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  • Delicate Immersion: Elise Wehle

    Delicate Immersion: Elise Wehle

    I find it very refreshing to come across an artist for whom the most important part of her creative process in the process itself. For Utah artist Elise Wehle, the delicately intense, repetitive handwork in her cut paper collages provide an escape into her world of process.
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    Elise Wehle It’s almost as it we’re glimpsing peek of an Instagram feed deteriorated. The photographic cropping of the images recall those ubiquitous scenes in our social media each day. But they have aged, maybe giving us a reminder that those moments are fleeting– perhaps too fleeting to be constantly clicking and updating.
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    If you’d like to see more of Elise Wehle‘s work, please visit her website.  I’m thinking of starting a little daily painting study to help me unplug & disconnect each day.  What’s your method of getting away from technology?

    All images are via the artist’s website.

  • Design Foraging: All Roads Design

    Design Foraging: All Roads Design

    As a dutiful child of the 70s, I love crochet, macrame, all those disco-era handicrafts. Though I don’t always love that era’s color palette as much as my sister-in-law– you guys should see the 1970s era RV she is redoing, appropriately named Gertrude. Anywhoo.. I recently stumbled upon the work of All Roads Design, I knew I wanted to share it with you! It’s like art you can pet. And I so would, every day!

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    I think one of these would add beautiful texture to our one day Northwest dream home. He ( gotta be a he with all that hair ) would mix so well with all the other artwork I’m coveting. Hey, an Artsy can dream, right? Have a great weekend, Artsies! We’re hoping to take a little road trip this weekend, will fill you in on Monday!

    All images are via the All Roads website.

  • Avian Flesh: Amy Judd

    Avian Flesh: Amy Judd

    Birds must have magically wonderful lives, don’t you think?  I’m always envious of their freedom and grace, their ability to walk on land, swim through the water ( well, some birds ), and fly to far off places.  As delicate as they may seem, birds are strong, hearty creatures.  In her series of avian paintings, London artist Amy Judd beautifully explores the relationship between woman and bird that has been the subject of many a myth and tale.

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    In Judd’s work, the feathers serve as armor, a sign of strength and dignity.  Their delicacy belies the protection they offer, just as in their avian counterparts.  Classically lit figures glow ethereally as if somehow transformed by their gossamer shields.

    To see more of Amy Judd‘s work, please visit her website.

    All images are via the artist’s website and Facebook page.  Artist found via My Modern Metropolis.

  • Color Harvest: The Blush of Faded Blooms

    Color Harvest: The Blush of Faded Blooms

    As summer passes into fall, those vibrant brights we’ve embraced in the heat slowly begin to fade into pale grey and warm, rosy light.  I’ve always loved this in-between season, when the afternoon light begins to glow with the promise of cool evenings and coming snows.

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    With the change brings a turn back to delicate, cool tones echoing the coziness of the months ahead.  I want to bathe myself in these gentle hues!  Below you can see just a few of the dustings of blush I’ve been foraging over on Pinterest..

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     clockwise, from top left: Rue de Emily | Stephen Edwards | Andrea Gulickx | Susan Hall | Amanda Clyne | hiperboles

    I’m ready to embrace this new season in all its guises.  How about you?  I’m collecting more autumnal inspiration over on my new Pinterest board, Artsy Welcomes Autumn.  Come over and check it out!

    All image sources linked above.

  • Organic Liquidity: Julie Evans

    Organic Liquidity: Julie Evans

    Do you ever find yourself fascinated by the way certain substances act and react?  I’m always intrigued by how different types of liquid interact.. the way oil floats on water, how you can make those pretty drinks by layering the heavier liquid at the bottom of the glass.  New York artist Julie Evans takes advantage of liquid reactions in her abstract creations of water-based media on mylar.

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    These Rorshach-like works seem to take on different forms depending on your perspective.. appearing at once botanical, sea creature-ish, even like organs in our own bodies.  What I’m most intrigued by is the various consistencies that the media seem to take on throughout each composition, lovely transparently thin layers melt into deep pools of pigment.

    You can see more of Julie Evans‘ work on her website.

    All images are via the artist’s website.  Artist found via Sears Peyton Gallery.

  • What Lies Beneath: Antonio Santin

    What Lies Beneath: Antonio Santin

    So here’s the thing.  When I first saw these paintings by Antionio Santin in my Pinterest feed courtesy of designboom, I loved the palette and hyperealism and unusual subject matter.  I immediately repinned them for featuring later on the blog.  Then, before I had a chance to write about these paintings, I started seeing other people post about there being bodies under the carpets!

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    Santin began his artistic journey as a sculptor and has since focused much of his work on the figure, namely women who seem to have met their fate, with pattern often playing a large role in his compositions.  A natural progression then, to place the body instead of on top of the carpet, under it?  Much more subversively sinister, to be sure.  But nonetheless, beautifully rendered work!

    If you would like to see work by Antonio Santin, please visit his website.  You can also read an interview with the artist and get a peek into his Berlin studio here.

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    All art images are via the artist’s website.  Studio image via Freunde von Freunden.

  • The Freshmaker: Heather Landis

    The Freshmaker: Heather Landis

    In some ways, it seems like collage work is on the downside turn of its recent resurgence.  There is so much of it out there, it can be a challenge to find work that feels fresh and original.  Los Angeles artist Heather Landis uses a tight palette of color, cheeky use of typography and just the right mix of vintage and modern in her collages.

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    Her palettes are filled with those decidedly vintage-feeling hues of peaches and pinks, accentuated by the steely greys that were so indicative of the atomic age.  Much of her work seems to deal with the coming loss of “innocence” brought on by turbulence of the Vietnam War, the sexual revolution, and well, just the end of what many perceive as the The Golden Age of pop culture.

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    The women in Landis’ collages seem to be blissfully unaware of what is soon to come.  Beatific domesticity will give way to struggling to push through the glass ceiling and climbing the corporate ladder.

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    But Landis isn’t hitting us over the head with messages.  Just subtly drawing us in to her happy-go-lucky world, then subversively reminding us that what used to be wasn’t always better.

    Want to see more of Heather Landis‘ work?  Go on over to her website and her Society6 shop.

    All images are via the artist’s website and shop.

  • Guest Forager: Gab AKA The Artful Desperado

    Guest Forager: Gab AKA The Artful Desperado

    I just discovered the most horrible accident!  It seems that WordPress in all her annoying glory never posted this Guest Forager feature back in April!  And I just discovered the “missed schedule” post.  For shame!  So today you get a bonus post, one that should have posted oh so many moons ago.  Mucho apologies to Gab who wrote such a wonderful post!

    Today’s Guest Forager is Gabriel Cabrera, whose art blog The Artful Desperado is chock full of deliciously lovely artwork as well as artfully inspired food, florals, fashion and more!  Be sure to check it out!

    Hello artsy foragers!  This is Gab from The Artful Desperado.  Fancy meeting you here.

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    It’s no secret how much I love quirky art, and today I’ll be sharing some of that love with ya. Say hello to Gordon Wiebe and his cheerful collage illustrations!

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    Mr. Wiebe is a Toronto-based artist (yay Canada) whose work has been honored by the Society of Illustrators in NY and LA, among many others. He’s well known for his bold, conceptual images that are influenced by childhood memories and even some political affairs.

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    I love how there’s always some sort of smiley face painted in his illustrations. It’s always nice to find a happy surprise when you’re looking at art, yes?

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    Check out the rest of his work over here: http://gordonwiebe.com/.

    Enjoy!

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  • Artsy Lately: Anna Kincaide

    Artsy Lately: Anna Kincaide

    How long has it been since I’ve done an Artsy Lately feature?  Way too long, if you ask me! Especially since sooo many of the artists whose work has been featured on AF are continually amazing me!  This young artist has been working hard and when I saw what she’s been up to, I just had to let you see.  Tallahassee artist Anna Kincaide knows that the way to grow as an artist is to continually practice your craft and experiment.  She’s playing with color and pattern these days and I’m loving this direction!

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    Catwalk is part of a series the artist completed for the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority at Florida State University.  Perfect!  If you’d like to see more of Anna Kincaide‘s work, please visit her website and Facebook page.  Want to see more of what AF featured artists are up to?  Follow the Artsy Lately Pinterest board!  If you’re an artist whose work I’ve featured and you haven’t received an invite to participate in the board, shoot me an email at lesley(at)artsyforager.com!

    All images are via the artist’s website.

  • Distorted Perceptions: Stephen Thorpe

    Distorted Perceptions: Stephen Thorpe

    Have you ever gone back to places you visited as a kid and found that they were nothing like what you’d been remembering all this time?  Perception can be muddled by age, memory, and association.  The work of UK artist Stephen Thorpe speaks to our distorted perceptions of place and reality.

    Void by Stephen Thorpe
    Void, oil on canvas, 59.8×71.7
    Lepton by Stephen Thorpe
    Lepton, oil on canvas, 17.7×23.6

    We might associate a place with a certain feeling, due to the memories created there, sometimes good, sometimes bad. In our travels, I’ve definitely found that distance and time softens my memories of some places.  The town I couldn’t wait to leave, I can now look back on fondly.  Well, sort of.

    Boson by Stephen Thorpe
    Boson, oil on canvas, 17.7×23.6

    Sometimes, we might remember a place altogether differently than the reality of that spot.  Thorpe’s paintings jumble reality with transparent planes and skewed perspectives.  What looks vaguely familiar seems just a bit abstracted and absurd.

    Deviant Boson by Stephen Thorpe
    Deviant Boson, oil on canvas, 23.6×29.9
    Event Horizon by Stephen Thorpe
    Event Horizon, oil on canvas, 35.8×29.5

    If you’d like to see more work by Stephen Thorpe, please visit his website.  Love his work enough to make it your own?  Selected works are available at Saatchi Online, including some works as prints.  Accessible, affordable art.  It’s a good thing.

    All images via the artist’s website.  Artist found via Saatchi Online.