Spring Green Photographs: Abby Try Again

Posted on | March 10, 2010 | 4 Comments

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Beautiful verdant landscapes are popping up all over in blogland. Photographs from California by Abby Try Again are my favorite. Greens mixed with undertones of yellow and blue is stunning and moody. I’m thinking about getting a few printed really large to hang in my bedroom? The green is so seducing and fresh. Check out Abby’s shop for purchasing and her blog for even more inspiration.

Thanks Abby for letting me share your photos.

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Artist: Meredith Ramsbotham

Posted on | January 29, 2010 | 7 Comments

I love a good still life painting. Discovered last night via Rita Konig’s lovely NYT’s blog. Each composition is stunning and perfect. The artist Meredith Ramsbotham lives in London and is is notable for her still life pictures. Her painting reflect “the quiet English tradition of Gwen John and Winifred Nicholson“. Just lovely. Rita found her studio above one of my favorite designers shops, Robert Kime. Find out more on her website: meredithramsbotham.com.

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Artist: April Gornik

Posted on | January 28, 2010 | 3 Comments

This morning I was looking up a few resources from Amanda Peet’s bedroom when I rediscovered April Gornik’s work. Above Peet’s bed is a black and white landscape print done by Gornik.

Landscape paintings are my newest obsession—poetic and soothing. Black and white prints of Gornik’s work really strike a cord. The lack of color pulls me in as I navigate the marks created by the wood cut print. Prints of Gornik’s work can be purchased through Pace Prints in New York. Larger paintings and works can be viewed on Gornik’s personal website: aprilgornik.com.

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Fish Scan Photo

Posted on | January 13, 2010 | 6 Comments

Love this scanned image from Scott Poxson. Maybe it’s the fish maybe it’s because I love color against dark backgrounds. Discovered via the lovely even*cleveland.

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Inspired by Dark Backgrounds

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Ice Shack Photographs

Posted on | January 8, 2010 | 12 Comments

I just picked up the new January/February 2010 issue of maine. You are going to love it. One of my favorite features are a series of Ice Shack photographs shot by Scott Peterman. The image of an ice shanty (what I call them) floods my head with memories of my childhood living in Maine and New Hampshire. The lakes are frozen solid in January and scattered on the ice are small little shanties that shelter men sitting around a hole waiting for the big one. As you drive by lakes and ponds on the coldest of days a string a pick up trucks will line the side of the road. My dad ice fished, why I don’t know. Seems incredibly boring sitting around a hole with another man. As Peterman explains, “Shacks are kinda like treehouses for men.” Check out more photos in the series on Scott’s website: scottpeterman.com and the new issue of maine. now on newsstands.

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Come Darkness At Chelliswilson

Posted on | January 5, 2010 | 13 Comments

I am feeling blah this afternoon and probably shouldn’t be online because everything I write won’t make sense. I wanted to share my plans for turning my office into a studio before I headed into my Nyquil induced coma. Greg is moving out the office and we are building two new desks for me. One for the computer and one for crafts. I can’t wait to organize all my paints and fabrics. It’s been years since I have committed myself to really painting. But without it as an outlet I’ve felt lost.

Above and below some images from a small curated show called, “Come Darkness” that was on display at Chelliswilson in Portland, Maine back in November. The colors feel so perfect. Purples with grays and greens are great inspiration for a new painting series that I hope will open a new chapter in my life while returning to something I left behind. Does that makes sense or has the cold medicine already taken effect? Effect or affect? Crap. Going to bed.

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Artist: Kate Carr

Posted on | January 5, 2010 | 1 Comment

I love these pieces by artist, Kate Carr. The pieces are made using raw strips of wood and cloth. The strips then get stacked or coiled into sculptural pieces. The materials create layered fields of soothing color and texture. To me they remind of a beautiful Agnes Martin painting. See and learn more at katecarrart.com.