Whitney Modern is Open!

September 17, 2016

Welcome Whitney Modern, the newest contemporary fine art gallery in the Silicon Valley! Situated on the second floor of the historic Tempelman Building 24 N. Santa Cruz Avenue in Los Gatos California. In it’s beautifully renovated, light filled space, Whitney Modern is hosting the work of artists such as Gordon Smedt, Gustavo Ramos Rivera, Davis Burnett, Douglas Andelin, Brigitte McReynolds and Tim Cisneros. Here are a few pictures from their fabulous opening reception Thursday night.

Artist Gordon Smedt.

Vignette did the gorgeous floral arrangements for the reception.

Broad Shoulders,Gordon Smedt, Oil on Canvas

Brigitte Reynolds

Doulas Andelin

Back Lit, Douglas Andelin, Oil on Paper.

Red Scarf, Douglas Andelin, Oil on Paper.

Artist Brigitte Reynolds and Gallerist Suzanne Whitney-Smedt.

Gustavo Ramos Rivera

Artist Gustavo Ramos Rivera.

Gordon Smedt – Fresh Paint

May 6, 2016

Great reception last night for Gordon Smedt‘s Fresh Paint exhibition at JCO’s Place! His new work was all done simultaneously, each piece sharing something in approach, handling an vibrancy! Smedt’s work, always painted so beautifully, is engaging and fun but often with a an underlying layer that says something about us and our culture.

Stars and Stripes and Polka Dots

May 22, 2015

Last night’s reception for Gorgon Smedt‘s Can You Dig It? exhibition at JCO’s Place was a blast (and packed)! Smedt’s overscale work is playful and innocent with a haunting darkside – such an interesting contrast. The images themselves are colorful and arresting but for me the real story is how beautifully they are painted. It was fun to see some of the original items that inspired the work sprinkled about the exhibit – prison uniforms, a little girl’s bathing suit and sneakers. It was a nice bridge from the actual items that sparked the creative process to the larger-than-life finished pieces. The show runs through June 12. Go See!

Full House!

Mrs. America and Untitled.

Dance and inspiration.

Me and Gordon.

Peaceful Hero.

On Pointe.

Guppy and inspiration.

Extra Special.

Top Dog and Jail Break.

Detail From Super GNAR.

Two’s Company!

October 6, 2014

You know, it’s always sweeter to be juried into a show by an artist whose work you think is simply fabulous and I just heard that not one, but two, of my portraits (Forte Pink and Dahlia Days) were selected by Gordon Smedt for the Los Gatos Art Association’s Fall Members Show! We really lucked out when he agreed to do it!

I actually met Gordon Smedt last fall at the Eco Feast at Love Apple Farms in support of the Museums of Los Gatos. As serendipity would have it, the artists ended up sitting next to each other and got to talk studios!

I’ve been happy to check out Gordon’s webiste from time to time to see what’s new and I’ve been excited to see him represented downtown at JCO’s which is a great place to feature his large, colorful, pop-icon driven imagery. Did you you know the romance novelist, Danielle Steel is one of his patrons? I understand she’s a fan of his super-sized cast-off condom wrapper painting! I adore his work – it’s colorful and playful, the scale is fantastic (big, big, big!) and I love how he handles paint!