Wednesday, December 05, 2007
Sleeping under Clouds
Coffee Art Has Many Forms
Saul Bolanos Drawing printed in coffee- drink or frame!
Another popular form of coffee art
Who knew that there were so many forms of coffee art? Saul Bolanos knew. He is a coffee artist. He uses coffee as pigment. Read his story here:
Costa Rica Coffee Art
Coffee Art
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Tuesday, December 04, 2007
Reminder: Art Now Fair, Art Basel Miami
"Honeybee" by Amy Crehore 2007 (as seen on boingboing)
Beinart International Surreal Collective
Monday, December 03, 2007
"American Memory" Website
American Memory
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"Blues Gal" for sale, Art Basel Miami
"Honeybee" has already SOLD, but this one is available. If you are in Miami next week, please go and see these paintings in person hanging alongside many other wonderful artists. This painting is from my new "Blues Gal" series. My "Blues Gals" were first seen at the second Blab Art Show , CoproNason Gallery in Santa Monica, CA. Boingboing has blogged about them a few times - LINK .
I am selling a limited print of "Roaming Tomcat Rag" on my homepage. "Feed the Bear" and "Black Snake Wiggle Blues" can be seen here: Amy Crehore . A Spanish blog called Dime Bag just posted "Losin' my Cones over You" today.
The Drawings of Henri Matisse
The Tutu, 1995 Amy Crehore, 24"x 20" oil on linen
By John Elderfield (Museum of Modern Art 1984)
Vered Art
I found these two Henri Matisse drawings (above) at Vered Art
I saw a Matisse drawing show at the Museum of Modern Art in the mid-eighties and I picked up this book, "The Drawings of Matisse" by John Elderfield. I was inspired by the drawings in the book to paint the two paintings above which are based on some drawings of sleeping figures by Matisse. Although his art got more and more simplified with time, the underlying power of Matisse's drawing skills cannot be denied. This book can still be found used on amazon. It has some beautiful things in it.
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Sunday, December 02, 2007
Little Sammy Sneeze by Windsor McCay
Buy the book here: Sunday Press Books
View beautiful sample pages here.
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Saturday, December 01, 2007
Mexican Retablos
"Santa Rita de Casia, patroness saint of desperate cases, is almost always portrayed as she is here, with a spot of blood and a thorn deeply imbedded in her forehead. As the story goes, in the year of 1441, during a sermon on the crown of thorns, Santa Rita prayed so intently that a thorn detached itself from her crucifix and lodged itself in her forehead." link
This is the website of a lovely-looking store in San Francisco called Colonial Arts, located at 463 Union St. in the heart of North Beach, San Francisco.
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Friday, November 30, 2007
Where Did My Monkeys Come From?
This is the kind of monkey that I use in my art. Isn't he cute? It's the squirrel monkey from South America. I first painted this monkey back in 2002 in my "Organ Grinder"oil painting. I used a photo from an old, musty book as reference for the monkey on top of the organ. I put a sailor hat on another monkey (that I made up) to add some humor to the painting. Little did I know that I would be painting this monkey over and over again in 2005-2007
as a recurring character in my art.
My native girls (I made all of the girls and their poses up) are supposed to be from Devil's Island ,but alot of people think they are Hawaiian. However, they do not have this type of monkey in Hawaii! And my girls are often seen playing around in inappropriate ways with these creatures.
Or are they? No, everything is fine. :)
The sailor hat is my little addition, but it gives people a sense of deja vu and they think they have seen this monkey before somewhere. My monkey has now become more of a character, drawn from memory. It's half human/half cartoon. But, it's still undeniably a squirrel monkey. From South America. It's the "monkey with the largest brain in relation to it's body size".
My art is painted and drawn from my head, the landscape is made up, but it has a vintage feeling about it. It flows from my intuition, instincts and memory of everything in the world that I have ever seen in a lifetime. It is all about design, composition and making an entertaining picture. The narrative is about ambiguous relationships and what will happen next. It's all a mystery.
Squirrel Monkey
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Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Banjo History
S S Stewart's Sons Professional by Rettberg and Lange 1902
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Monday, November 26, 2007
Tickler Ukes
Tickler Brand Uke 2007- Front design by Amy Crehore
Sunday, November 25, 2007
Vegetarian Museum
I had tofu turkey this year at Govinda's restaurant in Eugene, OR. I often eat regular turkey for Thanksgiving, but sometimes I don't. I was vegetarian for a couple of years after I got out of college. "Diet for a Small Planet" was my guide book and I had a macrobiotic cookbook. My pure vegetarianism didn't last long, but I never went back to eating red meat.
Saturday, November 24, 2007
"Honeybee" Painting by Amy Crehore- Finished!
Here is my little "Honeybee" painting all finished. I just shipped it off to Mark Murphy who will take it to Art Basel Miami and exhibit it in the "KNOW" exhibition where he will be selling his art books, plus original art from over 40 artists.
Friday, November 23, 2007
"Deja Vu Waltz" by Amy Crehore on view until December 22, 2007 at Robert Berman Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
The Exquisite Drawings of Seurat
Georges-Pierre Seurat was only 31 years old when he died in 1891. Everyone knows his 10 foot long pointillist masterpiece, Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, which took him two years to complete. He apparently made over 60 studies for this painting. It is now hanging in the collection of The Art Institute of Chicago .
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
The GREEN Art Opening, Robert Berman Gallery
I am slow to get my photos up, but Mark Murphy (I finally got to meet the man -very friendly and nice!) has posted lots of photos from the Green Show opening on his blog. So, follow that link and have a look. Bergamot Station in Santa Monica (where the show was held at Robert Berman Gallery) has dozens of galleries all in one complex. Saturday night, Nov 17, was fully packed with people as there were many other openings that night and people walked from gallery to gallery. Erling Wold, the composer from S.F., was in town and stopped in at the show. He has blogged about meeting me here. (Flattery will get you everywhere, Erling.)
I also talked with Mark Frauenfelder and my friend George from Eugene. I met Bob Dob, Cathie Bleck, Nathan Ota and more. I just missed Lisa Mertins (who drove all the way out to meet me, but didn't know what I looked like) and who knows who else. It was so packed that it was hard to meet everyone. Mr. Robert Berman, the gallery owner, was absolutely the coolest guy. The Modlins entertained us with their music.
Monday, November 19, 2007
Back From L.A.
I just got back from L.A. and I had a wonderful time. It was hot down there! I'm going to tell you more about it as soon as I unpack and catch my breath. Meanwhile... here is the original pencil sketch for my "Deja Vu Waltz" painting.
I will post photos of the Green Show art opening in a few days.
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Wednesday, November 14, 2007
GREEN Art Exhibition-Robert Berman Gallery opens Nov 17
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Bananas!
He posted my "Banana Eater" painting the other day on his blog. Check out his books and his blog here:
Monday, November 12, 2007
Mardecortesbaja Blog
Back to Work
Sunday, November 11, 2007
Murphy's Scribble Blog
Friday, November 09, 2007
Thanks Boingboing!
"Deja Vu Waltz", New Oil Painting by Amy Crehore
Over 40 artists were invited to participate in the upcoming exhibition "GREEN",curated by publisher/designer Mark Murphy. GREEN will feature original paintings, (24" x 24" and 24" x 36") that look to explore human interaction with nature. Featuring traveling artists, inspired artworks,and the music of SSI and the Modlins. The exhibition will continue until December 22, 2007.
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Thursday, November 08, 2007
Detail of Girl From "Deja Vu Waltz" by Amy Crehore
Birdbaths are cool - Another detail from "Deja Vu Waltz"
Cat Detail from"Deja Vu Waltz", Painting by Amy Crehore
You've gotta have a cat in there... going wild...scratching a tree now, don't ya? I'll blog a couple more details and then I'll show you the entire painting. Stay tuned.