Art Sunday, Chris Rush

Borrowed Suit (Conte crayon and pastel, 36x24) by Chris Rush.    From Jack the Pelican Presents:  â€œPermission to Stare”

 

 

I could not look away. 

 

November 2006’s The Artist’s Magazine , has a cover and feature article on Chris Rush called, “In the Eye of the Beholder”.

 

According to the article written by Christine Proskow, “Rush’s present series evolved, unexpectedly, from his small oil painting of a boy with brittle bone disease, derived from a photo in an old medical textbook.  At the time, he was painting Dutch-influenced still lifes.  A friend suggested creating this series.  He pursued the idea, and in 1998 received a grant from the Arizona Commission on the Arts that enabled him to volunteer daily at a local summer arts camp for special needs children- a “defining moment” in his life." 

 

Rush’s work struck a cord that still vibrated from a face of a young girl, that I met a couple of weeks ago.  These face forward paintings are presented with grace and dignity, and are wonderful portraits of people that we might not be have the opportunity to get to know otherwise.  

 

Rush also has a series of drawings on "found" paper, antique documents and maps on handmade papers, and PBS 6 in Tucson, Arizona has an interview in their archives: 

 

 Sooyeon Lee profiles Chris Rush's new work: a series of haunting portraits formed from old letters, diaries, 18th century documents and children's art works.

 

 

Look for more of Rush's work at "Jack the Pelican Presents."

 

http://www.chrisrushartist.com/  is in progress, and I look forward to more of his work.