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  • Art of the Day: “The Playboy Mansion” by Antonio Roybal

    Antonio Roybal is an artist out of New Mexico, he is mostly self-taught but also studied with Austrian painter Ernst Fuchs. His work is very surreal and filled with iconographic elements. The painting shown is 22.5″ x 26.5″ egg tempera and oil on wood panel. The painting was done using the mische technique, which is said to be the way the Flemish masters such as Jan Van Eyck painted.

    Antonio put this painting up on his Etsy site so “Instead of selling it at a gallery, I thought I would sell it on here for those who can’t make it to the galleries.”

    Antonio Roybal on Etsy

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  • Greg “Craola” Simkins on Sketch Theatre

    It was just a bit ago that the “Art of Sketch Theatre” opened at the Gnomon Gallery and now the site has brought us another video. This new one is from Greg “Craola” Simkins and is his first video for the site.

    Greg is a phenomenal artist, I love watching the character in this one develop out of what looks like nothing more and smudges and highlights. Lets hope that Greg becomes a regular on the site.

    Greg “Craola” Simkins on Sketch Theatre

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  • New Brow Documentary screening in Monterey

    This Friday at the Golden State Theatre in Monterey, will be a screening of the “New Brow: Contemporary Art Underground” Documentary. There will be a Q&A session with the filmmakers Tanem Davidson and Scott Grover. In the lobby of the theatre will be an art show presented by The Shooting Gallery and The Alternative Cafe. Van Arno, Anthony Ausgang, Shawn Barber, Tim Biskup, Gary Baseman, Paul Chatem, Ron English, Anne Faith Nicholls and many more. The film starts at 9pm and will cost $10.

    If you live close enough to go to this, it would be a great way to spend a Friday. A film about this amazing art scene, and even some art to check out. And while your in the area, make sure to stop by the Alternative Cafe and check out the “This is the End” show that is still up until April 13th.

    New Brow Film
    Golden State Theatre

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  • “Audacity” print by Dave Kinsey

    Looks like Dave Kinsey has a new print coming from BLK/MRKT Editions. This 4 color screenprint is on 100% cotton rag, signed and numbered in an edition of 100. They will be available today, March 26th so keep checking the site for them to pop up. As you can see on the site, Dave’s print pretty much all sell out and I imagine this one will be no different. It’s a pretty striking piece.

    BLK/MRKT Editions

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  • Preview: Chris Anthony @ Corey Helford Gallery

    Coming this Saturday, March 28th to the Corey Helford Gallery is a new solo show by award winning photographer Chris Anthony entitled “Venice”. The show will feature images of a world ravaged by global warming, where a “mysterious sinking civilization is unveiled, Inhabited by aquatic survivors and enchanting lost souls”. Looking at the preview images, I am reminded of a painting by Sublime Era artist, Caspar David Friedrich. Specifically his “Monk by the Sea” piece. These photos have that same overwhelming emotional quality, you easily feel the vastness surrounding the figures.

    Hit the read more link to see the rest of the preview.

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  • New works and process by Molly Brill

    I featured some new originals by Molly back in February, but I just learned that she created a new blog so the originals can be found there now. On this new blog, she posted some new smaller works (shown) that she has been working on, and even added some process shots so we can see how these get made. I really love the dreamy quality that she gets with watercolor, and the colors are so rich. “Delusion” is on the left and “Phantom” the right. Each one of these smaller works is 4″ x 6″(5″ x 7″ with border).

    She also posted a teaser of a new one that she is working on, and it looks to be a full figure. I can’t wait to see the finished version.
    Head on over to Molly’s new blog, see what she has in store and which originals are still available.

    Molly Brill Blog

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  • Watchmen “Sally Jupiter” print by James Jean

    Back in July James Jean shared an illustration that he did of Sally Jupiter (played by Carla Gugino) from the movie Watchmen. The image showed up in the trailer, but only for a second. Shame as it’s a really great illustration. The Art Director Alex McDowell wanted the piece to have a Vargas like feel to it, I think James succeeded perfectly with that.

    The print is 17″ x 22″ on Ultrasmooth Fine Art Paper, it’s open edition so the print will be in the shop for a while now.

    Sally Jupiter @ Process Recess

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  • “Kids that like to fight” originals by Christopher Uminga

    Christopher Uminga recently had a solo show at the David Apuzzo Photography and Art Gallery; the show was entitled “Kids that like to fight” and was filled with some really great portrait work. The show is now available to view and purchase in the online shop of the gallery. All of the work looks to be pretty big, 16 x 24, 24 x 24 and so on. The piece shown is my favorite, “Ronnie Zebock”, check out those brass knuckles. That kids a bruiser.

    Kids that like to fight

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