Art Opening at the Gallery @ ALB Tech Friday July 24th from 7-10pm! Featuring the art of Michael Barrington Palmer and Maurice Hamilton Glass. Live music by Crucial Elements!  There will be free food and drink – come one come all! It’s FREE!!!

The Gallery @ ALB Tech

1208 W. Main St.

Richmond, VA 23220

(804) 355-2491

About Michael Barrington Palmer

Michael Barrington Palmer, or Barry for short, has been painting for as long as he can remember. He was trained at a young age to use bright colors and tropical themes and those two characteristics are still very evident today. He has been educated at both Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida and Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. He sold his first painting at the age of 9. He has had numerous gallery openings in Ithaca, Syracuse, and Binghamton New York, and is delighted to now be in Richmond, Virginia.

The latest opening will feature acrylic paintings on canvas with a cartoon-ish view of fish and aquatic plants. Simple in color and sharp in lines, these paintings are easy to enjoy on many levels.

About Maurice Hamilton Glass

Hamilton Glass, a young Architect with a passion for Art. As an inner city child with an interest in art, I took closely to the graffiti scene. The free hand expression was much less about realism and more about composition and language. It was something about the quick and dirty version of graffiti that kept my interest. My work with graffiti developed into an exploration of several different avenues of, which thus reflect my work.

My body of work is influenced by Graffiti’s colorful expressions and free styled language. Motivation comes from the vibrant colors and street scenes, as my work shows real feelings, memories, and inspirational idols. Just as in any street scene, backgrounds are just as important as any focal person or item. My collections are usually great example of this, as this is what usually makes them distinctive from the next. The two mediums I favor are acrylic and spray pain along with the ink and markers.

About Crucial Elements

Crucial Elements is a progressive roots, rock, reggae band based in Richmond, VA. The band was formed in 1999 by Wylie Jones(vox/guitar), Austin – the Jahlifter(vox/guitar), Ryan Rice(bass), Kwan Burke(keys/trumpet), and Nick Thorpe(drums). Nick was replaced about a year later by the one and only Chuckie Love. This lineup stayed together for four years performing all over the east coast region. In 2003 Crucial disbanded and wouldn’t return for almost three years. In 2006 Austin and Chuckie reassembled Crucial Elements adding Joshua Crenshaw on keyboards, Gregory Haynes on guitar/vocals, and Scott Payton on bass. Crucial quickly regained its position in the Richmond music scene and released their first full length album “Jamocracy” in 2007. In 2008 bassist Scottie P was replaced with Jason Jarrell and the music has never sounded better. With three piece harmony singing and intricately arranged original compositions Crucial Elements is gaining fans all over the globe. Notable bands we have played with include: Frankie Paul, The Abyssinians, The Wailers, Toots and the Maytalls, Culture, Israel Vibrations, SOJA , Dawn Penn, Eek-A-Mouse, John Brown’s Body, Stephen Marley, Pato Banton, The Meditations, Gregory Issacs, Fishbone, and Morgan Heritage, and more…

Art Opening at the Gallery @ ALB Tech this Friday night from 7-10pm! Featuring the art of Michael Barrington Palmer and Maurice Hamilton Glass. There will be free food and drink – come one come all!

The Gallery @ ALB Tech
1208 W. Main St.
Richmond, VA 23220
(804) 355-2491

About Michael Barrington Palmer

Michael Barrington Palmer, or Barry for short, has been painting for as long as he can remember. He was trained at a young age to use bright colors and tropical themes and those two characteristics are still very evident today. He has been educated at both Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida and Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. He sold his first painting at the age of 9. He has had numerous gallery openings in Ithaca, Syracuse, and Binghamton New York, and is delighted to now be in Richmond, Virginia.

The latest opening will feature acrylic paintings on canvas with a cartoon-ish view of fish and aquatic plants. Simple in color and sharp in lines, these paintings are easy to enjoy on many levels.

About Maurice Hamilton Glass

Hamilton Glass, a young Architect with a passion for Art. As an inner city child with an interest in art, I took closely to the graffiti scene. The free hand expression was much less about realism and more about composition and language. It was something about the quick and dirty version of graffiti that kept my interest. My work with graffiti developed into an exploration of several different avenues of, which thus reflect my work.

My body of work is influenced by Graffiti’s colorful expressions and free styled language. Motivation comes from the vibrant colors and street scenes, as my work shows real feelings, memories, and inspirational idols. Just as in any street scene, backgrounds are just as important as any focal person or item. My collections are usually great example of this, as this is what usually makes them distinctive from the next. The two mediums I favor are acrylic and spray pain along with the ink and markers.

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