A Victorian Christmas to Die For

Here's a great link for Victorian Christmas cards  -

"Frog Murder and Boiled Children" at bbc.com 

LINK

 I've been looking at Victorian illustration for a very long time. 

You can probably see some influence in my work.

I am working on a commission right now that is 

not too far off the mark. But, I really hadn't been thinking about it 

until I saw the bbc.com link this morning.

Here is the work in progress currently on my easel:

And here is my decorated tree this year (2015):

Wishing you a wonderful holiday!

I am making a resolution to blog a bit more in 2016. 

I had tens of thousands of readers before they abandoned google reader 

and google blog search.

Blogger also made it harder to upload photos without using google chrome.

But, I am going to try again, because I have never abandoned my readers and fans.

And, although I am also on social networks, some of you are not.

HAPPY NEW YEAR from LITTLE HOKUM RAG!

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New Painting, "The Soaking Room"2015 by Amy Crehore

New Painting: The Soaking Room ©2015 Amy Crehore, 

oil on linen, 10" x 8"
click to enlarge

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Update: 12/4/15, this painting has sold

Originals and prints (Amy Crehore)

Amy Crehore in the studio, August 2015, 

photograph ©Raleigh Powell

Have a look at my website if interested in original paintings and prints. 

Some choice works of mine may still be available.

Inquire amy@amycrehore.com

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CLICK ON THESE IMAGES TO ENLARGE

"Back Scratch Parlor"

 Rare, gorgeous one-of-a-kind concert ukulele painstakingly built to Amy's design

by Lou Reimuller (see link on this blog for more details)

"Bathers Club"

 "Bellhop's Memory of Spring"

 "Blue Orb"

 "A Delicate Promenade"

 "A Little Escapade"

"Lolita & Krampus"

"Song of the Sea"

 "Deja Vu Waltz"

"Feed the Bear Blues"

"The Nibbler"

All works ©Amy Crehore

Inquire amy@amycrehore.com

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Instagram contest: Catalog + postcard from my Tokyo show

I was part of an exhibit at Jiro Miura Gallery in Tokyo, Japan a couple of months ago called "ephemeral-Territory of Girls". 

Shown above is the catalog of the exhibit open to the page with one of my paintings called "The Waiting Room".

If you want to see actual photos of the show in the gallery, plus a group photo of many of the artists in this show, please visit this link and scroll down the page. 

Currently, I have an instagram contest to giveaway one catalog 

and postcard which I will autograph. To be eligible, you must enter the contest on instagram by November 15, 2015.

(midnight pacific time). Find the catalog picture and follow my instructions.

Go to instagram and 
search for amycrehore and follow me.

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Depictions of Females in Art (sorted by the color of their dresses)

Illustration from 1810 poking fun at bonnets that poke 

Wikimedia commons has pages of portraits of women and girls in art history categorized by 

the color of their dress. I found this image in "Females with pink dresses in art", but you can 

choose from many colors and see dozens of examples.

Here is the

LINK

Painting Progress (by Amy Crehore)

Here are some unfinished, new works on my easel (click to enlarge).

I've been steadily making progress on them.

I have been posting lots of progress shots to my instagram. 

From sketches to finished pieces.  If you are interested, you might 

want to also follow me there.

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Drawing Progress (Amy Crehore)

Four Bathers and Two Cats 2015 

Pencil drawing © Amy Crehore

I'm working on some new things. Here's a new pencil drawing. 

This will become a larger oil painting 

and perhaps more. 

I am experimenting with pastel, charcoal and ink.

Meanwhile, if you haven't seen the "ephemeral-Territory of girls" show that I'm in at Jiro Miura Gallery in Tokyo, Japan 

here's a link to all images and 4 wonderful press links:

BoingBoing and Arrested Motion 

Supersonic and Hi-Fructose

I have 3 new paintings in the show. Contact info@jiromiuragallery.com 

The show is up thru August 16, 2015 if you are nearby.

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(The 3 new paintings are also on my homepage)