New Work in Progress (Amy Crehore)

Here's a new painting in progress from sketch stage to its current stage.

It is not yet finished, but I thought you might like to see my progress.

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New painting, "Land of the Twisted Trees", for Lang Leav

I just finished this commissioned piece for author Lang Leav.

She wanted a girl and a monkey and this is what I came up with.

I'm calling it "Land of the Twisted Trees".

8" x 10" oil on linen

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Hope to see you at the Blab Show opening 8-11:30  pm

Sept. 10, 2016 at Copro Gallery if you live near Santa Monica, CA.

Follow this link to see my painting for that:

MORE INFO HERE 



New Painting for the Blab Show by Amy Crehore, opening at Copro Gallery 9/10/16

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"The Visitors" ©Amy Crehore 2016

12" x 12" oil on linen

14 3/8" x 14 3/8" black frame

Here's my new painting for the upcoming Blab Show.

Curated by Monte Beauchamp.

Opening Sept 10, 2016. Runs thru Oct. 1.

Contact: Copro Gallery, Santa Monica, CA

I'll be going down to L.A. for the show and I hope to see you there.

Above image shows frame.

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New painting for LAX/ORD show Chicago 9/3/16 (Amy Crehore)

 Bathers on the Rocks, ©Amy Crehore 2016

oil on linen mounted on wood panel, 8"x 8" with 12"x12" frame

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Here's my new painting for the upcoming show LAX/ORD in Chicago curated by Thinkspace Gallery of Culver City, CA. It will take place at Vertical Gallery. 

I am excited to be showing in Chicago with this group of fabulous artists.

The show opens September 3rd and continues until Sept 24th.

I hope that people who live in the Chicago area can make it out to the show.

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Stay tuned for more news soon...

Upcoming shows - Amy Crehore Sept 2016

Excited to announce that I will be participating in two fabulous group shows in Sept 2016, 

one in Chicago and one in Santa Monica, CA. Watch this blog for updates.

Copronason Gallery 

Thinkspace

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Works in Progress- Amy Crehore, June 2016

Forgive the lack of blog posts, but I have been quite busy.

I recently finished painting an illustration for boingboing.net 

(which I will show you when the time is right) 

and I am currently working on this piece of bathers (progress shown above) 

for one of two group shows in Sept. (Chicago and L.A.). 

Watch this blog for more details soon!

Also, here's the beginning of a 

commission for a very special collector (girl and monkey):

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Online shop with special items and originals coming soon. 

Contact amy@amycrehore.com 

to join my email newsletter.

Biscuit Paintings by Giorgio De Chirico

 How many "Metaphysical Interiors with Biscuits" did Italian artist 

Giorgio de Chirico do, I wonder? The top image was painted in 1916. 

He is one of my favorite painters and these biscuit paintings 

are fabulous.

LINK

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Newest Painting "Four Bathers, Two Cats" by Amy Crehore 2016

Four Bathers, Two Cats by ©Amy Crehore 2016 oil on linen 14" x 18" 

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Framed and Shipped to L.A. Collectors

 This week I'm framing and shipping a few "sold" works to 

3 notable Los Angeles collectors.

The frames that I chose for all of them are beautiful solid wood, made in Italy.
(see photos above and below)

 Below: Catalog for the "ephemeral" show at Jiro Miura Gallery in Tokyo, Japan 

opened to a painting of mine called "The Waiting Room" which sold during the show in Japan 

(also to a collector living in Los Angeles).

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New Painting "Moonflower Nocturne" (by Amy Crehore)

This one is small, yet detailed. 

8" x 10" oil on linen 2016

"Moonflower Nocturne" by Amy Crehore 

(private collection Collector's Shangri-La)
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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"
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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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"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)