Tag: women in art

‘Illustrious Decay’ Opening Night

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Thank you to everyone who came from near and far and attended the "Illustrious Decay" opening at CWAL and 78th Street Studios. This was my first time since my days at CalArts I had done an installation piece let alone a collaborative one. Jen Omaitz led me through it because I kind of had zero… Continue reading ‘Illustrious Decay’ Opening Night

Artists I Like Right Now: Skin, Hair, and Cats

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Current contemporary artists with some painterly strokes, fine details, and some high contrasts to boot. Click to enlarge what you fancy. Megan Ellen MacDonald Stuart Snoddy Robin F Williams Karen Hsiao

New Painting: Libertine Axon

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"Libertine Axon" 16x16 inches, oil on panel. (Sold) Click to view in full. This is on view at The Gathering Place at both their locations starting Friday and going through the winter.

I Don’t Know What I’m Doing: IMMA GURL ARTIST HALP

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surrealist painting by Arabella Proffer

It must have been something I blocked out, or something I just got used to. Maybe I was just trying to be polite or assumed they were dumb so I just kept my mouth shut instead of getting nasty about it? "Your work is great! But you know what you should do..." is something I have heard from a ridiculous number of men with regard to my art-making practices and anything to do with my career. I guess I really did just get used to it. In fact, this was how they made conversation.