The panel at far right is hardest to read. Here the artist combines the rowboat form with the organic debris pattern. An orange field in the background unites this tranquil, yet active painting. Here again, it is difficult to determine our exact perspective. Barry Tinsley at McCormick Traditional wisdom has it that artists should exhibit as often as possible to get their work and their name out.
Regular exhibition can distract an artist who lives on commissions.
For many years, Tinsley incorporated plow forms into his work. Now his sculptures suggest Chinese characters transformed into three dimensions and charged with tremendous energy. In July and August, Tinsley showed a maquette at the Thomas McCormick Gallery of Potawotami Crossing, his latest large-scale sculpture. Consisting of three major steel plate parts painted red and four burnished stainless steel units, it is built around Chinese character forms. The Art Enterprises, Ltd. commissioned Potawotami Crossing for a sculpture garden in Sawyer, Mich., about two hour's drive from the city.