Current Events: April 6, 2013 - Artist exhibition + reception for Gregory Miller Oberservations: Ceramic Works by Gregory Miller Dallas ceramist Gregory Miller will debut new ceramic works at his first solo show opening at Alan Simmons Art + Design Gallery on Saturday, April 6, 2013 with an artist reception from 5 to 8:30pm. The show titled "Observations: Ceramic Works by Gregory Miller” will run through May 11, 2013. He previously debuted his work in a group show at the gallery in December, 2012. Future Events: May 18, 2013 - Artist exhibition + reception for Lisa Nersesova Past Events: February 23 - March 30, 2013 - Artist exhibition + reception for Kevin Page Points of View: New Pointillism Works by Kevin Page Dallas actor and artist Kevin Page will debut a collection of his New Pointillism oil paintings at his first solo show opening at Alan Simmons Art + Design Gallery on Saturday, February 23, 2013 with a reception from 5 to 8:30pm. The show titled "Points of View: New Pointillism Works by Kevin Page" will run through March 30. He previously debuted his work in a group show at the gallery in December, 2012. “My style is called ‘New Pointillism,’” Page says regarding his paintings. “I make all the same decisions a traditional painter or portraitist would when creating an artistic work. I control color, line, form and composition. Most of my paintings are classically composed using principals such as the Golden Ratio or Golden Rectangle, but I also use sophisticated software and robotics to execute much of the paint application. It’s a power tool for oil painting.” “In traditional pointillism, as originally conceived by Georges Seurat in the 1880’s, the artist must apply thousands of tiny stokes of paint with either a brush or palate knife,” Page explains. “By using very small strokes (or “dots”) of paint, it was hoped that the final image would “mix color in the eye” of the beholder and appear more color-saturated than normally possible.”   “Pointillism is an extremely challenging style of painting to execute. It requires the intense and sustained use of the eyes in shifting from the palette to the tiny area of the canvas being painted. The pointillist must bend, lean and hold positions for extreme periods of time in order to place the paint with sufficient precision. The physical challenge of the painting style itself has made it very difficult for serious painters of the last 130 years to work proficiently in the pointillist style.”   Using advanced robotics and software platforms, Page has been able to isolate the crippling physical aspects of the painting process and eliminate the toll on the artist’s body while preserving creative integrity. “I achieve a very high level of control over each discrete dot of paint in the composition. This allows me to paint with the precision of a master pointillist painter without the back-aches and strained eyes.  Some of my larger-scale paintings consist of nearly a million individual dots of paint,” explains Page.   As a film and television actor, Kevin Page has appeared in more than a dozen big-screen movies, including “Robocop” (1987),  “The Alamo” (2004) and “Friday Night Lights” (2004).   On television, he has been seen on such shows as: “Seinfeld”, where he played NBC executive Stu Chermack, who invited Jerry to pitch his "show about nothing”; "Wishbone", where he played 17 different classic characters opposite the dog by the same name; and “Dallas” on TNT where he currently plays J. R. Ewing’s henchman, "Bum".  In addition to being an artist and actor, Mr. Page was the founding vice president of an investment banking firm as well as a financial manager for the City of Dallas where he pioneered the City’s EB-5 Foreign Investor Program. Page's one-person show "Points of View: New Pointillism Works by Kevin Page" opens Saturday, February 23, 2013 with a reception from 5-8:30pm at Alan Simmons Art + Design, 1415 Slocum Street, Suite 105, in the Dallas Design District. The show runs through Saturday, March 30. March 16, 2013 - Alan Simmons Art + Design cordially invites you to Artist Talks at 1415 Slocum Street on Saturday, March 16, 2013 featuring ASA+D artist Kevin Page and Cris Worley Fine Arts artists Paul Booker and Jay Sims. The artists will speak about their work and the current shows at their respective galleries.  Page will begin at ASA+D from 4:00 to 4:30 PM. Booker and Sims will follow at CWFA from 5:00 to 5:30 PM and 5:30 to 6:00 PM respectively. The artist, Kevin Page, will discuss his unique style of painting called "New Pointillism" and his artistic process that combines hand painting techniques and a sophisticated robotics system that helps to lay his paint strokes (approximately 100-times faster than by hand).  He will also discuss his early career, the post-modern aspects of his paintings, and how New Pointillism relates and extends the work of Seurat, Signac, and Pissarro, the original neo-impressionist pointillists of the 19th Century.  The presentation will include a short film and a world premiere of a new painting as well as Q&A. February 9, 2013 - Alan Simmons Art + Design cordially invites you to Artist Talks at 1415 Slocum Street on Saturday, February 9, 2013 featuring ASA+D artist David McGlothlin and Cris Worley Fine Arts artist Trey Egan.  The artists will speak about their work and the current shows at their respective galleries.  McGlothlin will begin at ASA+D from 3:30 to 4:00 PM and Egan will follow at CWFA from 4:30 to 5:00 PM. Champagne and sweets will be served throughout the event.   January 12, 2013 - Artist exhibition + reception for David McGlothlin David McGlothlin has been passionate about and immersed in the world of art since he was a child. His art career spans more than three decades. He began with freelance artwork as an illustrator and painter. David worked on a variety of projects including children’s books (e.g., Barney the dinosaur series) and game boards for Milton Bradley. He also did countless commercial projects locally and nationwide, including store murals and paintings for Arby’s; McDonalds; the Plaza of the Americas; Easter Seals; Lone Star Park; the Galleria Ice Rink; and North Park Mall. Most noteworthy, David has a permanent mural in the African exhibit at the Dallas Museum of Art. David’s experience in creating illustrations and paintings for commercial projects helped him to hone his style as a fine art painter. He has participated in many local group shows over the years, including exhibitions at the MAC and 500X galleries, in addition to several open studio showings at his space in Deep Ellum. In his inaugural solo gallery debut, David features several bodies of his work, including mixed media pieces on board, canvas, and paper. All of David’s art combines techniques, such as print making, collage, and painting. Bold imagery in his current work embodies subjects ranging from wild animals to family genealogy; elements of pop art; technical drawings; and narratives.  December 1, 2012 - Alan Simmons Art + Design Grand Opening (Group show including Bruce McQuiston, Kevin Page, Lisa Nersesova, Lisa Cardenas, Heriberto Quinones, Joseph Abbati, David Thai, Gregory Miller, + David McGlothlin)