April 8th, 2017

PAINTINGS from Old Family Photos & CARTOONS for Today’s Crazy World

by Bannerman, Gradisher, Konar, Lawton, Epstein & Piro

An Exhibit of Work by Anne Gibbons

As a cartoonist, the point is to find the simplest way to get to the point. It’s been an interesting journey for me to explore painting, where a circuitous route more interesting, and I’m not even sure there’s a point to speak of. I found myself drawn to painting a series of family photos because they were so interesting to look at, so evocative of the world I grew up in.

Here are a few photos and samples from my show at An Beal Bocht, a wonderful Irish pub in Riverdale. The paintings and cartoons are on exhibit for the month of April.

Paintings & Cartoons by Anne Gibbons

Paintings & Cartoons by Anne Gibbons

Paintings & Cartoons by Anne Gibbons

My maternal grandmother, Bridget Kiefer, nee Carney, a “Have Not” in Ireland, who came alone to the United States in her late teens to make a better life for herself. She settled in Brooklyn, NY.

Paintings & Cartoons by Anne Gibbons