Leclerc Contemporary Gallery and Isabella Garrucho Fine Art are pleased to announce a new one-man show “Larger Than Life" – Works by Rick Shaefer”. The works presented are part of a series of cloud paintings and large scale charcoal drawings of various flora and fauna—subjects, in the case of the trees, found in close proximity to the artist’s home in Connecticut. The intricate markings that comprise his meticulously rendered, monumental drawings are part of a technique that Shaefer has cultivated within his artistic practice, one that aims to introduce the viewer to new ways of perceiving the drawn line and, ultimately, of considering the greater significance of the subjects of the work. The immediacy of the confrontation with the drawings—their scale and intense detail and unglazed presentation—compel an unencumbered directness to subjects both mundane and exotic. The public is invited to an opening reception on September 10th, from 6-8 PM.