Acrylic on panel, 20″x16″, 2008

I’m happy to report that I have two paintings that will be included in the upcoming TAWA Summer Show at the Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie Mansion, in Cadwalader Park, Trenton.  The show runs from June 28 through July 27, with an opening reception this Saturday, June 28, from 5pm - 8pm.  Hope to see you there!

The two paintings in this show are Phenomenal Character and Strange Loops 4.

I’ve just launched a completely new design for AndrewWerth.com — whew! There are still a few kinks to work out (especially here on the blog page, which uses different software from the rest of the site), but I hope you’ll like the new look. It should be cleaner, better looking, and easier to maintain. Most importantly, I hope it will display the paintings more clearly and without the high-chroma distractions of the previous version of the web site.

Yesterday was an art-filled day from start to finish. I took the train in to NYC where my first stop was MoMA to see the “Color Chart” and “Design and the Elastic Mind” shows. From there, I headed north to the Whitney Museum for the preview day of the Biennial. Pushing forward, I hoofed it up to the Met to check out the Jasper Johns “Gray” show. With a little bit of time left before needing to catch the train back home, I slogged through the Courbet and Poussin installations at the Met, probably not giving them enough time but without any interest in going back for more. Finally, after returning to Jersey, I attended the opening reception for the “Mercer County Artists” show at The Gallery @ Mercer County Community College. I’ll report further on these in separate posts.

I’ve decided to finally enter the blogosphere. In this blog, I expect to focus mostly on the following topics:

• Upcoming exhibitions that include my paintings
• New paintings as they’re added to the website
• Art reviews of other exhibitions (if I’m feeling particularly bold; if not, I’ll just make mention of shows I feel are worthwhile)
• Reviews of books that relate to my work or my artistic/philosophical interests

Please bear with me as I tweak the design and interface of the blog!

Enjoy!