At his San Francisco studio, painter Raymond Difley constructs mixed-media painted panels that are a sort of meditation on the rectangle. His bold and colorful work is spare and in some cases deceptively simple, and a good complement for the lines and 90 degree angles of the modern / contemporary home.

Difley has recently been part of Elizabeth Starr's SOMA Holiday Exhibition group show at the Off Market Gallery, as well as a holiday show at Propeller in Hayes Valley. In April and May his work will be part of two separate shows at Art Gotham in Manhattan, and he'll have a show with Stuart Sheldon at San Francisco's Ligne Roset in September 2005.

+ Raymond Difley 603 Tennessee Street, SFCA 94107
+ tel 415.412.7837

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Miya Ando Stanoff's minimalist paintings on steel panels are on display at Zinc Details' San Francisco location from January 3 through February 28, 2005.

Miya seeks to draw out the natural beauty and elegance in metal through use of subtle shades of silver and greys in her two-dimensional panels. She uses traditional metal finishing methods such as grinding, sanding, patinas, and the application of heat. She also works with metal-based pigments, solvents, and acids to create the varied textures and surfaces on her pieces. In her work, she explores the themes of solitude, nothingness, ethereal tranquility, and the transitory nature of things.

+ Zinc Details, 1905 Fillmore Street

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