gregor may initially dominate over those of his former student Mark Forth, and while Gregor is more prominent in the art world, it was Forth’s work that ultimately had a stronger impact on me. You may feel differently.
Read MoreThe Museum of Wisconsin Art will have an exhibition of artwork exclusively from the John Wilde Estate. For more information you can read this article from the July MOWA NEWS.
Please click here to read the entire article from the MOWA NEWS - July, 2015.
Read MorePieces from Ron Isaacs' latest exhibition, Other Selves: New Trompe l’Oeil Painted Constructions, are being featured on the prominent Art Blog Collosal. A short write-up on the artist and his works by Christopher Jobson is also included.
You can view the post here.
Read MoreDerrick Buisch's exhibition, Monstercity, has been making waves at the Porter Butts Gallery in Madison, Wisconsin over the past couple of weeks. Featuring Derrick's trademark "Monster Series" in LP sized 12 x 12" works as well as much larger pieces that will challenge the viewer's notions of line and color. If you are in the Madison area we highly recommend you visit Monstercity which runs through June 2nd.
You can read more about the exhibition here and here.
Read MoreTwo of Eric Aho's paintings, ISLAND and NOV. 9 SKY, are being featured in the 2015 Spring Issue by Chicago Life Magazine. You can look through the issue here.
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