Leaching #1

One year ago (almost to the day), I delivered a painting to the Manifest Gallery in Cincinnati OH for a show called Botanical.  The painting I submitted for the show, "Leaching #1" was another of my visual anomalies much like "Ed's Blackbird" from my earlier post this month.  I say this because it represent the first time (and only time to date) that I have made a really large painting of a plant.  I didn't make the painting for the Botanical show but I was delighted when I found an opportunity to exhibit it. 

Leaching #1, 56" x 36"

 

Here is the description of the Botanical show from the catalog written and produced by the Manifest Gallery:

Botanical 

At one time the world of living things was classified into two simple groups,

plants and animals. Botany concerned itself with the study of plants. We are

linked to these, our earthly cousins, in so many ways. As a planetary

phenomenon we take for granted that to our yin the plants provide the yang.

We breath in oxygen and out carbon dioxide, they absorb carbon dioxide

and produce oxygen. Clearly an elegant arrangement was agreed upon by

the forces of the Universe to arrive at such a symbiosis. Whether it be the

form of organic plant life, or the concept of its functionality, the implications

of its shared existence with humanity, or its clever ability to convert sunlight

into food, plant life is as fascinating as it is beautiful. In the context of

contemporary society it is interesting to consider what this can mean in the

hands of artists.

Manifest continues its eighth season with an exhibit featuring works of art

which explore the theme of plant life.

Botanical results from an extensive call to artists using plant life as a source of inspiration and exploration. We

think the results make for a fitting welcome to the Cincinnati spring of 2012.

For Botanical 408 artists from 42 states and 14 countries submitted an

exhibit record 1036 works for consideration. Twenty-nine works by these 25 artists
were selected for presentation in the gallery and this catalog.

If you would like to explore this exhibition further, you can purchase a catalog from the Manifest Gallery website.  The Manifest is a non-profit gallery showing a diverse range of works.  

 
 BOTANICAL, and SELECTIONS from the 7th International Drawing Annual volume 62
perfect bound softcover 60 pages, 39 full color illustrations, 6" x 8.5