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  • Artsy Fodder: If I Were a Margaret Glew Painting

    I stumbled across this necklace from Anthropologie on Pinterest today.  If I were a Margaret Glew painting, I would wear this all the time.

    Pieced Prism Necklace, Anthropologie

    necklace available here 

    Always On My Mind by Margaret Glew, oil on canvas, 96×72
  • Expressive Energy Harnessed: Margaret Glew

    Expressive Energy Harnessed: Margaret Glew

    I have such a huge amount of respect and awe for artists who work in the abstract, especially gestural, expressive works like those of Toronto artist, Margaret Glew.

    Animal Dreams, oil on canvas, 72×60

    There is such an amazing amount of controlled chaos in each of Glew’s abstracts, they are fairly bursting with harnessed energy.  The scribbly lines and forms give her work a childlike essence, yet if you’ve ever tried to accomplish excellence in abstract painting, you know ( as I learned in college! ) just how difficult it can be.

    Untitled, oil on canvas, 48×48

    After all, Picasso himself once said “It took me four years to paint like Raphael, but a lifetime to paint like a child.”

    Pitter Patter, oil on canvas, 60×60

    What may seem to a novice eye like mere scribbles and marks are placed yes, perhaps intuitively but deliberately.  For Glew, each shape and line is a kind of shorthand.  She’s created her own visual language, telling her stories in texture, color and gestural expression.

    Untitled, oil on canvas, 48×54
    Untitled, oil on canvas, 48×48

    And it is a story I could read over and over again!  To see more of Margaret Glew’s work, please visit her website.  Many thanks to Artsy Forager favorite artist Christina Foard for the introduction to Margaret’s work!

    Featured image is Pitter Patter ( detail ).  All images are via the artist’s website.

  • Friday Faves: With Tangerine Trees and Marmalade Skies

    Friday Faves: With Tangerine Trees and Marmalade Skies

    Each year, Pantone announces its “Color of the Year”.  The color authority combs the world looking for influential color and its Color of the Year proclamation affects design decisions in fashion, interiors, products, packaging, you name it.  This year’s color is a bold and vibrant reddish-orange, Tangerine Tango.  Artists, always ahead of the curve, have been embracing orange for quite some time.  I know it’s always been one of my own favorite hues.  Take a peek at some of these lovely examples of tangerine dreams!

    Orange Ocean Edge by Christina Foard
    An Incomplete Dictionary of Show Birds by Luke Stephenson
    Spring Flowers by Susan Melrath
    Clickety Clack by Pamela Viola
    Without You by Margaret Glew

    Any orangey hued works you’re loving lately?  Would love to hear about them!  Have a great weekend, Artsies, and if you’re snowed in and in need of some warming, check out today’s featured artists’ websites!

    1.  Christina Foard 

    2.  Luke Stephenson 

    3.  Susan Melrath 

    4.  Pamela Viola 

    5.  Margaret Glew 

    All images are via the artists’ websites, noted above.