Fall National 2012 Show at the Impact Artists Gallery

 

The Altar Screen; pencil on paper, 20" x 15"

The Impact Artists Gallery in Buffalo, NY is exhibiting their Fall National 2012 show from October  31 - November 24.  Located at 2495 Main Street in the Tri-Main center, the gallery is one of several enterprises utilizing space at the old Trico plant.

The juror for the show, Norine Spurling, chose both of my submissions for display.  The one pictured here is The Altar Screen.  The curve of the screen is based upon the Golden ratio, the priest's robe is decorated with cross tessellations, and the far right icon alternates between foreground and background space.

Environmental Issues at Rochester Greenovation Community Gallery

The Secretary's Desk; pencil on paper, 24" x 18"

From October 20 to November 17 the Rochester Greenovation Community Gallery, 1199 E. Main Street in Rochester, is exhibiting artwork with themes of political, social, and environmental issues.  On the latter, I decided to enter The Secretary's Desk into the show. 

The Secretary’s Desk concerns the problem of extinction that goes along with evolutionary development.  Although extinction may be in the natural course of biological events, it is the case that there have been needless extinctions caused by human interference.  

How much this may damage the Earth’s ecosystems is difficult to say, but it is likely not worth the risk to continue in ignorance.  Noted within the drawing are extinct plant and animal species, a skull of Homo Sapiens warns of this possible future for ourselves.