The mystery is solved.  About a year and a half ago I went to a show at Pirate Gallery.  In the back gallery were large paintings that were striking.  There were two paintings of men, one at a sink that were mesmerizing.  They had a haunting quality, but not a bad haunting.  The faces were those of people we probably all know, thinking long and hard about what's happening in their lives.  The problem at the time was there wasn't any information about the paintings other than the prices and I didn't see the artist's name anywhere to be found.

Can you imagine my surprise when I walked into Pirate Gallery last week, this time in the front gallery only to find these large scale paintings with familiar faces.  This time I learned that the artist is Terry Campbell (www.terrycampbellart.com) and there he was in the flesh.  The paintings are huge about 57 x 83, not counting the triptych.  I was thrilled to see the works that were lining the walls.  The work is large and yet I felt it made the gallery look larger.  Along the large wall is the largest painting, actually three paintings in one called "Long Mesa Burn".  It felt like you could step into the painting and be a part of the action.

What I realized this time around is that Terry signs his work with his fingerprints.  I guess that's one sure way that a signature can't be forged.  The prints are also on the back of his business cards, that's how I made the connection.  I obviously wasn't astute enough the first time through to pick up on the fingerprint theme.  I'm getting wiser as time goes by.

My two favorite works in the show are "Going through the motions" and "Day in and day out".  The keep the theme going of the facial expressions that make Terry's work so compelling.

Feel like a sleuth...
Greg

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