I used acrylic markers for most of these paintings…
School Days (Museum Trip), 40 x 23
School Days (Mirror, revised version), 28 x 17
School Days (Dads), 35 x 40
School Days (Going on 13) new version, 17 x 14
School Days (Comicon), 20 x 16
School Days (Wall), 26 x 26
This April, my first solo show, “School Days,” curated and presented by Paul McMahon, a pioneer of the the alternative space movement (Google him and you will discover many surprises).
Gutelius, Solo show, partial installation view
Gutelius, Solo show with Nina
School Days (reflections), acrylic on canvas, 23 x 19
School Days (Diaspora), acrylic on canvas, 33 x 32
School Days (History), acrylic on canvas, 33 x 25
School Days (Corridor), acrylic on canvas), 34 x 37
Push to Open, 26 x 19 inches, acrylic on canvas
Watch, 20 x 17 inches, acrylic on canvas
Marilyn at Walmart, 19 x 15 inches, acrylic on canvas
My Girl, 26 x 20 inches, acrylic on canvas
Josepha Gutelius, 18x 24 inches, Water Study, acrylic on canvas
Experiments … Take a look at the painting “Every Memory Is Older Than You ” — I scraped off the original image.
Man in the Holocene, acrylic on canvas, 20 x 16
New Car Smell, acrylic on canvas, 24 x 16
Another Exit Plan, acrylic on canvas
A Building in Chelsea, acrylic drawing on engineering paper, mounted on canvas, 36 x 26
Bracelets, acrylic on canvas, 24 x 18
Learning to Swim, acrylic on canvas, 29 x 16
Lingerie, acrylic on canvas, 16 x 23
Every Memory Is Older Than You, acrylic on canvas, 36 x 24
A strange, new departure for me (okay, not strange for most people), but:
Buying canvas (rather than stretching it myself) and using acrylic markers (rather than finger painting, which is my usual method) — something about those combinations… well, Â the result is a patchwork style that’s a little off the grid for me. And maybe way too familiar to others.
This one is probably unfinished. No title even. And why are these so small here? Sorry for that.
18 x 36 acrylic on canvas
These two, titled “What the Astronaut Saw” — belong together as far as I’m concerned. But probably unfinished. I’m inordinately proud of the sheep on the right though.
What the Astronaut Saw, 16 x 20, acrylic on canvas
What the Astronaut Saw, 16 x 20, acrylic on canvas
Fall is slowly arriving in the Hudson Valley, and the splash of colors I see from the windows of my studio inspire me to add my own splash of colors. Slight differences between the old and new versions of paintings — old, meaning in my case a few months’ old, since I only started painting in January this year.
And also, two new paintings… Berlin Celebration (below) may need a few splashes of color — but for now I like the white-on-black and hint of red and yellow. This painting would not be possible without the inspiration of Gerhard Richter’s early amazing monochromes.
Berlin Celebration, acrylic on canvas, 28 x 26
And Street Art Berlin (below), hmmm…. this really is a slightly altered depiction of wall art I saw on my last trip to Berlin — a lot of famous artists have added their splashes to the buildings in Berlin, and this could be one by the infamous and wonderful Richard Prince (note the “U R So Porno Baby”), which would be perfect, considering he borrows from others as I am presumably borrowing from him in this painting. With all due respect. He follows me on Instagram. And he lives nearby. Howdy, neighbor. I should tag him. Oh, yes, I’ll do that.
Street Art Berlin, acrylic on canvas, 19 x 25
Theater Berlin (old version)
Theater Berlin, acrylic on canvas, 28 x 16
School Days, old version
School Days, acrylic on canvas, 22 1/2 x 30 1/2
Planet X, old version
Planet X, acrylic on canvas, 22 x 23
Perhaps because winter is coming, time to hunker down, I’ve been particularly keen on revisiting paintings, never quite content.
Some old versions, and new. Subtle changes, hmmm.
Red Coat, old version, acrylic on canvas
New version, “Red Coat,”
21 x 17, acrylic on canvas
Windswept, old version
Windswept, new version, 28 x 17, acrylic on canvas
“Bouquet,” (series) 20 x 27, acrylic on canvas
“A Night at the Movies” 14 x 20 acrylic on canvas
Theater Berlin, acrylic on canvas, 28 x 30
“Seascape” 24 x 24, acrylic on canvas
Blue, colored pencil on paper
Memoriam, 18 x 24, acrylic on canvas
Empty Purse, 20″ x 17″
Berlin Wall, 17 x 19, acrylic on canvas
Empty Purse, 14 x 15, acrylic on canvas
Josepha Gutelius 