Past Exhibitions:

 

JULY 2010

Larry Horowitz

Left Bank Gallery Essex is honored to feature recent works by internationally renowned and collected American landscape painter, Larry Horowitz. Upon graduating from SUNY Purchase, Horowitz won the coveted position as apprentice to American master, Wolf Kahn.  He worked for Kahn for six years, learning to appreciate and understand the materiality and application of color and expression, in both oil and pastel. Horowitz certainly came into his own; travelling across the country painting in the elements from coastal New England to Californian vineyards and the mountains, forests and open expanses that lie between. Horowitz’s keen observation of nature and sensitivity to the environment combined with his expert handling and expressive technique imbue in his paintings the essence and richness of the American landscape. Though Horowitz is often cited as a realist, his paintings are not merely representational - he manages to capture things which are unseen: atmosphere, emotion, sense of place. Larry Horowitz’s work can be found in many museums and corporate and private collections in the United States and Europe. He has exhibited extensively throughout the US, most notably in New York, California and Texas. Left Bank Gallery Essex, LLC is honored to be the sole representative of Larry Horowitz’s work in Connecticut.

 

JUNE 2010

Fin & Feather: Patrice Nelson and Kat Murphy

 

During the month of June, Left Bank Gallery Essex is pleased to present “Fin & Feather” a joint exhibition by Connecticut artists Patrice Nelson and Kat Murphy. The exhibition promises to bring a smile to your face with fun and whimsical art pieces created with summer spirit in mind. The show will include fish, birds, bathing beauties and beach-themed works done in encaustic, collage, print and mixed media. Find the perfect work of art for your home or summer cottage.

Patrice Nelson is a mixed media artist that employs color and exuberance as the unifying themes in her work. Patrice studied art and design at Minnesota State University Moorhead and is a former student of Lyme Art Association, Wesleyan Potters, The Art Cellar in Clinton and Guilford Art Center.   

Kat Murphy is an artist, illustrator and graphic designer. She is a founding member of the Hygienic Arts Cooperative in New London, CT and recently completed the study of Print Design at the Rhode Island School of Design. She loves to take risks and explore non-traditional materials, while maintaining a strong design sensibility and high level of craftsmanship.

 

MAY 2010

Blue Sky : New Works by Chris Karpinski

During the month of May, Left Bank Gallery Essex will hold a solo exhibition for experienced plein air painter Chris Karpinski. The artist’s work surrounds the theme of luminous skies and serene landscapes conveying atmosphere, space, and eternal expanses. Voluminous clouds, clear blue skies, or diffused sunsets dominate the canvas, grounded by thin streaks of distant horizon. Chris Karpinski’s paintings are meditations on nature, capturing the spirituality and wonder of the natural world. Chris Karpinski is an award winning artist. Her work has been shown throughout the United States, Ireland and the United Kingdom, including the Royal Academy of Arts in London. Karpinski is an alumnus of Rhode Island School of Design and the Lyme Academy of Fine Arts.

 

APRIL 2010

Fleeting Light: New work by Paul Batch

Left Bank Gallery Essex is honored to feature the work of Connecticut artist Paul Batch. Batch creates traditional landscape paintings in oil, poetically capturing the fleeting and ephemeral light cast by the passing sun or rising moon. The artist focuses on transition, painting times of day or changing weather conditions and their dramatic effects upon the natural and uninhabited landscape. Batch says he is, “drawn to the beauty of transitional moments in time….twilight, a passing storm, the moon rising. The beauty comes in part from our awareness that these moments of transition are fleeting.” Batch is an elected member of the Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts and has won many awards including a Gold Medal from the Connecticut Plein Air Society.

 

MARCH 2010

Emerging Colors : Essex Art Association Members Show

The Essex Art Association in conjunction with the Left Bank Gallery present the second annual joint art show “Emerging Colors” on view at the Left Bank Gallery from March 7^th through March 31^st 2010. The exhibition will feature paintings from EAA members in this non-juried show. A great variety of work is available for sale by local artists.

 

FEBRUARY 2010

Michele Dangelo: Form and Space

Left Bank Gallery Essex will feature the work of painter Michele Dangelo. Dangelo’s work is both evocative and atmospheric, eliciting an emotional response from the viewer without creating any sense of narrative. Dangelo focuses on ordinary objects - houses, dresses, boats - and places them within a landscape devoid of place and time. Highlighting form, space, color, and texture, the seemingly simple objects are placed skillfully on the canvas elevating them to iconic status. The artist’s handling and mark making enhance the complexity of her use of color and contrast. Dangelo’s imagery creates a sense of calm, reserved energy and isolation whilst also stimulating the viewer to recall memories or dreamscapes. Dangelo says that she is, “challenged by the notions of free expression and a distinct hand to create work that has more to do with the viewer’s perception than my intention.”

 

JANUARY 2010

Iconic Obsessions: Karl Soderlund

In his new series, Iconic Obsessions, Karl Soderlund has created three large scale portraits measuring 7 ft high, of Marilyn Monroe, Albert Einstein, and Louis Armstrong. Composed of small symbols and patterns arranged like puzzle pieces, the more you explore each painting, the more you see and learn about the subject’s life and personality.

 

 

DECEMBER 2009

Gratitude: Whitney Heavey

 

NOVEMBER 2009

People and Places: Recent Works by Layne

 

OCTOBER 2009

City Lights: NYC Scenes by Kevin Conklin

 

SEPTEMBER 2009

The Colors of Summer:

Terry Oakes Bourret, Kevin Conklin, Catherine M. Elliott

 

AUGUST 2009

Shifting Sands:

Barbara Hageman and Elizabeth Lazeren

 

JULY 2009

06426: The Four Seasons of Essex

 

JUNE 2009

The Boys of Summer:

Louis Guarnaccia, Russ Kramer, C.R Bryant

 

MAY 2009

The Other Half of the Sky:

Recent work by Iacopo Pasquinelli and Melissa Imossi

 

APRIL 2009

Gere Gallagher

 

MARCH 2009

Awaken: Essex Art Association Members Show