Chris Gregson Art Blog: July 2023

Monday, July 31, 2023

Sunday, July 30, 2023

Saturday, July 29, 2023

Light

There is a glow at certain times of the day. You walk around the corner and you see something magnificent.

Friday, July 28, 2023

I went to the upper east side and went to a few galleries. Later I went to the lower east side and soho and saw more work. Soho was quite and the cobblestone streets seemed to enhance a historical empty feel to the evening. I went on to Strand Books and walked thru Union Square. Walking is a great way to think.

Thursday, July 27, 2023

Vincent Van Gogh’s Cypress Trees

Any motif an artist chooses is something to be studied. Van Gogh focused on sunflowers, cypress and olive trees. Selecting a motif is just a starting place to apply paint in my point of view. It gives you a form to color. I find my gestural marks a place to start. The show at the the Metropolitan Museum compliments the show I saw at the Art Institute of Chicago just weeks ago.

The weather is hot but there is a breeze. New Yorkers are complaining about the heat. Many leave the city if they can at this time of the year.

Shadow walk

I drove to Brooklyn yesterday. The traffic was steady for a summer day. The weather was warm. I left at 7 am and arrived at 2 pm. I settled into the apartment. I explored what was showing in the City. I will go to the Van Gogh show today at the Guggenheim. I waited until evening for a walk. There was a summer breeze which made the walk enjoyable. Windsor Terrace is alive with restaurants, bars, corner markets and many “grab and go” eateries. At these places are many Hispanic and Indian men ready to bike a delivery to their customers. I am always looking for inspiration or running into something that catches my eye. On my way back to the apartment, I came across this shadow and I stopped and starred.