The Annex
Glacial Erratic
Seth Allen
May 2 - June 29, 2025
First Friday Reception: May 2, 5:00 – 7:00 PM.
Glaciers travel across the earth, carving valleys and sculpting mountains, indelibly changing landscapes forever. They pick up chunks of rock and transport them over long distances. When they drop these rocks, they are often far from their place of origin – the outcrop or bedrock where they were plucked. This concept resonates with me and the way I create my paintings.
They often begin as an un defined though or feeling. As the painting progresses, it becomes clearer until it is dropped – often far from its origin – churned, twisted and shaped by the glacial movement of life around me.
About Seth Allen:
Seth Allen is an abstract painter that has shown his work in Los Angeles, Portland, Salem, and Palm Desert. His approach to painting is intuitive. Starting with a general feeling or tone, he slowly uncovers the concept with layers of paint and sanding until it is realized. Originally from California, Seth and his family came north for the dynamic outdoors and changing seasons.
THE ANNEX: A Scalehouse Project located in the atrium of Franklin Crossing is the latest program from Scalehouse Collaborative for the Arts. Through an online application, artists will submit work and proposals. We are delighted to support local artists with a space to show new works, gain experience and exposure in the field, and add to Scalehouse's mission of building community around arts and culture events. View previous Annex Artists here.
