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Tag: Eric Zener

  • Friday Faves: It’s Like High School Without the Bad Hair

    Friday Faves: It’s Like High School Without the Bad Hair

    ‘Tis a new year and with that comes all sorts of lists documenting the good, the bad and the ugly from the past 12 months.  While there’s certainly no bad or ugly here at Artsy Forager, I thought it would be a kick to award our featured art some high schoolish superlatives.  Put your mittens on your kittens and away we go!

    BEST DRESSED:  Kelly Reemsten

    Holding Your Attention by Kelly Reemsten, oil on panel, 36×36 ( via Skidmore Contemporary )

    CUTEST COUPLE:  Maggie Taylor

    Ever After by Maggie Taylor, pigmented digital print, 15×15

    BEST HAIR:  Robin Williams

    Tired Prince by Robin Williams

    MOST THOUGHTFUL:  Susan Hall

    Peace by Susan Hall, oil on panel, 27×27

    LIFE OF THE PARTY:  Sarah Ashley Longshore

    Last Call by Sarah Ashley Longshore, acrylic on canvas with high gloss resin 48×60 ( via Gallery Orange )

    MOST ATHLETIC: Eric Zener

    Love by Eric Zener, oil on canvas, 14×11

    BIGGEST FLIRT:  Deborah Scott

    The Girl Would Believe Anything by Deborah Scott, oil and mixed media on canvas

    BEST SMILE:  Ann Marshall

    Ba. by Ann Marshall, graphite on paper, 20×14

    MOST LIKELY TO TAKE OVER THE WORLD:  Steve Williams

    Taxicab Situation with Counterfeit Results, mixed media, 48×48

    Were you awarded a superlative in high school?  Let me guess, Most Creative? 🙂  Have a great weekend, Artsies!

    Featured image is Books by Holly Farrell, acrylic and oil on masonite.  All images are via the artist’s websites, unless otherwise stated.

  • Silent Sanctuaries: Eric Zener

    Silent Sanctuaries: Eric Zener

    The world today is so noisy.  Between traffic and the techonologies we just can’t live without, we are constantly inundated with white noise.  But there are still certain feelings of complete and utter peace that come upon us in the simplest of moments.  It is these moments, in which we are free from the world, that artist Eric Zener captures in his paintings.

    Cocoon, oil on canvas, 54×66

    That feeling of floating ( literally ) and muffled splashes heard underwater.. like being suspended in time.  Or doing the Deadman’s Float.  One of my favorite ways to relax in the water, even while other folks are splashing around me.  It feels like being in a bubble.

    How to Disappear Completely, oil on canvas, 48×38

    How about that suspended in time sensation during a high leap into the water?  There is only you and the sky.. and the person holding your hand, if you’re lucky.

    LOVE, oil on canvas, 14×11

    Zener’s collection of work also captures the most precious of respites– slumber.  Oh sleep!  How sweet it is to rest and dream and awake renewed.

    Somewhere Else, oil on canvas, 48×38
    Carriage, oil on canvas, 66×54

    Hmmm.. think it might be time for a little nap.  Not sure why I’m so sleepy all of a sudden! 😉  While I catch some z’s, why don’t you take a look at Eric Zener’s website?  Lots of beautiful work to be found.

    Featured image is Not Here, oil on canvas, 56×46.  All images are via the artist’s website.