Old and New Faces at January Critique

We had 6 participants in the critique this time around. Molly and I of course- I showed the new boardwalk print and Molly had a bunch of stuff, the commissioned table (with fish, bottom of the photo) being the focus of the discussion. Tim was back after a few months missed, bringing his latest abstraction. Guido also returned, bringing an experiment in still life via Morandi (not shown as he arrived after this photo was taken). And we had two new people, both artists who work out of SICA in Long Branch, both bringing sculptures. Adam works with man made materials collected from work sites on his day job. His piece is the small assemblage on a table, just underneath my print (click the photo to enlarge), made from some carved asphalt, reinforcing wire, and a "bag" made from residue of latex paint, all holding together in balance. Jane brought the piece on the ground (it's intended to stand up when finished) on the far right, an early stage in the first of new series of sculptures made from body castings and a variety of materials. Both seemed excited by the comments they got on their pieces, so perhaps we'll see more from them in the future.

The group now meets on the first Monday of every month, unless otherwise noted here. Our next meeting will be February 2, from 7 to 9 pm.