A Depressed New York

A Depressed New York is a 4' x 4' mixed media work by Chris Hotham Carroll.  This very moving piece chronicals the Great Depression, and it's impact on New York.  The 1930 NY City skyline pictured above, was crafted from NY Times articles unearthed from an antique store in New Hampshire.

The work is widely popular, and it was even featured as a backdrop on Fox News nationally last month, as you can see below:

Chris is currently working on a series of similarly themed pieces over the summer, and we will have an opening exhibit of this series early this fall. 

Figures

 Artist Kristen Hotham Carroll has recently started a collection of figures, 52 in all, with 26 pairs of male and female counterparts.  All pieces will be named alphabetically.  The male figures start with the letter A, and the females with Z.  26 different methods will be employed for each of the pieces.  The first pairing, Adam and Zara, are below. 

Zara is 24" x 36", acrylic on board.

Adam is 24" x 36, oil on canvas.

Both were painted using a palette knife.

What do you think?

Welcome to Wet Paint!

Welcome to Wet Paint Gallery in Key West, FL!

Wet Paint strives to be a unique gallery experience.  We only offer originals.  We do not sell prints.  We do not accept any work into our gallery that has ever been made into a print.  We offer cutting edge art, by internationally collected artists, with a price range that accommodates the entry level buyer to the well established collector. 

All of our artists are passionate about getting art into the hands of the people who love it.  Yes, art can be a tremendous investment, but it also something that evokes passion, thought, beauty, questions and so much more. 

We pride ourselves on a very diverse group of collectors, which accompanies our very diverse body of art work.  In this blog, we will feature artist interviews, in depth piece description, and much more.

Stay tuned!