"Looking Back, Moving Forward", at the Arvada Center

Opening September 15, 6 to 9 PM, is a celebratory exhibit for the 40th anniversary of the Arvada Center.

Please come to see my two current pieces in this show.

My association with this local treasure has been long. In 1991, I had a one person exhibit, "Land-Escapes", which included a catalogue. In 2001, a room was devoted to my 45 canvas piece, "Some Thoughts About the Weather", part of the exhibit, "Honoring The Sky". I also served on the Gallery and Museum Committee for a number of years, and was part of an Art Selection Committee during one major renovation.

Recent Paintings, Further Out in Space

"Green Gravity", Interference Acrylic on canvas, 36" x 54", © 2016

"Space Floaters", Interference Acrylic on canvas, 36" x 60", © 2016

"Blue Gravity", Acrylic & metallic powder on canvas, 36" x 72", © 2016

"Becoming Gemini", Interference Acrylic on canvas, 54" x 54", © 2016

"Io, Callisto, Europa & Ganymede", Interference Acrylic on canvas,  © 2016

Here are my recent paintings. They are less dependent on Hubble or other telescopic images, and more on my play with ideas about "what could be out there"; weather conditions, other planetary bodies and physical realities we may have not yet dreamed of. 

I must admit that the seductive qualities of paint are one of the factors that have encouraged  this magnetic trance-like direction. But then, learning that Jupiter has 67 moons, and that Galileo only saw 4, has helped me along my path as well.

Artist Talk at The Art Gym

"Moon, 1969", collage 16" x 32"

This Saturday, January 16, from 3 PM to 5 PM, 

at The Art Gym, 1460 Leyden St., Denver CO, 

80220, I will be giving an artist's talk about my 

approach to collage. Part of my talk will include 

the materials I often use. There is no charge.

Hope to see you there.

Visit My Updated Website

Finally, most of the pages on my website have been re-done.

Please visit www.sandrakaplan.com to see my latest work in the "Galactic Stories" and "Galactic Stories 2", and "Collage"gallery pages. Check out my latest commissions in the "In Addition" area.

My next Italian workshop is described under "Workshops". Watch my video interview and much more.

Please let me know what you think!

 "Musica Universalis",  acrylic on canvas, 54" x 54",  has found a new home.

Simon Zalkind and Sandra Kaplan Talk

Please come to hear Curator Simon Zalkind discuss this exhibit with me, 

7 PM, Thursday, December 17, 2015.

Come and see the real collages!

 

And view the rest of my joint exhibit with painter James Cook, 

"Heaven and Earth",

Singer Gallery, 

Mizel Arts and Cultural Center, JCC

350 S. Dahlia St., Denver

 

The exhibit continues through December 18, 2015

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Hours: 9 AM - 4 PM, Monday - Friday, 1 PM - 4 PM Sunday, closed Saturday

 

"Heaven and Earth" Exhibition Continues

Installation view of "Heaven and Earth"

Installation view of "Heaven and Earth"

Eleven Space Collages

In The Beginning

Installation view of "Heaven and Earth"

"Heaven and Earth", an two person exhibit of paintings by Sandra Kaplan and James Cook, curated by Simon Zalkind and installed in the Singer Gallery of the JCC/Mizel Center for Art and Culture, at 350 S. Dahlia Street in Denver, continues through December 18, 2015. Hours are Monday through Friday, 9 AM - 4 PM, Sunday, 1 PM - 4 PM, closed Saturday.

An artist's talk and closing party, with Sandra Kaplan and Simon Zalkind will be on Thursday, December 17. Please watch here for the details, to be announced later. 

Commission Installed

Here are two photos, the first an image of my newest commissioned piece, "Spinning Winds", created for the Great Plains Regional Medical Center in North Platte, Nebraska. In the second photo, the installed piece is shown. One can see cumulous clouds, an interpretive sunset, lightning and a tornado, all common occurrences in the skies over Nebraska.