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‘Carl Plansky and Friends’ Exhibition in Sam & Adele Golden Gallery
September 25, 2010 - November 20, 2010

-- Columbus, NY, Sept. 13, 2010


Carl Plansky, Self-Portrait, 2005,
Oil on Panel,18" x 14"

The Sam & Adele Golden Gallery (SAGG) is pleased to present an exhibition entitled, 'Carl Plansky and Friends' at the Golden Artist Colors. facility in New Berlin, N.Y. The exhibition opening will be on Saturday, September 25 from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. and runs through November 20, 2010.

This exhibition celebrates the legacy of painter Carl Plansky, founder of Williamsburg Handmade Oil Colors, as both artist and paintmaker. Plansky's works will be displayed along with several of his most intimate and talented artist 'Friends,' including Pat Passlof, Milton Resnick, Jake Berthot, Susanna Coffey, Cora Cohen, Bill Jensen, Margrit Lewczuk, Judith Linhares, and Mary Jo Vath.

In the 1980s, Carl acquired a milling machine from painter Milton Resnick and immersed himself in the technology of paintmaking. In short order, his explorations blossomed into the full scale paintmaking enterprise that became Williamsburg Handmade Oil Colors. The burgeoning art milieu of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, provided fertile ground for Carl to develop his unique approach to making oil paints. Carl reveled in searching out and sourcing rare pigments. His own needs as a painter motivated the search as well as the requirements of growing the color line for Williamsburg Handmade Oils.

As a painter, Carl was able to imbue time-honored pictorial subjects: still life, landscape and figuration, with a vigor and energy that was also informed by his familiarity with the materiality and unique characteristics of the paints that he created.

Carl Plansky, at the height of his artistic powers, died on October 10, 2009. It is with tremendous pride and honor that Golden Artist Colors continues the legacy of Williamsburg Oils that Carl Plansky began over 25 years ago. This exhibition is dedicated to Carl and to all of his friends with whom he shared an artistic vision.

The Sam and Adele Golden Gallery is dedicated to holding exhibitions of scholarly and educational focus that underscore the creative possibilities and potentials of the visual arts. For more information about the SAGG and operating hours, please visit www.theSAGG.org

About Golden Artist Colors,Inc.
Located in its 100,000-square-foot facility in rural Columbus, N.Y., GOLDEN's 147 employees are committed to producing materials that encourage exploration of form and concept, while assuring archival integrity. GOLDEN takes pride in the fact that its Custom Lab is the only facility of its kind, dedicated to designing products to the specifications of individual artists. Developing paints to meet exacting criteria is the specialty of GOLDEN's custom operations. As a natural progression from its initiatives in the fine arts market, GOLDEN established Paintworks, the commercial paint and coatings division of Golden Artist Colors, Inc. It provides commercial and OEM clients with paint making technology, toll manufacturing and integrated solutions. GOLDEN Paintworks can design a full solution to a coatings project based on its expertise designing, manufacturing, marketing and selling high performance paints and coatings. The company also assists customers with complex production, packaging and regulatory issues. The company is not only committed to its customers and local community, but to its employee owners as well. In April 2010, GOLDEN employees became the majority owners of the company and in 2008, the company became a 100% Tobacco Free Campus for staff and visitors. In May 2010, Golden Artist Colors purchased Williamsburg Handmade Oil Colors. For more information about Golden Artist Colors, Inc. and its comprehensive product offering, call 1-800-959-6543 or visit the company's Web site at www.goldenpaints.com For more information about Williamsburg, go to www.WilliamsburgOils.com

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