Showing posts with label Artists. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Artists. Show all posts

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

ARTIST: Maira Kalman

From the 2005 edition of Strunk and White's The Elements of Style

I was reading the new issue of O (October issue), which is great by the way and on page 62, under Live Your Best Life is an article about Maira Kalman.  I don't know if I have been living under a rock or what but I can't remember having come across her work before. I know I must have. Regardless.  I was instantly taken by her work.


And if you have been following along here, well you know that when I get excited about an artist I love to share.



She works in gouache. She writes. Paints New Yorker covers. She illustrates books. According to O, there is a retrospective of her art in San Francisco until the end of October. Then it si coming to LA and then to NY. I LOVE her color sense and her sense of whimsy and style.




To find out more:
Her site: http://www.mairakalman.com/home.html
Her talk on TED: http://www.ted.com/talks/maira_kalman_the_illustrated_woman.html
An interview on Barnes and Noble: http://media.barnesandnoble.com/?&fr_story=d290751d18b56bf0ae46a4a8ed5542c6edb4ef7a

P.S. If you have the time. DO LISTEN to these. So many good points she made.  Keep working, don't think while creating.

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Found


Google Images

I did search for something today using google images. I have used it before but it didn't look like this. Now it displays your results in this beautiful gallery format. This is where I found the art of Paul Villinski..
He makes installation art with BEER CANS he finds on the streets on NYC. His p9eces with butterflies are of course my favorite!

From his site, which is equally as gorgeous as his art:

Who leaves these crushed beer cans – forlorn evidence scattered in the streets of the city? I take these “dead soldiers” – every one of them once raised to someone’s lips – and breathe new life into them, changing them into images that suggest the possibility of change itself. A kind of conceptual unity develops between materials, process and imagery: my practice in the studio mimics the act of transformation that butterflies symbolize everywhere, in all cultures.
Paul Villinski Home Page

More from his site:

birds and butterflies
These pieces explore themes of transformation and recovery through the metamorphosis of crushed beer cans from the streets of New York into flocks of realistically crafted butterflies.


LOVE this one!

This one too!!
 So if you have a second do a search using Google Images. You never know what you may find that may delight and inspire you!

xo,
dana

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

ARTIST: Sonia Delaunay








Have you ever just fallen head over heels with an artists work? Well, I fall in love with alot of artists work but Sonia Delaunay (1185-1979) was one of my first favorites. I was introduced to her work back in college. I remember designing machine knitted fabric inspired by her art. I still have the presentation board. She is a beautiful colorist. I love her bold shapes and color as well as her interesting compositions. Her work includes painting, textile design and stage set design. This is a great retrospective of her work. She was a wife and mother. She often took second place to her husband, artist Robert Delaunay. After his death in 1941 she really began to blossom.

Sunday, September 13, 2009

Sketchbook painting and artist

I painted this with gouache right in my sketchbook. The paper gets kinda wrinkly and it was a quick one but I am happy with it. I think I am going to do a similar one on watercolor paper. I have been so inspired by many artists lately for different reasons and I keep wanting to mention them so here is one (will get to more soon):

Kelly Rae Roberts
- She has a blog right here. She is also the author of Taking Flight. I haven't read the book yet but it is on my wish list! I have been reading her blog regularly for awhile. I enjoy her art and her wonderful words of inspiration along with beautiful photos. She shares her journey as creative woman who has had success but also still has slumps and doubts just like the rest of us.

P.S. Just noticed that if you have a pic that runs horizontally and you want to enlarge it, it gets cut off. Guess there isn't enough space in the layout.

Thursday, September 03, 2009

Flickr ARTISTS

1. Doodling (A3), 2. New plate design, 3. progress, 4. Watercolor Stripes, 5. VESTIDO XADREZ E PAREDE DE MOSAICO, 6. First week of September journal page., 7. YIP 365.112 : Studio Closeup, 8. blessed, 9. A Collection

First of all this took so long to make!! Ahhh! I used the Mosaic Maker for the first time and I don't know what I am doing wrong but it seemed to take too long to make. Does anyone else use Mosaic Maker with ease?

Well, so I decided to do a mosaic because if you are like me you love browsing Flickr and coming across a great artists work. So I thought I would share with you just some of the artists that I have discovered on Flickr ( a couple of them I may have read about on a blog). There are so many wonderfully talented people out there that daily I am blown away by the beauty that is created. Some of the artists I have read a bit more about on there blog and some are recent discoveries. So I hope you enjoy their work just as much as I do. And if you have favorite artist you discovered on Flickr leave a comment and let me know. I would love to discover some more great art.

Thursday, August 20, 2009

ARTIST: Maxine Sutton

So I just read about Maxine Sutton today on the Ink Lore blog and I was SO head over heels with her artwork that I had to post right away. Her color, texture, patterns!! Swoon. They are all wonderful. So happy to find her and her work. So inspiring. Go check out more of her work right here. I am heading back myself.

Saturday, August 08, 2009

Some things

Today my husband took my son out, my daughter took a nap for 2 hrs and I did this. Organized my paper. I have been cleaning, storing, rearranging things around here the past couple of days. It feels so good to get rid of things that are no longer right for you. I started an inspiration board as well. Clearing space for new things to arrive.
On another note. If you aren't already familiar with Marisa from Creative Thursday you need to run there right now! ( And then come back here of course :) ) She is a very talented artist who is teaching an e-course that starts this September and I REALLY want to sign up so I hope the money fairy shows up and I can. :) She has wonderful podcasts and a great blog. She is super kind and very supportive. So I may just take the plunge and sign up.
And this little quote I found on a walk through my village a few weeks back when they were having an art exhibit in some store fronts. Love it! I hope you are all having a great weekend!

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

ARTIST: Abby Glassenberg


Artist Abby Glassenberg was recently featured in Cloth, Paper, Scissors and I just fell in love with her work. She is a mom and artist who creates soft sculptures. I love her use of color and her attention to detail. She mostly does birds but there are some other lovely creatures. This is a link to her web site and there you will find links to her blog and her etsy shop. She is also in the process of writing a book. I find her very inspiring since she is doing her work while raising her two daugthers. And I love the name of her shop and blog, While She Naps. So go check her out if you haven't found her already!

Friday, July 17, 2009

ARTIST: Mary Englebreit

As I was cleaning my art table this morning ( my daughter is up at 5 every day) I sorted through a pile of papers and the first thing I noticed was in a rejection letter from 2004 from Gallison that the creative director was Lorena Simonvich from this post.. So Cool. It was very strange to say the least! The work really wasn't very good and the rejection certainly was in order but it was sort of strange that the connection was made... well to me it was anyway.

So, then I was led to my pile of Mary Englebreit Home Companion covers, illustrations and stories. I really miss this magazine! I was always so inspired with each issue. I love her art ( guess that is why I couldn't part with it). I was somewhat disappointed when they stopped the illustrated cover. So I hope it makes a return soon. It seems she is still doing lots of great things check out her site here.

So I chose this particular illustration since I love this quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson and her art. For me it is fitting today. I love it!!

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

ARTIST: Sarah Lugg




Does everyone remember this cover? It is the cover of Victoria magazine from February 1999. Art by artist Sarah Lugg. I can't believe this was ten years ago. This is what really started my love affair with collage. I remember getting this issue in the mail and being so excited by it. It is so simple and so beautiful. I love the tags and her use of common (yet beautiful) items in her work. I believe this was my favorite piece by her. Here is a little Q & A she did with Another girl at play
http://anothergirlatplay.com/sarah-lugg/
It makes you feel so inspired and full of possibilities.
Enjoy!
P.S. My hubby won't be home until late tonight so I will get a bit of uninterrupted art time!!

Tuesday, June 09, 2009

Color Stories: Neutral and Brights


This is a painting done by Felix Vallotton. View of a Paris Street, 1895. Gouache on cardboard.
Felix was one of the Nabis.

You can learn more about them if you google them but basically they were a group of young radical painters who formed an artistic brotherhood in Paris in 1889.

Their common aim was to make art part of everyday life. LOVE THAT!!

I love this particular painting for not only the subject matter but the COLOR as well. Love the neutrals mixed with the pops of bright color. Lovely work.

I am done with my wreath. Not sure if I like it yet. I will hopefully get to take some pics tomorrow if the weather improves any.

Wednesday, June 03, 2009

ARTIST: Rick Ruggles

I came across Rick Ruggles awhile back (I can't remember where). I picked up one of his found heart cards. I was so intrigued by his work. He takes photos he finds naturally of hearts. This one I think is just great. Go take a look at more of his work. http://www.foundhearts.com/