Duets

Artists John Gascot and MG Stout (The Art Monkeys) unveil an array of original collaborations at the DC Center. Many of the paintings in this exhibit will be inspired by or named after songs. Pieces will vary in style and execution from abstract and decorative to narrative and introspective. The Art Monkeys' artistic mission is to make art accessible to all and to explore its potential for social change.

"Duets" will run July 14- Sept 8, 2012. The exhibit is free and open to the public during DC Center business hours: Mon-Fri 12-6 pm and Saturdays 11-3 pm.

An artist talk/Q&A and reception will be held on Saturday, July 21, from 6-9pm. Wine, refreshments & light fare will be served. See the Facebook event here. Qradio will be on hand to cover and broadcast the event. We hope to see you there!

Four & Five

Four
mixed media on canvas
12" x 12" x 1 1/2"
Available from my studio or Etsy Store.


Five
mixed media on canvas
12" x 12" x 1 1/2"
Available from my studio or Etsy Store.

Familiar Face

Familiar Face
mixed media on canvas
5" x 5"
Available from my studio or Etsy Store.

Safe Perversion

Safe Perversion
mixed media on canvas
5" x 5" x 1 1/2"
Available from my studio or Etsy Store.

No More Drama

These are good times.
And bad times.
And complicated and confusing times.

Today, in the midst of creating new collaborative works for our upcoming Duets exhibition in DC, fellow Art Monkey, MG Stout and I received final details on what works would be required of us for an exciting Workhouse Arts Center show, Commerce I, which opens on June 30th.
We could have easily picked work from our already existing collaborations, but the request came on the same day that this article about the Workhouse's financial troubles was published in the Washington Post. The reported issues are very real and last week the center announced that the Performing Arts Program would be disbanded.
This has touched Mary and I on a personal level. The Studio 3 Theatre is not only our next door neighbor its team are also our friends.

In true "Art Monkey" fashion, we decided to paint something on on the spot. We immediately began snapping photos of Studio 3 from our front gallery windows and went next door for additional reference shots. The painting, tongue-in-cheek-ly titled No More Drama (get it??) is still in progress. It will be a deconstructed/abstracted Workhouse portrait that not only documents this phase of the art center's history/development but also honors our dear friends, whom we'll miss terribly.


Studio 3, from Studio 4's front gallery


passage between Studios 3 and 4


in progress

Stay tuned...

Mint Chocolate

Mint Chocolate
mixed media on canvas
24" x 24" x 1 1/2"
Available from my studio or Etsy Store.

Citrus Summer

Citrus Summer
mixed media on canvas
24" x 24" x 3"
Available from my studio or Etsy store.