Chris Mars recently added some new work to his website, and a list of all the shows he will be participating in this year. Posted a few days ago he showed some ceramic works in the “Mad Potters Tea Party” (featured), has work on view at the “Suggestivism” show at the Grand Central Art Center, and coming in the next few months will show at the MOMA in New York, Sacred Machine in Tucson, AZ, MondoPop in Rome, and at Copro Gallery in Santa Monica. It’s always exciting to see new work by such a talented artist like Chris Mars, each painting reminds me why I became interested in his art in the first place. Check out his homepage for the rest of the new art and news on upcoming shows.
Author: Creep
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“The Hive” letterpress print by Angryblue
Justin Kamerer (Angryblue) is all set to release another print this Wednesday, February 9th. The print was created by Justin and long time collaborator Jeral Tidwell and is entitled “The Hive”. This letterpress print is 11″ x 14″, signed and numbered in an edition of 100 for $30 each.
Get it here: Angryblue.com
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Preview: “Macrocosm” @ Distinction Art
Coming this Saturday to Distinction Art in Escondido, CA is a duo show entitled “Macrocosm” with new works from Casey Weldon and Edith Lebeau. Each artist created some amazing looking paintings, and I was happy to see that they collaborated on a painting as well. The two styles these artists posses fit very well with each other, this is seen quite easily in the collaborative work and even the way the show flows from Weldon’s slightly muted palette to Edith’s more candy colored one.
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The Artwork of Pamela Tait
Working out of the North of Scotland, Pamela Tait went to the Grays School of Art, and is married to Erlend Tait who is also an accomplished artist. I first saw Pamela’s work at the “Draw” show that took place at the Shooting Gallery back in 2009 (here). I was immediately hooked on the way that she rendered the figure and the dynamic colors she used, which is consistent throughout all of her work. She is represented by FB69 Gallery, so you can find some originals and prints there, as well as prints directly from the artist. It was hard to pick just a few images for the preview here so make sure you check out her homepage for more.
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New work by Iain Macarthur
Iain Macarthur (featured) was recently commissioned to do a giant wall mural for Be Street that looks spectacular. With his unique drawing style, he was to create a winter landscape complete with yeti. The full artwork is over at Iain’s blog (here), and there is even some more shots of what the mural looks like in the store. Iain has been pretty busy since the last time we checked on him, his Soceity6 is filled with quite a large amount of prints now.
Check out Iain’s blog and various profiles to keep up on all new work.
Iain Macarthur Carbonmade
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Poster Peep Show: The Art of the Pinup @ Gallery Nucleus
In celebration of the pin up girl, Gallery Nucleus in Alhambra, CA opened an outstanding group exhibition this past February 5th entitled “Poster Peep Show: The Art of the Pinup”. In homage to such pin up masters as Gil Elvgren and Alberto Vargas, the gallery has put toegther an amazing list of classic and contemporary artists. Works from Marcelo Dadolce, Olivia De Berardinis, Shane Glines, Bill Presing, Rockin’ Jelly Bean, Marguerite Sauvage, Stuntkid, Francis Vallejo and many more can be seen on the website now. I especially like the series of watercolor portraits Olivia did of Marilyn Monroe, it shows how skilled and consistent her style is. A few of the works were also made into giclee prints, such as Rockin Jelly Bean’s “Evil Valentine” (shown first).
Check out the full show: Poster Peep Show: The Art of the Pinup @ Gallery Nucleus
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“Faces” book by Glenn Barr
Coming this Spring from Last Gasp and La Luz de Jesus is a new hardcover book featuring the work of Glenn Barr. This new book is entitled “Faces” and as you can imagine is all about portrait work/figurative work. Here are a couple preview shot of what will be in the book. Once the book is ready to purchase we’ll have the new here, and hopefully if there us any signings planned.
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Giveaway: “The Elephant’s Journey” by Nicoletta Ceccoli
It’s only been a little more than a week since the last contest, and we hope the winner enjoys her new Trevor Brown print, the Creep Machine and is starting another print contest. Once again Virtu Art Gallery has kindly donated the print, this time it’s Nicoletta Ceccoli’s “The Elephant’s Journey”. This contest will last a bit longer than the last one, three weeks to be exact. So what do you need to do this time to win the print? Just post in the comments section below the name of your favorite children’s book, and why you love it. Only one entry per person, and you also need to fulfill both parts (name of book, why you love it).
You have until Sunday, February 28th at Midnight PST to get those comments in. Good Luck.
CONTEST NOW CLOSED, The WINNER IS Jessica, with her choice of the Velveteen Rabbit.
