Michael Berryhill's tabletops
Michael Berryhill, Conceiving The Design, 2011 | Oil on linen on panel, 16 x 16 inches. Courtesy Horton Gallery, New York.
Michael Berryhill, a painter who still values a good struggle in his work, has several fine, small-scale paintings in Monkey Wrench, a group show at Horton Gallery, through July 22. Heavily worked and overpainted (in a good way), the paintings depict tabletop objects in the studio, some of which are identifiable, and others which aren't. Although painters are going through a period in which contingency and ennui are hot, I predict that struggle and tenacity may be right around the corner.
—Sharon L. Butler (via Two Coats of Paint)
Michael Berryhill, Palette, 2011 | Oil on linen, 24 x 18 inches. Courtesy Horton Gallery, New York.
Michael Berryhill, Pop Up, 2011, oil on linen, 11.75 x 9.25 inches. Courtesy Horton Gallery, New York.
Michael Berryhill, Stache Rack, 2011 | Oil on canvas, 18 x 14 inches. Courtesy Horton Gallery, New York.
Michael Berryhill, The View Through You, 2011 | Oil on linen, 16 x 12 inches. Courtesy Horton Gallery, New York.
Monkey Wrench: Michael Berryhill, Stacy Fisher, Hilary Harnischfeger, Sally Ross, Kate Steciw, and Wallace Whitney at Horton Gallery, New York, NY. Through July 22, 2011.
Sharon L. Butler is a writer and critic and is the blogger behind Two Coats of Paint.