Ladies and gentlemen, I think I may have witnessed the most impressive gathering in one single location of the artwork of more living, talented representational artists than I have seen in a heck of a long time. Though it is on view only very briefly (May 17-28), if you’re near NYC you have this great opportunity to view the inaugural exhibition of the American artists who were invited to exhibit as a part of
ACOPAL (America China Oil Painting Artists League) at the
National Arts Club, plus the work of the
three winners of an international painting competition held by this newly-formed organization. It was definitely an extravaganza of awesomeness… it’s difficult to even start mentioning the names of participants whose work was included, because I know I’ll leave out someone else’s work which was equally amazing. I’ll still highlight a few things, though - including the following, one of my favorite pieces in the show:
Also: there were paintings by
Daniel Sprick and
Michael Grimaldi, both amazing artists – and YAY, I will be taking workshops with both gentlemen this coming summer. Yipeee!! Speaking of workshops, one of the
3 winners in the
ACOPAL competition was the fabulous
Michelle Tully of
Studio Escalier, where I was fortunate to study for month-long stints in 2007 and 2008. She’s an amazing painter and an amazing teacher, and a truly great person – I was so happy to see her painting get some props, and to see how great it looked in person! Even though online images don’t completely do justice to the original, I will still post it, below:
Also: A shout-out to my former home state of North Carolina, home to the dynamic duo of
Scott Burdick and
Sue Lyon, who were represented in the show! Here’s an image of Sue’s painting:
Also: A shout-out to my current home state of Pennsylvania, and the amazing
Anthony Waichulis of
Ani Art Academy. Here I am with Anthony and his painting, with a look of “OMG AMAZING PAINTING RIGHT HERE” on my face. He’s a super-great guy with crazy-amazing painting skills:
In short: ACOPAL! = GREAT!
