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Yesterday's comments of the day come from Becky Knold and Maureen Murphy who give thumbs up to Alec Clayton's review of Bob's Koch's show at the Pierce College Gallery in Lakewood.

Becky writes,

Ever since I first saw Bob Koch's paintings at an Arts Olympia meeting a couple years back, I've been a fan. They are such whimsical, curiously odd, more-than-slightly-distorted images of people whom we must all feel we've known in our own life. They capture the gesture and the character of people involved in life and interactions. The combination of drawn and painted lines, the overlapping and building up of a history of strokes make me feel that I understand how the artist worked his way through. It's not about "perfection", but about getting the feel of the moment portrayed. Great Job, Robert Koch, and thanks for the excellent review by Alec Clayton.

Maureen writes,

I have been a big fan of Bob Koch's new work this past year. I have purchased four of the paintings called "four on a couch." When I look at his work I feel like an active participant in the scene or sometimes just wish I were there. His energetic and loose drawings over paint that looks like pastel, have a wonderfully intimate sense.
I have a good time viewing and hanging Bob Koch's mostly playful, and sometimes sad paintings. Bob Koch is incredibly in tune with humanity.