Show Description

The Kansas City Club & Buttonwood Art Space Present:  A Third Friday Art Event - “KC BOYS”- Allan Chow, Michael Duane, Jamie Lavin, & Preston McCall. The show will hang thru August 31, 2011. Public Reception Friday, August 19, 2011 ~ 6:00 p.m. ~ 9:00 p.m. The Kansas City Club, located at 918 Baltimore, in the heart of downtown Kansas City, Missouri in partnership with Buttonwood Art Space & Buttonwood Financial Group,  present a Third Friday Art Event, the “KC BOYS,” featuring Allan Chow, Michael Duane, Jamie Lavin, & Preston McCall who paint the Kansas City region with unique styles.   The free event is set for Friday, August 19, 2011, from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. and guests can enjoy light appetizers and a cash bar, and an opportunity to meet with the artists about their work and love of Kansas City.    The 1212 Pub is available to the public with reservations for dining during Third Friday art events by phoning 816-421-6789. Michael Duane is known for creating pastel paintings of turbulent weather and storms of the Kansas plains, exuding cobalt skies and boiling clouds.  His landscapes magnify the uniqueness of the Midwestern plains and demand attention.  Yet in this exhibition, he has also treated us with an intimate view of many Kansas City landmarks and buildings in the downtown area.  Michael’s following includes the corporate board rooms and collectors that are moved by his art which lifts and awes any viewer. Allan Chow’s high key oil paintings are colorful and immediate and hit you when you walk in the room.  Boldly making an immediate impression, Allan’s use of impasto techniques reminds one of frosting-lathered cupcakes, his delicious creations depict wide river scenes, fabulous clouds and, of course, a hint of the Kansas City Skyline. Preston McCall’s soft, peaceful landscapes reverberate with jewel tones of red, gold and teal. His landscapes are creatively colorful, vibrant and imply movement on their canvas, and yet still give an overall peaceful impression. Jamie Lavin, the curator for the KC Boys Art Event, takes us back to places we know and love with vast sweeping Kansas landscapes from the Flint Hills to KU’s Campanile and he delivers grandiose, large scale pieces with a bird’s eye viewpoint.