May 15-16, 2010
Great friends, beautiful venue, excellent turnout, what more could we ask for? Thanks to all who stopped by! View the collection.

INSPIRATION : COLLABORATION
An exhibition by sibling artists Troy and Kelly Viss
Turlock City Gallery, 156 S. Broadway, Turlock CA

Exhibition: January 4, 2010 — February 28, 2010
Reception: Tuesday, February 9, 2010 @ 6pm

Presenting works made independently, along with the artists’ first collection produced collaboratively under the persona Lynn Gordon.

In this joint effort, Kelly [ Lynn ] and Troy [ Gordon ] Viss challenge the notion of the artist as loner, an individual toiling in solitude—replacing it with a vision for creative partnership and community. The work produced is unique in its origin and sensibility. Sibling artistic precedents of note include Augustus John and Gwen John who also worked independently, and more recently the Chapman brothers and the Starn twins who make artworks collaboratively.

The collaborative paintings in this exhibition are inspired by local culture and history, with the artists’ appreciation for the community that has played a significant part in shaping their personal and professional lives. As Jackson Pollock said, “Every good painter paints what he is.”

Available works | View the complete exhibition | About Lynn Gordon

Smith Parada Gallery

1054 31st Street NW, Canal Square
Georgetown, Washington D.C. 20007
http://www.smithparada.com/

Artist’s Reception: October 20, 2006

These paintings are a good example of my fascination with the epic in landscape painting. It is a quality that I admire in the work of the 19th Century painter Corot as well as the contemporary painter Howard Hodgkins. These pieces attempt to capture the stillness and beauty of the pastoral scene. In my work, this is accomplished through the layering of paint; thinned and varnished, scumbled and dripped. It is an involved process. The balance between the activity of the application and the coherence of the surface is delicate but I think contributes to the depth and mystery of the pieces. The images are concrete, but should disintegrate as the viewer approaches, revealing the abstract soul within. —Kelly Viss 

We shipped this show last week, now we’re off to D.C. for some good clean fun.
Artist’s reception is October 20, the exhibition will continue through the end of the month.

Smith Parada Gallery
1054 31st Street NW, Canal Square Georgetown, Washington D.C.
Visit the gallery website @ http://www.smithparada.com | Here are a few snaps of the show before shipping.