Posted on May 13, 2011
I was trolling around BoingBoing.net earlier today and came across this video, which immediately reminded me of the photography of another Marfa resident and John Cleary Gallery artist, Marty Carden.
White Sands 36, 2009
White Sands 03, 2009
White Sands 13, 2009
White Sands 04, 2009
White Sands 35, 2009
To see any of Marty's work, or the work of any of our other fine photographers, stop into the gallery or check out the website at www.JohnClearyGallery.com!
Posted on May 13, 2011
*This was intended to go up yesterday but Blogger was out of service the whole day! WELL! Houston has finally gotten some rain to quench our Texas sized thirst? and I'm pretty sure it's been months since any kind of sizeable amount of H20 has graced our fare…
Posted on May 5, 2011
This week marks the third anniversary of Catherine's tenure as owner of the John Cleary Gallery and we celebrated the only way we Texans know how--with a meal and margaritas!! Both Catherine and I are big fans of the Support Local, Grow Together (SLGT)…
Posted on Apr 29, 2011
Today we're in the final swings of getting up the Henry Horenstein exhibit at the gallery. For the last show, Keliy (the artist) and her husband Matt hung the pictures up themselves but generally Catherine does her own. So this time she taught me all…
Posted on Apr 24, 2011
Happy Easter from the John Cleary Gallery! Henry Horenstein: Scotty the Blue Bunny, New York, 2008 To see more of Henry's work, make sure to catch the opening of Show on Saturday, April 23 from 6 - 8 pm at the gallery. Henry will be at the opening…
Posted on Apr 23, 2011
GIRLS! GIRLS GIRLS! Fishnets, New York Burlesque Festival, Southpaw Brooklyn, New York, 2005 Got your attention, didn't we? Please join us Saturday, April 30, from 6-8 p.m. forr the opening of Henry Horenstein: Show, a candid look into the neo-burlesque…
Posted on Apr 19, 2011
New York City (Dog Legs), 1974; gelatin silver print Effective May 1, 2011 the price for Elliot Erwitt prints will increase, on average, $1,000. For those of you who have been contemplating purchasing one of his works--now's the best time to do so! Paris,…
Posted on Apr 12, 2011
The 150th anniversary of the American Civil War is being observed today and we thought it would be as good a time as any to look back at some of the oft-forgotten photographs from the late nineteenth century. (All examples taken from CivilWarPhotos.net,…
Posted on Apr 9, 2011
For a continuation of our ongoing series regarding the different types of photography I thought today we'd take a look at three more well-known processes. Gelatin Silver Print: As the dominant photographic mode from its inception in the 1880's through…
Posted on Apr 8, 2011
One of the perks of working at the John Cleary Gallery is that I have free reign to explore drawer after drawer of the gallery's collection. I came across Maggie Taylor's "The Patient Gardener" recently and was reminded of a song from Claude Debussy's…