This week The Shooting Gallery has transformed into a full blown studio space for Steve Powers, formally known as ESPO. Its been interesting to see an entire collection come together in only a few short weeks, but for this artists its surely the norm.

The artist "arguably" best known as ESPO (meaning Exterior Surface Painting Outreach)  has recently been on the radar for his rooftop murals in Philly as well as huge art installations in galleries such as Dietch Projects, Collette and Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. Aside from his successful career as a professional gallery artist, he is also a Fullbright scholar, a participant in the 49th Venice Biennale, and author of two artist books.

If you didn't know Gallery Six, at 66 6th St, has a show this Friday the 13th. To celebrate, we have an exhibit titled ETERNAL BEAUTY REST: the observation and classification of phantasmal specters and the interdimensional experience by Jason Vivona. This exhibition showcases more than sixty original drawings, paintings, masks, and mixed media works. Check out some preview picks from the installation process.

name: timothy karpinski

age: 28

interests: cats, kites, flowers, sailboats, the moon, love, learning to play the piano

Tomorrow is the big night for the opening reception of Charmaine Olivia's Urban Menagerie at Gallery Six. During the installation process I came to realize how truly gifted this artist really is. Studying oil painting under her grandmother from as early as five years old, Charmaine has evolved to embrace her own unique esthetic. Although she has an established following throughout the US, Germany, Sweden, Norway and Denmark, this will be  he first solo exhibition at age 21.

Charmaine uses a combination of loose figurative painting, detailed pen and ink drawings and mixed media collage. Her portraits are beautifully rendered with warm earth tones complimented by bight patterns and colors. Surprisingly she has no professional training in art, and opted out on art school contending the impact it would make on her work.