A selection of my sculpture and painting will be on view at the new Sofie Contemporary Arts gallery in Calistoga, CA from September 9th through October 29th. Opening reception is Saturday, September 9th, 5-8pm. Sofie Gallery is located at 1407 Lincoln Ave., Calistoga.
stARTup Art Fair in San Francisco April 28-30
I'll be showing new stone sculpture and mixed media drawings in this great unique venue for independent artists. Come one, come all! More info is here: http://sf.startupartfair.com/armine-chahbazian
Layered drawings for the season
Fall is in the air ...
Show at Linne Calodo Winery, Paso Robles
For those venturing to the wine destination of Paso Robles, California this spring, please visit Linne Calodo where my work is on view, beginning March 5th. A beautiful spot! Call 805-227-0797 for an appointment.
Eruption - oil on canvas
Fishing for Water
Such a paradox - feeling compelled to paint in a fluid manner, yet being physically surrounded by an atmosphere infused with dryness and stillness. Where does illusion begin and end?
"Fishing for Water" - oil & encaustic on wood panel, 12" x 12"
Art Voices Magazine - cover article
The Spring 2015 issue of Art Voices Magazine features a cover article on my work. Enjoy the reading - article starts on page 128. http://www.artvoicesmagazine.com/
Cathedral
The reveal of grain in every slice of wood differs. As a ground for paint, it prompts me to define and isolate shapes that in turn expand the notion of how objects occupy space, or how objects can become space. A new series of work evolves from the ground up.
Cathedral - oil on wood panel, 36" x 48"
Slippage Literary Magazine
A few of my paintings that deal with environmental issues are featured in Slippage Literary Magazine (http://www.slippagelitmag.co.nr), an online publication whose focus is to fuse contemporary art with science. Besides artwork, they publish poetry and prose. Enjoy!
Spawning
First comes the atmosphere to establish this place, this watery place. Blues, greens and the orange of reflected sunlight, layering amongst each other. A sea and a sky with no clear separation. My eye is stopped by a filigree of white light emerging through the horizontal bands of color. Tracing this laciness, I find myself pulling these elements forward and linking them by creating a strong vertical; a masthead, a backbone. It’s perhaps a reference to a life form that may have once been here, dropping its seed for future visions.
"Spawning" - oil on panel
Water is life
Water is the keystone to life and contained within its many forms are the diverse narratives of what has come to pass, and what continues to evolve. I am struck by the simple perfection of light meeting space meeting mass meeting line … its combined layers forming essential elements of life. It's a gift to be surrounded by a multitude of quiet dramas in the natural world.
Unraveling (detail) - oil on panel