December 1, 2009 -- David Tobey has been selected by the New Rochelle Council on The Arts as one of three members of the adjudication panel for selection of winners of the "Utopioptix" competition being held currently by the NRCA. The two other jurors on the panel include internationally known 3D Pop artist Charles Fazzino, and the Director of three art galleries at the College of New Rochelle Katrina Rhein. Utopioptix will be on view March 1-31 at the Lumen Winter Gallery located in The New Rochelle Public Library. More information, the prospectus and entry form for the competition can be found on the NRCA's web site.

DAVID'S RECENT WORK & BENEFIT EXHIBITION
FOR THE WESTCHESTER PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA

David Tobey's painting The Westchester Philharmonic is the cover (left) of the December 2009 issue of the orchestra's monthly newsletter, Overtones, along with an article (right) about his November '09 benefit exhibition in the newsletter. If you're interested in supporting the orchestra by purchasing a giclée of the painting, see the article (blue box, lower right) on page 5 of Overtones that you can read as a PDF in its entirety on this page on the Westchester Philharmonic's own web site; or contact the orchestra at 914-682-3707.

Gicleés of David's Westchester Philharmonic and of some of his other new paintings featuring musical subjects will also be on display at the Phil's Winter Pops Concert starring Barbara Cook this Sunday, December 20th at 3:00 p.m. at the Purchase College Performing Arts Center. These will also be available for purchase, also with all profits beyond the cost of their printing to benefit the orchestra. For more information on this concert see the Phil's web page about it and about their other upcoming events.

The reception for David Tobey's most recent solo show (see poster below) November 12, '09 in New Rochelle, NY was very successful with over 400 people visiting. In addition to the sale of more than a dozen of his paintings and giclées, everyone enjoyed live music by members of the Westchester Philharmonic String Ensemble and by keyboard artist Kirk Ehrenreich. Toward the end of the evening, David himself and his wife Moira also performed on violin with Kirk accompanying them.

A FEW ROOM VIEWS OF THE EXHIBITION

Above: The gallery entranceway, (left)
and (right) one wall of the South room off the main exhibition area.

Above: two views of the main North gallery area, (left & center)
where Tobey's most recent paintings & sculptures were displayed,
and (right) the front reception area visible as guests entered the gallery,
also dedicated to his most recent work.

Above: the print room, (left)
dedicated to the display of giclées and some earlier paintings & sculpture,
and one wall of a back room, (right) also for earlier work.

SOME PHOTOS FROM THE RECEPTION
(more will be posted as they become available)

PHOTO LEFT: David at the BID Gallery 542 reception November 12th with Board members of the New Rochelle Council on the Arts (l to r): Christopher Arena, President; Judith Weber, Vice President; and Billie Tucker, Treasurer.

PHOTO RIGHT: (l to r): New Rochelle Mayor Noam Bramson; David; Ivar Hyden, New Rochelle Arts Commission Chairman and owner of Backstreet Gallery; and Joshua Worby, Executive Director of the Westchester Philharmonic.

Westchester Philharmonic String Ensemble members perform at the reception.

World renowned violinist Elmar Oliveira plays the violin with Tobey's painting 'Fantastique' in the background.

Moira Tobey, who is also a member of the Westchester Philharmonic, accompanied on keyboard by Kirk Ehrenreich.

See some of David's new paintings below,
and watch this site for more news and information.

The complete media release for this event can be accessed here,
or see the New Rochelle Downtown
Business Improvement District's web page about the event.

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Welcome to the web site
of painter, sculptor and musician

DAVID TOBEY

NEWS! -- 5/17/09 -- David, who is a founding member of the Westchester Philharmonic orchestra, has been working with the group as a member of their Spring Gala Committee, to recruit some of the most famous artists in Westchester County, NY to create artistic violins that were auctioned at the gala, held on May 17th at the Ritz Carlton hotel in White Plains. Overtones, the orchestra's newsletter of July 1, 2009 featured Tobey in an article on his career as a violinist and painter that can be accessed here.

David with Westchester Philharmonic
Artistic Director Itzhak Perlman at the orchestra's Spring Benefit.
[Photo by Kathleen DeSousa-Smith]
David recruited five artists to contribute their works to be auctioned at the event, and a total of $27,050 was realized from their sale, all going to benefit the Westchester Philharmonic. Everyone attending the gala was also given a certificate guaranteeing 30% of any sale of David's late father's paintings from his collection would go directly to benefit the orchestra. More information on the artists, the violins and the event can be read on his media release for the event, and more photos from the gala can be seen on the Westchester Philharmonic's own web site.

Information on David's most recent New York City solo show is below:

This exhibition ran Feb. 17 - Mar 14, and at the reception on the 21st, David performed on violin along with Von Cello,the founder of the first cello-fronted rock power trio in history. Part of their performance can be seen by visiting this link on YouTube. David Tobey (left) and Von Cello perform at the reception on Feb. 21st More information in the form of the media release for this exhibition, and photos about this show can be seen on our media release page. IF YOU VISITED MY JANUARY SOLO SHOW AT BERKELEY GALLERY IN MANHATTAN LAST MONTH, YOU SAW A FEW OF THE PAINTINGS, BUT IF NOT, THE PLEIADES GALLERY SHOW HAS SOME NEW ONES THAT I'VE JUST FINISHED, AND NEW SCULPTURES, TOO. (To see any of the paintings below larger, click on the image) Harpist, 2009   Basketball, 2009 Firebird, 2009   Jazz Club, 2008 Acrylic, 36 x 60 Violin Phapsody, 2008 Acrylic, 48 x 36 String Quartet, 2008 Acrylic, 30 x 40 Totem, 2008 Acrylic, 36 x 24 The Cat & The Fiddle, 2007 Acrylic, 60 x 48 Struggle to See, 2008 Acrylic, 36 x 48 If you would like to receive information on upcoming exhibitions or other news about my work, please email me your postal and/or email address and your name will be added to my mailng list. Thank you. SOME EARLIER PAINTINGS       "As with most artists today, I am very aware of the formal plastic elements in art. I have developed many aesthetic consistencies in my work even when at times it may seem diverse. But my art is always tied to expression. A common artistic thread in my work shows my interest in color, curved space, balance, rhythm, and movement. Ultimately, a painting or sculpture is only finished when all if its elements and relationships work to such an extent that it lives to the viewer.        "My work here has not so much to do with evolution, but with expansion and development of who I am as a person and an artist. That's why my last exhibition in New York was called "Driving Force" -- The force of who I am and what I want to be." -- David Tobey, November '07   David & Goliath, 2007. Acrylic & charcoal, 36 x 60   Dancing Totem, 2007. Acrylic & charcoal, 60 x 36   The Chess Match, 2007. Acrylic & paint pen, 40 x 30. Collection of the National Scholastic Chess Foundation.   A River's View, 2007. Acrylic, 30 x 40   Desert of Madness, 2007. Acrylic, 40 x 40   Dark Garden, 2007. Acrylic, 48 x 36 <   Premonitions of War, 2007. Acrylic, 36 x 48   The Flood, 2005. Acrylic, 48 x 36   War, 2004. Acrylic, 30 x 40   Reaching For The Cure, 2007. Acrylic, 36 x 49. Collection of the Ameican Cancer Society and used for the cover of Aaron Minsky's book "Beyond Faith". Fish Party, 2006. Acrylic, 48 x 36   String Theory, 2006. Acrylic, 60 x 36 Bishop Tales Rook, 2006. Acrylic, 60 x 36   Pagliacci, 2006. Acrylic, 48 x 36  She, 2006. Acrylic, 24 x 36  Egg II, 2005. Acrylic, 20 x 16 Black & White Christmas, 2007. Acrylic, 60 x 48 Surge, 2005. Acrylic, 36 x 24 Essential Thought, 2005. Acrylic, 36 x 24 More paintings from previous exhibitions can be seen on the "Paintings - Section 1" pages and "Paintings - Section 2" page. See the "Navigation" section at the bottom of this page below to access them. RECENT SCULPTURES   Chain Reaction 21 x 24 x 12   Standing Man 33 x 13 x 8 Einstein's Clock 13 x 13 x 8   Junk Yard Dog 11 x 28 x 3   Space TimeCurvature 24 x 19 x 10   Orchids 29 x 19 x 15.5   Knight on Horseback 21 x 24 x 24   Curves 35 x 22 x 17 More sculptures can be seen on the "David's Welded Sculpture" page -- see the "Navigation" index below, or feel free to visit any of the other pages on the site though this Navigation section. There's one at the bottom of each page on this site. NAVIGATION [ HOME ] [ONE-MAN SHOWS] [ REVIEWS OF DAVID'S ARTWORK ] [ PAINTINGS - SECTION 1 ] [MORE PAINTINGS - SECTION 1] [ BIOGRAPHY, EXHIBITIONS, COLLECTIONS & ARTIST'S STATEMENT ] [ PAINTINGS - SECTION 2 ] [ CERAMICS ] [ DAVID'S WELDED SCULPTURE ] [ CONCLUSION ] [ LINKS ] or [ EMAIL US ] for more information on David's artwork © copyright David Tobey 2004, 2005. All photos on this site by Peter Krupenye 845.279.6297.       This Site Powered by iPowerWeb