What's New From George C. Clark

Camel Saddle, 21 x 25 inch oil and colored pencil painting by...

Sat, 05 May 2012 20:42:09 -0400

Camel Saddle, 21 x 25 inch oil and colored pencil painting by George C. Clark AVAILABLE

Camel Saddle will be in the the KINSEY INSTITUTE JURIED ART SHOW at the Grunwald Gallery of Art at Fine Arts 123 on the campus of Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405. The exhibition opens with a reception on Friday, May 18, 2012, from 6 to 8pm, and runs through July 21. This is the second time I have had work in this annual exhibition of erotic art. I will be at the opening.

Macaw the Knife, 16 x 12 inch ink, watercolor and colored pencil...

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 09:42:27 -0400

Macaw the Knife, 16 x 12 inch ink, watercolor and colored pencil drawing by George C. Clark AVAILABLE

This is one of two drawings I will have in Avram Eisen’s “The Birds,” the Spring exhibition at AVRAM EISEN GALLERY, 5204 N. Damon, Chicago, Illinois 60625. The show opens with a brunch reception on Saturday, May 5, 2012 from 11am to 2pm, and runs to the end of May. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Friday 11am to 6pm, Saturday noon to 5pm, and Sunday noon to 4pm.

Airlift C-47 on the Roof of the Deutsches Technikmuseum in...

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 15:25:00 -0400

Airlift C-47 on the Roof of the Deutsches Technikmuseum in Berlin, 13 x 16 inch ink, watercolor and colored pencil painting by George C. Clark UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ART COLLECTION

This painting will be on display in the 2012 MIDWEST AIR FORCE ARTISTS EXHIBITION at the Pritzker Military Library, 104 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60603, across the street from the Art Institute, from February 14 to May 12, and from July 3 to July 28, 2012. The Library is open to the public for a $5 admission fee, free to Library members and active-duty military. Hours are 10am to 4pm Tuesday through Saturday, until 7pm on Thursdays.

The exhibition features new work by over 20 Midwest members of the U.S. Air Force Art Program. In October these paintings will be exhibited along with other new Air Force art from across America at the National Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton, Ohio, in a show that will run through the end of December.

Reading, 10 x 8 inch oil on panel painting by George C. Clark ...

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 18:32:48 -0400

Reading, 10 x 8 inch oil on panel painting by George C. Clark AVAILABLE

Reading is one of four small pieces I will have for sale at the Palette & Chisel Academy of Fine Arts’ one day Spring Original Art Sale held next Saturday, March 31, 2012 from 11am to 4pm. The Academy is located at 1012 North Dearborn in Chicago. There will be hundreds of pieces of original art in many mediums to chose from, none priced higher than $300.

Reading is from a series of paintings I call the “White Room” paintings. I only work on this series with models I am employing on a regular basis at my home studio, which has white walls. I cover the floor with a white sheet and set up a 25 minute pose with my model nude or wearing a single garment (I’ve used a blue headscarf, a black vest, and a panne velvet bathrobe), and minimal props or furniture, in this case a book and a big throw pillow. I paint as fast as I can for 25 minutes, then we take a 5 minute break and we do a different pose or poses for the next 25 minutes. I might have my model do the “white room” pose again for 25 more minutes later in the session, but I never work than 50 minutes on one of these paintings on any given day. Then I will have her do the pose again the next time we work together, if necessary, but not for more than two 25 minute periods per day. These paintings are mostly small in scale. Some I finish in 2 or three 25 minute sittings, some have taken 5 or 6. Working this way is easier on my models, and it gives me the opportunity to do an underpainting the first day which will have dried by the next time I work on it so that I can make corrections by wiping away wet paint if I need to without destroying the previous session’s work.

Salome, 20 x 16 inch oil on canvas painting by George C. Clark ...

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 22:35:00 -0500

Salome, 20 x 16 inch oil on canvas painting by George C. Clark AVAILABLE

Salome is my entry in the Palette & Chisel Academy’s annual GOLD MEDAL EXHIBITION, currently on view in the P&C Gallery at 1012 N. Dearborn Street in Chicago. There will be a reception Friday evening, January 18, 2012, from 5 to 8 pm. Everyone is welcome. The show will be up through February 5.

Model Dressed as Octavian in Act 1 of Der Rosenkavalier...

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 23:12:00 -0500

Model Dressed as Octavian in Act 1 of Der Rosenkavalier (detail), 50 x 38 inch oil on canvas by George C. Clark AVAILABLE

This painting will be in the exhibition “Portraits of the Palette” at the Palette & Chisel Academy of Fine Arts at 1012 North Dearborn Street in Chicago. The Show, which features the work of 30 P&C members, opens with an Artists’ Reception on Friday, December 9, 2011, and runs through January 1, 2012.

My painting is a portrait I did for a group exhibition I was in some years ago that featured images of people in the performing arts. My model was a very talented professional actress (in Jeff Award-winning plays) and a trained singer (although not of opera). I was inspired by a broadcast of Der Rosenkavalier from the Met. My model had the breeches and hose and the jabot (ruffled collar) and the red sash in her costume collection, and I bought her the puffy shirt at a resale shop.

The painting is life-size and shows the figure head to foot, but it is so big I couldn’t light the whole canvas for photography in my studio without getting bad reflective glare, so I present this detail.

Ecstatic Angels, Nikolaikirche Berlin, 10 x 13 inch ink drawing...

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 16:19:00 -0500

Ecstatic Angels, Nikolaikirche Berlin, 10 x 13 inch ink drawing by George C. Clark SOLD

This drawing of baroque carved wood angels I drew in the Nikolaikirche in Berlin in July will be in the group exhibition ANNGELICIES: A LOOK AT THE MODERN DAY ANGEL at Jackson Junge Gallery, 1389 N. Milwaukee Avenue in Chicago. The exhibition opens November 18, 2011 and will run through January 15. There will be an artists’ reception on Friday, November 18, from 6 to 9pm.

I’ve Seen Fire and I’ve Seen Rain, 12 x 12 inch ink...

Sat, 01 Oct 2011 23:41:00 -0400

I’ve Seen Fire and I’ve Seen Rain, 12 x 12 inch ink drawing by George C. Clark AVAILABLE

This self-portrait is currently on display in the exhibition ELEMENT FLUX at the Jackson Junge Gallery, 1389 N Milwaukee Avenue in Chicago. There will be an Artists’ Reception on October 7, 2011, from 6 to 9pm, and the exhibition will run through November 13, 2011. It was curated by Fletcher Hayes and Kim Laurel. You can read about it here.

Illinois Central Mogul, 14 x 10 inch watercolor by George C....

Sat, 24 Sep 2011 21:33:00 -0400

Illinois Central Mogul, 14 x 10 inch watercolor by George C. Clark AVAILABLE

This painting will be on display October 3 to November 2, 2011, at the OLD TOWN TRIANGLE ART GALLERY at 1763 N. North Park Avenue in Chicago in the exhibition Caffeine V: Another Brew of Stimulating Work from the Artists’ Breakfast Group. Gallery hours are 10am to 5pm Monday through Friday and 10am to 1pm on Saturday. There will be an Artists’ Reception on Sunday, October 9, from 2 to 5pm.

This watercolor was painted at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois as part of my ongoing series AGE OF IRON: Railroad Art by George C. Clark. ”Mogul” is a type of steam locomotive that has two leading wheels, six driving wheels, and no trailing wheels.

Dancer Resting, 10 x 18 inch ink and watercolor by George C....

Thu, 08 Sep 2011 11:32:22 -0400

Dancer Resting, 10 x 18 inch ink and watercolor by George C. Clark AVAILABLE

This painting will be on exhibit October 1 through December 3, 2011 at the Independence Branch of the Chicago Public Library as part of the ART SYNTHESIS ‘11 exhibition celebrating Chicago Artists’ Month. The Independence Branch is located at 3548 W. Irving Park Road in Chicago. Hours are Monday and Wednesday 10am to 6pm, Tuesday and Thursday 12 noon to 8pm, and Friday and Saturday 9am to 5pm.

Stone Deck, Mineral Point, Wisconsin, 10 x 14 inch watercolor by...

Wed, 13 Jul 2011 22:03:00 -0400

Stone Deck, Mineral Point, Wisconsin, 10 x 14 inch watercolor by George C. Clark AVAILABLE

This recent watercolor can be seen now at the Longbranch Gallery, 203 Commerce Street in Mineral Point, Wisconsin. It is the first in a series of Mineral Point (and vicinity) subjects.

Saddle-tank Switch Engine, 14 x 10 inch watercolor by George C....

Wed, 20 Apr 2011 20:06:00 -0400

Saddle-tank Switch Engine, 14 x 10 inch watercolor by George C. Clark

Longbranch Gallery at 203 Commerce Street in Mineral Point, Wisconsin, which has been featuring my miniature rustic twig furniture for several years, is now also showing my paintings and graphics. Saddle-tank Switch Engine is one of my watercolors currently on exhibit there.

If I Were King of the Forest, 12 x 12 inch Prismacolor pencil on...

Thu, 07 Apr 2011 11:58:38 -0400

If I Were King of the Forest, 12 x 12 inch Prismacolor pencil on Yupo paper drawing by George C. Clark

This drawing is currently in the exhibition ETHEREAL FAUNA: The Artist’s Muse at the H. F. Johnson Gallery of Art, Carthage College, 2001 Alford Drive in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The exhibition runs through May 19, 2011. There will be an artists’ reception Thursday, April 7, from 4:30 to 7:30pm. All are welcome.

The curators of the show, Kim Laurel and Fletcher Hayes, asked artists to examine their inner animal muse. You can read all about it here.

Der Opernball, 19 x 16 inch acrylic on panel self-portrait by...

Thu, 07 Apr 2011 10:57:00 -0400

Der Opernball, 19 x 16 inch acrylic on panel self-portrait by George C. Clark (collection John H. Vanderpoel Art Museum, Chicago)

Welcome to my new blog. I will be posting news here about current and upcoming events and exhibitions which will feed content to the “What’s New” feature on the website I am creating at www.georgecclark.com. The website should be online in a few weeks. I will be updating this blog as events warrant. To see examples of my figure drawings updated weekly (or more often), check out my George C. Clark Drawings blog at georgecclarkdrawings.tumblr.com. Warning— it’s Not Safe For Work.