Avian arrogance, in the 119th ‘Little Pictures Show’

“Proud Peacocks’’ (encaustic, collage), by Nancy Whitcomb, in the 119th “Little Pictures Show,’’ at the Providence Art Club @pvdartclub

* The show is on view through Dec. 23.
* Gallery hours are 12-5 p.m, seven days a week. 
* The Art Club is at 11 Thomas St., Providence.
* All entries are $350 or less.
* Works can be taken immediately upon purchase.
* New works added daily.
Full details available at https://providenceartclub.org/little-pictures/

Gathering in the Providence Art Club, circa 1890. The club was founded in 1880.

The former Seril Dodge House has been the club's headquarters since 1887.

From ‘the life she’s living’

“Flesh Forms” (plaster of paris with encaustic), by Providence-based artist Angel Dean,  in her “Flesh, Flora, and Flux’’ show, in the Providence Art Club’s Castelnovo Gallery, through Oct. 5.

Her artist statement says:

“Angel Dean is an artist who mainly works with encaustic media. Her work is personal and unconventional. By contesting the division between the realm of memory and the realm of experience, Dean makes work that is the by-product of the life she’s living.’’

“The advice I like to give young artists, or really anybody who’ll listen to me, is not to wait around for inspiration. Inspiration is for amateurs; the rest of us just show up & get to work. If you wait around for the clouds to part & a bolt of lightning to strike you in the brain, you are not going to make an awful lot of work. All the best ideas come out of the process; they come out of the work itself. Things occur to you.”

—- Chuck Close

Always knitting, especially in Congress

“NRA Knitting Pattern” (drawing, encaustic and netting), by Nancy Whitcomb, in the Providence Art Club’s “Winter Members Exhibition,’’ through March 3.

Stock up now!

The Providence Art Club’s famous “Little Pictures Show” is underway, its 118th. It runs through Dec. 23.

The highly anticipated yearly exhibition will feature more than 600 works of art from the club’s own members and staff, all priced at $350 and under. This is the time to find the newest additions to your local-art collection, pick up some holiday gifts or just browse for inspiration. With a rotating inventory, works purchased from this exhibition are strictly "pay and take away" on the day of purchase.

Plastic Providence

This work by Rhode Island artist Jim Bush can be seen at the Providence Art Club March 6-25.

Here’s his description of his background:

“Jim Bush grew up in Cambridge, Mass., and graduated from Kenyon College with a double major in Studio Art and Political Science. He is an award-winning artist, member of the Providence Art Club and a former member of the Sakonnet Artists Cooperative, in Tiverton, R.I. His editorial cartoons appeared in The Providence Journal from 1994-2012. Nationally his cartoons have appeared in the Washington Post National Weekly Edition, The Dallas Morning News and he has drawn for the Tribune Media Services College Press Syndicate.

“In 2007, Jim purchased a building in the historic district of downtown Warren, R.I. and spent a year converting it into an art studio and gallery.  Jim focuses now on his fine art painting, primarily acrylic and watercolor.  He enjoys painting animals, seascapes, landscapes, farm scenes, architecture -- life around him.  His style continues to reflect his cartooning foundation, often displaying his subjects in a light-hearted and off-beat way.’’

Exterior freedom

“Liberation” (photo) by Eileen McCarney Muldoon, a Rhode Island-based fine-art photographer, in the Providence Art Club’s “Winter Member’ Exhibition,’’ through Feb. 10. This picture won the “Best of Show’’ prize.

Construction site

“hannah well met” (bronze and stone), by Jerold Ehrlich, in the Providence Art Club’s “Open-Air Sculpture Exhibition 2021’’ through Aug. 31

On view in the club's courtyard, this annual exhibition features seven sculptures selected by juror Gage Prentiss. Sculptors Jerold Ehrlich, Alice Benvie Gebhart, Walter Horak, Madeleine Lord, Ed McAloon, Gage Prentiss and Mark Wholey are all New England area artists, each presenting a work of art with a unique narrative and perspective. Jerold Ehrlich is a Narragansett, R.I.-based artist who previously worked in construction, leading to him use materials from construction sites in his work.

'Far and Near'

Mary Dorsey Brewster (left image) and Warren Jagger (right image) in their joint show , “Far & Near,’’ at the Providence Art Club through March 5.

Now at the Providence Art Club

An objective approach

“Who’s on First” (oil on canvas), by Madolin Maxey, in her March 8-27 show, “Objects as Narrative,’’ at the Providence Art Club. In it, she uses objects from her studio “in settings that lead to visual conversations with the viewer.’’

Work interval

“Between Tides” (oil on canvas), by David Witbeck, winner of the Maxwell Mays Prize in this year’s Winter Members’ Exhibition at the Providence Art Club through March 6.

Remnants

“Red berries’’ (watercolor), by Anne P. Wert, at The Providence Art Club’s “Little Pictures Show,’’ through Dec. 23

Lots of pictures and fun and Christmas gifts

The annual Little Pictures Show at the Providence Art Club is great fun. To learn more, please hit this link.

Am I blue?

Work by Bhen Alan in the Providence Art Club’s National Open Juried Exhibition through July 19.

Manhood mania

“Flowers of Manhood” (analog collage), by Angel Dean, in her show “Collect, Cut, Collage,’’ at the Providence Art Club, through May 31.

'Silence and Stones'

From Alan Metnick’s photo show “Silence and Stones,’’ at the Providence Art Club through May 9. This exhibition will share work created during the artist's many trips to Jewish cemeteries in Poland.

Vertigo in downtown Providence; stripes in Namibia

Above, painting by Jim Bush in his joint show with Paul Murray (below), “From Providence to Namibia, ‘‘ at the Providence Art Club through April 19.

By Paul Murray

The fire this time

From the Rev. Bill Comeau’s show “Learning From the Masters,’’ opening March 31 at the Providence Art Club.

If only I had written it down too

“My Young Father’s Drawings’’ (encaustic), by Nancy Whitcomb, now showing at the Providence Art Club.

Stock up now

Part of the huge annual “LIttle Pictures Show’’ at the Providence Art Club.