Sunday, May 10, 2009

The real Mckoy comes to CT......


Karl Mckoy's assemblage faces are filled with elements that grab your attention, and keep it. Strong portraits that stare you in the face and sorta make you want to look away.......and yet you don't. Very artbrut in feel, loaded with texture, sand, paper, wire, grids, photographs, stones, and so on. When the Outsider Art fair was at the Puck Building in New York City, this self-taught artist used to stand, braving the frigid Winter nights, and sell his pieces on the street, to collectors who would save some of their cash each year, to acquire a new example of his work. He had a very loyal following. But then the show moved to another location, which forbids street "vendors", and the collectors had to go without. Well, now his work is available here, and more is on it's way. I am thrilled to have this powerful work at the gallery.

Monday, May 4, 2009

Button Girl comes to sculpture show......



Sandy Mastroni's front door opens and I am entranced and delighted each and every time. Although I was there for new paintings to post on the gallery blog, several little figures popped into sight. Button Girl won my heart right away, and will be offered on a table of "smalls" at the 16th annual Sculpture in The Garden Show the first weekend in June. So will the wee ballerina. Oddities are always welcome here.