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Chase's work becomes more three dimensional, and begins to expand in terms of size. He contintinues to exhibit at the Trialngle Gallery and in Montreal. His work is chosen for several group exhibitions, (including the now famous "box" show at the Byron Gallery) and he is given a retrospective of his work at the Croker Art Gallery in Sacramento in 1969.

THE PLAINS OF ABRAHAM 1966-67 Destroyed








Detail: WINTER HARBOR 1968-69 37" x 37" x 35" Collection of the Artist








THE WINTER KINGDOM 1966-67 54" x 225" Collection of Conrad Susa, San Francisco








FLOWERPOTS 1968 Construction, Destroyed








KITTY HAWK 1966 Collection: Malcolm Moran, Carmel








GOODBYE BILLY 1968 24" x 36" Collection of Todd Boekelheide, Berkeley, CA








Detail: PORTRAIT OF NIKOS KAFKALIS 1968 60" x 84" x 9" Collection: Conrad Susa, San Francisco








A PRIVATE WALL 1966 Collection: Frederick Stein, New York City








AUTUMN MUSIC 1967 Private Collection, San Francisco

Chase now becomes interested in blowing up found photographs, and creating three dimensional collages from this work.

The studio in 1968








PORTRAIT OF JOAQUIN MURIETA 1969 14" x 21" Collection: Ted Wimmer, Humbolt County








PORTRAIT OF JACOB ZIMMER 1968 Colleciton of Michael Zimmer, New York City








THE WEDDING PARTY 1968 48" x 67" x 9" Collection: San Francisco, Museum of Modern Art








THE WAVES 1967 (Stephen Arnold Sleeping) 40" x 90" Collection: Ted Wimmer, Humbolt County








THE DARKNESS 1968 Construction with found photograph 48" x 59" Collection: Laguna Museum of Art

By 1969, Chase has begun his work with projections in Opera and has retrurned to his earlier interest in film. The next decade talkes him into new directions in both theater and painting.

Studio at 136 the Embarcadero in 1969