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Up Close and Personal with Metal Artist Cheryl Garcia

Cheryl D. Garcia

Fellow metal artist Randall Grealish interviewed the popular Jacksonville metal artist and sculptor and learned things about Cheryl D. Garcia journey into art that few of us know!

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Take time to listen

Good influence can come at anytime.  While taking some classes to kick start my oil painting skills I spent almost as much time just listening to the instructor talking to the other students as well as observing the reactions of my classmates.  Some of them where notable for their skills and techniques and others for there positive attitude and willingness to learn.  While others where quite resistant to being taught.  I am sure [...]

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New Copper Art

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Afterhours Reception for Copper Artist Randall Grealish at the GoodBean

Randall Grealish Copper Art, view 1 - Cyprium #29, November 2012

Curator Hannah West and GoodBean owner Mary Kell are thrilled to present our November exhibition of the beautiful metal art of Randall Grealish…This collection of 2D/3D framed works defined by layers of fabricated copper with lovely warm patinas has an abstract, industrial feel…and wonderful compositions…interior designers and those looking for something special to add to your home decor, don’t miss this opportunity to add Randall to your go-to list of artists! Meet Randall at an artist reception at the iconic GoodBean Cafe on Oregon Street in Jacksonville this Friday from 6-9pm!

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Art showings for November 2012

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Art showings for November 2012

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Randall Grealish: November at the GoodBean ~ Don't miss a special artist reception too!

Randall Grealish, Nov 2012 GoodBean show announcement

Join GoodBean Coffee, Art Presence and the Southern Oregon Artists Resource in welcoming mixed media/copper artist Randall Grealish for the month of November! Artist reception from 6-9 pm on November 9th – save the date!

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New Copper Art

At long last I have new metal art to post.  This is one of the new pieces that I finished recently.  It is all copper that I have added various patina techniques to get the colors and all the arches are hand bent to give a nice 3D element to the art.  I am always happy to hear your thoughts, so feel free to post a comment or contact me with any questions or if you are interested in the purchase of one of my art pieces.  Thanks f [...]

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“No Idea”

This painting is a continuation in the “No Idea” series that is ongoing and will be added to when ever an idea or lack there of pops up.  This series started after visiting another artist friend who’s work I have admired for some time now.  I was at his studio visiting and on the drive home I felt really inspired and knew I needed to get my a$s in gear and paint more often, well I had “No Idea” what I wanted to paint tha [...]

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“Perfect Eye Of Corrosion”

This Multi media piece came together over several months as all the pieces took time to realize they would form the final creation.  It started with the eyeball painting which was originally part of a larger piece that did not quite work out.  There where parts of the eye that I really liked so I kept it around hoping to find a use for it at some point.  Next I found the circular piece at a estate sale and added it [...]

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