Chase Lanier: Art

An Overview

2007-10-05T01:46:00.026-04:00

Greetings Folks,

I'm a hobby painter it seems. I come home from my jobs and paint when I can upstairs in the attic. It's good practice.

An underlying aspect to all things in life is the creative process. We respond to stimuli nearly every moment of the day, and with each occurrence are provided an opportunity to create a memorable moment, a unique experience, a creative act. Through creating art, I apply this process and hone my skills of creativity, to be applied to later work and everyday life.

This is the first in a new series, 'ritual/habit', in which I use cigarette ash on a background of 'silver' pull tabs from cigarette packs. There's more in the works.

This is a commissioned piece I did in 2008 incorporating the Wall Street Journal and the S&P index for 2007.

Below you will find selections of my recent and past work, organized by date of completion, which corresponds relatively well to a style of work in and of itself. New work is added every few weeks when it is completed. Unless noted otherwise, all work is for sale. Please inquire for prices.

chaselanier@gmail.com

Art Shows
Pine Street Barber Shop, Richmond, VA, 2010
Firehouse Theatre, Richmond, VA, 2010
Gallery 44 & 45 , First Unitarian Universalist Church, Richmond, VA, group shows, 2009/2010
The Expansion Joint, Richmond, VA, 2009
Cafe Ole, Richmond, VA, 2008
Que Bella, Richmond, VA, 2008
Crossroads Coffee Shop, Richmond, VA, 2007
Healing Arts Centre, Athens, GA, 2005
"Opera", Lamar Dood School of Art, UGA, Athens, Ga, group show, 2001
Starseed I & II, Nuci's Space, Athens, GA, group shows, 2001
"Mostra", Cortona, Italy, group show, 2000
Lyndon House Juried Exhibition, Athens, Ga, group show, 2000

Recent Narrative Paintings

2007-10-04T21:35:00.019-04:00

Following are from the narrative series I have been working on for the last few years.

'cusp' oil on panel, spring 2011, 24 inches square
'E_...' oil on panel, summer 2010, 16 inches square
'revival' oil on panel, spring-summer 2010, 16 inches square (sold)
'curtain' oil on panel, 2005/2010, 12 inches square
'shaken' oil on panel, winter 2009, 24 inches square
'between' oil on panel, winter 2009, 12 inches square (sold)
'apropos' oil on panel, winter 2009, 12 inches square
'nuclear cupcake' oil on panel, autumn 2008, 12 inches square
'off track' oil on panel, spring 2008, 12 inches square
'greener' oil on panel, winter 2008, 12 inches square (sold)
'mound' oil on panel, winter 2003-winter 2008, 12 inches square
'rahara' oil on panel, summer 2007, 12 inches square,
'wave' oil on panel, summer 2007, 12 inches square,
'insight' oil on panel, summer 2007, 12 inches square,
'unknown' oil on panel, 2004, 12 inches square, (sold)
'key' oil on panel, 2004, 12 inches square, (private collection)
'everyday' oil on panel, 2002, 16 x 20 inches,

The Process Pieces

2007-10-02T01:27:00.020-04:00

The following group of paintings I have titled 'The Process Pieces'. I have used these paintings as a means to exercise the creative process as it applies to harmonious color schemes and compositions. Typically, I produce these pieces in between working on abstract paintings as a way to "keep the ball rolling". They are oil on panel and oak board.

From the top, left to right. Those with an (*) are available as high resolution prints on archival paper.

'avo' 5 1/2 inches square (sold)
'fresh' 7 1/4 inches square (sold)
'reach' 5 1/2 inches square (sold)
* 'quintessence' 7 1/4 inches square (sold)
* 'aperture' 7 1/4 inches square
'scope' 7 1/4 inches square
* 'growth' 5 1/2 inches square
'spun' 5 1/2 inches square (sold)
'dark sun' 5 1/2 inches square (sold)
'dissolve' 5 1/2 inches square (sold)
'snap' 5 1/2 inches square
'weave' 5 1/2 inches square (sold)
'lock' 5 1/2 inches square
'mane' 5 1/2 inches square
'eye' 5 1/2 inches square (sold)
'mix' 5 1/2 inches square (sold)
'ease' 5 1/2 inches square (sold)
'solid' 5 1/2 inches square (sold)
'three buddhas' 5 1/2 inches square (sold)
'shrug' 5 1/2 inches square (sold)
'window' 12 inches square
'rings' 5 1/2 inches square (sold)
'pulse' 5 1/2 inches square (donated)
'8 hours' 12 inches square
'pawns' 5 1/2 inches square (sold)
'subtle' 5 1/2 inches square (sold)
'second' 5 1/2 inches square (missing)
'inner' 5 1/2 inches square (sold)

Early Narratives 2000-2001

2007-10-01T02:28:00.010-04:00

A small selection of paintings from 2000-2001 is presented here. The 2nd, 3rd, and 4th paintings were completed using a technique incorporating fire to burn patterns into the paint. The 1st is the last painting I did in college and the last two are from when I was in Cortona, Italy.

'boggler', oil on panel, 32 inches square, winter 2001
'pinnochio's self-portrait', 36 x 48 inches, spring 2001
'appearance', oil on panel, 48 inches square, winter 2000-2001 (sold
'inside the root', oil on panel, 48 inches square, autumn 2000 (sold)
'amnesia', oil on plywood, 36 inches square, autumn 2000
'screen', oil on plywood, 36 inches square, autumn 2000
'it's your world', oil on plywood, 24 inches square, spring 2000
'Why is marble?' & '...in her son's funeral...' (diptych), oil on canvas, summer 2000

Monotypes: 2001

2007-09-28T03:11:00.002-04:00

These monotypes were created over an eight week period in a spontaneous fashion, utilizing the quick process of monotypes.

'B & L' monotype on paper, 8 inches square, summer 2001, (sold)
'work' monotype on paper, 8 inches square, summer 2001, (sold)
'two of a kind' monotype on paper, 8 inches square, summer 2001,
'master 1' monotype on paper, 8 inches square, summer 2001,
'master 2' monotype on paper, 8 inches square, summer 2001,
'history repeats itself' monotype on paper, 8 inches square, summer 2001,

Sketches from the Past

2007-09-27T21:52:00.002-04:00

These have been culled from the sketchbooks and classwork of the past. Some of these were the first sketch of completed paintings. The first two drawings are from a figure drawing class in 2000. They were completed in a manner of drawing from multiple perspectives and incorporating designs into the shadows and forms. The third sketch went on to be 'everyday', above under the abstract works. The fourth is from a vision I saw hovering over a hilltop in the painted desert in August of 1999. The fifth is a roughing out of a creature project from college where I actually ended up overlapping a number of personal imagery to 'form' a creature, which was actually not there. The sixth is from a late night sketching at The Grill, a 24/7 restaurant in Athens, Ga. The seventh, one of many Pinnochio inspired drawings. The final piece is a drawing I carried around in my pocket, folded up into sixths, to work on in free time during the late autumn of 2000. The figure drawings are for sale, but the following sketches are not.