Category Archives: Art

June 1, 2010 · 8:36 am

Montage: 23 Wall Installations

I’ve been really interested in the idea of wall installations lately; a natural progression after last year’s obsession with wall sculptures. While you can use pretty much anything to create pattern and texture to blank walls, the ones I’m most attracted to are the art works. ( I have an ‘everyday objects as wall art’ post in the works as well). A few months ago I blogged about Tracy Melton’s tree ring encaustic paintings I purchased on Etsy. We finally hung them yesterday and they look fantastic – the picture is below. (My lack of photography,lighting and styling skills don’t do the installation justice.) I had planned on lining them up in a grid, but my ever artistic husband (he has a knack, surprisingly), insisted they’d look better scattered. Like ’em?

Our house on the Cape

From top: Amy Lau – Amy Lau – Brad Ford

From top: unidentified – Lindsay Bentis – Amy Lau

unidentified Emily Gallardo Studio

From top: Living Etc. – CB2

The Swell Life blog

Artist Eva Moosbrugger

Artist Keita Egami

Clockwise: Dwell – Coburn Architects – unidentified – Apartment Therapy

Sabbe Spot blog Cookie magazine blog

Madewell, Boston

Artist Jennifer Prichard

Kara Mann

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May 31, 2010 · 10:00 pm

ARTmonday: Holly Irwin

Artist Holly Irwin wrote to me last week to say she’s a new Style Carrot fan. I’m now a fan of her paintings, especially these dreamy images of women in full skirts. Irwin lives and paints in a seaside village in Alabama and is represented by Lagerquist Gallery in Atlanta, Loretta Goodwin Gallery in Birmingham, and Lyons Share Gallery in Fairhope, Alabama.

Camelot • 48×48″ • Mixed media on canvas

La Femme

Circle of Life

Hush • 14×11 • Mixed Media on Canvas

La Fleur

Dreamer

Rain

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May 24, 2010 · 2:30 pm

ARTmonday: Susanna Maing

Got an email this morning from Specific, a new design store in L.A. (probably worth its own post) about an exhibit of new works by artist Susanna Maing, who shows Angles Gallery, which also represents Polly Apfelbaum.

Peek
2006. Acrylic and flashe on panel. 60 x 52 inches

Snakes and Ladders
2006. Acrylic and flashe on panel. 41 x 36 inches

Peter Pan Shadow
2003. Latex on panel. 60 x 52 inches

Oddjob
2004. Acrylic, flashe, latex on panel

Seeing Stars
2006. Acrylic and flashe on panel. 37 x 40 inches

Baby, My Unforgettable Remembrance
2006. Acrylic and flashe on panel. 36 x 41 inches

Real or Fancy
2003. Latex paint on two panels. 32-1/4 x 55-1/2 inches overall

All images courtesy of Angles Gallery, Los Angeles

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May 9, 2010 · 9:03 am

ARTmonday: Jessica Biales Photo Collage

I just reconnected with a dear friend, Jessica Biales. Last we spoke, she was a single attorney in New York City. Multiple years, guys, and cities (even countries) later, she has a super husband, beautiful daughter, and has turned her passion for photography into a full-fledged pursuit. Her photo collages, many aimed towards children, are playful but not babyish, with crisp images depicting whimsical images (calico elephants anyone?) in realistic settings. These are my favorites:

Elephants in Central Park, 2009
photo collage – archival digital c print (limited edition)

Ducks in Central Park, 2009
photo collage – archival digital c print (limited edition)

Train, 2008
photo collage – archival digital c print (limited edition)

Flower Boats, 2008
photo collage – archival digital c print (limited edition)

Lanterns, 2009
photo collage – archival digital c print (limited edition)

Bunny in Tucket, 2008
photo collage – archival digital c print (limited edition)

Duck and Birds on the Choptank, 2008
photo collage – archival digital c print (limited edition)

Storm King, 2007
photo collage – archival digital c print (limited edition)

Bunnies in a Row, 2010
photo collage – archival digital c print (limited edition)

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May 5, 2010 · 9:13 am

ARTevent: SMFA Sidewalk Sale

This weekend is Boston’s School of the Museum of Fine Arts’ Spring Sidewalk Sale. I am hoping to check it out. The Inside Out sale in November is always amazing, so I have high hopes for this too. And prices are good, which is always a plus.

“Michael Collins” ~ Jess Camacho

What: School of the Museum of Fine Arts’ Spring Sidewalk Sale

When: This Friday & Saturday May 7th & 8th, 10 am–5 pm

Where: School of the Museum of Fine Arts, 230 The Fenway, Boston

Hundreds of original works by SMFA students, including ceramics, photography, drawings, jewelry, paintings, T-shirts, prints and more. Prices start as low as $5.

A percentage of all proceeds benefit Gateway Arts in Brookline.

A S A M P L I N G O F W O R K S

Jar, 2009 (Stoneware, wheel thrown, altered) ~ Sara Eustis