D.Colabella Fine Arts Gallery represents Local Artist in SCOPE Miami

January 3, 2024 (RIDGEFIELD, CT) – D.Colabella Fine Arts has had a successful showing for local artist Charles Gulbrandsen at SCOPE Miami, which took place December 5^th through December 10^th. Gulbrandsen is known locally for mentoring and teaching oil painting to aspiring oil painters of all ages at RPAC Art Center and Academy. With decades of fine art experience, Gulbrandsen has also accumulated renown as a great restoration expert and has worked with many art collectors to bring old pieces and portraits back to their former condition. Perhaps one of his greatest and most recognizable projects is the mural on the ceiling of the grand central station.

“In 1913 my grandfather, Charles G. Gulbrandsen, began work, painting theceiling of Grand CentralTerminal,” said Gulbrandsen.“Then in 1945; he was chosen to leadthe repainting of the ceiling; and this celestial mural continues to inspiretravelers to this day. Following in my grandfather’s artistic footsteps, I received a fullscholarship to The Cooper Union in New York City. While at Cooper Union, I wasawarded the Vena T Carrol Prize of achievement in painting and The Bath Academyof Art Scholarship and studied abroad in England.After graduating from The Cooper Union, I began my own career in artrestoration and was fortunate enough to participate in the 1996 restoration of theGrand CentralTerminal ceiling mural, excited to connect with and preserve thework of my grandfather. During this same period, I also establishedmy own painting studio executing numerous commissions, including large-scale murals.”

Other major restorations include St. Bartholomew’s Cathedral, Café Des’ Artiste, and the Daugherty Murals. However, where Gulbrandsen’s heart and passion find their full expression is with his own unique style of abstract painting, which draw on his exceptional knowledge of painting and his curiosity of science, quantum physics, and the unknown worlds of outer space and fringes of philosophy and epistemology. The mature phase of hisown painting style would surfacein pieces like “Rising” 2016 inwhich techniques both old andnew reveal a luminous nebulaeof organicstructure.Gulbrandsen has been spending the last several years developing a collection of abstract pieces that have sold around the country, and as evidenced by the success of the SCOPE Miami show, it is in no state of slowing down.

“I’m so proud to represent Charles, and his dedication to his work is truly inspirational,” said Dee DeeColabella, owner of RPAC Art Center & Academy and D.Colabella Fine Arts. “When he is painting in our studio space above 850 Degree Wood Fired Pizza in Ridgefield, he is all in. It’s fascinating to watch what over 8 hours a day of concentrated work does for an artist who is wholeheartedly dedicated to honing their craft, and to bring those final pieces to a public venue to promote and sell the end product is truly an honor.”

D.Colabella Fine Arts also represented two other exceptional and talented artists along with Guest Curator Tanya Weddemire.

GUY STANLEY PHILOCHE

Guy Stanley Philoche will exhibit the series “GIVE US OUR FLOWERS” both works on paperand on canvas. His strong figurative composition painted in black and white hues displayed on a solid textured background surrounded by flowers highlights each persona as they to becelebrated. His works reflect who we are as everyday people, highlighting the strength and resilience among families that are rarely celebrated. Saluting and toasting the people in ourlives every day and giving them their flowers in the moment. Several pieces sold at SCOPE, including one to Delta Airlines Haitian-born modern artist Guy Stanley Philoche immigrated to Connecticut when he was threeyears old. As the middle child of three boys and coming from a family of sports enthusiasts whose passion he didn’t share, Philoche turned to art as his calling. While remaining close to his Haitian Roots, Philoche was the only son to buck his culture’s tradition of the entire family living togetherand struck out on his own – first attending Paier College of Art and then Yale.He now lives in New York City. For the past 15 years, Guy Stanley Philoche has been attractinginternational attention with his work and his impressive roster of solo shows. As an artist, Guy’spalette is strong and sophisticated. His layering technique has created a body of works so richlytextured that one can hardly hold back from reaching out and touching them. It is the artist’s intentand wish that the viewer will follow their desire to reach out and feel the different textured in hisworks.

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GREGORY SAINT AMAND

Gregory Saint Amand captivate us with his commanding figurative paintings “PLAY TIME” series telling rich stories of history through his Haitian culture and his playful memories of cartoon superhero character. His love for saturated colors, textures and overlaying technique shows his commitment to contemporary approach to Mixed Media composition. Gregory also sold pieces at SCOPE.

Gregory Saint Amand also known as (GOGO) is a contemporary and figurative, American, and Haitian artist. He was born in New York but spent a good amount of his early formative yearsgrowing up in Haiti. His perspective about what speaks to the human consciousness andunderstanding, the visual lexicons that influence our communication and culture is gentle butobservantly powerful in its nature. He displays his conversation with art, loving to paint in layers toopen the canvas and it’s limits, brings about a never-ending exploration. Using bright colors and inks and other interesting mediums and details, his mark vision is evident in the work. Playing with ideas that carry weight and then juxtaposing subjects, that are more light-hearted. GOGO attendedand graduated from The Cooper Union School of Art. His work has been featured in multiplevenues and publications such as the Huffington Post, Scope, The Grio, Crème, Art Voice, 101 TopArtist,MILK mag to name a few. www.instagram.com/gregorysaintamand/

ABOUT D. COLABELLA FINE ART GALLERY

D. Colabella Fine Art Gallery represents an assortment of talented artists from around the globe. After successfully running the RPAC Gallery and RPAC Art Center and Academy, D.Colabella Fine Art Gallery offers works from established artists from every corner of the US, Canada and Russia. “I love art in all forms, and I not only truly love the art I represent but also the artist and their story” - says Gallerist Dee DeeColabella. instagram.com/dcolabellafineartgallery