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In painter Michael Carson’s new exhibition-his first solo show at New York City-based Arcadia Contemporary-his figures, always impeccably dressed, lounge on couches or in bare rooms with false horizons painted on the walls. No one seems anxious to be anywhere or to do anything. Time seems to wait for Carson’s subjects to blink, and yet… Continue reading False Horizons

Known for her radiant, detailed paintings of botanicals – roses, hibiscus, orchids, bromeliads, succulents, cactus flowers and more – Dyana Hesson is fascinated with flora. “Everything you need for a good composition is inherent in flowers and plants: light, texture, repetition of shape,” she says.

Painter Joseph Lorusso is not shy about his mood: “I’m having a blast. I know that might sound kitschy, but I’m really having a lot of fun.” The reason, he says, is much of his new work, which debuts March 17 at Overland Gallery of Fine Art in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Six months into a hypersonic sprint through the art world-new gallery exhibitions, LA Art Show, creating fresh works, experimenting with new mediums-Michael Carson is unfazed and ready for more.  

Peregrine Heathcote, known for his romantic figurative paintings that harken to bygone days, will present a new set of works featuring backgrounds inspired by a recent trip co the Scottish Highlands.

November 7 to 29, Bonner David Galleries in Scottsdale, Arizona, presents a solo exhibition for artist Max Hammond. The show, titled Pieces of Her Presence, will showcase approximately 15 new abstract figurative works.

Often passionate and sometimes seductive, Joseph Lorusso’s paintings capture the everyday intimacies of the mundane and turn these moments into sparks of narrative that draw the viewer into sharing a personal moment.

Across the pond, in Chelsea, London, British artist Peregrine Heathcote continues to develop open-ended narratives concerning and exploring human relationships.

As a student of illustration at the Academy of Art College in San Francisco and in his career as an illustrator, Francis Livingston “had to paint all kinds of things. Going in one direction isn’t an option for me. I like different things and different places. It keeps me fresh.”

On Easter day of last year, botanical artist Dyana Hesson crossed off an entry from her “bucket list” and found the impetus for this February’s solo show. Titled Up Close and Personal, these new oil paintings feature intimate views of giant tecolote ranunculus flowers that comprise The Flower Fields® at Carlsbad Ranch in Carlsbad, California.