Art submission for Voss Gallery
Hi Ashley,
I’m using this page to show you a few of the bodies of work I’ve been developing. I’ve been putting off approaching galleries to inquire about representation or solo shows, but now that I have a heart sculpture painting on public display I feel like I should take advantage of that attention.
I have been a fan of your gallery ever since you opened. I appreciate your selection of artists and all the color you bring to 24th Street.
If a curator asked me to make more of any of these in specified sizes by a specific date, I would welcome that advice and fill those canvases. I am also open to ideas about how to price these works.
I hope you’ll agree that my style would fit nicely with the other artists you show. Please let me know if you have any questions or would like to talk.
Best wishes,
Todd Berman
Surreal SF Landscapes
I do enjoy paintings San Francisco landscapes and playing with perspective and the patterns that emerge as neighborhoods flow down the sides of the hills like fog. You can see more examples of my Surreal San Francisco landscape paintings here.
Bernal and the Bay in Bloom
acrylic on canvas, 30” x 24”, 2020
Floating Telegraph Hill
acrylic on canvas, 11” x 14”, 2021
Floating Bernal Hill
acrylic on canvas, 11” x 14”, 2021
In December, I painted these “floating hill” pieces to experiment with a less busy composition.
Abstract and Allegorical
Sometimes, I just play with lines and forms. You can see some more of my abstract paintings here. I also have paintings that I categorize as allegorical here.
Reaching
acrylic on canvas, 24” x 48”, 2021
Abstract in Pink
acrylic on canvas, 9” x 12”, 2020
Calibrated
acrylic on canvas, 8” x 10”, 2022
Trees
I also wouldn’t mind developing a series of paintings inspired by science and nature. I’ve become found of the Alemany Farm near my home, and could see spending time painting portraits of all the plants they grow there or painting portraits of all the trees in Holly Park.
Fungi Forest Network
acrylic on canvas, 40" x 30”, 2021
This is inspired by the work of Suzanne Simard who proved that trees communicate with each other and send resources to each other through their roots via a network of mushrooms. There is a magical inter-species forest community that people are just beginning to barely understand.
Portrait of a Tree With Feelings
acrylic on canvas, 18” x 24”, 2021
This canvas started as one of my election week paintings from 2020. I sat in Holly Park processing the stress of an national election whose results were still uncertain. In that first iteration (which you can see and read about here), I included the words, “FEEL that nervous ANGRY ENERGY HARNESS [and] Unleash That CREATIVE POWER.” A year later, I decided that the painting would be better without the words - but those feelings are still in there. Now, you can see the the view of Twin Peaks in the background.