Exhibition: Emergence : Anthony Cramer & Juan Jr. Ramirez

Anthony  Cramer


Back in 2012,
I posted this debut of four young artists,
one of whom was Anthony Cramer

Anthony Cramer




Now, Anthony returns with another young, self-taught artist
who found him on Craig's list
looking for partners in plein air painting

Juan Jr. Ramirez



Not to take anything away from Anthony,
but I'm totally fascinated by Juan

Juan Jr. Ramirez

Perhaps because he has an interest in sculpture
as evidenced by this study of a head
from Rodin's Burghers of Calais

Juan Jr. Ramirez



He's more interested in some of the formal qualities of painting,
especially the illusion of volume,
than in the direct observation of nature,
so you're not going to find him
in our open workshops.


But I hope we continue to find him
in our exhibitions.

Juan Jr. Ramirez

Juan Jr. Ramirez
(portrait of Anthony Cramer)

Juan Jr. Ramirez

Juan Jr. Ramirez

Juan Jr. Ramirez

Juan Jr. Ramirez




As it turns out,
Juan's approach to landscape painting
is not exactly plein air.

But that's O.K.
He seems to be channeling
the early 20th C. Modernists.