UPDATE [2/18/11] Thanks to everyone that came out to the StateHouse Show, I'd like to thank Rep. Jay Kaufman and Karin Wall for a great time. I've got two new pieces posted in the portfolio section as well as a new article up by photojournalist Courtney Sacco on Boston.com. Be sure to check it out!
UPDATE [2/4/12] I've got a new piece posted in the portfolio section. I'd also like to thank Boston.com and photojournalist Courtney Sacco for taking the time to do a piece on me as part of a monthly installment series.
UPDATE [1/30/12] A quick reminder to everyone to come out for the State House Show on Wednesday, Feb. 8th from 3 -5 pm. Room 34 off the Ashburton Park Entrance. Also I'd like to note that photojournalist Courtney Sacco will be featuring my day to day life as an artist in an upcoming series of articles for Boston.com. Once they are up a link will be posted, for now, enjoy some previews!
UPDATE [1/22/12] Thanks to Lynnhappens.com for plugging the new show, some new pieces coming soon.
UPDATE [ 1/17/12 ]Please make sure to visit the Meulensteen Museum at 511 West 22nd St In NYC before Feburary 18th to see a piece of mine made for artist Katayoun Vaziri. My piece is one of the prints in the series It is meaning which is only an ambiguous and inconsequential accident. Also please come to the State House Show on Feburary 8th!
UPDATE [1/7/12] I have a few paintings from the portfolio page up for sale right now with a percentage of the proceeds going to charities such as the Jimmy Fund, World Food Program USA, and ST. Jude's Research Children's hospital. Click here to bid now!
UPDATE [1/6/12] New painting posted on the portfolio page.
UPDATE [1/3/12] Working on a 45 foot mural at Ford School, lots of freelance stuff and commissions. Tired. New painting posted.
UPDATE [12/29/11] I'm not about to detail the progress of everything I do, but I have a painting posted that is a work in progress. More to be revealed soon!
UPDATE [12/12/11] Two new paintings posted! Also alot of my work changed hands today, thanks to everyone for taking an interest in my artwork.
UPDATE [11/29/11] 2 new paintings posted.
UPDATE [11/19/11] Ok, I promise not to turn this into a blog, but this guy is hysterically amazing - The Sucklord. In other news, I've been toiling away in my laboratory (studio) trying to find the meaning of christmas and making some amazing new work. Look for it soon. In other, other news, Christmas season is coming up, so please get the commissions in before I get all booked up! In other, other, other news, I'm going to be alot more personable on here and have alot more fun. Deal with it :)
UPDATE [10/26/11] There are a bunch of new pieces posted in the portfolio section.
UPDATE [10/17/11] Please take the time to vote for me for the 3rd Ward Contest in Brooklyn, NY. The winner gets a residency in NYC and a sizeable grant that could really help push my work to the next level. Please vote and vote often!
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UPDATE [10/15/11] The date for the reception of the State House show has been set!
UPDATE [9/24/11] The postcards for the statehouse show will be posted, sent out soon! In the meantime, I've been doing some work. Work work. Please check out the portfolio page to see some new pieces.
UPDATE [9/3/11] Please feel free to visit my upcoming show at the State House in Boston! Last year was such a success that they're inviting me back, so please come and visit! The hanging date will be January 20th with a month long run. The reception date is TBD so please stay posted! I'd also like to thank Paul Spreen for purchasing " Tempahmental, judgementahl " last week. I'm sad to see it go but its going to a good home.
UPDATE [7/3/11] It's been nice doing some mural work outside for a change. A big thanks to Andrew Lobel of Lobel Tree Service and Jon Brennan for commisioning the two large works featured at the bottom of the painting section. Two new shows before November dates will be posted soon so stay tuned!
UPDATE [6/26/11] New painting uploaded to the portfolio section.
UPDATE [6/2/11] Thanks to the good people at kickstarter for taking on my project! Basically I am starting a year long painting project that will be funded off of donations in the form of commissions. Please visit my page at http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/816266578/im-painting-the-same-painting-a-temporal-causality.
UPDATE [5/25/11] I would like the good people at kickstarter to enjoy viewing " 56 " on the portfolio page which is leading me towards a new, large project and " Edwin Roy Sewell " which is the basis for said project.
UPDATE [5/2/11] New drawing uploaded to the portfolio page entitled " Large Self Portrait ".
UPDATE [4/29/11] Updates made to the CV page, portfolio page, and the process made visible page.
UPDATE [4/24/11] I've finished a new painting titled " Duality and Ebb in Flesh ". Please come join me at the Printer on Prescott Artist Space on Wednesday night for the UML Student Art Union Benefit show. I along with other Massachusetts artists will be exhibiting 12" x 12" paintings for a silent auction to benefit Umass Lowell. It's a bit of a honeyhole for great art at a great price, since it is stictly word of mouth every year. I've also got a prospective group showing in Chelsea, NY in the summer, so pleased stay posted for future news. I'll also be looking to consign some works in galleries during this summer so if you're particularly interested in something, please let me know.
UPDATE [4/15/11] New painting uploaded entitled " Shift with a Cigarette ".
UPDATE [4/4/11] New painting uploaded, entitled " Portrait from a Portrait ", as well as a new page called " studio ". Thanks to everyone involved in the Dave Vaughn show, it was a great time and a great cause.
UPDATE [3/30/11] I'd like to thank Liz and the fine staff at Newbury Fine Arts for inviting my girlfriend and I to a great show last night. I've made some updates lately, my about me page, my process made visible page, and my cv page all have new information and pictures. I've got a few shows coming up, please stay posted for details!
UPDATE [3/22/11] " 56 " has been posted in its initial showing stage, as well as an updated picture of " Beautiful Barnburner "., thanks to Lindzy Von Werner.
UPDATE [3/20/11] I have a painting in a juried show at the Presidents Gallery at Massart this week, Thursday March 24th at 6:30 - 9 pm. Check the upcoming shows page for details. If your in the area feel free to swing on by.
UPDATE [3/10/11] The next session of " 56 in Progress " has been posted in the portfolio section, it is certainly a large undertaking which is why I'm sharing it with you all while its being painted. The scale is quite large, and the subject matter is very obtuse but intense. It should be completed within the next two weeks along with its own artist's statement. I have a new painting posted along with it entitled " A Soft Nomenclature " . I'll be showing along with another artist in mid May, so please check back for details.
UPDATE [2/28/11] Sorry for the lack of updates I've been very busy lately. Nothing substantial to post apart from a preview of a large piece that should be done sometime next month. A close-up of the piece will be posted in the portfolio section. I've been very low on business cards so if anyone is looking to contact me my phone number is 617-275-1098.
UPDATE [1/16/11] New painting from my new series is posted. It's a portrait taken from a low resolution photo, extrapulated to show the colors that make up the flesh tones and shifts in musculature.
UPDATE [1/6/11] I've got a few shows coming up in the spring and summer so I need to clear up some of my studio space to work. Alot of the work I have isn't pertaining to what I'll be displaying so if you want a certain painting this is your time to act. I'm accepting all offers for all of the work unless it has already gone to a new home. You can contact me at actualyalexander@aim.com for pricing queries, sizing details, and delivery options. I'm also entertaining the idea of doing a total of three commisions, whether they be portraits or landscapes of a home, etc. My pricing is very modest, so if your interested please drop me a line soon as I'll be busy painting my new series focusing on low resolution oil portraits with trunkated appendages in the coming months.
UPDATE [12/25/10] Merry Christmas! I had to send in some jpegs for a an upcoming show's jury so I added some clearer images of an old monoprint. I also took a photo I quite liked which is now in the photo section. Happy Holidays!
UPDATE [12/9/10] 3 new paintings posted, as well as a reworked piece.
UPDATE [12/7/10] There is a new small study posted in the painting section. I have some good news, I will have photographs of 3 large pieces posted 12/15, there are going to be juried so I am going to take the opportunity to have them photographed professionally. I think they number among my strongest works so make sure to check back on the 15th after 5 pm!
UPDATE [11/25/10] I have a new painting uploaded, a smaller piece before I finish work on my newest large piece in my implied movement series.
UPDATE [11/12/10] 2 new drawings have been added, as well as an older painting, and my installation painting at the 4th Wall Project. I've also added a few photos of older shows on the CV page.
UPDATE [11/08/10] I have a new painting posted, its done from an old dismissed work of mine from quite awhile ago. Also I have an instillation up at the Fourth Wall Gallery that will be up for a few weeks, pics will posted Wednesday.
UPDATE [10/28/10] New painting, new section; Guest Artist. Busy gotta run!
UPDATE [10/20/10] I've got two new paintings posted in the portfolio section.
UPDATE [ 10/13/10] Living with 8 other artists I've decided to do a series of portraits of them when they are passed out. The longer the person is passed out and the worse off they are, the more intricate the paintings become. I've got a finished one that I did quick on the portfolio page as well as one in progress on the process made visible page. I've also added a few new photos so be sure to check those out!
UPDATE [10/08/10] I've got a tumblr up now for some massart related shenanigans (sp?). Also I did a little 4 x 6 inch paint doodle that I'm uploading while I try to finish some much bigger stuff.
UPDATE [9/27/10] New painting up, a quick little acrylic study of my roommate, Eric Warn. New show in the works, word to Oliver.
UPDATE [9/15/10] I did an illustration for the " Ill Illustration Battle of 2010 " , against Ian of Westart Illustrations. The winner is the artist who sells his piece for the most. It is a really nice piece up close, the sheen of the paint is amazing. I will be donating the money from the winning bidder to a charity of their choice, and if no one is chosen, tasty, tasty beer and oil paint. If you are interested please email me your bid at actualyalexander@aim.com .
Visit Ian along with his twin brother Adahn at Westart.tumblr.com. They're an amazing pair of artists.
UPDATE [9/10/10] My roommates and I all collaborated on a painting together, it was done all with acryllics, paint markers, and latex. There are previews up on the process made visible page, and the final, unstretched painting is on the portfolio page.
UPDATE [8/29/10] I've added two new gallery sections, more for fun than anything else. One is for photographs and another is for sculpture, mainly because of an impromptu chainsaw carving which I had alot of fun doing.
UPDATE [8/26/10] I've started a new painting, its going to be a study/reproduction of Euan Uglow's " S ". The preview/first two sessions can be viewed under the Process Made Visible page. It is very odd to do this because of his unique method of painting does not lend itself very well to being copied. The details are miniscule while being of a casual nature, paint removal and mineral spirit washes are so dynamic it's amazing. I've got a lot of hours to go on this one.
UPDATE [7/27/10] I have a new show in the works, but its not 100% yet. I should have a piece in a show in London in the near future, stay posted for pics. In the meantime, check out the process made visible page for a preview of a new painting I'm starting.
UPDATE [6/11/10] A big thanks to everyone that came out yesterday! Sorry for those of you that got there after the show winded down, but I hope you still all had a good time. If I failed to get any contact information from any of you yesterday, if if you'd just like to keep in touch you can email me at actualyalexander@aim.com or through my contact page.
UPDATE [5/27/10] The State House show has been pushed back to June 10th, 4pm-6pm. For more details see the below entry. Also check out my new painting, " Tempahmental, Judgementahl " on the portfolio page.
UPDATE [5/13/10] State House Show Reception is June 10th, 4pm - 6pm. It is in room 34 and the entrance to the floor is off Bowdoin St. ( the Ashburton Park Entrance ). If you'd like to view or purchase work before the reception date, please call the state house and ask for room 34, although that is for serious patrons and close friends only.
UPDATE [5/05/10] One man show at the State House in Boston Mass. May 10th - June 10th, reception TBA.
UPDATE [ 4/29/10 ] Make sure to visit the 12 x 12 show at the Dugan Hall Gallery in Lowell today if your in the area, I have a few small pieces in there.
UPDATE [ 4/19/10 ] Good times at BC, closing a deal with a showcase in Cleveland Circle, stay tuned for details soon. Also, I would like to make a shout out to everyone that survived the infamous green line guy puking incident, if you're that girl from suffolk send me a link to some of your work, I'd love to check it out.
UPDATE [ 4/17/10 ] Thanks to everyone that came out for Materiality. I've got a new painting posted, a 12x12 for a charity auction. There should be another show coming up in Boston on Brooklyn St., stay posted for details.
UPDATE [ 3/20/10 ] Finished works for Materiality pics up soon, I promise. In the meantime check out this painting I did for the sneaker boutique FooTraffik in Saugus, MA.
UPDATE [ 3/10/10 ] Finished works for MATERIALITY will be posted Wednesday. The show is March 21st, reception is the 26th. Check it out.
UPDATE [ 2/14/10 ] New art show added to the schedule list. Go see Materiality at Umass Lowell.
UPDATE [ 2/8/10 ] New painting added to portfolio section, two new shows added to calender. Please visit LYNNHAPPENS.COM and eggsquid.com.
Please check out lynnhappens.com, an online newspaper about everything Lynn. I'll be featured in an upcoming piece interviewing local artists. So seriously, check it out. Don't just read this, go visit the site. Do it. No, I see you opening another window to facebook, exit that and go to lynnhappens.com dammit!
Stay posted, art show in the works in Boston est. April 2010, details still real loose.
Welcome to the website of Alexander M. Sewell, a young figure painter from Lynn, Massachusetts. Feel free to check back occasionally. Btw the title of the page is an allusion to the struggle every painter faces with each new work, please don't literally fight your paintings.
Also please feel free to visit alexmsewell.blogspot.com
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