Everyone!
You’re invited to the opening reception of
our duo exhibition at Fine Art Editions gallery.
Thursday, July 23 ~ 6:30 to 8pm
C O N V E R S A T I O N S
Dialogue in Pastel and Collage
with Julie Quick and John Andrew Dixon
Hockensmith’s Fine Art Editions
146 East Main Street
Georgetown, Kentucky
This miniature originated as a demonstration of intuitive collage at my autumn workshop. My next class is on February 28th, the last Saturday of this month — a full hands-on day of instruction and experimentation that I call “Painting in Papers.” Register here if you’re interested in learning more about making both nonrepresentational and pictorial collage art.
Her Jumbled Curiosity (detail)
collage exercise by J A Dixon
5 x 5 inches
My next collage workshop will be held one month from today at Art Center of the Bluegrass.
Find out more and register soon!
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“Any readers who like your poems, doubt their judgment.”
— Wendell Berry
It is such a privilege to be the featured visual artist at The Berry Center’s ARTS & LETTERS celebration this Saturday. My LITTER-ally KENTUCKY landscapes will be on display through year’s end at their Agrarian Culture Center in New Castle.
Please attend my gallery talk about the LITTER-ally KENTUCKY landscape exhibition at Art Center of the Bluegrass,
10/21, Tuesday evening, 6–7pm.
Make a “Hop Stop” at CAMP on North Third during this evening’s Band Festival kickoff in downtown Danville! I’ll be greeting art lovers from 4:30 to 7:30pm, inside Central Kentucky’s most distinctive retail environment!
“No, you never think you’ve made it. To be respected by my peers is the most I could ask for.”
— Freddy Cole
I broke into the collage world twenty years ago and eventually gained some recognition with contemporary practitioners for my fine art approach to the medium, just as social networks were taking hold. My recent emphasis has been in another direction, as those of you who follow this site are fully aware. I still aspire to “make it” in the realm of nonrepresentational collage, but that may not happen for a guy who “paints in papers” as a landscape artist.
I enjoy periodically coming back to the tradition of Merz, and here’s a lyrical piece that I created for tonight’s fundraising auction and random draw. The business of art should involve some community pro bono work, as with all professions. Yes, I’ve pontificated about this before. To help needy nonprofits appreciate the value of creative labor, I maintain this rule of thumb: keep donations modest, infrequent, and local.
Kaleido-Scraps
collage on stretched canvas
24 x 18 inches, in the Merz tradition
You are invited to visit Kleinhelter Gallery next month to view LITTER-ally KENTUCKY in New Albany, Indiana.
This collection of collage landscapes created en plein air makes its fourth appearance, and I’ll present my first multi-day workshop in June. Stop back here soon to learn more about these hands-on opportunities and to register for a spot. New Albany (just across the Ohio from Louisville) is a splendid destination. I hope you make plans to see these artworks in person!
