There is a great preview in American Art Collector magazine for the October 2018 Souvenir group exhibition at the Robert Lange Studios in Charleston, South Carolina.
It’s always an honour when my work appears in slick publications along side so many artists that I admire.
I’m adding the finishing touches to this piece which will soon be off to Los Angeles for my next exhibition at the George Billis Gallery. There’ll be a clean dozen paintings on view. I’m busy working on them now. I’ve got my work cut out for me.
I have been busy working on new paintings for my upcoming April exhibition at the George Billis Gallery in Los Angeles. I’ll share new work soon, but in the meantime, here’s a glimpse of the studio as it was on February 2, 2018.
The George Billis Gallery has some of my more colorful work showing at the form miami art fair which runs until December 10.
Last year ITOYA issued a calendar featuring a dozen of my paintings, and this year they’re back with a 2018 calendar. The calendar is made exclusively for the Japanese market, and ITOYA is in charge of all the sales.
The calendar is large, measuring at 23.5″ x 16.5″ and printed on sturdy, heavy weight paper, the images are big and colorful.
If you’re outside of Japan, try using tenso.com to import the calendar. You can find the calendar on the ITOYA website here.
My thanks to American Art Collector Magazine for the great feature for my exhibition at the George Billis Gallery in New York. It’s always an honour to see ones work appreciated in print.
I traveled to New York to attend the opening reception at the George Billis Gallery for my current exhibition. My son came along for a few days of site seeing. He turned 15 on the day of the reception and I’m glad to say both he and I had a great time.
Receptions, for me, can be a bit of a nerve rattling experience. As a studio painter I spend all of my time in solitude and concentration. Focussing on square inch by square inch on each painting. This is, of course, exactly how I want it. It’s why I’m able to make as much work as I do. I like working toward the deadline of a gallery exhibition. It gives me something to aim towards.
So after spending so much time alone with each painting, it can be an exhilarating experience to see them hanging and lit in a large gallery space. I am especially proud of the way this exhibition turned out. But it can feel a bit exposing for there to suddenly be dozens of people looking so closely. These paintings invite this close scrutiny.
The best part about the receptions is connecting with people who make it a point to come see the paintings in person. I always say that I wish everyone could see them in their natural habitat instead of on a phone, tablet or computer screen.
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I am happy to announce that I am now selling small, affordable, collectable limited edition prints on paper direct form my studio.
Find them on my new print website
→ xmarksthestott.com
The vibrantly coloured and crisply detailed prints are on archival matte paper. They look great when framed.
Pleased to share that the George Billis Gallery LA is showing a few of my paintings at Art Palm Springs. The fair runs February 16 – 19, 2017.
This past summer I did an interview with the Bureau of Arts & Culture Magazine. A long interview. My process, my inspirations, all of it is discussed.
So if you really want to know the back story on how and why I do what I do, please take the time to read through.
