Art Exhibitions and Artwork Descriptions

"Upadana Prospecting Primary Commodities" By Adam Mitchell Oil on Linen 16 by 20 in 2023 "Upadana is a Sanskrit and Pali word that means "fuel, material cause, substrate that is the source and means for keeping an active process energized". It is also an important Buddhist concept referring to "attachment, clinging, grasping." -Wikipedia Details: "Upadana Prospecting Primary Commodities" By Adam Mitchell Oil on Linen 16 by 20 in 2023 "Upadana is a Sanskrit and Pali word that means "fuel, material cause, substrate that is the source and means for keeping an active process energized". It is also an important Buddhist concept referring to "attachment, clinging, grasping." -Wikipedia [...]

"Ego and Its Defense Mechanisms Disrupting the Flow of Life" By Adam Mitchell Acrylic on Panel 18 by 24 inches 2023 Details:      "The Little Robot Named Ego" By Adam Mitchell Acrylic on Canvas-Paper 9 x 13 inches 2022 My ego series paintings on view at the Springfield Art Museum, a Smithsonian affiliate, in Springfield Ohio. [...]

"Malala Yousafzai, (born July 12, 1997, Mingora, Swat valley, Pakistan), Pakistani activist who, while a teenager, spoke out publicly against the prohibition on the education of girls that was imposed by the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP; sometimes called Pakistani Taliban). She gained global attention when she survived an assassination attempt at age 15. In 2014 Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi were jointly awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace in recognition of their efforts on behalf of children’s rights." www.britannica.com/biography/Malala-Yousafzai [...]

The robots in these works represent egos related to consciousness demonstrating three elements of intelligence: Learning, Reasoning, and Conscience. These three pieces are arranged as a triptych but can be shown as individuals. The set of three paintings tell a story, and through learning and reasoning, the little robot named Ego reaches a higher state of consciousness by attaining altruism. The earth constitutes all human hearts; through this connection, Ego transcends to its highest state of intelligence. [...]

"Looking Through the Shields" Polychromos pencils and Holbein watercolors on Stonehenge paper By Adam Mitchell 18 by 24 inches Frame exterior dimensions: 29 x 37 inches 2022   "Frank, Lou, and George" Polychromos greyscale and Luminance white on 100lbs Bristol paper By Adam Mitchell 11 x 14 inches Frame exterior dimensions: 21 x 24 inches 2022       The story of "Frank, Lou, and George."           In the first week of January 2022, I contracted Covid-19 from Holiday travels. I was vaccinated and boosted, wore masks, and socially distanced, but I still contracted it.  For the first five days, I had a fever and congestion with some chest pain.  My throat was raspy, [...]

In my artwork, I put two robots in a confrontation with each other that represent opposing beliefs or ideas. The instinct is to demonize one side and champion the other, but I chose to take a different perspective. Though there are two opposing sides, the fear that drives each side's negative behaviors is the SAME root cause on either side. It is the same human weakness on each side. The mistrust, the fear, the conspiracies; that was the hate, our nature, our violence, that lies within us, as humans, that puppet our nature, no matter the side one's allegiance is sworn. The puppets, the robots, depicted in my painting are representational of this dark nature, within, that perpetuates the fight between oppositions. We are puppets, robots, to both our positive and weak natures as fallible humans. Humans are humans no matter which side one adheres to; and both sides succumb to their weaknesses: "Mechanisms of Fear," fear of what one does not understand, misunderstanding each other from ignorance, poor communication, conspiracies develop from paranoia, and violence. This energy is in either side of our bifurcated society, driving us all. [...]

This piece is an 11×14 inch oil painting titled "Isotherm Conscience" (20 by 23 inches with frame). Isotherms are the lines on weather maps that delineate temperature. I superimposed a similar pattern as isotherms but made the isotherm pattern out of color depicting Greta Thunberg's image.  Greta brings conscience to isotherms; plus the lines create motion and emotion in her depiction. I framed it in my shop, handmade, with local walnut wood.        Step 1: I first painted an underpainting and value structure for the painting.     Step 2: I painted the isotherm pattern with a transparent earth color.     Step 3: I then began to break [...]

Click this link to see a zoom-view of "Consumer Emissions"             This is the story of making "Consumer Emissions." I first created three studies to experiment with the mediums and imagery, pictured below.  The mediums I used were Gum Arabic (l'Aquarelle French watercolor) and Polychromos (Faber-Castell oil-based color pencils with Caran d'Ache luminous white) on Crescent watercolor board. I wanted to create an atmospheric landscape using Gum Arabic (watercolor) but with the surreal imagery made from Polychromos (archival color pencil) while they attain the same space and with atmospheric perspective.  I was interested in capturing the fine richness [...]

"Sleeping Bear Point and Empire Bluff from Peterson Beach," Adam Mitchell, 15×11 En Plein Air Watercolor, Lotus Shaped Silver Picture Frame, Outside perimeter frame measurement: 19 3/4 by 15 3/4, UV protectant Acrylic Glass, Archival Crescent Select Matboard, Acid Free Foamcore Mountboard, T-Hinge mounting, acid-free framers tape, $610             Click For Purchase: www.adamjohnmitchellfineart.com/workszoom/4448122/sleeping-bear-point-and-empire-bluff-from-peterson-beach#/     [...]

This painting is an oil on canvas by Adam Mitchell painted in an experimental style based on Divisionist color theory in linear directional patterns. The colors are carefully chosen at specific measurements of hue, saturation, and brightness of value to create optical effects along with the illusion of depth and volume. Essentially this expresses the interconnectedness of nature and the movement of forces in the universe. [...]

I'm enjoying using my mat cutter!     Each piece is put together with high-quality, PH balanced foamcore and lightfast matboard using the hinge system. The artwork is hung in the matting with the t-hinge method to allow the art to be comfortably suspended within the frame.    The next step is choosing the glass and frame followed by the final assembly.                                                           [...]

I made some cases in my shop for transporting wet paintings and delicate works on paper while traveling and painting in the field. [...]