Richard Raiselis: Time for Reflection

On View: November 14 – December 20, 2014
Reception: Friday, November 14, 6–8 pm

“I work from direct observation because the unconscious works better that way. Working from life is like a conversation with a stranger. You’re not sure what you’re going to say. Working from our heads, the same convenient cliché is repeated over and over again. Looking without ruminating seems to yield more surprising, and ultimately more honest, results.

“I am learning not to over-think the process. I try to paint what I see. I can worry about the results at the end of the painting day. Baseball’s Yogi Berra asked, ‘How can you think and hit at the same time?’ His question is an invaluable bit of art coaching. Enjoy the game!” - Richard Raiselis

1, 2 and 4

2014, oil on linen, 30x20"
SOLD

Blue 'n' Boogie

2014, oil on linen, 34x24
SOLD

Perryscope

2014, oil on linen, 29x68"
SOLD

Greenway at Gridley Street

2012 – 2013, oil on linen, 48x42"

One Left of Center

2012, oil on linen, 16x10"

Square One

2012, oil on linen, 15x15"

Fort Point

2013, oil on linen, 42x64"
SOLD

The Landmark and Other Landmarks

2013, oil on linen, 34x24"

Windows and Walls

2013/2014, oil on linen, 80x50"
SOLD

Dewey Square in Silver, Green and Gold

2014, oil on linen, 42x32"
SOLD

Financial Center

2012, oil on linen, 36x30"

Floaters

2014, oil on linen, 68x42"
SOLD

Dewey Square

2012, oil on linen, 16x16"
SOLD

Silver Seven

2014, oil on linen, 48x30"
SOLD

Richard Raiselis

Raiselis is an Associate Professor Emeritus at the Boston University College of Fine Arts, and his work has been shown at the National Academy of Design in New York, the Austin Museum of Art at Laguna Gloria in Austin, Texas, and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, among others.