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  • Artsy Holiday: Casey Matthews

    Artsy Holiday: Casey Matthews

    Mr. Forager & I have been going back and forth about what type of meals we’ll have on Christmas Day.  It’s just the two of us and while that’s never stopped us from making elaborate meals before, we’re thinking a sweet little brunch and then a bit of antipasto later.  But no matter how simple the holiday meal, it always feels more festive when the table is set in an artful way!  So if you’re like me and still figuring out your holiday tablescape, here’s a little inspiration from this month’s Featured Artist Casey Matthews—

    Artsy holiday Casey Matthews

    found via art | ornaments | trees | float | votives | placemat | tableware | napkins | paperweight | glasses

    I mean, those greens are just calling out holiday cheer like nobody’s business!  Add in a judicious dollop of snowy white, rich jewel tones and glittery metallics and you’ll have a table scape perfect for celebrating the season.  Casey’s painting Sitting Pretty at The End of the World is full of delicious shape and color, a Casey inspired table can’t help but sit pretty, too!

    If you’d like to see more artsy holiday inspiration, please take a peek at my Artsy Holiday Pinterest board, where I’ve been gathering all sorts of inspiring holiday images, DIYs and just plain prettiness.  To see more of Casey Matthews‘ work, please visit her website.

    All image sources linked above.  Artwork is a cropped detail of the original.

  • December Featured Artist: Casey Matthews

    December Featured Artist: Casey Matthews

    December is here!  Mr. F and I are back living in Idaho ( Moscow, ID to be exact ) for the next three months.  As we were driving up, we were treated to a spectacular display of snow juxtaposed against the evergreens, rocks and rushing waters.  These pieces by this month’s Featured Artist, Casey Matthews remind me of that wintery palette I love so much.

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    I’ve been in love with Casey’s work for a long time and she was one of the first artists I featured on Artsy Forager.  Her work is full of luscious texture and lots of delicious little details that don’t always come through in digital form.  Orbs and circles are a large part of her visual language and some of her latest work, she’s exploring a whirlpoolish composition in addition to her characteristic floating shapes and drips.  And I’m especially enamored of the way she is overlaying linear elements, adding yet another intriguing dimension.

    Casey lives in North Florida, so its pretty doubtful that her inspiration would have come from the snow and evergreens of Northern Idaho.  Yet these pieces have much of the atmospheric feel I was imagining as we drove through snow covered canyons and delighted in patches of white dotting the rocks along the river.  Isn’t it amazing how an artist’s work can resonate your own imagination?

    I hope you’ll mosey over to Casey Matthews’ website to take a look at more of her work, as well as heading to the Artsy Forager Facebook page to see the gorgeous piece gracing our cover for this month, plus an album of some of my latest favorites!

    If you’d like to see Casey’s work in person, you can do so at a number of representing galleries, a list can be found here.  If you’re in North Florida, Casey will be showing work at the Ponte Vedra Inn & Club during the month of December, with a holiday reception on December 12th.  Or if you happen to be in the Atlanta area, her work will be a part of the annual Masterpiece & Its Minis show at Gregg Irby Fine Art, where you could snatch up a sweet smaller Casey Matthews original, what an amazing gift one would make!

    All images via Casey Matthews.

  • Insert the Artsy: Casey Matthews

    Insert the Artsy: Casey Matthews

    In my not so distant past, I worked as a Project Manager/Art Consultant for a gallery & art consulting firm.  What does that mean exactly?  It means I looked for artwork for clients.  A LOT.  Matching up the right art to fit the client’s space, budget, design, and taste was what I did and something I plan to start doing again ( keep your eye on this page! ).  When I see a blank wall, instinct takes over and I immediately start thinking of what artist’s work would be perfect in that space!

    When I saw the empty wall above this bed, the wheels immediately started turning.. Clean, modern bedframe, fabulous funky black Bertoia chair, graphic striped rug and bright green coverlet.  So we want something with some texture and color but not too much.. enter this pair of abstract paintings by Casey Matthews!

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    Casey’s work feels fresh and young, but still sophisticated enough to add a grown up vibe to what could otherwise feel like a “starter” room.  And I love putting a pair or series of work where a single large piece is the more expected choice.  What do you think?  What artwork might you place in this space?

    Stay tuned for more details regarding services coming soon to Artsy Forager!

    Images via artist’s representing gallery, Gallery Orange.

  • Friday Faves: Different Kind of Hanging O’ The Greens

    Friday Faves: Different Kind of Hanging O’ The Greens

    Sometime in my late 20s I went through a slight obsession with the Irish part of my heritage & Irish culture in general.  I think it stemmed mainly from too many Maeve Binchy books and multiple PBS viewings of Riverdance.  Add to that the fact that my husband thinks Guinness is the greatest thing since, well, Guinness, and it isn’t any surprise that we love St. Patrick’s Day.  So to get you in the mood for a little Erin Go Bragh, how about some artwork to remind us of the Emerald Isle?

    Runaway Trees by Christina Baker, acrylic on canvas, 48×48
    Ives Pond I by Susan Morosky, acrylic on canvas, 30×30
    Cold Feet by Casey Matthews, mixed media, 24×24
    Covenant Commitment by Steve Williams, mixed media on canvas, 84×84

    Christina Baker | Susan Morosky | Casey Matthews | Steve Williams 

    Make sure you check out these artist’s websites ( linked above ) to see more of their work.  Happy St. Patrick’s weekend!

    Featured image is Empty Bathtub, Full Power Meter by Steve Williams, mixed media, 84×84.  All images are via the artist’s websites, linked above.

  • Artsy Around the Web: Guest Post on isavirtue Today!

    Artsies, be sure to check out my guest post over on Kaitlyn’s blog, isavirtue today!  I’m featuring one of my all time favorite artists, Casey Matthews.  I never get tired of gushing over Casey’s work!

    Rekindle, mixed media on canvas, 30×40

    Artsy Forager guest feature on isavirtue

     

  • Artsy on Escape Into Life: Casey Matthews

    I absolutely love watching the evolution of an artist’s work.  And the latest round of paintings from abstract painter, Casey Matthews blew me away.  They are unmistakably hers, but she continues to grow in her use of color, elegance of form and sophistication.  So it thrills me to feature her today on Escape Into Life!

    Thank Goodness You Said It First, mixed media on canvas

    Casey Matthews on Escape Into Life

  • Visceral Sophistication: Casey Matthews

    Visceral Sophistication: Casey Matthews

    Casey Matthews lives a double life.  Splitting her time between her home on Amelia Island, FL and a Chelsea apartment in New York City, in many ways, the Texas native is living an artist’s dream.  The best of both worlds, surrounded by natural beauty and small town Florida charm on one hand and the energy, excitement and grit of Manhattan life on the other.  She puts those hands together to create a body of work that is at once cosmopolitan and organic.

    While Goldfish Sleep, mixed media on canvas, 48×60

    Translucent washes of color recall water washing over sand or the pearl-like finish of the inside of a seashell.  Amoebic shapes cluster together like bubbles, a few occasionally breaking from the pack and seeming to drift across and down the surface of the canvas.

    In The Thick Of It, mixed media on canvas, 36×48
    Sleep Deprived and the Dog Can’t Wait, mixed media on canvas, 48×60

    But look closely at those clusters of shapes and color– it is in these little pockets that Casey lets the urban darkness come through..

    Sleep Deprived And The Dog Can’t Wait ( detail )

    Casey is nothing if not a self-aware artist, working through the dynamics of her “dual citizenship” in the two pieces City Mouse, Country Mouse ( below ).

    City Mouse, mixed media on canvas, 48×72
    Country Mouse, mixed media on canvas, 48×72

    This is intuitive work, the colors, shapes and forms emerging from the artist’s surroundings, emotions and experiences..

    Prolapse, mixed media on canvas. 24×30

    …with a touch of sardonic wit thrown in for good measure.  Are those grey tones reflective of the bleached Florida sand or is it the haze of NYC steel and concrete?  Only Casey knows for sure.

    Construction Worker Boyfriend, mixed media on canvas, 36×48

    Check out more of Casey Matthews’ work on her website and blog.  If you’re in the North Florida area, stop by Blue Door Artists in downtown Fernandina Beach for 2nd Saturday Artrageous Artwalk this Saturday, July 9th, Casey is their featured artist for July.

  • Friday Forager Faves: Birthday Wish List

    Friday Forager Faves: Birthday Wish List

    Today is my birthday, ya’ll.   I will be happily spending the day with the one who birthed me, touring the Downtown Jacksonville studio of Christina Foard and researching downtown galleries for an article I’m writing for EU Magazine ( my first published print article! ).   In the spirit of Steve Martin’s SNL “Christmas Wish” sketch, I’m indulging in my own Birthday Wish list.

    These are works of art that, “If I could have but one birthday wish this birthday”… to own any one of these would be my birthday wish.  These are the pieces I covet, the pieces that I know I would love forever and ever and give them a kind and loving home.

    Sleep Deprived and the Dog Can Wait by Casey Matthews

    The title alone makes me smile.  I love how the palette is both warm and cool AND neutral all at the same time.  And I have a thing for circles.  I’ve seen this in person and it is stunning.

    Lucy in the Sky by Maribel Angel

    I love the Beatles.  I love the idea of a flying bunny chasing carrots.  I love Maribel’s work.  I would never tire of seeing this.

    Speak No Evil by Pam Moxley

    This reminds me of what it was like to be a kid, without a care in the world.  Summer days, carefree ways.  Before life was complicated.

    Hotel, Calgary by Theresa Maxwell

    This sweet little painting makes me think of honeymooning.. living out of a suitcase.. letting someone else make the bed.. bliss!

    Lifetime Partners by Christina Foard 

    I fell in love with this the first time I saw it on Christina’s Facebook page.  It reminds me of the devotion and complete commitment it takes to make a life with someone, to be a united front through thick and thin, to be sure of each other no matter what may lie ahead.  Maybe I’m just a starry-eyed newlywed.

    I could go on and on adding more and more to this list– believe me, there are MANY more!  But I was raised to not be greedy, so I’m limiting myself to these five.  Even if I don’t have the real thing, they will always be here for me to gaze upon lovingly.  Happy birthday to me!

  • Friday Forager Faves

    Friday Forager Faves

    A few of my favorite things this week.. in honor of the beginning of spring, a little light, some flowers and birdsong.

    1. Dogwood Branch by Pamela Viola

    2. Get Lucky by Christina Baker

    3.  Fading Boundaries by Maribel Angel

    4.  Everyone Loves a Parade by Casey Matthews