Randall Lake presents:
Paris “Rock N’ Roll” Studio Show
Opening – Thursday, April 23, 6:00pm – 10:00pm
Continues through – April 24 – 27, 12:00pm – 6:00pm
Address: 158 East 200 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
Website: www.RandallLake.com
Contact: Stuart Lake
Info@RandallLake.com
949-290-0458
Randall Lake’s upcoming one-man show “Paris Rock n’ Roll” will showcase new paintings
from his recent two-month stay in Paris.
“While I was in Paris, I made a point not to repeat sites I had previously painted on former
trips,” says Lake. “I am especially proud of an oil painting of a single gargoyle from the north
face of Notre Dame. I’d never seen anyone attempt this subject, and it took several tries before
I got it right.”
Since coming back from Paris, Lake has been working in his studio, experimenting with
techniques he saw in Paris museums—cloisonism, the cross-hatching of parallel brush strokes
(Paul Cezanne and Emile Bernard); and painting on paper mounted to linen (Toulouse-
Lautrec, Emile Bernard). “I hope these works will give as much pleasure to those who see
them as I had in painting them,” says Lake.
The show also will feature other works—interiors, still life, landscapes and cityscapes of Utah,
and Southern California.
In addition to the show, Lake is celebrating his 40th anniversary in the Guthrie Building. Built
in 1891, in the Richardson Romanesque architectural style, the Guthrie has provided studio
space for Salt Lake City artists for decades. “This studio has been a staple in my career and in
my art,” says Lake. “It continues to play a pivotal role in my creations.”
About Randall Lake
Born in Long Beach, California, and raised in Newport Beach, Lake studied at the Paris
Academie Julian (1968); Atelier 17 (should be 17) (1971-73); and at the Ecole Nationale
Superieure des Beaux-Arts (1972). He completed his formal education in 1977 with a master’s
degree in fine arts from the University of Utah. Lake received two artist’s studio scholarshikps
in France: The Cite Internationale des Arts through the American Center for Students and
Artists (1971); and the Kathrine Karolyi Foundation in Vence, France (1973).
Awards
Lake has received numerous awards, including two awards from the prestigious Salmagundi
Club in New York City; and the Utah Governor’s Award in the Arts (2001). He was named one
of the 47 Most Influential People in the History of Utah by Salt Lake Magazine (2000).
