Buzzards

It's been quite a while since there's been a gallery opening I've felt was worth attending but I'm really glad that I attended the "American Realities" show at the New Image Art Gallery this past weekend:

Lydia Fong (aka Barry McGee)




Clare Rojas:

Her work is truly amazing... I wish I had gotten better pics but it was pretty packed (though not as much as I would have thought)

pressed for details

From the 'Blender' show at the Cerasoli-LeBasse Gallery 10-11-08:

Vincent Hui


Melissa Haslam


Deth P. Sun


Due to a late (but amazing) dinner with some fantastic people I got to the gallery just as they were closing so I didn't get a chance to see everything. When did galleries start closing so early?

the left lane

Show coming up in LA! I will have some of my moleskine pages on display and for sale so please stop by if you're in the area!

unenclosed

These images are from Kelly Lynn Jones' solo show at the Little Bird Gallery 8-9-08. The photos don't do the least bit of justice the work was fantastic.

art and statues and things

I thought today would be a good time to mention some big news:

One of my paintings, "After the Fire" has been selected to hang in the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery in Barnsdall Park as part of their 2008 juried show. This is a HUGE honor and I want to invite anyone in the LA area to the opening party to be held Sunday, Aug. 3 from 2-5 PM.



If you live in LA and have never been to Barnsdall Park it's a really lovely piece of LA history:

" This unique park, which offers breathtaking views of Los Angeles and the Hollywood Sign, is also home to the Junior Arts Center and the famous Hollyhock House that was designed in the 1920's by the internationally acclaimed architect Frank Lloyd Wright."

-taken from this website. Please visit the site for more information on the park.

a little bit later

some shows this weekend:

Jim Houser @ Merry Karnowsky Gallery




and Scott C @ The Secret Headquarters



Not feeling wordy today. It surely must be Monday.

swoon

Swoon this weekend at New Image art Gallery in West Hollywood.

cleaning out pipes

I'm trying to catch up with myself today as I actually have a few minutes this morning. I haven't gotten a chance to post about some of the shows I went to this past weekend. There were so many that I missed. Sad.

Thinkspace "Snow Angel's" show was on Friday.


One of my favorite pieces from the show by Jeaneed Carlino. Her work really floored me.


Upstairs some cool paintings by Jesse Hotchkiss


Stopping by the Von Dutch store to see a toy and art show that was curated by the Carmichael on Sat. night.

And Brandi Milne at the Corey Helford Gallery later on Sat.




really beautiful work.

As usual there are lots more pics from the shows at my flickr and check out the gallery sites for more info on the shows and the artists.

who says anything anymore

So I'm just going to apologize right now that I don't have names and links to go with all the artists whose work appears in these photos. There was just SOO much work by so many talented people and it was insanely crowded at all the shows. LA really came out this weekend to show support for art.

(please click on image for a larger view)



Johnny Ryan's Horror Show at the Secret Headquarters on Fri. night.


Project Gallery Wishful Thinking show



Painting by Evan B. Harris and work by Thylacine Graphics and Jen Lobo at Lab 101 Gallery (closing their doors soon how sad).



Hive Gallery

And finally, the last images are from the show at the Seth Carmichael Gallery that I took part in. Most of the work is from previous shows but I did a couple broken hand mirror paintings:


Excited to be sharing a wall with talented aritsts like Karen Preston (the pieces that are right next to the mirrors and slightly below)

close up of mirrors:



"Pelvic Bait" sharing a wall with Denise Simon

Sorry again for not having more artist info but please check out the websites of the galleries for more info and feel free to comment with additional info!

See more images from the shows at my Flickr