http://www.veruspainters.org Thu, 01 May 2008 00:35:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en You Get So Alone At Times That It Just Makes Sense, 2006, 78 x 82 inches, Acrylic on canvas For myself, I find essential painting to be confrontational, not anesthetizing. It brings you to yourself. It is the opposite of escapism. The only “meaning” of painting is that we’re alive. Aware of this reality, we are [...] ]]> http://www.veruspainters.org/141 Sacrifices Murmuring, 2006, 48 x 94 inches, acrylic on canvas For myself, I find essential painting to be confrontational, not anesthetizing. It brings you to yourself. It is the opposite of escapism. The only “meaning” of painting is that we’re alive. Aware of this reality, we are one-hundred-percent responsible for the attendant introspective awe that accompanies [...] ]]> http://www.veruspainters.org/131 Clear Spot, 2007, 66 x 66 inches, Acrylic and paper on canvas For myself, I find essential painting to be confrontational, not anesthetizing. It brings you to yourself. It is the opposite of escapism. The only “meaning” of painting is that we’re alive. Aware of this reality, we are one-hundred-percent responsible for the attendant introspective awe [...] ]]> http://www.veruspainters.org/135 Portent, 2006, 48 x 94 inches, Acrylic on canvas For myself, I find essential painting to be confrontational, not anesthetizing. It brings you to yourself. It is the opposite of escapism. The only “meaning” of painting is that we’re alive. Aware of this reality, we are one-hundred-percent responsible for the attendant introspective awe that accompanies it. [...] ]]> http://www.veruspainters.org/139 The Miracle Is The Shortest Time, 2007, 72 x 72 inches, Acrylic and paper on canvas For myself, I find essential painting to be confrontational, not anesthetizing. It brings you to yourself. It is the opposite of escapism. The only “meaning” of painting is that we’re alive. Aware of this reality, we are one-hundred-percent responsible for [...] ]]> http://www.veruspainters.org/137 Coming Soon, 2008, 37 x 48 inches, Oil on canvas Although my paintings have titles, I’m not interested in story lines but rather in states of being. What I’m after is a non-verbal space that feels unmediated, timeless and fresh. Abstract painting for me is a way of creating a structured object that exists in a [...] ]]> http://www.veruspainters.org/151 Field Manual, 2007, 37 x 55 inches, Oil on canvas Although my paintings have titles, I’m not interested in story lines but rather in states of being. What I’m after is a non-verbal space that feels unmediated, timeless and fresh. Abstract painting for me is a way of creating a structured object that exists in a [...] ]]> http://www.veruspainters.org/153 Touch Group exhibition curated by Brent Hallard including Karen Schifano April 23 - May 12, 2008 Bus-Dori Project Room, Tokyo, Japn Sonic Network No. 3 John Aslanidis April 10 - 26, 2008 Gallery 9, Sydney, Australia OUT of BOUNDS Karen Schifano March 7 - April 26, 2008 TOBEY FINE ARTS Next Place: New Paintings Lorraine Williams January 11 - March 1, 2008 TOBEY FINE ARTS VERUS PAINTERS Works by [...] ]]> http://www.veruspainters.org/exhibitions/ Coming soon ]]> http://www.veruspainters.org/words/ Every Station, 2007, 48 x 71 inches, acrylic on canvas For myself, I find essential painting to be confrontational, not anesthetizing. It brings you to yourself. It is the opposite of escapism. The only “meaning” of painting is that we’re alive. Aware of this reality, we are one-hundred-percent responsible for the attendant introspective awe that accompanies [...] ]]> http://www.veruspainters.org/115