Stremmel Gallery Presents

April 15, 2015 | University Library Gallery, California State University - Sacramento

So I have class twice a week in this gallery - I feel like, at this point, I am very well acquainted with each piece on display. This first time walking around the gallery, I recognized many of the names though I eventually came to be familiar with the other artists on display. The exhibit was dynamic with sculpture, paintings and collage. I feel like the works on display created a very strong show.

Me with Granite.

It was really cool to see some of the more popular/well-known artist's work so up close and personal. Sometimes, when viewing at a larger gallery or museum, you don't get so much one-on-one time with the artwork and this was a nice and intimate setting.

Andy Warhol Indian Head Nickel
Lithograph, 183/250

Deborah Butterfield Pilot
Bronze

It was also nice to become familiar with some new artists. A few pieces immediately jumped out at me; one of them is directly as you walk in to the gallery, large and full of color: Granite by Charles Arnoldi (photo below). It looks like it was a few canvases combined together and the paint application was intriguing. Also, I absolutely fell in love with Peter Alexander's The Wave (photo below). I wish I could have taken this one home!

Charles Arnoldi Granite
Acrylic on canvas

Peter Alexander The Wave
Acrylic on canvas

Tom Judd Arranged
Oil on canvas

Marc Katano Tulip
Acrylic on canvas

Michael Sarich Consume
Acrylic on canvas

Stephen De Staebler Figure Column XXXVIII
Pigmented stoneware

Theodore Waddell  Longhorn #6
Oil on canvas

Gordon McConnel Horse Thief
Acrylic on three headboard panels

Wolf Kahn Translucent Woods
Oil on canvas

Roger Berry Bound Tetrahedron (Maquette)
Silicon Bronze

Overall, this show was fun and I've grown fond of all the works in the show. It was a dynamic collection and I hope there have been a lot of visitors to this gallery while this show is on display.

(more information about the exhibit here)