Giveaway #32: Homeschool original drawing
Posted by Amy on Thursday December 17, 2009
From Homeschool – an affordable art shop selling original art for $150 or less that’s based in Portland, Oregon – comes this awesome giveaway of an original drawing by Jessica Hirsch aptly entitled Beachbum. This original sketch measures 11” x 8.5” and is graphite drawing on paper.
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Scott Campbell
Posted by Amy on Monday November 30, 2009
Loving the work of Scott Campbell whose collection of work themed “Adrift” is currently showing at myplasticheart alongside Leontine Greenberg (blogged before).
The theme of the show plays on creative contraptions and characters that will whisk you to a far-off land. The exhibition is on from now till December 13th, so hop on over for a look.
Also, watch out for his comics at Doublefine.
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Best Friends Forever
Posted by Amy on Tuesday October 13, 2009
Beautiful work by Lily Lin, a Taiwanese born Canadian living in Berlin who is available for freelance commissions. These plushies were made for the Best Friends Forever Group Show and was based on her illustrations called huggabets.
I love it when 2D ideas become a 3D product!
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stella im hultberg
Posted by Racheal Anilyse on Thursday August 6, 2009
The illustrated life is a wonderful place to explore these days! We too can play in the gallery world. This is why I am discussing one of my favorite tea spilling, pen wielding artists: Stella Im Hultberg. Is her artwork illustration, or is it fine art? Maybe it is fine art-illustration?
Her recent work for Thinkspace Gallery in L.A. uses less realism and more beautiful abstract shapes and organic forms. Illustrators can be fine artists and fine artists can be illustrators. We are abstracting the label, one gallery at a time.
I’ve spoken my piece, but what do you guys think about the current world of illustration? Are we fine artists? Where do we belong?
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6x6 Gallery
Posted by Amy on Tuesday June 30, 2009
The folks over at Charmingwall have something new up their sleeves — a new gallery! Unlike Charmingwall’s concept of selling open-edition fine art prints, 6×6 Gallery is a a whole new gallery dedicated to small format 6“x6” original works of art from artists over the world that was sparked by their success of The Tiny Art Show, an art show held every year by Charmingwall. You start by purchasing their starter kit and in no time your work will be up the wall with other participants!
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Renegade Craft Fair coverage by Sub-Studio + links
Posted by Amy on Thursday June 11, 2009
Sub-Studio design blog posted up pictures of the fabulous work that’s available during the recent Renegade Craft Fair. My favourites (and new finds!) include Nate Duval, the Plain Jane Project and also KG+AB.
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And here’s a few more links for you to enjoy for today:
+ Sally has a new website up, and;
+ See some new videos by Julia Pott (love the new White is for Witching video that she animated that’s illustrated by Jon Klassen.)
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Cori's solo show @ Charmingwall!
Posted by Amy on Saturday May 23, 2009
I wish I could teleport everywhere I wanted to because I would love to meet Cori at her solo show at Charmingwall Gallery that will run from June 13th to July 8th. And of course, I would love to meet Katie, the lady who runs the gallery as well, who (I think) is doing a fantastic job.
Congrats Cori! :)
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Ric Stultz
Posted by Amy on Saturday May 23, 2009
Ric Stultz is having a solo show at Hot Pop in Milwaukee from now until July 24th. There’s 70 paintings total, and you can see more pictures of his exhibition here.
I love his latest work done with gouache, gesso and ink on paper, which you can see on his website – normal, everyday objects are “humanized” in a way — and this is my favourite piece, titled Remembering Your Smile.
Needles + Pens: You've Got Light in Your Eyes
Posted by Amy on Thursday May 7, 2009
If you’re in the SF area, then head over to Needles + Pens Gallery where Meighan of My Love For You has curated an exhibition of 21 artists such as Maxwell Loren Holyoke-Hirsch, Olivia Jeffries, Will Bryant (who is doing a bang-up job covering over on My Love For You while Meighan is away!) and so many more to the theme of YOU’VE GOT LIGHT IN YOUR EYES. See the complete line-up of the artists on this page — the show will run from now through June 28th, 2009.
Congrats Meighan!
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Jessica Fortner: 3D sculptures
Posted by Amy on Friday May 1, 2009
Aren’t these sculptures by Jessica Fortner amazing? They’re really interesting in a folksy kind of way (and sometimes in a morbid sort of way) that I can’t help but break into a subtle chuckle when I see them. She creates these 3D figurines and scenes using a variety of materials and then photographs them to create the final illustration.
Good news if you’re in Toronto, Canada as her dolls will be at C1 Art Space’s All Dolled Up show happening from May 1st- June 28th. You can also buy prints of her work over here and here’s her blog.
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