"The Human Condition" Art Exhibit
John McCabe
Clausen Museum, Petersburg Alaska
2007
Sunday, September 30, 2007
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At the Park, Fullerton, CA
2006, oil on canvas, 16"x 20"
Collection: Artist's
Spring is in the air when I pass a neighborhood park near the Fullerton Art Museum, CA. A young couple is enjoying the park and each others company.
Kent Chalmers of Kettle Falls, Washington
2006, watercolor on paper, 24"x 20",
Collection: Bing and Brita Chalmers,
Kettle Falls, Washington
My son-in-law at home.
Las Ninas Gustan los "Cheerleaders." (The Little Girls Like the Cheerleaders.)
2004, watercolor on paper, 8"x16"
Collection: Artist's
Coachella Valley, California: fourth graders are dashing about a field playing soccer. Some of the girls happily become "cheerleaders" for the occasion. Two of these three young cheerleaders have mastered the "routine." The third one is working hard, and will soon be with them.
Collection: Artist's
Coachella Valley, California: fourth graders are dashing about a field playing soccer. Some of the girls happily become "cheerleaders" for the occasion. Two of these three young cheerleaders have mastered the "routine." The third one is working hard, and will soon be with them.
Organic Unhappy Child
2006, watercolor on paper, 12' x 10"
This painting began as a free spirited movement of pencil on watercolor paper with only one rule: all lines have to be curved (organic). As chance would have it, an ungainly child's face presented itself, and the face had a distinctly sad countenance. I continued to develop the composition!
This painting began as a free spirited movement of pencil on watercolor paper with only one rule: all lines have to be curved (organic). As chance would have it, an ungainly child's face presented itself, and the face had a distinctly sad countenance. I continued to develop the composition!
Dance 93, Egon Madsen
2004, graphite and wax crayon on paper, 16" x 14"
Collection: Ross Nannauck III, Petersburg, Alaska
There are amazing books in the Petersburg Public Library discard pile. I stumbled across a book of the greatest male dancers of the past and present. I tried to capture their expressive movements using graphite and wax crayon on paper.
Collection: Ross Nannauck III, Petersburg, Alaska
There are amazing books in the Petersburg Public Library discard pile. I stumbled across a book of the greatest male dancers of the past and present. I tried to capture their expressive movements using graphite and wax crayon on paper.
Dream
2007, graphite/colored pencil on paper, 14" x 16"
Collection: Ashley DuRoss, Petersburg, Alaska
Collection: Ashley DuRoss, Petersburg, Alaska
This Commission's Decision Is Fair and in the Public's Best Interest
1998, wax crayon on paper, 10" x 8"
Councils, Boards, and Commissions can effectively communicate their feelings about an issue!
Councils, Boards, and Commissions can effectively communicate their feelings about an issue!
Commuters
gouache/watercolor on paper, 18" 12"
As a young boy, I frequently commuted to downtown Boston on the MTA subway trolleys. At times, the condition of a good number of passengers was painfully obvious.
Collection: Jennifer (McCabe) Hughes
As a young boy, I frequently commuted to downtown Boston on the MTA subway trolleys. At times, the condition of a good number of passengers was painfully obvious.
Collection: Jennifer (McCabe) Hughes
A Man Enjoys Mahler's Fifth Symphony
pastel on paper, 20" x 18"
Collection: Matt Bryner, Petersburg, AK
Gustav Mahler's Fifth Symphony, my favorite, has stirring Allegros and an emotional Adagio; as I contemplate another painting, Mahler and I become the subject. Turn on the CD player, turn up the volume, and get out the pastels!
Collection: Matt Bryner, Petersburg, AK
Gustav Mahler's Fifth Symphony, my favorite, has stirring Allegros and an emotional Adagio; as I contemplate another painting, Mahler and I become the subject. Turn on the CD player, turn up the volume, and get out the pastels!
Detained for Questioning, Mazatlan, Mexico, 1998
2001, watercolor/gouache on paper, 14" x 12"
I had arrived, via ferry, at Mazatlan, Mexico, and proceeded down the exit ramp. At the end of the ramp, stood a stern military officer and several alert, armed and dangerous soldiers. The officer surveyed the disembarking passengers. I passed scrutiny and moved forward, however to my left was a narrow hallway, and there stood eight Indian women and children; they had been culled from the crowd. Pathetically silent, they awaited their fate; it seems the rebellion in the Chiapas region had reached far north to Mazatlan.
Collection: Jennifer (McCabe) Hughes
I had arrived, via ferry, at Mazatlan, Mexico, and proceeded down the exit ramp. At the end of the ramp, stood a stern military officer and several alert, armed and dangerous soldiers. The officer surveyed the disembarking passengers. I passed scrutiny and moved forward, however to my left was a narrow hallway, and there stood eight Indian women and children; they had been culled from the crowd. Pathetically silent, they awaited their fate; it seems the rebellion in the Chiapas region had reached far north to Mazatlan.
Collection: Jennifer (McCabe) Hughes
Racism, U.S.A. 1998, James Byrd Jr.
1998, watercolor on paper
Newspaper report: On June 7, a middle-aged African American man, James Byrd, Jr., was beaten, chained to the back of a pickup truck and dragged over rural roads outside the town of Jasper, Texas. Three white men have been arrested.
Newspaper report: On June 7, a middle-aged African American man, James Byrd, Jr., was beaten, chained to the back of a pickup truck and dragged over rural roads outside the town of Jasper, Texas. Three white men have been arrested.
Sunday, February 4, 2007
Turtle and the Desert (in the Mimbres Style) Coachella Valley, CA
2002, watercolor on paper, 14"x16"
Hare and Rattlesnake (in the Mimbres Style), Coachella Valley, CA
2003, watercolor on paper, 14"x 16"
A Moment, Coachella Valley Preserve, Thousand Palms, CA
2003, watercolor on paper, 10" x 14"
I moved along a ridge trail in the Preserve; as I took another step forward, I glanced down, and there, in a small depression, was a lizard: in full camouflage and still, it waited for the intruder to pass.
I moved along a ridge trail in the Preserve; as I took another step forward, I glanced down, and there, in a small depression, was a lizard: in full camouflage and still, it waited for the intruder to pass.
At the Red Can, Wrangell Narrows, Petersburg, Alaska
2004, oil on canvas, 9"x 12"
Collection: Artist's
Collection: Artist's
Dark Forms Settled In for the Millenium
2002, graphite/watercolor on paper, 8"x 10"
Collection: Sue McCallum, Petersburg, AK
Collection: Sue McCallum, Petersburg, AK
Moment on Brighton Ave., Boston, Massachusetts
2006, oil on canvas, 16"x 22"
Collection: Adam Swanson, Petersburg, Alaska
Collection: Adam Swanson, Petersburg, Alaska
Tearful Daughter
2005, oil on canvas, 12" x 12"
As my daughter and I drove from her home to Anchorage, she spoke to me about her mother's passing. I glanced to my right: tears were flowing.
As my daughter and I drove from her home to Anchorage, she spoke to me about her mother's passing. I glanced to my right: tears were flowing.
Violetta and Alfredo, La Traviatta, Act III
2003, gouache on paper, 20" x 22"
Collection: Artist's
(On loan to Polly Lee, Petersburg, AK)
In Guiseppe Verdi's opera, La Traviata, Alfredo's true love, Violetta is dying as she loses her long and secret battle with Consumption. Alfredo, in denial, speaks urgently to her of their future life together.
Collection: Artist's
(On loan to Polly Lee, Petersburg, AK)
In Guiseppe Verdi's opera, La Traviata, Alfredo's true love, Violetta is dying as she loses her long and secret battle with Consumption. Alfredo, in denial, speaks urgently to her of their future life together.
Trolling Frederick Sound, SE Alaska
2004, watercolor/gouache, 18"x 20"
Collection: Sue Paulsen, Petersburg, Alaska
Collection: Sue Paulsen, Petersburg, Alaska
Keku Strait, SE Alaska
2003, oil on canvas, 11" x 14"
Collection: Artist's
As I steered the marine barge RB on the SE Alaska waters between Point Gardner and Turnabout Island, the morning was cast in a tremendous glaze of blue. A memorable occasion!
Collection: Artist's
As I steered the marine barge RB on the SE Alaska waters between Point Gardner and Turnabout Island, the morning was cast in a tremendous glaze of blue. A memorable occasion!
Raven Over LeConte Glacier, SE Alaska
2002, watercolor on paper, 10" x 8"
Collection: Tyler Henshaw, Lo de Marcos, Mexico
Collection: Tyler Henshaw, Lo de Marcos, Mexico
Coiling the Line
1998, watercolor on paper, 16" x 14"
Collection: Jennifer (McCabe) Hughes, Big Lake, Alaska
At night, the crew cleans up the deck.
Collection: Jennifer (McCabe) Hughes, Big Lake, Alaska
At night, the crew cleans up the deck.
Saturday, February 3, 2007
Mrs. G Does Her 11:00 P.M. Dance
1998, pastel on paper, 22" x 16"
Collection: Artist's
At 11:00 p.m., Mr. and Mrs. G., none the worse for the wear, would make their grand entrance at one of my mother's holiday gatherings. Later in the evening Mrs. G. would present a heroic dance.
Collection: Artist's
At 11:00 p.m., Mr. and Mrs. G., none the worse for the wear, would make their grand entrance at one of my mother's holiday gatherings. Later in the evening Mrs. G. would present a heroic dance.
Poor Mary Mac Isaac
2002, oil on canvas board, 8" x 10"
In my neighborhood, Mary, a retarded girl, would come out to play; unkempt and slow, the taunts of mean spirited children drove her back to her house.
In my neighborhood, Mary, a retarded girl, would come out to play; unkempt and slow, the taunts of mean spirited children drove her back to her house.
Friday, February 2, 2007
Thursday, February 1, 2007
A Mother and Her Child
2003, watercolor on paper, 8" x 10"
Collection: Miriam Swanson, Petersburg, Alaska;
(4"x6" companion watercolor, collection: Jael Mae Swanson)
Collection: Miriam Swanson, Petersburg, Alaska;
(4"x6" companion watercolor, collection: Jael Mae Swanson)
Jean Arp's Dream
2006, oil on canvas, 16" x 22 "
Jean Arp's use of curved lines and shapes (organic forms) has captivated me. If Jean Arp were dreaming, perhaps the shapes and colors in my painting would be something he would experience.
Collection: Brian Paust, Petersburg, Alaska
Jean Arp's use of curved lines and shapes (organic forms) has captivated me. If Jean Arp were dreaming, perhaps the shapes and colors in my painting would be something he would experience.
Collection: Brian Paust, Petersburg, Alaska
Wednesday, January 31, 2007
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