Mr. F and I are settled into our temporary Bay Area home and you guys, we are beyond excited!! Not only are we surrounded by incredible natural beauty ( which, thankfully, we’ve been lucky to have nearly everywhere we’ve…
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Photo Realism
For the last century or so, signage has become a ubiquitous part of the American landscape. In the mid twentieth century especially, neon signage became not just advertising but an art form unto itself. These letters in light have…
Sometimes I have a love /hate relationship with certain blogs. While I love the pretty pictures and aspirational lifestyle, I hate how unrealistic it can seem. None of our lives are perfect and I don’t think that anyone is…
You may have noticed that moving over the website didn’t happen yesterday.. things didn’t quite go as planned. Working on it again today! In just a few days, I’ll be seeing my beautiful nieces for the first time in…
There are certain galleries that I’ve found are treasure troves of artists whose work appeals to me. Skidmore Contemporary in Los Angeles is one of my go-to galleries for fantastic contemporary realism. So far, I’ve featured three of their…
My post this week on Escape Into Life features an incredibly amazing artist with a poignant story to tell. Don’t miss out on Lee Price’s work. Lee Price on Escape Into Life…
Today’s artist is a painter whose collection of candied still lifes are so sweet, you’ll get a cavity just looking at them! New Mexico artist K. Henderson creates fabulously graphic paintings of the sweetest treats. Part of the appeal…
So there’s really nothing average about photo-realistic painting. Being a lover of abstract work, I usually find photo-realistic work to be, well, a little boring. Yes, it takes tremendous skill and talent ( I certainly can’t do it ),…