ACME ART STUDIOS

Dick Roberts: One More Step Of The Journey

gbreece — Wed, 01 May 2013 19:20:08 +0000

Abstraction and Spontaneity

The paintings in “One More Step of the Journey 2013” are about the act of painting. Although individually the paintings possess different intensities, opposing levels of complexity and abstraction, and perhaps a vague adherence to a narrative, the core of the process of painting remains consistent. The paintings are merely a reflection of the process of painting them. Every process is unique, like no other, and often influenced by my mood that day, the weather, who I have been talking to, what I cooked the night before, what materials are available to me, etc.

Typically I begin with random strokes then respond with subsequent strokes, swipes, or plunges over and over until I have a chaotic situation on the canvas. At this point my job as a painter is to achieve a relative equilibrium, internally and externally, that guides me to the completion of the composition. The magic of painting can never be totally explained. I find great joy in discovering the emerging world of a new painting. Although harmony of the mind and the heart is important, the metabolic process of converting color, form and line into the forces that drive the painting is absolutely necessary. And when I can do no more, I walk away. I call the painting finished… until the next time.

Dick Roberts

BAIT – Spring ACME Group Show April 26 2013

michelleconnollyart — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 02:37:58 +0000

Anthropomorphic creatures, assemblage characters, photography, rough hewn baskets, jewelry - – that’s just a sampling from “Bait,” the Acme Art Studios spring show and studio tour from 6-9, April 26, at 711 North Fifth Avenue.. Acme artists invite you to see what they have been making during the grey days of winter. The show features the eclectic mix of new and archival works by the 20 studio artists who make up the Acme community. Although the artists work independently, common elements always emerge when a group show is hung. Fritzi Huber’s rubbings ” Archeological Finds,” elevate the ordinary to thought provoking while Dick Roberts combines windshield glass and body prints for an evolving study of the human form. Karen Crouch and Michelle Connolly continue exploring creatures, real and imaginary, through combinations of formed and found objects. Taking off in a new direction Michael Van Hout offers rough hewn baskets loosely woven of wisteria and willow. From traditional painting and drawing to abstract metal work ACME’s fourth Friday exhibit lures you into an art evening with something for every taste.

(Karen Crouch, 2013)

Impromptu – Works by Michelle Connolly

michelleconnollyart — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 01:16:35 +0000

This Fourth Friday Gallery Night in Wilmington, NC Visit the studios to see works by Michelle Connolly, plus works by Sandra Ihly who is living town and UNCW students’ collage works. Gallery Open 6-9pm. Exhibition on display until April 16th 2013

Art Opening at ACME Art Studios

New Work by Dick Roberts

michelleconnollyart — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 02:39:07 +0000

Luna – oil and mixed media on canvas – 35″x 36″

Printemps en Avance – oil and mixed media on canvas – 36″x 24″

A Wet Bird Never Flies at Night – oil and mixed media on canvas – 47″x 70″

The Old Tomato – oil and mixed media on canvas – 38″x 48″

Sidebar – oil and mixed media on canvas – 38″x 48″

No Boundaries International Art Colony 2012 – Bald Head Island

michelleconnollyart — Sun, 25 Nov 2012 04:37:04 +0000

Paintings by Stano Bubán, Michelle Connolly, Evalyn Boyd, Sergej Andreevski

Artwork by Fritzi Huber, Michelle Connolly, Sergej Andreevski, Stano Bubán

“ALL SORTS” – New Works by artist Michelle Connolly

michelleconnollyart — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 02:02:07 +0000

“Home” – ACME’s 20th Anniversary Exhibition

gbreece — Fri, 11 May 2012 16:04:58 +0000

Le Petit Atelier du Monde 2012

gbreece — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 14:29:46 +0000

Dick Roberts Studio

International Art Residency

Le Petit Atelier du Monde 2012

From April 8-27 I will be working with Gerlinde Pistner from Nurnberg, Germany and Virginia Wright Frierson from Wilmingon, NC in my studio at Acme Art Studios. We will paint together in my studio. We will present an exhibition of our paintings in the Acme gallery April 27 (4^th Friday) 6-10 PM.

This is the first of an annual international art residency I will host at Acme. Le Petit Atelier du Monde (The Little Studio of the World) will take place in the spring of each year, either April or May. 2012 will feature Germany and the USA. Future studios will involve artists from Macedonia, Denmark, Slovenia, France, among others. We will paint for three weeks and host an exhibition of the work. The exhibition will segue with the Wilmington 4^th Friday Gallery tours. The public is invited and encouraged to attend.

The Le Petit Atelier du Monde 2012 exhibition will be Friday April 27 from 6-10 PM

Dick Roberts

910 232 0027 (cell)

Acme Art

711 North 5^th Avenue

Wilmington, NC 28401

New Work By Pam Toll

gbreece — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 03:04:29 +0000

New Work By Michelle Connolly

gbreece — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 02:27:17 +0000