BRG Summer Series II: Richard Lillash & Erika Stearly

BRG SUMMER SERIES JULY 3 - AUGUST 1

Richard Lillash & Erika Stearly

RICHARD LILLASH

Rich recently completed a custom commission for the Hilton 2.0 in downtown Columbus

Columbus, OH

Richard Lillash is a Columbus-based artist and illustrator. Lillash creates vivid paintings employing active brushwork and saturated color. Rich explores his environments through the physical act of painting, sometimes referred to as a “painter’s painter.” Working across landscape and still life, his observational painting breaks down light, form, and color into distinct brushstrokes, hinting at the building blocks that make up the world around us.

Rich explores various approaches to his painting style by adding texture to the painting surface. Flashes of bare canvas or tinted board create an air of spontaneity and effortlessness in these carefully crafted studies. The influence of PostImpressionist painting with its vibrant use of color, pattern, and exaggerated perspective often appears in his work.

Lillash is a graduate of Columbus College of Art & Design and has a national collector base. He recently participated in the Highlands Nature Sanctuary Artist Residency.

“I'm constantly trying to break down shapes, forms, and color to simplify my compositions.”

GOLDEN TREELINE Oil on sand and gesso canvas 11 x 11 in. framed $850

LAKESIDE LAKEFRONT Oil on sand and gesso panel 8.25 x 9.25 in. framed $750

ALUM CREEK #2 Oil on sand and gesso panel 25 x 25 in. framed $2100

PEONIES & MORRIS Oil on sand and gesso panel 20.25 x 20.25 in. framed SOLD

A PEAR, BLUE BOOK, AND BONNARD Oil on sand and gesso panel 14.25 x 13.25 in. framed $1200

SMALL TREE STUDY Oil on sand and gesso panel 7.5 x 5.5 in. framed $450

WINTER LANDSCAPE Oil on sand and gesso canvas 11 x 11 in. framed $850

STILL LIFE WITH PEARS AND ORANGES Oil on sand and gesso panel 20 x 24 in. framed $1750

THE GREEN TABLE Oil on sand and gesso panel 23.5 x 27.5 in. $1850

OLD BEECHWOLD BRIDGE STUDY Oil on sand and gesso panel 11 x 13 in. framed $750

THE SWIMMERS Oil on sand and gesso panel 13 x 16 in. framed $1400

STUDY FOR ALUM CREEK Oil on sand and gesso panel 8.5 x 8.5 in. framed SOLD

ALUM CREEK LANDSCAPE Oil on sand and gesso panel 17.5 x 27.5 in. framed $1500

VALENTINE'S DAY SURVIVORS Oil on sand and gesso panel 14 x 14 in. framed $1200

LAKE ERIE SUNSET Oil on panel 8.5 x 10.5 in. framed SOLD

ERIKA STEARLY

She is the recipient of several artist grants, most recently through the Puffin Foundation and the Black Rock Arts Foundation

KUTZTOWN, PA

Erika Stearly has been making paintings of domestic spaces for over a decade. She's found inspiration in vintage home remodeling magazines, the IKEA catalog, photos taken in friend's houses, searching sublet rental ads on Craigslist, and most recently through Instagram.

Using a combination of watercolor and acrylic paint, Stearly quickly sketches in the setting. Despite being loosely rendered, exaggerated and often brightly colored, the collection of domestic items depicted still manage to evoke the sense of a particular place. Stearly's paintings are often titled by street address or named after the people who live there.

Stearly has received awards from the Puffin Foundation and the Black Rock Arts Fooundation for her work with Take A Painting, an interactive painting installation which she launched in 2013. She has been an Artist in Residence at Wilson College, Kutztown University, and Penn State University, where she taught undergraduate painting.

“Painting is a solitary activity, which suits me as an introverted person. I’ve learned that spending time in the studio rejuvenates me”

IDEAS INSPIRED BY A SODA FOUNTAIN Oil on canvas 20 x 16 in. $1250

LIBERTY HILL SOUTH CAROLINA NO. 01 Watercolor and acrylic on Panel 10 x 8 in. $475

1506 N. NICHOLAS STREET Watercolor and acrylic on panel 20 x 16 in. $1250

A SMALL ROOM THAT FITS TWO NEEDS Oil on canvas 20 x 16 in. $1250

NEW BRUNSWICK NO. 201 Watercolor and acrylic on Panel 14 x 11 in.

SOLD

HANDFORD - TERRY HOUSE Watercolor and acrylic on panel 20 x 16 in. $1250

OIL CITY NO. 201 Watercolor and acrylic on Panel 14 x 11 in.

SOLD

610 8TH STREET Watercolor and acrylic on panel 20 x 16 in. $1250

BRG SUMMER SERIES I. CAITLIN CARTWRIGHT & GAVIN BANJAMIN GALLERY HOP EXHIBITION RECEPTION: JUNE 5, 1-5 PM ON VIEW: JUNE 5 - 27 VIRTUAL EXHIBITION AVAILABLE THROUGH AUGUST 29

II. RICHARD LILLASH & ERIKA STEARLY GALLERY HOP EXHIBITION RECEPTION: JULY 3, 1-5 PM ON VIEW: JULY 3 - AUGUST 1

III. JEFFREY HIRST & MARCO QUERIN GALLERY HOP EXHIBITION RECEPTION: AUGUST 7, 1-5 PM ON VIEW: AUGUST 7 - 29

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