#eric merrell

[oliverscarlin]

Eric Merrell - Pink Motel Fish Bowl (2023)

[marejadilla]

Eric Merrell, "Desert Spectrum", oil on canvas. B. 1978, Gilroy, California, based in Los Angeles.

[supersonicart]

Eric Merrell's "The Ranges Between"

Currently on view at Maxwell Alexander Gallery in Los Angeles, California is artist Eric Merrell's solo exhibition, "The Ranges Between."

In seeking to make work that is distinctive and true to himself, Merrell has gravitated towards the Mojave Desert as a motif that has engaged him for nearly two decades. As a way of further exploring and working in some of its more remote sections, he applied to and was given a residency with the Mojave National Preserve Artist Foundation in 2019.   Through the residency he spent five weeks exploring and settling into the harsh but beautiful landscape.  After the delay brought on by the pandemic, he opened “The Ranges Between” at the La Quinta Museum in La Quinta, CA in February of 2021, a solo exhibit based on his residency.

The residency took place in The Mojave National Preserve, situated in some of the easternmost sections of the California desert, located between the 15 and 40 freeways – if you’ve ever done the drive to Vegas from Los Angeles, you know how remote this is.  To give you context to the size and scale of this project, the Preserve itself is twice the size of Rhode Island and has no services, gas, food, or lodging within it. 

Merrell’s focus is always on designing with color and shapes whether he’s outdoors or in his studio. These particular elements are some of the most noticeable that an artist can use to signal their individuality. Given the time to explore the Mojave Desert in this much depth allowed him to see things beyond the lens of reality and produce a truly inspiring group of paintings for his latest exhibition. 

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[etherealskys]

~We are never alone. We are all wolves, howling to the same moon ~

Quote above : Atticus // The Colours of My Heart: Selected Poems “The Death of the Fires of Love”, Faiz Ahmed Faiz //  Shatter Me, Tahereh Mafi //Astronomical Observations : the Moon, Donato Creti // The Mysteries, Catherine Pierce // The Rival, Sylvia Plath // The Esrum Lake in the Moonlight, Johan Christian Dahl // Moon Song, Phoebe Bridgers // Song about the Moon, Paul Simon //Sleeping satellite, Eric Merrell // Sanober Khan

[lilithsplace]

Desert Shores - Eric Merrell (b. 1978) oil on canvas  |  source:

[huariqueje]

Illumination   -    Eric  Merrell

American,b.1978-

Oil on canvas board , 12 x 12 in

[internationalemeteorologie]

Eric Merrell

The Moon Stirred 

Depths of the Night 

Caravan of the Moon

Christmas Eve Nocturne - Eagle Rock

In the Gloaming

oil on canvas 

[supersonicart]

Eric Merrell's "The Ranges Between."

Currently on view until May 21st, 2022 at La Quinta Museum in La Quinta, California is artist Eric Merrell's marvelous solo exhibition, "The Ranges Between."

"The Ranges Between" explores the California Desert through color, space, and form. The exhibit features the works created during Merrell's Artist Residency with the Mojave National Preserve Artist Foundation; and the filming of Nocturnes, a short film about the artist’s approach and dedication to painting night.

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