John Riepenhoff at Marlborough Gallery, Lower East Side

Working by the light of a lamp or with no artificial light at all, Milwaukee-based artist John Riepenhoff has created his night sky paintings in the city and country.  Explaining that he can’t see much of what he’s doing while he’s painting, each is a surprise in the morning.  (At Marlborough Gallery, Lower East Side through Feb 9th.)  

John Riepenhoff, Plein Air (Isle of Eigg), acrylic on canvas, 2013.