NEW PAINTING - 'CLOUDS OVER SALVO'

'Clouds Over Salvo'

40" x 30" • acrylic on canvas • 2009

My 'expressionist landscape' series continues...

NEW PAINTING- 'FLOATING ISLAND'

'Floating Island'

(Cloud formation over I-77N)

40" x 36" • acrylic on canvas • 2009

Part of an on-going series I call 'Skyscapes' that focus on the beauty of clouds

I have a card in this deck - 'The Jack of Diamonds'.

Come and check out the show - it will be cool to see all 52 original pieces of art together.

'Sunset Woods'

30" x 40" • Acrylic on canvas • 2009

Another in my on-going series using expressionism to explore the genre of landscape and in particular the beauty and mystery of the deep woods.

'Woods (Deeper)'

30" x 40" • Acrylic on canvas • 2009

Another in my on-going series using expressionism to explore the genre of landscape.

SNEAK PEAK

'The Dreaming Sky'

24" x 24" • acrylic on wood panel • 2009

Illustration for an in-progress Children's Book written by me

and dedicated to my daughter. 

NEW PAINTING- 'MONOLITH'

'MONOLITH'

(Cloud Formation over Wake Forest, NC)

40" X 30" • Acrylic on canvas • 2009

Second in a series exploring the world around me in an expressionist manner

'THE GREAT HOPE' - NEW PAINTING

'The Great Hope'

36" x 48" • acrylic on canvas • 2009

I think this painting speaks for itself...

PARTY AT THE END OF THE WORLD

Join me this Friday, March 6, during the Gallery Crawl for the opening reception for 'PARTY AT THE END OF THE WORLD' & OTHER PAINTINGS BY JERRY KIRK. This will be a wine and cheese reception celebrating new and current work. The exhibit and reception will be in the 'Glover Gallery' inside NoDa's 'Arthouse' located at 3103 Cullman Avenue off 36th Street in Charlotte. A separate exhibit, 'GHOST'S OF AUTUMN' will be in the new 'Gallery E', also in the Arthouse. The dates for both exhibits is March 6 - April 1. The event is free, so bring a guest or guests. Time for the reception is 7-10pm. Email me at jerry@jerrykirk.com with any questions.

NEW PAINTING- 'SUNSET STROLL'

'Sunset Stroll'

(The Neighborhood Theatre)

48" x 24" • Acrylic on wood panel • 2009

A whimsical, maybe evocative, image of a couple strolling down Charlotte's 36th St., past the historic Neighborhood Theatre, during a magical sunset.

ELVIS & JESUS BOWLING

'Elvis & Jesus Bowling'

22" x 20" • acrylic on canvas • 2009

The latest in my ongoing series, 'The 2 Kings'.

To see more, visit my website: www.jerrykirk.com

Featured Artist

For those of you in the Charlotte area, check out the interview with me in the current, (February), issue of 'NoDa News'. To read online, click here.

GALLERY E

My new gallery will be called 'Gallery E', following my business, 'Studio E' and both named after my lovely daughter Elysia. An opening wine and cheese reception will be held during gallery crawl on March 6. This will be a dual exhibit for me as I will also be opening a show in the 'Glover Gallery' located in the same building right down the hall. All art will be new, from 2007-2009. If you wish to be added to my invite list, please send an email. Otherwise, this exhibit is free to the public.

'Jack of Diamonds'

'Jack of Diamonds'

11" x 14" / acrylic on canvas board / 2009

Design for 'Art in Hand' playing card deck. A different Charlotte Artist has created a design for each of the 52 cards in the deck. Proceeds from sales of the deck will go to 'The Creative Art Exchange' of Concord, NC. The original art will tour galleries throughout the Carolina's.

DeAngelo Williams Painting

'DeAngelo Williams'

2008 • acrylic on canvas • 36" x 32"

My tribute to the Carolina Panther's breakout star of 2008.

Available for sale. Contact Jerry Kirk

NEW GALLERY

I will be opening a new gallery inside NoDa's 'Arthouse' in March. The purpose of the  small space will be to showcase my own work, but on occasion I will host a show for other artists whose work I enjoy. More information to follow, including a gallery name...

EMERGING ARTIST COMPETITION

Jerry Kirk is a finalist in the 2008 'Ico Gallery Emerging Artist Competition.'

Ico Gallery is a renowned New York City Art Gallery that hosts the competition under the banner, 'Free Art Tomorrow'. 3 Artists are chosen out of hundreds of applicants with the winners receiving representation from the gallery for one year.

New Painting - 'The Evening Muse'

'The Evening Muse'

16" x 20" / acrylic on canvas / 2008

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The NoDa Art Districts premier music venue.

NoDa Art Market

I will be selling paintings and prints at NoDa's first 'All Art Market' on Wednesday, December 10 from 6-10pm. The market, which features over 90 local Artists plus live music, food and drink, is free to the public.

'SALVADOR DELI'

'Salvador Deli'

16" x 20" • acrylic on canvas • 2008

'Salvador Deli is an actual deli located on North Davidson Street in Charlotte's NoDa Art District. It's a very cool, funky little joint that often hosts live music and drum circles in it's front parking area during monthly Gallery Crawls.

'The Great Debate' - New Painting

'The Great Debate'

2008 • 36" x 48" • acrylic on canvas

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With this painting I was attempting to convey the absurdity and carnival atmosphere that surrounded much of the recent Presidential campaign. It is really a painting about the perceptions that each of us have towards particular candidates, celebrities, and those who sit on the opposite side of the fence from our own beliefs and values. Many of these perceptions are instilled by the media while others are encouraged by the uninformed or ignorant.

THANKS TO C. BUKOWSKI (A POEM)

Long dormant

my soul stirs and

I am inclined to write 

again

poetry.

Taking the long trek

down deep into the

heart of things

wrestling

with feelings 

ignoring blather

hoping to return

with something that

constitutes meaning

something of importance

something that will make

the effort worth the

folly.