Artists Who Live in or Near PLG

Richard Lubbell - Printmaker
A specialist in the etching processes of aquatint and chine colle
Lives on Rutland Road

PLG Open Studio: Saturday, July 22nd from 11am to 5pm
Richard Lubell invites you to his home studio in Lefferts Manor
Richard Lubell is a widely collected printmaker who lives in Prospect Lefferts Gardens. He specializes in the etching processes of aquatint and chine colle. You are invited to this rare opening at his home studio at 190 Rutland Road (between Bedford and Rogers) to view his portfolios of etchings and paintings. Most of the artwork will be on sale. Several pieces have never been exhibited, and you will be free to browse at your leisure. Refreshments will be served. For information call 718-941-9759. Public transport is available using the 41 bus, Q/B or 2 subways.
See more: Seventh Heaven (7th Avenue, Park Slope), Lover's Landscape (The Great Meadow in Prospect Park), or view the artist's website.

Biographical Notes
Born in 1964 in Ahmedabad, India to French and American parents, Daniel Kohn was raised in France. When he moved from Paris to New York in 1996, he was working on a series of interiors of a house in the center of France (called Changy), which sought to document the relation between art and the places of its making. Following his 1998 participation in World Views, a residency in the World Trade Center, Kohn's focus shifted to abstracted landscapes that seek to explore the viewer's sense of pace. He has participated in numerous personal and collective exhibitions in the United States, Europe and Latin America. Additionally, he has an extensive list of site-specific works, including public and private commissions and partnerships with dance, music and theater organizations. Notable among these installations are Seen From Above, Commissioned by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority of New York City and installed in Grand Central Terminal in September 2002, and the private commission, Looking South, for Fiduciary Trust Company International, a 4 story painting of the view looking south from the World Trade Center.

Editor's note: He's also a wonderful person with a great family and a beautiful home. Daniel is also a leader in NYC's anti-war movement.

Wesley Gunn - Comic Book Artist, Web Designer, Red Sox Fan
Lives on Flatbush Avenue in Patio Gardens

Wes is a fairly recent addition to PLG. He and his girlfriend Sandra moved from Queens along with 2 very large felines named Donatello and Leonardo. We love his work and he's a very nice and mellow guy (he never once brandished a large weapon). We haven't met his girlfriend Sandra but we're sure she's great (Wes says she likes PlanetPLG which says it all). Learn more about Wes and his work on our portrait page or on his website.

Shevon Gant - Ceramic Artist and Designer
Lives on Lefferts Avenue

Bio
Brooklyn based ceramic artist and designer Shevon Gant studied sculpture at S.U.N.Y Purchase College and earned her B.F.A. in 2002. Shevon develops and mixes her own glazes. All work is fired twice in her electric kiln.

Artist Statement (see full statement on Shevon's website)
"It's so important to recognizing the beauty in every day life. We live in a world where it's so easy to get sucked into the negative. My focus is not just what's seen on the surface but the unseen. Everyone is a unique and special creation and I approach my work with that same mind set, giving each piece spontaneous variations. The process and connection between the use of the raw materials: earth, water and fire alone is symbolic and parallels life experience. The ceramic process continues to keep me humble and teachable. When I'm not working in the studio I enjoy cooking, live music and friends."

Robin Cloud - Actor, Comedian, Writer, Activist
(Rosie on the left, Robin on the right)

ROBIN CLOUD moved to New York City after getting her BS in film studies from Howard University to attend Columbia University's Graduate School for Architecture -- alas she grabbed the mic and hasn't let go since. She has been seen spewing her inner most thoughts, passions, and comedic observations to the masses at Caroline's, The Duplex, New York Comedy Club, and The Peoples Improv Theatre; at times in the form of characters Jerri Beige, Angela Davison and JD West. Robin is one of the founding members of the sketch group Connecticrack and is currently studying acting with Larry Singer at the Michael Howard Studios. Robin’s one woman show turned feature length screenplay, Tales from the Big House, is a comical coming of age story about a young African American woman who gallantly claims her lesbian identity at the age of 16 only to find that being a lesbian is only half the battle. When not entertaining the masses with comedy, Robin is avid painter and singer/songwriter.

Marco Panascia - Bassist, Composer and Educator
Lives on Ocean Avenue/Lincoln Road

Partial Biography
Marco Panascia is a bassist, composer and educator living in Prospect Lefferts Gardens. His proficiency in many different musical situations and settings, and his strong doubling skills on the acoustic and the electric basses have earned him wholehearted praise in the United States , Europe and Japan. Lately, he has been furthering his international reputation by recording and touring in three continents with Sony BMG artist Eldar, a nineteen year old jazz pianist referred to as "a truly virtuosic musical prodigy" by Don Heckman of the Los Angeles Times. Eldar's "Live at the Blue Note" CD, featuring Marco Panascia and Todd Strait, plus special guests Roy Hargrove and Chris Botti, is currently available in US and international stores, on the Sony Classical label. Marco is currently touring with Eldar. 

Video Clips
Marco Solo - Blue's in F
NY1 Story on Eldar

More to come...

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