Opening Saturday: Julio Reyes

Golgatha
oil on linen
27 X 50 in.

Julio Reyes' first solo exhibition with Arcadia Gallery opens Saturday night in New York City with an artist's reception beginning at 4:00 PM.  Twenty of this talented young man's' drawings and paintings will be on view, beginning tomorrow, and lasting through November 23rd, in a show that promises to be one of the best of the season.

Golgotha (detail)

First Fall of Snow
graphite on paper
34 X 32 in.

Tread Softly
oil on linen
42 X 63 in.

Red Winds
graphite on paper
23 X 18 in.

O' Tender Heart
oil on linen
41 X 27 in.

The Stars Above
charcoal on paper
34 X 23 in.

The Barrens
oil on copper
10 X 18 in.

Low Moon
graphite on paper mounted on panel
28 X 28 in.

More images of Reyes' work, including in-process pictures, can be found at the Arcadia Gallery Blog, and at Julio Reyes' personal blog.

Afterglow
oil on copper
9 X 18 in.

"The effect from copper is that you get the warmth of the metal playing a
part in the values and temperature of the painting," says Reyes.  "It gives
me a whole new way to tell a story.  And I like to leave the surface broken
so that you can see the copper shining through.  It's a precious metal and
is just beautiful to paint on."¹

Afterglow (detail)

Afterglow (detail)

Ascension
oil on linen
26 X 38 in.

Arcadia Gallery is located at 51 Greene Street, between Grand and Broome Streets in SoHo. It is open 10 AM to 6 PM, Monday through Friday, and from 11 AM to 6 PM Saturday and Sunday.



¹ "Longing:  Julio Reyes," in American Art Collector, No. 73 (2011), Scottsdale, Vincent W. Miller, Publisher, p. 117.