Sarah Joncas recently posted a couple of commission works she has finished and I thought I would share them here. The first one is entitled “Cherry Blossom Girl”, is 18″ x 24″ and as you can see has an intense color palette. The next one is entitled “The Bride” and comes in at 16″ x 20″. I really wish I was the one that commissioned this painting, its a great take on such a classic horror movie character.
Head on over to her homepage to see the rest of her work: Sarahjoncas.com
Los Angeles based artist Nouar has added a bunch of prints to her Etsy shop. Many of the prints average 1″ x 15″ in size, are limited to editions of 100 for roughly $50 each. The only print based on a graphite drawing, “Just Between Us” (shown first) is more limited in an edition of only 10 and is a preview of what fans will be seeing at Nouar’s solo show coming this October to the Copro Gallery.
Get em here: Nouar Bigcartel
Just this past Friday, August 6th at the La Luz de Jesus Gallery, an amazing show featuring new works by Christoper Ulrich opened up. Entitled “Illuminator: The Royal Wedding”, this solo exhibition, “Each piece in the series is designed to be its own portable temple marked and charged by the number 8”. The show features 16 paintings, 16 illustrated studies, 1 additional drawing, hidden notes, and 16 print editions. The prints are of the original 16 illustrated works and are each limited to a series of 12. Not only are the drawings expertly rendered showing Ulrich’s skills with graphite, but the oil paintings are even more impressive. Every inch of these works is filled with beautiful contrast, intense colors, and a perfect blend of inspiration from contemporary and classical works. I also liked the fact that each painting has its own custom made frame. Ornate frames chosen to fit with the paintings are great, but when the frame is designed specifically for the work or series of works, its just one more detail an artist can add to a show to really make a difference. It would be great to see these works in person, but for many the web will have to do. Make sure you check out the site, read the intro and digest every painting in this show.
Christopher Ulrich “Illuminator: The Royal Wedding” @ La Luz de Jesus
Melissa Cooke is a graduate from the University of Wisconsin in fine arts. She creates what can only be referred to as graphite paintings, as she states ” I create my work by applying thin layers of powdered graphite to paper with a dry brush. Illusion dissolves into brushwork and the honesty of the material.” The end result is a hyper realistic drawing, all of which tend to be around 50″ x 38″ in size. The effect is amazing. She has three series of works on her site, “You Know Me Better”, “Vacuum”, and “Masked”. There is also a couple of videos on the site that show her working process in a way.
See the rest of her work here: Melissacooke.com
Doug Gordon (featured) has just opened an Esty shop with three new prints. “ThenGatekeeper”, “Harvest”, and “Scout’s Honor” are all 12″ x 16″ on Moab Entrada rag paper, signed and numbered in editions of 50 for $30 each.
Get em here: Doug Gordon’s Strangosity @ Etsy
Opening this Friday, August 13th at the Cave Gallery is “Reveal”, a solo show of new works from John Park. The show features 13 mixed media works, and one limited edition print. John has a very energetic style of painting, and I like that the works focuses on the figure, and his stylized way of portraying the body. One of the works in the show entitled “Leda”, particularly caught my eye. I liked how among the other works, a classic fable such as Leda and the Swan made it into the show. Leda, mother of Helen of Troy, was seduced by Zeus in the guise of a swan.
Check out the show here: Cavegallery.net
Brain Ewing has just released a new print. “Innsmouth Study” (previously featured) is from a drawing done about a year ago. This print is 5″ x 7″ on German Etch Watercolor Paper, and comes in an 8″ x 10″ frame. Signed and numbered in an edition of only 10 for $50 each. I was hoping the drawing would be turned into a print.
Get it here: Brian Ewing Store
Circus Posterus is having a summer sale this Friday, August 13th. One of a kind items, prints, originals, and some new SDCC releases. The original and low stock sale starts at 12 PST, and the new limited edition print sale starts at 2pm PST. There are some new prints by Chris Ryniak and Travis Louie, and some postcard sets as well. There is a large amount of custom toys by Brandt Peters, Chris Ryniak, Kathie Olivas, and original paintings and drawings. The preview for both sales is up in the site now.
Check it out: Circus Posterus Summer Sale
