“Free Or Best Offer”
opens at 643 Project
Space in Ventura, California, Friday evening, February 2, 2018 featuring
longtime artists Marjorie and Bob Moskowitz, who happen to be a husband and
wife team who have been married for thirty-seven years. They are both talented
artists with successful careers, who choose to collaborate on a variety of
projects.
Margie grew up in St. Louis, Missouri and now has lived in
California for 20 years. Currently she spends months on the east coast every
year. Bob grew up and lived in Philadelphia, lived in the Midwest and in
California for equal amounts of time. As a couple they have been colored
by diverse geography and experiences and have produced a unique body of work.
Fried Dough 2018 oil on
canvas 40" x 60"
This
exhibition is a collaborative effort, featuring the paintings of Marjorie and
Bob Moskowitz. Both have been creating art all of their lives…but have been
working together for the past three years. The
artists approach their work with a different point of view and process but they
have consistently worked through any obstacles. Each paint on their own
schedules. “I try to paint every day. My best
painting time is different from Bob’s. He can start right after coffee in the
morning and get in his hours of work. I, on the other hand, start at 3PM and
can go on until late at night or until I finish what I was trying to accomplish
for that day.” Bob paints as often as he can while he arranges his schedule
around teaching at Ventura College.
Queen Of The Desert, oil on canvas, 35" x 45"
The artists plan and compose all of their collaborations, but
never work on them at the same time. “One of us starts and we alternate. We
critique each other’s work every day after a certain amount of work has been done
by one or the other.”
Bob went on to say, “One afternoon I came home and Margie said,
‘By the way, I painted over everything you did yesterday.’” He continued, “I
looked at the painting and it had vastly improved. We realized early that we
would have to be all over each other’s work. As a result, we sign the
paintings, MB Mosk.”
“The first painting we collaborated on focused on the unusual
juxtaposition of a nude standing in a field with seven curious and friendly
beef cows from Maine,” said Bob. “We exhibited this painting at the bG Gallery
in Santa Monica as part of its first show of the season in 2015.”
Natural
Gas 2016 oil on canvas 40" x 60"
The artists continue to work on their own individual paintings
as well. “Our work is quite different and we continue to produce and exhibit
our own paintings,” said Bob. Marjorie said since they come from different
orientations, there is never a conflict with their individual work. “Bob comes
from a figurative tradition and I have moved from abstraction to landscape.”
The opening reception will be held from 6-9pm on Friday, February
2, 2018. 643 Project Space is located at 643 Ventura Avenue, Ventura, CA. “Free
Or Best Offer” runs through February 24th, 2018.
Visit the art by appointment, or call for more information 805-289-6273 or email mfurmanski@sbcglobal.net.
See the joint website at http://mbmosk.com or visit https://www.marjoriemoskowitz.com/
and https://www.bobmoskowitz.com/
