March 8, 2010 | Posted By: Annie
Filed Under Artist Love, Like + Love
One of the latest deliveries to our door step. Walton Ford’s Pancha Tantra, a huge volume, a tome!
I first found him, interestingly enough, in the pages of Vogue, I think in the Index section. . . I read as much on online as I could find and watched the Art 21 “Humor” episode from the second season. . .crazy how he is so matter of fact about his art amidst all the abstract mumbo jumbo usually explained on those segments.
His art is exquisite, consistent and gruesome. Based mainly on writings and whim.
Amazing to me, how has he accomplished so much?! How are they so precise and consistent!? How is he the darling of high culture but yet comes across so normal. . .
March 4, 2010 | Posted By: Annie
Filed Under Like + Love, Our Artwork
Tuesday, spent the day tying up lose ends for my show. . .
The snow fell all day long, but mysteriously did not accumulate hardly at all. The view from ancient wavy glass in our studio windows. Below, the view of my desk, a stack ready to be sprayed with fixative one last time. I like how they look all together like that.
Those trees in the snow remind me of this dry point print that I posted about a while ago. . . guess what!? Lee actually sent me one and it is about to get framed for my wall as we speak! I can’t wait.
February 28, 2010 | Posted By: Annie
Filed Under Art Shows, Artist Love, Like + Love, Our Artwork
Here is another reason I haven’t been on the internet here on my blog home or anywhere else for that matter. . .I love how this one turned out! But, I discovered that in taking it home to work on the drawing step I skipped the part where I trace the window of the frame onto the panel so I know the margins. . . turns out the awesome ornate frame I painted powdery white to match the background actually hides half and inch all the way around the painting. That’s exactly what I would expect from my spastic brain. . . but anyways that means I am going to do another large one in the same sort of subject manner. Maybe two. Hopefully done by the White Whale Spring show.
The Curiouser and Curiouser show opened at Gallery Nucleus over the weekend. I wish I could have been there. And oh my! I am in the same show as the likes of Sterling Hundley and Chris Appelhans!!!!! Crazy! The Gallery’s photo of my painting is much better. . . and also check out my friend Cory’s pieces in the show, the Cat , my favorite .
February 19, 2010 | Posted By: Chris
Filed Under Chris, Friends + Family, Life, Like + Love, Our Artwork
I won’t say too much about this for now, except:
I’ve listened to Scott Tuma’s music more than anything else in the past 5 years. Just ask Annie.
Creating the artwork for his upcoming release Dandelion is a total dream job.
The record will be released on 12″ vinyl on Digitalis.
A special limited art edition of 30 copies will include original artwork.
I can’t wait to show you the rest. I’ll keep you all posted!
February 17, 2010 | Posted By: Annie
Filed Under Life, Like + Love
Sunny today, my son manages to start playing in the sludgy green pond of the sand box. Regrets for both parties involved.
Amazing bistro chinese for lunch leftover from a nice date last night. A date where we acquired a set of moleskines to hopefully create serious sketchbooks as creative as these. . .
Got a sneak peak of this folk art inspired show at Art & Light (with artworks from the likes of Chris Jones and Kent Ambler), if you are in the area go this weekend and get your socks knocked off.
And since there is a large rock in this photo, check out The Vamoose’s post of geological wonders. Recalls the Christmas present I got when I was maybe ten? a lump of plaster with strange minerals to hack out and identify. Also recalls the only gen. science lab me and my partner finished first instead of last and got an awesome grade. When I have a big house and a big garden, I am totally going to have big rocks and big minerals, everywhere.
February 15, 2010 | Posted By: Annie
Filed Under Artist Love, Like + Love
Frida Kahlo image from new favorite blog, Feasting on Art! About the painting, its bursting with life, I feel as though the squash is about to explode and plaster the moth with seeds. In a good way. And about the blog, haven’t made any of the food, but I must. The blueberry lemon curd pavlova insists I make it and the art is in such good taste. Dude, and I didn’t even intend that pun.
February 15, 2010 | Posted By: Chris
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This grass is dead and pretty. So are these paintings by Jolie Holland on But Does It Float. The bone ones mostly, I can almost hear them clattering against the cardboard sides of the box. You’ll only know what I mean if you look at them.
February 14, 2010 | Posted By: Annie
Filed Under Artist Love, Life, Like + Love
A cake for a dear friend, she and I are having that show together, the one that all those works in progress are aiming for. I like how pretty she is blowing out those candles, at the time I thought I missed the shot, but here it be. I like also the hovering green flame reflections. . . appropriate that they are hearts considering today. . . side note, the elephant photo is an explanation of the other little faces you see helping her blow out those candles. They’ve been hanging around all day with a certain someone, insisting on cameo appearances.
Some valentine notes of course, we will celebrate next week I think. Today is for Chris to battle an old cold and me to ward off the beginnings of one. That is a symbol enough of the love day I suppose, despite the fact he works so much we are close enough to share each others’ germs. I look forward to when we can share more time and not just ailments. . . soon. For now, this is a good post to revisit for a heart shape, and also this lovely blog has the best hearts I have seen yet.
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