Structure and Imagery

Paul Behnke, 2015,  The Holy Ghost , acrylic on panel, 14 x 11 in. I'm very pleased to have a painting included in this year's Sideshow Nation lV: Thru the Rabbit Hole . Please join us on Saturday January 9 from 6 - 9 for the opening reception. This year Sideshow is partnering with Life on Mars in Brooklyn. Life on Mars will present a show at that location on Friday, January 8. Check out LoM's site for further details. Sideshow info

Timperio works while surrounded by a collection of paintings by friends. Above right is a painting by Thornton Willis.   Studio view with new work.   An older work by Timperio.  Richard Timperio in his studio in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Last Thursday I took a trip out to Williamsburg for a visit to the studio of Richard Timperio . Timperio moved to the once desolate neighborhood in 1979. In addition to his painting practice he opened the first incarnation of Sideshow Gallery in 1994 and continues to operate the seminal space (one of the largest, private exhibition spaces in Brooklyn) presenting the work of Tom Evans, Larry Lee Webb, Thornton Willis, Larry Poons, Dan Christensen, and Chris Martin among many others. During our visit Timperio presented new work aligned with his paintings currently on view at Andre Zarre Gallery. Timperio's bold color and interlocking forms lay the groundwork for the paintings'...

Enrico Gomez Jeffrey Cortland Jones Kazimira Rachfal Paul Behnke Rick Briggs

Paul Behnke, Small Wepwawet , 2013, acrylic and flashe on canvas, 18 x 18 in. Very happy to have work included in this year's Sideshow Extravaganza!

Installation view with sculpture by Jim Osman (foreground). Ce Roser Installation view w/ Julian Jackson, Ward Jackson, and Phillis Ideal (clockwise from top) Claire Seidl Installation view. Thornton Willis Dipizio, Erik Levesque, and Pinkney Herbert (on right) Anne Russinof Margaret Neill Steven Alexander Richard Timperio and Matthew Deleget Don Voisine Stephen Westfall Tom Evans Emily Berger Mary Schiliro (center) Installation view. Installation view. To Leo: A Tribute from the American Abstract Artists through July 13, 2014 Sideshow  319 Bedford Ave. Williamsburg, NY 11211

(detail) Joan Thorne : Recent Paintings Through November 10, 2013 Sideshow  319 Bedford Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11211