Unlike the endeavors of theatre artists and musicians, visual artists are rarely known for working collaboratively. Luke Armstrong and Molly Nicklin break the mold with their “cooperative art” in which both artists play an important part in creation. For them, painting becomes an “unspoken connection”, a silent conversation on canvas between two artists – partners in vision and partners in life.
The following posts were part of an interactive exhibit at the Witter Gallery in Storm Lake, Iowa.
Viewers in the gallery started at the painting pictured above, then moved through the gallery and scrolled through this website to see time lapse videos of the paintings in the gallery being made.
pictured: Cali Commons Collection A [CC.A] Luke Armstrong and Molly Nicklin Mixed Media on Masonite $250
We did this painting in June 2016. It was the first painting done on our wall mounted easels at Cali Commons. As you can see in the video, we painted it one way, and ended up hanging it on the wall "upside down."
Conversation One [RC.01 06.05.16] Luke Armstrong and Molly Nicklin Mixed Media on Masonite $1,000
June 2016 - Jolslyn Castle Neighborhood Association Performance We are painting live at Clarkson Park (basically 42nd St just a half block North of Dodge). Stop by and say hi if you are in the neighborhood, two lucky JCNA members will win a painting. We will start around 5pm and go until 6 or 6:30.
March 2014 - Benson First Friday w/ The Love Technicians
