Collages with a vintage bent? Yes, please! Featuring the work of California artist Eugenia Loli in my Artist Watch on Escape into Life today. Check it out here!
Tag: Escape Into Life
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Artsy on Escape Into Life: Lucy Mink
While I adore abstracts full of wild, expressive brushstrokes, sometimes abstracts with a focus on quiet shapes and patterns are a welcome respite. In today’s Artist Watch over on Escape Into Life, I’m featuring the work of Lucy Mink, whose paintings feature muted tones and the comfort of repetitive patterns. See Lucy Mink’s Artist Watch here!
What He Does and He Thinks About Notches, oil on linen over panel, 8×9 -
Artsy on Escape Into Life: Kirsten Stolle
Completely in awe of these quiet, seemingly simple drawings by Asheville artist Kirsten Stolle. These unassuming little works deal in abstract ways with big issues such as climate change and genetic modification. I’m featuring Kirsten’s work in my Artist Watch over on Escape Into Life today– see it here!
BAF 18, gouache, ink, graphite and collage on paper, 10×13 -
Artsy on Escape Into Life: Sarah Johanna Eick
While most of the time I’m drawn to saturated “happy” color, occasionally my soul calls out for a little moody darkness. So when I laid my eyes upon the work of photographer Sarah Johanna Eick at The Red Arrow Gallery here in Joshua Tree, the quiet power in the work took hold of me and I just had to feature her in my Artist Watch over on Escape Into Life today ( see the EIL post here ).
From The Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing series by Sarah Johanna Eick Sarah Johanna Eick on Escape Into Life
PS- stay tuned for another Red Arrow artist later this week!
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Artsy on Escape Into Life: Zuzka Vaclavik
Last weekend, after our day spent art touring, Mr. Forager asked me to explain how to draw. What a loaded question! I hoped what got across to him the most was that it isn’t always how proficiently you do something, but the way in which you do it that makes you unique as an artist. While the work of Zuzka Vaclavik may appear to be elaborate doodles, the lines, patterns, and forms show an artist’s eye at work. Check out more of her work on my Artist Watch on Escape Info Life today! ( See it here and linked again below ).
And There are Vibrations by Zuzka Vaclavik Zuzka Vaclavik on Escape Into Life
Artist found via Emily Amy Gallery.
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Artsy on Escape Into Life: Mathilde Aubier
I’m a closet Francophile. I loved my two years of high school French and think everything sounds better in a French accent. I could watch Amelie every day. The collages of French artist and illustrator Mathilde Aubier are so sophisticated and cheeky and French, I couldn’t resist featuring her in my Artist Watch over on Escape Into Life today. Voir l’art ici!
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Artsy on Escape Into Life: Jen Gotch
I recently saw a clip of Jim Gaffigan in which he does a riff on our modern propensity to take photos of everything and then post them on all of our various social media outlets. I’ll admit, I’m guilty of taking a photo of my dinner and posting it on Facebook for all of my friends to see. The Defaced series by Los Angeles photographer Jen Gotch, ( which I’m featuring in my Artist Watch over on Escape Into Life today– see it here! ) reminds us that even before Instagram, we were still a society obsessed with capturing memories and sharing them. Check out her work on EIL today AND if you love her style, Jen has teamed up with HGTV host and stylist extraordinaire Emily Henderson on a lovely little round-up of Jen’s work on Open Sky. Check that out here!
Someone Threw This Out by Jen Gotch -
Artsy on Escape Into Life: Lisa Beerntsen
The work of California artist Lisa Beerntsen seems at once cosmic and microscopic.. organic forms float as if suspended in viscous fluid. Check out more of Beerntsen’s work my Artist Watch feature today over on Escape Into Life!
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Artsy on Escape Into Life: Nicomi Nix Turner
It takes a highly skilled artist to simply draw. Using nothing but a graphite pencil and paper, Oregon bred artist Nicomi Nix Turner creates stunningly detailed compositions utilizing just those humble tools and of course, a healthy does of imagination. See her work in my Artist Watch over on Escape Into Life today! ( link below )
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Artsy on Escape Into Life: Gavin Lavelle
While I adore abstract expressionist work full of large, sweeping strokes, I do occasionally want to gaze upon work that you really need to consume. Work so full of rich layers and details that makes you want to study it, taking in every symbol and nuance. So of course, when Irish artist Gavin Lavelle emailed me his work, it felt so rich, so Bosch-like, I couldn’t wait to share it. Lavelle is featured in my Artist Watch over on Escape Into Life today, so head on over there and gaze awhile. You’ll be mesmerized!
Eden 85 by Gavin Lavelle
