Visual Research Institute

Caffe Ladro Show

2011-09-06T15:02:00.000-07:00

Untitled: Bauwerke Series

2011-09-06T14:52:00.000-07:00

Paint & charcoal on wood panel - 12” x 10.375”

Untitled: Bauwerke Series

2011-09-06T14:51:00.000-07:00

Paint & charcoal on wood panel - 14” x 10.5”

Untitled: Bauwerke Series

2011-09-06T14:49:00.001-07:00

Paint & charcoal on wood panel - 14” x 10.5”

Untitled: Bauwerke Series

2011-09-06T14:48:00.000-07:00

Paint & charcoal on wood panel - 14” x 10.5”

Untitled: Bauwerke Series

2011-09-06T14:45:00.000-07:00

Paint & charcoal on wood panel - 14” x 10.5”

Untitled: Bauwerke Series

2011-09-06T14:44:00.000-07:00

Paint & charcoal on wood panel - 13.75” x 10.5”

Untitled: Bauwerke Series

2011-09-06T14:40:00.000-07:00

Paint & charcoal on wood panel - 13.875” x 10.5”

Tagging

2006-05-12T15:14:00.000-07:00

I like the miniamalist treatment of covering up graffiti in the work hood.

Michael Leigh

2006-05-05T14:33:00.000-07:00

Michael Leigh has a show of landscape paintings up at the Tree House Cafe on Bainbridge Island. He captures the patterns and essence of the Northwest landscape in his paintings through bold and simple brushwork.

Robert Motherwell 1960

2006-05-04T21:38:00.000-07:00

DAVID SYLVESTER How clear an idea do you have before you start to paint of what the painting is going to be like?

ROBERT MOTHERWELL Usually not much. More simply, I begin from an impulse, an intense irrational desire that takes you over, prompting you to start moving. And from experience, with some knowledge of what moves oneself, I think it's not altogether arbitrary what one begins with. I mean, I think that any painter would instinctively begin with forms, colors, spatial areas, kinds of format, that in general have been more sympathetic to him that others have been. But certainly implicit partially is the feeling, not the 'I'm going to paint something that I know' but 'through the act of painting I'm going to find out exactly how I feel, both generally and about whatever is specific'.

From "Interviews with American Artists" by David Sylvester

Rectangles

2006-04-28T16:10:00.000-07:00

The new neighborhood is filled with warehouses and industrial remnants that will one day be developed into office towers and condos.

New Neighborhood

2006-04-24T11:58:00.000-07:00

I've been exploring the new office neighborhood and have been intrigued by the graffiti paint overs.

Maureen Gallace

2006-03-17T11:14:00.000-08:00

She fits all the pieces together like a tightly fitting puzzle. It makes your eye dance around looking for where it might fall apart. Hmm, interesting way of putting tension into such a tranquil scene. More of her work can be seen at the Michael Kohn Gallery.

Kate Shepherd

2006-03-16T16:43:00.000-08:00

Whimsy or serious Minimalism? I think both are a in the work of New York City artist's Kate Shepherd's work. More can be viewed at B. Krakow Gallery.

Urban Sunshine

2006-03-15T11:40:00.000-08:00

I took a lunch time walk up to mid-town Seattle yesterday and caught this peek-a-boo blast of sunshine just on the north side of the new public library. The scene felt very Hopper-like, but on an incline. Too bad the sun isn't persisting today.

Karen Kosoglad

2006-03-09T16:46:00.000-08:00

I first came across this Seattle artist's work at Gallery 110. Interestingly she also does pet portraits, you can see more of both types of work here.

Timber!

2006-03-08T10:12:00.000-08:00

The park just north of the office is being clear cut in the name of civic improvement. It's odd to hear chainsaws and feel the thud of felled trees while sitting at my desk. With the original Skid Row just a couple blocks further north it's an interesting juxtaposition of yesteryear against today.

Susanne Giring

2006-03-06T11:59:00.000-08:00

Talented German painter Susanne Giring exhibits at Galerie Conrads.

Mauro Zamora

2006-03-06T09:57:00.000-08:00

I like this drawing by Philadelphia artist Mauro Zamora. More of her work can be seen here.

Why the "normal distribution" is important.

2006-03-04T22:21:00.000-08:00

"The distribution of many test statistics is normal or follows some form that can be derived from the normal distribution. In this sense, philosophically speaking, the Normal distribution represents one of the empirically verified elementary "truths about the general nature of reality," and its status can be compared to the one of fundamental laws of natural sciences."
Courtesy of Statsoft

Lunchtime Exploration

2006-03-03T11:39:00.000-08:00

Spring time is beginning to show itself here in Seattle. Sunny weather beckons us to get the hell out of our offices. I tagged along with JimmiJam yesterday while he was photographing the SoDo area and we came across this intriguing building renovation.

Invest in Your Future

2005-10-11T13:29:00.000-07:00

Acrylic on plywood
12 x 20

How Soon Can You Move?

2005-10-11T13:27:00.001-07:00

Acrylic on plywood
12 x 20

Location! Location! Location!

2005-10-11T13:27:00.000-07:00

Acrylic on plywood
12 x 20

Large Lot With Shop

2005-10-11T13:26:00.000-07:00

Acrylic on plywood
12 x 20

Bright and Open Home

2005-10-11T13:25:00.000-07:00

Acrylic on plywood
12 x 20

Opportunity Knocks

2005-10-11T13:23:00.000-07:00

Acrylic on plywood
9.5 x 16

Highly Desirable

2005-10-11T13:22:00.000-07:00

Acrylic on plywood
9.5 x 16

Home with a View

2005-10-11T13:20:00.000-07:00

Acrylic on plywood
9.5 x 16

Beautiful Sunset Skies

2005-10-11T13:19:00.000-07:00

Acrylic on plywood
9.5 x 16

Updated Craftsman

2005-10-11T13:16:00.000-07:00

Acrylic on plywood
9.5 x 16