Once again this year, the doors of the studio will open for the Dumbo Arts Festival.

Hours this year are Saturday, September 24th 12-8 pm and Sunday, September 25th from 12-6pm. Stop by during those hours and you can preview some of the work that will be going to the upcoming show at the Germantown Mennonite Museum of Art and Peace in Philadelphia, including a couple of new paintings and a complete set of the new digital prints.

More info is available from the festival’s official site. There’s a page with a map showing our location and even an iphone app. Hot transportation tip– get here by using the new East River Ferry.

Here’s a sneak peek:

Work in progress in the studio, September 2011

You can see how the light changes in the studio during the work day, and how I like to move the painting around. But mostly you see how funny it all looks speeded up!

Click here to view the embedded video.

"Garden Gate" in situ, photo by Michael Turek

It’s the last week for the current show at Union Theological Seminary’s James Chapel. The last day to visit the show is Friday, May 21st, 2010.

For those who are too far away in space or time to see the show in person, here is one more set of photos. Click to see them big.

These were shot by Michael Turek, who uses his pro-photographer powers to make nice clean lines happen in the incredibly vertical space of the chapel. It takes some special equipment to gather this much of the space into one photo, and I know it took some post-shoot work to make these look so good (Michael sends this correction– “all the work was done in camera, just a 24mm tilt/shift lens.”)  So thank you, Michael! To see more what Mr. Turek can really do with a camera, go visit his portfolio, it’s super-beautiful stuff.

David Beahm and Randall Stoltzfus Pose for Jacob Ouillette. Photo by B. Yanev

Thank you to everyone who came out to the reception for the exhibit “Crossing” at Union Theological Seminary on April 15th. It was a great crowd, and lovely to spend some time in that magnificent space with all of you.

The brilliant cellphone camera photo above is courtesy of the inestimable B. Yanev.

The album below is the work of the talented Steve McFarland. Check out more of Steve’s work by visiting his website. Click on any of the photos to enlarge:

Gold leaf glints in a new painting, "Perigee"

The show at Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York is up and almost complete— there is one more painting loaned from a private collection that will be added later this week. What a cool experience it was to see the paintings go up on the walls of a English Gothic chapel! I am excited that I can share some photographs with you of the paintings being installed in the space:

A big thank you to Troy Messenger, Emily Otto, and Scott Bodenner for their excellent help with the install.

The exhibit will remain at Union until May 21st, 2010.

Complete information is posted here

It is always neat to see a painting hanging in a new context. Fresh eyes and feedback are precious, especially after hours of painting in solitude. It’s extra special to see paintings hung by someone who is gifted at presentation and display.

Fellow artist and long time friend, David Beahm has definitely got those gifts. David is a talented floral designer and a sought-after event planner here in New York. Lately he has been busy creating a line of bouquets for flora2000.com.

David thought it might be nice to hang a few paintings at the party he was having to introduce the new bouquets. That sounded like an interesting context for paintings– certainly fun, anyway. But wow! Red roses looked amazing in front of the new canvas “Ishmael,” with its own touches of red and flashes of palladium. And Blue Magic Vanda Orchids were not something I knew about before, but they have a color that I really wish I could include in a painting. I’m happy to say that having a few of them sitting near a painting like “Specter,” with all that active blue, is maybe even better.

The studio will be open to visitors during this year’s 13th edition of the D.U.M.B.O. Art Under the Bridge Festival on Saturday, September 25 and Sunday, September 26, 2009 from 1- 6 PM each day.

The Dumbo Festival website has a complete list of the 80+ participating studios, as well as links that will get you started exploring what the Dumbo Arts Center calls “a one-of-a-kind art happening” and “the nation’s largest urban forum for experimental art.” You can also browse the festival’s media partner, Art + Culture, to take a peek at some of what is planned this year.

The studio is at 89 Bridge Street, between York and Front Streets, and just one block from the York Street Subway on the F line. Come up the stairs, head left, back the hall, and say hello! While you are here, visit some of the other artists in the building who are participating. DAC lists six, though there will likely be a few last minute additions.

Here’s where you’ll find us:

"Penumbra" installed in the LIMN showroom in San Francisco

You can still see work from the recent show at LIMN Gallery in San Francisco by visiting the neighboring LIMN furniture & design showroom at 290 Townsend Street. LIMN’s showroom website has more about visiting the showroom. Wandering in the showroom is fun: there are beautiful vignettes combining art and design around every corner.

People and paintings at Randall Stoltzfus' opening at LIMN Gallery

LIMN has posted an album of photos of the show and opening on their website. It was nice to see the work presented with such care in LIMN’s exceptionally beautiful space. Thanks to Christine and Dan and Tingting for working to make the show possible and thanks to everyone who came out to join the celebration. And if you are looking at the photos on the LIMN website, make sure to check out the photos of the concurrent show of work by Rik Ritchey.

Closeup of the painting "Transfigured" on display at LIMN Gallery