Ren & Stimpy Production Still By Bob Camp

Thursday January 10th marked the first serious art crawl of the New Year, and what better way to kick it off than with a visit to Bold Hype Gallery on West 27th Street for their new group show, Far Away, So Close. We always have a blast at Bold Hype’s shows, so this was a special treat to have so many of our favorite artists exhibiting all together! Here’s some of what we saw:

Sweet Tooth By Daek William

Daek William’s paintings are a lot of fun.

Seducer By Eric Richardson

Eric Richardson is probably my favorite local artist and I am so proud to own two of his paintings in my collection. His attention to detail and love of the surreal seems to be developing further each time I see his art. Now is the time to buy work by this artist because his pieces are only going to go up in value.

Scott Scheidly is another surrealist I admire. The above work is called Preemtive Nostalgia. I like it.

The Wishing Well By Nathan Spoor

Nathan Spoor is not only an amazing artist but a super nice guy who is also totally hot.

Luna II by Jason Limon is very indicative of his style and subject matter: surreal but organic and earthy.

Above, Artist Johannah O’Donnell poses with her painting entitled with Tonya. I chatted with Johannah briefly at the reception and she expressed to me how her objective with this series is to create hyper-realistic paintings that look even more real than photographs. I think she is on the right track, because her work is stunning.

Danika by Johannah O’Donnell

Above, artist Bob Camp poses with a production still he drew for the Ren & Stimpy show – one of my favorite cartoons, ever! Bob was super nice and I’m sorry my iPad had no flash so that he is hard to see. Thanks, Bob, for the great Art!

Far Away So Close will be on Exhibit at Bold Hype Gallery, Located at 547 West 27th Street, 5th Floor, NYC through February 10th, 2013. Be sure to tell them that you read about the show on Worleygig.com!