Sunrise Artist recently did a great interview with Aaron Nagel, featuring questions that Nagel answers with a clear ease and self-confidence, discussing topics such as his first art show in 2025 and his very positive attitude about expectations and disappointments. Nagel is a self-taught painter, an amazing feat considering the type of precisely formed figures he paints. Equally surprising is the astute advice he offers on what inspires his productivity, and how starting his own business influenced his perspective on painting. Whenever I look at Nagel’s paintings I wonder about the religious objects he includes within them, so it was a pleasure to hear what he had to say about his recurring use of such imagery, though his answers were a bit surprising: “I paint women with religious overtones not to provide some sort of commentary on the relationship between women and organized religion, but because thinking of beautiful women as gods, saints, etc. makes much more sense to me than the world’s organized religions.” Towards the end of the interview Nagel mentions his upcoming shows, one of which is very soon! Aaron Nagel’s solo show A Thin Line will be at the Shooting Gallery June 11th-July 2nd, so save the date!
Untied, oil on canvas.
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Signals, oil on canvas.
Regal, oil on canvas.
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