“Forest” by Charles Spitzack

“Here we go…are you ready?”

Mr. Spitzack, I’m not sure the people are ready. In all of the art showcases, galleries and exhibitions I have frequented in my time, rarely have any of those presentations been as aptly named as this one. Unbelievable. At the urging of a friend I checked out many of the venues that participate in the Blitz Capitol Hill Art Walk that takes place on the second Thursday of every month. At one point I wandered into the Burk Gallery and I am very fortunate that I did. The Burk Gallery is currently showing are some truly amazing prints by recent Cornish graduate Charles Spitzack. Admittedly, I am no art aficionado. You won’t get much technical analysis form yours truly. I just know what I like and try to disseminate that adoration accordingly. Spitzack’s woodcut prints are truly mind-blowing. Go to his homepage, check some of the images out. A few of my favorites are “Pushed,” “Ta da,” “New Growth” and “Camelish Person Under the Sun.” I certainly could name many more but in the interest of time I’m going to refrain from doing so. Charles talents are not limited to strictly woodcuts, if you go to his homepage you can check out album art, posters, etchings, monotpyes and lithographs that all bear his signature style.

Don’t walk, sprint to the Burk Gallery and check out the prints for yourself. You don’t have much time.  The closing reception is on Saturday, February 26th from Noon to 6pm. If for some reason you can’t make it to the Burk Gallery before the closing reception. You can type the following into the “Calendar” section of your Smartphones:

I hope to see you there.