Adam Grosowsky: New Work: Faces, Landscapes, and Nudes

Karin Clarke Gallery is pleased to present Eugene figurative painter Adam Grosowsky's New Work: Faces, Landscapes, and Nudes, an outstanding series of oil paintings on canvas. Most are on a grand scale, with some smaller formats also included. This new work embraces a plurality of subject matters, such as Grosowsky's famed outsized portraits and interiors with nudes, as well as piano scenes and equestrian figures. Local landscapes are also generously represented.
Grosowsky's latest outsized portraits are as arresting as ever. They feature young women, often looking down or away, seemingly lost in thought, and just as often accompanied by a bird - a falcon, say, or a cockatoo. The immense faces, partially lit, as well as the bird's white plumage, stand out against a background of rich blacks. This dramatic tonal contrast commands the viewer's attention, as do the artist's bold use of color and his expressive, gestural, seemingly casual brushstrokes.