Cold? Come Stand Next To These

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Seeing the image of Teresita Fernandez's Fire on C-Monster's blog reminded me that I'd photographed a toasty Morris Louis at Paul Kasmin last year, which reminded me that Julian Jackson has some wonderful new paintings whose theme is fire. Then the flames spread, so to speak, to include Kate Beck's fiery Naranga, Heather Hutchison's glowing Divided (warm), my own incandescent Ciel Rouge, Eva Lake's jumpy Hot Spot, a little fireplace of an image from Josef Albers and a cosmic blast-furnace from Natvar Bhavsar. All provide visual comfort on these days when the temperature is heading down toward zero. Then there are the flames of Fra Angelico's The Attempted Martyrdom of Saints Cosmas and Damian--but you don't want to get too close to those.

Morris Louis at Paul Kasmin Gallery, late 2007

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Julian Jackson, Watching Fire Study #2, 2008, oil on panel 16 x 14 inches

Teresita Fernandez, Fire, at SFMOMA (image from C-Monster blog)
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Josef Albers, Study for Homage to the Square

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Eva Lake, Hot Spot, 12 x 12 inches, part of a larger installation, Richter Scale

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Kate Beck, Naranga, 2006, oil on canvas, 84 x 60 inches

Heather Hutchison, Divided (warm), 2006, mm, 18 x 18 x 2.5 inches

Joanne Mattera, Ciel Rouge, 2006, encaustic on panels, 48 x 67 inches

Natvar Bhavsar, Andhare, 2005, pure pigment on canvas, 75 x 68 inches

Fra Angelico, The Attempted Martyrdom of Saints Cosmas and Damian