Desmond O’Hagan One-Man Show: Internationally acclaimed artist, Desmond O’Hagan comes to Ogden! Join us Friday, September 4th from 6-9 p.m.
A collector’s favorite, O’Hagan, will be featured on the Second Floor and Upper Galleries of Elevated Spaces during September and October 2009 .
O'Hagan paints interiors, landscapes and figures in both pastels and oils. His bold brush strokes capture shadows and light, while letting the viewer decipher the painting's meaning. O’Hagan’s pastels are unusual in the way they exploit the intensity of pigment. He doesn’t draw shapes as much as define them with broad strokes of color that benefit from a sure, architectural eye. His sensual attachment to pastel has its parallel in oil. “With oil I love the fluidness, to the point of butter quality,” he explains. “The chunks of color going in different directions have a great expressive quality.”
In both pastel and oil, O’Hagan shows a strong leaning toward abstraction within his basically representational approach. “I always appreciated the abstract in graphic design,” he says. “I like the immediate impact of abstraction.”
O’Hagan has been featured in American Art Collector, Southwest Art, American Artist, The Artists’ Magazine, Hemispheres, Artists & Illustrators, The Pastel Journal, International Artist, as well as publications in France, Japan, Ireland and the UK. He has been a professional artist for over twenty years; has had numerous one-man shows throughout the United States; and has also participated in group shows in Japan, China, and France. O'Hagan has received many awards for his art through the Pastel Society of America, IAPS, and the Salmagundi Club in New York City. He has judged many national shows for pastels and oils and conducted workshops throughout the United States. He recently judged the portrait/figurative paintings for The Pastel Journal's 2009 Pastel 100.
O’Hagan lives in Denver where he works from sketches, memory and photographic notes, when he is not painting en plein air while traveling the artistic world. O’Hagan is avidly collected, with the market for, and values of, his work increasing every year.
Fall Colors Spectacular: Running concurrently, with the O’Hagan One Man Show, on the top floor of Elevated Spaces see the much anticipated Fall Colors Spectacular, with over 50 pieces by Northern Utah’s premier artists: including Eric Zschiesche, Stephen Teuscher, Steve Songer, Hadley Rampton, Dave Maestas, Shanna Kunz, David Jackson, Jeff Hepworth, Glen Hawkins, Jerry Hancock, Bonnie Frucci, Aaron Fritz, , Travis Crowther, Brandon Cook, Doug Braithwaite, Alison Benjamin and Gregg Batt.
Kris Wilkerson, co-owner says: “We are excited, to say the least, to put together these two concurrent shows. It is thrilling to have Desmond here in Ogden. Desmond is a world traveler and brings to us his unique and amazing interpretation of contemporary life. The Fall Colors Spectacular has been in the works since last fall and the pieces are really stunning. Both shows fit our theme of Elevated Spaces. This artwork truly elevates the space it occupies.”
The opening Artists’ Reception starts at 6 p.m. on September 4th, 2009. Don’t miss this opportunity to meet Desmond O’Hagan and many of Northern Utah Premier Artists who have created pieces especially for the Fall Colors Spectacular.
Crowley Wilkerson Fine Art Galleries –
Elevating Spaces through Art
