West Side Art Studios

Greg Kessler is an award-winning artist with an MFA from Yale and BFA from Carnegie Mellon. He currently shows in New York. West Side Art Studios is where he creates.

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Painting on A Colored Ground

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How to Create Color Contrast Here's a brief introduction to color contrast. Feel free to ping me with any comments or questions.

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Spanish Pallette – Intro to Painting Greg Kessler demonstrates how to create a Spanish Pallette in these simple to follow steps. Details on private lessons can be found here. Click below to watch:

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Ro Gallery the RoGallery has updated my works on their site.They have numerous artists including the Picasso estate.

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Halka Artists residency

When I was in Istanbul this past December, I worked at the Halka Artists Residency. I took a bus and a ferry to the Asian side. Everyone was impressed as I don’t know much Turkish.The area is called Moda, and had lots of cool record stores and cafes. Here are few drawings I did during my stay.

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The past few years I have been painting a few “Biker Chicks” To me a symbol of rebellion and freedom.  Influenced by the biker counterculture I saw when growing up in the 70’s.

Biker Chicks The past few years I have been painting a few "Biker Chicks" To me a symbol of rebellion and freedom.  Influenced by the biker counterculture I saw when growing up in the 70's.

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First Artist for Cause Event Raises Funds for Education Non-Profit America Needs You The first Artists for Cause (AFC) event took place at America Needs You's (an education non-profit) gala event on October 15th at Cipriani, in midtown New York.

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New Student Work

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Etchings

Etching has been around for 500 years.. Here are  recent prints I did at the Lower East Side Printshop.

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Panels...Old and New...

Panels…Old and New…

This is one of my first panels..around 2007

A newer panel using airbrush on top of the imagery

A panel using watercolor,colored inks,etc.

A detail.I was influenced by the artist Picabia, and his overlapping of images.

This panel incorporates oil paint on top of ink,watercolor,etc.

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Recent works based on sketches I did at the beach in Marmaris,Turkey.

sketch on paper

oil on canvas

ink sketch

oil on canvas

oil on canvas

oil on paper

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Second Story Gallery Show

Second Story Gallery, Atlantic Highlands, NJ

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Works in Progress

I usually start with a drawing on a colored field..

I did some sketches in Marmarmaris,Turkey..and based some paintings on those..

Again,I start with a yellow ground,then draw on top..

working from sketches,while I paint..

In progress..almost done

In progress..

check back later for finished works…

here is one of a continuing series..note that I turn the painting upside down to work on a a similar…

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The Monmouth Journal Features Greg Kessler Show

My upcoming solo show is featured on the Monmouth Journal. Click here to view. 

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Upcoming Solo Show - Second Story Gallery

I will be showing my recent prints and panels at the Second Story Gallery in Atlantic Highlands, NJ from February 21st through March 21st. Here’s the link to my page. Opening reception on February 21st starting at 6PM.

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Sketchbooks

Sketchbooks.whenever I start a body of work I usually strat with a sketchbook.I like NY Central’s converntry vellum the best.

sometimes it might be figurative studies…

This was done at the NY Botanical Garden…

I used to got the Washington D.C. zoo,as well the petting zoo in NY

usually I start in pencil,then ink up,then use as studies while I paint.

I used to draw Times Square back in the…

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Greg Kessler Works - 2014 Snapshot Video

http://www.magisto.com/embed/aAEcIggbFjEpWh5pYw?l=vem&o=w&c=b

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