Here’s a challenge: Take a huge subject, such as mountains, or sprawling prairies, or roiling oceans, and depict it in a small work. California plein air artist Glenn Dean does just that in his solo show at Maxwell Alexander Gallery, in Culver City, California.
Detail showing Dean’s brushstrokes depicting a rooftop with trees partially obscuring it
Detail showing Dean’s brushstrokes depicting ocean whitewater
Most of the pieces in the exhibition are 9″ x 12″, and all of them show Dean’s skill at advancing the California plein air style with touches of impressionism. In a unique twist, the pieces in the exhibition are presented in handmade Arts and Crafts-style frames. The show closes the first week of May. Call Maxwell Alexander Gallery at 310.839.9242 for more information.
