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  • Art to Inspiration: Laura E. Pritchett

    Art to Inspiration: Laura E. Pritchett

    Art to Inspiration is back!  The time for this collaborative blogging project is here once again and this month’s inspiration is being provided by artist Laura E. Pritchett.  I have always loved the possibility inherent in the disappearing path.. One of the artists showing in our City Mouse | Country Mouse exhibition in found gallery, Deann Hebert, also has a love for roads that lie before us.  So for my Art to Inspiration, I’ve put together a little gallery of Deann’s own paths taken.

    The inspiration–

    Out of the Woods by Pritchett
    Out of the Woods by Laura E. Pritchett

    The gallery– 

    The Path by Deann Hebert
    The Path**
    Country Road by Deann Hebert
    Country Road**
    Gracefully Growing by Deann Hebert
    Gracefully Growing**
    The Good Life by Deann Hebert
    The Good Life
    The Path I've Chosen by Deann Hebert
    The Path I’ve Chosen

    Asteriked work can be found ( heh, get it? ) in the City Mouse | Country Mouse exhibtion.  The other work by Deann can be found on her website.  What paths are you contemplating these days?

    You can find more information on Art to Inspiration here and if you would like to participate in the next Art to Inspiration, just fill out this form! Follow me and all the other Art to Inspiration bloggers on Twitter by subscribing here.  Let the inspiring begin! 

    Out of the Woods image via Laura E. Pritchett.  Other images via Deann Hebert.

  • Art to Inspiration: Charlen Willliamson

    Art to Inspiration: Charlen Willliamson

    Wow, it seems like a long time has passed since I participated in Art to Inspiration, a monthly collaborative blog project, how I’ve missed it! Mr. Forager and I are still in the land of sand and sun, but our time here is finally growing short. This month’s inspiration, In the Mist by Charlen Williamson, has me longing to return to the cool grey of the Pacific Northwest. So it’s only fitting that Williamson’s image inspired me to put together a gallery of black & white photographs Mr. Forager & I have taken from our favorite places in the Northwest. 50 Shades of the Pac NW, if you will.. 😉

    The inspiration– 

    In the Mist by Charlen Williamson
    In the Mist by Charlen Williamson

    The gallery–

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    Cape Disappointment, WA
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    Pike Place Market, Seattle, WA
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    Astoria, OR
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    Olympic National Park, WA
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    Ruby Beach, WA
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    Olympic National Park, WA

    Oh, the Northwest!  We can’t wait to get back to you.  See more work by Charlen Williamson in her Etsy shop here.  You can see more photos from the travels of Artsy & Mr. Forager on the blog’s Instagram feed.

    You can find more information on Art to Inspiration here and if you would like to participate in the next Art to Inspiration, just fill out this form! Follow me and all the other Art to Inspiration bloggers on Twitter by subscribing here.  Let the inspiring begin! 

    In the Mist by Charlen Williamson via her Etsy shop.  All other images by Artsy Forager.

  • Art to Inspiration: Linda Monfort

    Art to Inspiration: Linda Monfort

    I’ve been out to lunch Art to Inspiration-wise lately.  I love this collaborative exercise, but alas, there just wasn’t time for it last month with our moving 1300 miles south and all.  But this month’s inspiration piece is so lovely, I couldn’t resist!  The inspiration artwork for November, The Other Side by painter Linda Monfort, is full of the vibrant color I’m longing for after my first few weeks of living in the desert.

    The Other Side by Linda Monfort

    I’ve put together a gallery of work of varied styles that tie in beautifully with the palette, texture, and energy of Monfort’s piece.  I give you, Color Riot!  Hope you enjoy!

    Glow One by Liz Tran
    Love Me Two Times by Kirra Jamison
    Avant Garden by Karen Klassen
    Square ( Equipose ) by Michael Velliquette
    CUBEN series by Simon C Page

    Liz Tran | Kirra Jamison | Karen Klassen | Michael Velliquette | Simon C Page

    To see more from each artist, check out their websites, linked above.

    You can find more information on Art to Inspiration here and if you would like to participate in the next Art to Inspiration, just fill out this form! Follow me and all the other Art to Inspiration bloggers on Twitter by subscribing here.  Let the inspiring begin! 

  • Art to Inspiration: Lani Trock

    Art to Inspiration: Lani Trock

    Last month, I was an Art to Inspiration delinquent.  The monthly post just had to fall off my huge to-do list before we went on our big camping trip.  But this month, I’m back with a vengeance!  Our inspiration artwork for September, Blue Moon by photographer Lani Trock, is the perfect inspiration for the transition into the autumnal months.

    Hello Moon by Lani Trock

    As is my usual motis operandi, I’ve put together a little  gallery inspired by this month’s work.  Trock’s photo brings to mind camping and playing under the stars during an Indian summer, so I’m calling this little collection Night Moves.  Check it out below!

    Dance Floor by Jeremy Mangan, acrylic on panel, 18×24
    Gypsum by Lia Halloran
    Waiting by Barbara Kacicek, oil on linen, 8×8
    They Sacrificed Everything to the Stars by Amanda Blake

    Jeremy Mangan | Lia Halloran | Barbara Kacicek | Amanda Blake 

    To see more from each artist, check out their websites, linked above.

    You can find more information on Art to Inspiration here and if you would like to participate in the next Art to Inspiration, just fill out this form! Follow me and all the other Art to Inspiration bloggers on Twitter by subscribing here.  Let the inspiring begin! 

  • Art to Inspiration: Smita Jacob

    Art to Inspiration: Smita Jacob

    Happy Independence Day to all my US Artsies!  Hope you are enjoying the holiday in the company of friends and family.  Hubby and I are enjoying purple mountain’s majesty at Glacier National Park!  This month’s Art to Inspiration artwork is a photograph by the fabulous Smita Jacob, photographer and blogger extraordinaire over at Hogger & Co.  I was excited to see the selection of a photograph for this month’s inspiration, as my resulting inspired gallery will give you a little sneak peek at next week’s photography event, F/Stop Artsy!

    The inspiration–

    Healing Yoga With Aarti by Smita Jacob

    The gallery– 

    My Potholes project by Claudia Ficca and Davide Luciano
    Frozen Series by Zena Holloway
    Tied Together by Martin Stranka
    The Brave by Sarah Ann Loreth
    Solo Man by Scott Newett

    Enjoy your holiday, Artsies!  Be sure to click on each photo to see more work from these talented photogs!

    You can find more information on Art to Inspiration here and if you would like to participate in the next Art to Inspiration, just fill out this form! Follow me and all the other Art to Inspiration bloggers on Twitter by subscribing here.  Let the inspiring begin! 

  • Art to Inspiration: Jill Ricci

    Art to Inspiration: Jill Ricci

    I’ve been having so much fun with the Art to Inspiration project!  The first month I participated, the inspiration work was by Pakayla Biehn, an artist whose work I’d already fallen in love with when I featured her on Artsy Forager a while back.  The next month gave me an opportunity to fall head over heads for Jo Howe’s organically inspired work.  So I was thrilled when my suggested artist, Jill Ricci was chosen as the inspiration for June!

    Jill is one of those artists whose work I never tire of and I hope you don’t either, because I have a tendency to want to feature her work every chance I get!  One of my favorite elements running through Jill’s work is the urban, graffiti-like graphics.  So for this Art to Inspiration, I’ve put together a Ricci-inspired gallery of street art!

    The inspiration-

    Float by Jill Ricci, mixed media on canvas, 40×40

    The gallery-

    NeSpoon ( via Recyclart )
    By Sainer from Etam Crew, on Urban Forms Foundation in Lodz, Poland ( via Street Art Utopia )
    Artist unknown, ( via Street Art Utopia )
    By Speto, Sao Paulo, Brazil ( via Wooster Collective )
    Obey by Shepard Fairey ( via My Modern Metropolis )

    Be sure to click the photos above for more of each artist’s work and to see more inspiring street art.  You can also check out Artsy Forager’s Artsy On the Streets Pinterest board to keep up with all the street art I’m finding!

    You can find more information on Art to Inspiration here and if you would like to participate in the next Art to Inspiration, just fill out this form! Follow me and all the other Art to Inspiration bloggers on Twitter by subscribing here.  Let the inspiring begin! 

  • Art to Inspiration: Jo Howe

    Art to Inspiration: Jo Howe

    Wow.  Has another month really gone by already?  It’s Art to Inspiration time again!  This month’s inspiration, Echoes of Fragrant Voices by Jo Howe inspires me on so many levels.  Her sculptures, created from book pages ( love level one- check! ) are full of beautiful shapes ( two- check! ), soft color ( three- check! ), rhythm ( four- check! ) and gorgeous texture ( that makes five- check! ).  Just as with Pakayla Biehn’s work last month, Jo’s work inspired me to create a gallery of varied complementary works, each of which shares characteristics reminiscent of Jo’s work.

    The inspiration:

    Echoes of Fragrant Voices by Jo Howe

    The gallery:

    Pendant by Erik Gonzales, mixed media on panel, 60×60
    Half Hickory by Virginia Petty
    Core III by Joe Segal, wood and paint, 54×9
    Trophy by Brenda Mallory, cloth, wax, welded steel, 20x20x13
    Mercury by Karen Margolis, watercolor, gouache, graphie, thread on Abaca paper, 11×14
    Expansion by Haley Farthing, pastel on wood, 48×24
    Relic by Jay Heryet, box elder, 200mm diameter

    Jo Howe

    Erik Gonzales | Virginia Petty | Joe Segal | Brenda Mallory | Karen Margolis | Haley Farthing | Jay Heryet 

    Visit the artists’ websites, linked above, for more inspiration!

    You can find more information on Art to Inspiration here and if you would like to participate in the next Art to Inspiration, just fill out this form! Follow me and all the other Art to Inspiration bloggers on Twitter by subscribing here.  Let the inspiring begin! 
    All images are via the artists’ websites unless otherwise noted.
  • Art to Inspiration: Pakayla Biehn

    Art to Inspiration: Pakayla Biehn

    This blogging world is chock full of creative and inspiring people.  I am so excited to participate in the collaborative blogging project, Art to Inspiration!  Art to Inspiration is a monthly collaborative blogging project in which bloggers around the world post how the same piece of artwork has inspired them on the first Wednesday of every month.  So let’s get started!

    I was pumped when I saw the artwork inspiration for April, 2 Years, 264 Days and This Morning by Pakayla Biehn, an artist whose work I love and recently featured!

    2 Years, 264 Days and This Morning, oil on canvas, 26×18

    In my gallery days, one of my absolute favorite tasks was to help curate, design and plan how the work was hung in the gallery.  Laying work out, figuring out how pieces relate and the best way for them to work together visually.  So for my first Art to Inspiration, it felt natural to curate my own gallery of work inspired by Biehn’s piece.

    RIGHTTORETURN(DONAUDELTA) by Markus Linnebrink, c-print, epoxy resin on wood, 60×72
    Floral Study by Kristina Bailey, acrylic on canvas, 60×48 ( via Gregg Irby Fine Art )
    The Unending Amends We’ve Made ( Imperishable Wreath ) by Lauren Clay, Acrylic on cut paper,papier-mâché, wire, wood, 30x25x6
    Z.T. by Wil Jansen, oil on canvas, 40x30cm
    The Things We Miss by Lissy Laricchia
    Eggplant by Michelle Armas, acrylic on canvas, 30×40 ( via Gregg Irby Fine Art )

    Pakayla Biehn

    Markus Linnenbrink | Kristina Bailey | Lauren Clay | Wil Jansen | Lissy Laricchia | Michelle Armas  

    Visit the artists’ websites, linked above, for more inspiration!

    You can find more information on Art to Inspiration here and if you would like to participate in the next Art to Inspiration, just fill out this form! Follow me and all the other Art to Inspiration bloggers on Twitter by subscribing here.  Let the inspiring begin! 
    All images are via the artists’ websites unless otherwise noted.