Larry Groff

oil painting

cityscape

Prince Street Gallery, NYC group show of 4 new members

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I’m honored to have recently been voted a new member of the Prince Street Gallery in Chelsea, a leading artist cooperative gallery that has been active in New York City since 1970. I will have several works in the upcoming January show, “Four New Members” The artist reception is Thursday, January 7th 6 – 8 pm, the show runs from January 5 to 30, 2016

I recently finished a big painting I will include in this show, more information to follow…
Here is an image of the painting
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Squaring Circles, 24 x 72 inches, oil on canvas, 2015 (click for much larger view)

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latest update

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Three Tanks – 20×24″, oil – recently exhibited in the San Diego Art Institute’s 52 International Show and received the Hoffman Trust Award.


Reconstruction Oil on Paper – 13 x 19″, 2013
This painting is of the San Diego Farmer’s market building that is being converted into a Walmart. After community protests, Walmart apparently agreed to keep this iconic San Diego building intact with the grain tower and other elements, while incorporating it into a Walmart. This information has no real relevance to the actual painting which is about reconstructing the shapes, colors and light into a painting that would capture the sense of being there.

I’m planning a complete redesign of my website very soon and may decide to remove this blog. I haven’t the time to update it regularly, spending more time on my other blog, Painting Perceptions.com. I will give it careful consideration however and may still decide to keep it so I can quickly post recent work and information that might be of interest to any viewers.

In other news, I recently purchased my ticket to return to Italy for six weeks, back to the JSS Summer program in Civita Castellana. I’m very excited to be returning and will post more information as I can.

recent Mission Hills scenes

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(work in progress)

Here is what I’ve been up to the past few months – painting more view from the Mission Hills area of San Diego.

Also, I hope to continue painting more scenes from the Downtown area – here is one venture (around 15 x 16 inches – oil on paper)

Altamirano Way, Mission Hills, Cliff May House

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Altamirano Way, Mission Hills, Cliff May House – 17 x 28 inches, oil on linen, 6/2011

Here is a painting I recently finished, a home in the Mission Hills area of San Diego, one of several recent ventures trying to generate interest and attention to my commissioned paintings of homes venture (www.abodeart.com) Cliff May was a prominent architect in Southern California and was best known for his California Ranch Style homes back in the 1940’s and 50’s. I’m very happy that this relatively new venture (at least new in that I’ve been pursuing it more seriously) is starting to show promise with my recently getting a number of commissions. My goal is to not let commissioned work veer too far of course artistically from what I’d pursue on my own. I also need to make sure I get a healthy balance with my own paintings along with commissioned work.

Here are two recent commissions that I made in the Hillcrest area.

Here is another painting I made recently, not a commission but the owner of the house bought the painting after seeing it.