Wednesday, November 05, 2008

Jacqueline Marval Was a Marvel.





Here are 3 examples of paintings by Jacqueline Marval done in the early 1900's. In 1901, she exhibited ten paintings at the "Salon des Indépendants", which was held at the "Universal Exhibition" in Paris. All of her canvases were bought by Ambroise Vollard. She was an amazing painter and had a great sense of design. More about her at

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Halloween #29


Halloween #29
Originally uploaded by stevechasmar
Steve Chasmar still
has a few more days of
vintage Halloween photos on flickr.
This one is-
"Bluebeard's Wives"

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Sunday, October 26, 2008

Black Angel

I think she is standing on a bowling ball - Aurora Consurgens, Black Angel from Wikipedia commons, Angels. Thanks, Internet Weekly.
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(My website sale continues until Halloween. Free signed drawing comes with orders.)

Wednesday, October 22, 2008

What am I up to?

In progress -painting detail- by Amy Crehore
I have been working like a dog on secret projects. There are shows coming up in Miami and L.A. and all of my efforts are going into painting. I can barely keep up with emails or my blog, but I am doing my best. Here's a partial peek at painting I am working on. It is only half finished. I am working on a zillion things all at once, so this hardly shows what I am really up to. However, I do not want to ruin any surprises, so I am keeping a lot of it to myself for now. I will reveal more later. I just wanted to give you something to look at and look forward to. The Art of Amy Crehore

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Liz McGrath Has Wonderful Hokum-style Sensibility

XII, Mixed Media, Liz McGrath
XI Mixed Media, Liz McGrath


Artist Liz McGrath gets a Little Hokum Rag seal of approval for her ambitious new show at Iguapop Gallery in Barcelona. I especially like her sculptures with portholes in the bellies of the animals - where I can see things like cake and little people. You will see musical references, vintage children's book motifs, old clowns, and two-headed beasts in her work. It is all done with a good dose of dark humor and surrealism. It reminds me a bit of the wonderful world of Tim Burton.
Here's a link to the preview thanks to boingboing.

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