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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


  • “Faces” book by Glenn Barr

    “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.

    Glbarr.com



  • 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.

  • “Just a Thought” print by Mitch O’Connell

    1xRUN.com is still going strong with a new print each week, this time it’s from Mitch O’Connell. “Just a Thought” is a 12″ x 12″ 3 color silkscreen on 100lb Mr French paper. The print is signed and numbered with a max edition size of 40.

    Get it here: 1xRUN.com

  • New work by Dean McDowell

    New work by Dean McDowell

    If you are a long time reader of the site, the name Dean McDowell is a familiar one. He had works in not only the “Attack of the B Movie Show“, but the “This is the End” group show as well. He recently got his homepage running again, has been featured on a bunch of art sites around the net, and most importantly has some new work to share. Makes sure you check out Dean’s new homepage, and follow him on the various social networks.

    Dean McDowell



  • “The Mad Potters Tea Party” @ Strychnin gallery

    This past Friday, February 4th, Strychnin Gallery opened of the more unique shows I have seen in a while. “The Mad Potters Tea Party” features custom designed ceramics from over 100 international artists. Limited edition plates, teapots, vases, teacups and saucers created by artists such as Chris Mars, Ray Caesar, KRK Ryden, Caitlin Hackett, David Stein, Seymour, David Stoupakis, Camilla d’Errico, Kristen Ferrell, Bethany Marchman, Jason Jacenko, David Hochbaum, Saturno Buttò, Martina Secondo Russo, Ver Mar, Scott Holloway, Edith Lebeau, Brian Horton, and many more. I thought it was a great idea when some limited edition cups and saucers were released by UK’s This is Limited Edition, and most of these sets of long since sold out. The ceramics seen here at Strychnin are far more limited and unique. Chris Mars for example has created some round, plate style paintings before (featured), however I was really surprised to see how amazing his works looks on a Durham vase and Teapot. Make sure you check out this show after you look at the preview images.

    Strychnin.com


  • “The Great Showdowns” by Scott C @ Gallery 1988

    Gallery 1988 in Melrose opened the latest solo show of Scott Campbell this past Friday, February 4th, entitled “The Great Showdowns”. If you have been following Scott C’s Tumblr, “Great Showdowns” then this show is really just a gathering of work that has been posted for the past few weeks. It is pretty staggering to see how much work there is, and how many movies that Scott C addresses in these works. From what I have been told the work is selling very well, and it is the most popular movies that are selling the best. Scott’s drawing is very consistent and fluid, I do hope that people take the time to look at the “showdowns” from movies they are less familiar with and see how great Scott is at making these showdowns look amazing. The full preview should be online in the next few days.

    Gallery 1988


  • Heidi Taillefer Prints

    Heidi Taillefer, a very exciting artist born in Montreal, Quebec, has just released two limited edition prints. These are the first prints that Heidi has offered and are now available rom von Scaramouche. “Venus Envy” and “Killing for Sport” are both 19″ x 25″ on 100lb medium stock paper, signed and numbered in editions of 40. I like how the site also gives some details about each print, and the background story.

    Vonscaramouche.com