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I'm pleased to share that I'm now represented by Alki Arts in Seattle, WA — beginning with a feature exhibition of several new "Taller Than The Trees" series, and brand new organic abstracts — paired with Jay Lazerwitz's architectural encaustics and large-scale wood sculptures!
Join me for the 𝙊𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙍𝙚𝙘𝙚𝙥𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣: Sunday, June 1, 5-7pm . . .
and I'll be at the 𝙅𝙪𝙣𝙚 𝘼𝙧𝙩𝙬𝙖𝙡𝙠: Thursday, June 12, 5–8pm
This is 𝔻𝕦𝕒𝕝𝕚𝕥𝕪 — 60x60 — oil & mixed media— one of several new abstract (and forest) paintings available now at DragonFire Gallery in Cannon Beach, OR
I'm pleased to share that I'm now represented by Cole Gallery in Edmonds, WA — beginning with Contemporary Expressions, a group show opening February 20, 2025, 5pm, during Art Walk Edmonds. Runs thru March 18.
“Taller Than The Trees IX” — 40×40 — oil & mixed media
𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗺𝘆 𝗪𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹, Nov 1st—3rd, 2024 — DragonFire Gallery, Cannon Beach, OR
As a featured artist I will be on hand in the gallery periodically and demonstrating for a few hours on Saturday and a short time on Sunday.
― Henry David Thoreau
This is "𝙏𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙧 𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙣 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙏𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙨 𝙑𝙄" — 40x40 in. — oil & mixed media; one of several brand new paintings debuting at DragonFire Gallery in Cannon Beach, OR
Stormy Weather is always a dramatic time to be on the Oregon Coast!!
I'm excited to debut this very unique, one-of-a-kind painting — 30+ years in the making!
I built this 3-dimensional canvas way back in college, but decided to re-imagine the painting surface with a contemporary culmination of my abstract style and technique.
𝙏𝙚𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙖𝙡 𝙏𝙤𝙥𝙤𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙥𝙝𝙮 — 33" x 26" x 7"d — oil & mixed media on hand-built 3D canvas
(see video below)
For the upcoming 𝔼𝕒𝕣𝕥𝕙 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕆𝕔𝕖𝕒𝕟 𝔸𝕣𝕥𝕤 𝔽𝕖𝕤𝕥𝕚𝕧𝕒𝕝, Sept. 20-22, DragonFire Gallery is featuring a group show of sculpture and 3D work from gallery artists.
The festival raises money for north coast based environmental non-profits while highlighting the wonders of the natural world through the arts.
𝙏𝙚𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙖𝙡 𝙏𝙤𝙥𝙤𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙥𝙝𝙮 — 33" x 26" x 7"d — oil & #mixedmedia on hand-built 3D canvas
A new moodier direction for my "Woodland" series... new works to debut in this group show — 𝕌𝕟𝕕𝕖𝕣𝕤𝕥𝕠𝕣𝕪 — at Childhood's End Gallery in Olympia, WA; opens June 16.
“Veiled Narrative” — 30x30 in. — oil & mixed media
“Taller Than The Trees” — 60x30 in. — oil & mixed media 🔴sold
Museum of Northwest Art ( MoNA )
30th Annual Art Auction — June 6-18
La Conner, WA
* Preview auction catalog: www.monaartcatalog.com/live-2022
Pictured here: detail of a massive 60 x 60 inch abstract featured along with 16 more brand new works to be revealed at DragonFire Gallery during Cannon Beach, Oregon’s 22nd Annual Spring Unveiling Arts Festival — May 6-8, 2022
I will be in attendance periodically throughout the weekend to discuss my work and demonstrating in the gallery on Saturday, May 7.
"VOYAGE ON THE PERIPHERY" — 60 x 60 inches — oil & mixed media
I'm pleased to share that I'm now represented by 'A' Gallery in Palm Desert, CA!
“Power Play VII” — 30x30 | “An Island In The Hazy World Around Us” — 50x40
at ‘A’ Gallery Fine Art, Palm Desert, CA
I'm pleased to share that I'm now represented by Earthenworks Gallery in Port Townsend, WA!
“Time Capsule” — 40 x 40 inches — oil & mixed media
I’m excited to announce the painting below — “Stratified Illusions” — will be in the LIVE AUCTION to benefit
Museum of Northwest Art (MoNA).
Join us under the big tent next to MoNA on Saturday, June 8th for our 27th annual Art Auction.
Enjoy silent and live auctions while celebrating with friends in the big tent next to the Museum. The fun begins with the Preview Party on Friday, June 7th, 6-8pm. All proceeds help support MoNA’s mission to connect people with the art, diverse cultures and environments of the Northwest.
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“Stratified Illusions”
48 x 36 inches — oil & mixed media on panel
“Ephemeral Echo” — 84 x 60 in. | oil & mixed media — is installed in the new Broadway Tower in the heart of downtown Portland, Oregon. The piece will greet tenants and guests of the ultra contemporary 19-story hotel and office combo that features Hotel Vance on the first eight floors and office space on the upper floors. Many thanks to Gallery 903 and GBD Architects for coordinating this collaboration.
This brand new piece is part of a group show — IMAGINE — at DragonFire Gallery during Cannon Beach, Oregon’s 31st Annual Stormy Weather Arts Festival — November 2-4, 2018
IMAGINE — a group exhibition featuring more than forty DragonFire Gallery artists creating a view of the world inspired by the lyrics of John Lennon's timeless classic.
"Imagination" | 40 x 40 in. | oil & mixed media
I've spent a lot of time listening to John Lennon’s “Imagine” and the lyrics with the intention of exploring its message in the context of today's world and within the themes I routinely explore in my work. My hope is that viewers of this piece can imagine a transition from chaos toward peace — a migration from darkness into lightness. Gritty, turbulent marks are heavy in the lower third, but give way to softer, quieter, lightness — rising!
Lennon gave the world a piece of art with a simple message which has endured and spanned generations — be dreamers, and imagine a better world.
While I can share my inspiration point for my abstraction, I often insist that I’m not a writer, I’m not a poet, I’m not a musician or philosopher — I’m a visual artist. I prefer to believe my “story” has been told on the canvas. Viewers may have a unique, internal and personal experience, enjoying a moment of their own creativity — to dream and imagine.
In June/July, 2018, Gallery 903 featured abstract artist Chuck Gumpert. His mixed media abstract works capture color and light.
Gumpert with "Next World" — 48 x 60 in. — oil & mixed media
903: Tell us about your process. How has it changed over the years?
CG: I came from a graphic design and photo-collage background, so I think my paintings have always been about striving to achieve the vibrant glow and lush translucency of a digital image on a screen. I work in layers, and often bounce between several canvases at once. I pride myself in the fact that I’m not confined by formula or habit, but have created a body of work that shares a common thread and communicates.
903: Much of your work has personal themes. How does real life shape your work?
CG: The bold, colorful, and energetic nature of my abstract work is indeed an expression of my inner self. It’s not always apparent what I subconsciously tapped into in the moments of creation of any one piece. Each new painting is a culmination of forty-plus years of experiences, emotions and observations — and a further exploration into my imagination, my memory and my heart.
My hope is, that in my abstraction, viewers will have a unique personal experience, enjoying a moment of their own creativity to see or feel whatever flows through the art to them. I thoroughly enjoy when my art has the power to awaken subjective memories or unconscious associations
903: All of your work is mixed media. What mediums do you use? Do you use them all in each painting?
CG: In addition to acrylic and oil paints, I’ve always been experimental in employing a variety of media and techniques to achieve that “digital” light. I don’t always use every medium in each painting, each piece progresses very organically. In recent years, I’ve enjoyed pushing even further — adding new textures and collage elements. I’ve recently studied screen printing, and hope to figure out how to include screened imagery in my abstraction.
903: You clearly love color. How do you choose your palettes?
CG: I begin most paintings with a “digital study” — which can be anything from a photo of something in nature, to a figure, to a detail shot of a particularly yummy section of one of my own paintings. I coerce that imagery digitally to create a pleasing abstract composition and palette as a starting point, and then re-interpret that on the canvas. The color mixing often happens very much on the fly, again striving to avoid the formulaic — sometimes departing dramatically from the digital study!
OPENING: First Thursday, June 7, 2018 | 6:00-9:00 pm
Show continues through July 31, 2018
“It’s human nature to look for subject matter within an abstract piece, but to love an abstract one must view it with the heart. I believe in the importance of looking beneath the surface to find the real truth and meaning. My joy is the experimental freedom of mixed media to create evocative compositions and layered surfaces which can elicit a variety of interpretations and emotions from each viewer.”
"Urban Relic IV (Crescendo)" — 60 x 48 inches — oil & mixed media, collage
“Here is my secret. It is very simple: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.”
Preview the collection!: www.chuckgumpert.com/903
Gallery 903
903 NW Davis Street,
Portland, Oregon 97209
gallery903.com | 503 248-0903
Howard/Mandville Gallery in Kirkland, WA
Opening Saturday, March 11, 2017 — 1-4 pm.
Show postcard.
"Butterfly Effect VII" | 40 x 60 in. | oil & mixed media | SOLD
A fresh batch of new paintings on their way to the Oregon coast in time for the 29th Annual Cannon Beach Stormy Weather Arts Festival — Nov. 4-6 !!
Howard/Mandville Gallery in Kirkland, WA
Opening Friday, August 12th, 2016 — 5-8 pm.
Postcard
Featured left: "Unfathomable" | 48 x 24 in. | oil & mixed media
"Temporal Persistence" | 40 x 40 in. | oil & mixed media
This is the first piece inspired by our summer vacation — sailing the waters of Desolation Sound, BC, Canada
I'm thrilled to present a mini-collection of four brand new works in a new three-person exhibition
at Brian Marki Fine Art in Palm Springs, CA
Following the images is a brief statement about this new collection, "Articulated Elements":
"Articulated Elements"
This group of paintings represents a culmination of the last several years of experimentation with media, technique, form, mark-making and palette.
They are inspired by vivid imagery of the patchwork architecture, rhythmic energy and kaleidoscope colors of any bustling public market. From Bangkok to Mumbai to Seattle, these spaces offer a global experience — keeping human connections flourishing and providing opportunities for unexpected sensory delights.
