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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.

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..

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.

September 18, 2013
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.

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.

September 18, 2013
Exploratory Escapes: Jaime Derringer

One of my favorite things about social media is being able to watch an artist blossom and discover their voice. Maybe you recognize the name of today’s artist, perhaps better known as the founder and editor of the amazing design blog, DesignMilk, artist-blogger-poet(!), Jaime Derringer.

Composition #5, acrylic and pencil on heavy canvas paper, 12×16

Why Can’t I Be You?, mixed media on wood panel, 8×8

I wasn’t aware of the scope of Jaime’s artistic talent until she began posting her A Shape A Day project on Instagram. Immediately, I was like, “Hold the phone! She’s an artist, too??” The short answer? Yes.

Untitled, ink, marker and watercolor on watercolor paper, 9×12

Smoke Monster, ink, marker and acrylic on heavy canvas paper, 16×12

For Jaime, her work is an exploration and escape. Perusing her work, you can see the progression, the playing with style, medium and composition that marks each creative expedition.

Jellyfish, ink on paper, 25×19

With each journey, the artist is discovering her own uncharted territory and finding new paths. Personally, I’m enjoying being along for the ride.

Want to see more of Jaime Derringer‘s work? Be sure to check out her website here. Oh and bonus– originals and prints of her work are available at super affordable prices!

All images are via the artist’s website.

August 28, 2013
August Featured Artist: Candace Fasano

I just love it when an artist seems to take a bit of a break for a while and then BOOM!, comes back strong! Such seems to have been the case with Florida artist Candace Fasano, this month’s Featured Artist.

Double Exposure, oil on wood, 24×24

Long time Artsy Forager readers might remember Candace’s work from way back in July ’11 ( where have the past two years gone?? ). Over the past few years, I would occasionally glimpse a post on her blog or Facebook page, but then just within the last few month, suddenly it seemed like this artist was back and she meant business! When I clicked on a blog post back in January, I was thrilled to see a bunch of new, exciting work looking back at me.

Alternating Phase, oil on wood, 12×12

EG3, mixed media on wood, 12×12

Fasano is still playing with her imagination ( and ours ), delving even past narratives into the worlds of scientific mapping and microbiological patterns. There is still the typography and wispy lines that are part of her artist’s signature, but these new paintings seem to be an artist who has discovered new caves to explore and is diving deeper beneath the surface.

Double Etch Trenches, oil on wood, 11×14

I’m so excited to feature the work of Candace Fasano all August long here on Artsy Forager! Be sure to check out her website, blog, and Facebook page. You can see one of Candace’s paintings gracing the Artsy Forager Facebook page, too, as well as a whole album of my favorite Fasano works!

All images are via the artist’s website.

August 1, 2013
Vanishing Nature: Myong Stebbins

For Mr. Forager and I, the natural world plays a big role in who we are, what strengthens and calms us. Getting out among the trees and streams renews our energy and every time we go, we are reminded how precious it is. The work of Berkeley artist Myong Stebbins captures that transportive feeling of our cherished natural world.

Yeonkkoch II, mixed media on paper, 29.5×24.5

New Morning, mixed media on paper, 22.75×17

Stebbins’ soft, translucent layers mimic the filtered light to be found deep in the forest. The isolated flora could be seen as a reinterpretation of scientific specimen drawings. Like dried and pressed petals, the flowers have a sense of papery fragility.

Morning Calm II, mixed media on paper, 14×18

Whenever we are out in the woods or beside the water, I try to capture the magic with my camera, but somehow, the lens never seems to do justice to the mystical beauty of the landscape. In paint, Myong Stebbins has captured that essence that is so fleeting.

Kibun II, oil on canvas, 24×32

Echo, acrylic on paper, 31×38.5

Want to see more of Myong Stebbins’ gorgeous work? Please visit the artist’s website and the websites of her representing galleries, Pryor Fine Art and Bryant Street Gallery.

New Morning and Morning Calm via the Pryor Fine Art website, other images via the artist’s website.

July 10, 2013
Paper Cuts: Atelier Bingo

I’ve always had a love/hate relationship with collage. My first college art professor loved collage and it figured heavily in her basic drawing classes. At the time, I found the cutting, arranging, and pasting pretty tedious. I was more of a thrown some paint around a canvas kind of art student.. but I did love how flexible a collage composition could be. In their work, French artistic duo Max and Adele of Atelier Bingo utilize collage, gouache, ink, screen print AND digital media to create abstract compositions as expressive as any painting.

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The flattened panes of bright color immediately reminded me of the famed collages of Henri Matisse— his Blue Nude remains one of my all time favorite pieces of art, ever. The layering of such simplistic shapes assists our eyes in completing the composition. No details are needed– we are allowed to fill in the blanks– but only by choice.

The flat planes of color are mixed playfully with pattern, keeping our eyes moving across the plane and helping us to add to the story our eyes are concocting along the way.

Want to see more work from Atelier Bingo? Of course you do! Check out their website, Tumblr and Facebook page.

All images via the artists’ website. Artist found via It’s Nice That.

July 9, 2013
Have an Artsy Independence Day!

Happy Independence Day to all the US Artsies! It’s always been the artist’s job to be the visual voice of each generation. Whether that means celebrating what we love most about our country or being a creative outlet for independent critical thought, each artist sees the world with their own unique vision.

[ clockwise, from top left: Title unavailable by Steve Williams | Wash by Robert Rauschenberg | Americat by Ally Burguieres, July’s Featured Artist! | Three Flags by Jasper Johns | Flag With Legs by Andy Warhol | Last Call by Sarah Ashley Longshore

As we celebrate freedom today, let’s each have our own Artsy Independence Day by throwing off the shackles of whatever is holding us back. Have a great one, Artsies! Mr. Forager & I are headed to the Seattle Art Museum today for a little Artsy Independence of our own. More on our visit soon!

All image sources linked above.

July 4, 2013
Sophisticated Sketching: Paz Lopez

While I appreciate masterfully drafted, detailed drawing as much as the next artsy, what really gets my heart pumpin’ is a looser, more child-like style. So the work of Spanish artist Paz Lopez immediately caught my eye when I spotted it on the Anthology Magazine blog!

Venir 2, mixed media on paper, 40×40 cm

These quick, sketchy mixed media pieces have the feeling of those frenetic, emotion filled pieces of artwork we created as we tore through a stack of drawing paper as children. ( Tell me I wasn’t the only child who did that! )

Ladra, mixed media on paper, 40×40 cm

Carta, mixed media on paper, 40×40 cm

Yet compositionally, these are so much more than child-like sketches. Lopez’s use of color and texture perfectly balance the lines and text, the elements fitting onto the page just so.

Untitled, mixed media on paper

To see more of Paz Lopez’s work, please visit her website.

All images are via the artist’s website.

July 3, 2013
June Featured Artist: Deann Hebert

Holy cow, where did May go?! I know we still have several hours before June begins, but we’ll be out hiking tomorrow, so thought I’d give you a little artsy Saturday treat. For Mr. Forager & I, May was a whirlwind of traveling to Seattle, frantically searching for an apartment, moving in, buying furniture, job searching for moi and just generally getting settled into our new life here. What’s been keeping me sane this past month? Spying new work from artists I love around the interwebs. This month’s Featured Artist Deann Hebert has been on a roll lately, spicing things up with bolder color and looser compositions. And I’m lovin’ it all!

Get Your Color On I, mixed media on canvas, 36×36

You might remember Deann’s work from the City Mouse | Country Mouse show in the found gallery recently.. D was the Country Mouse. Being a country gal, Deann paints the rusticity and warmth she is surrounded by each day. Yet these aren’t your grandma’s chicken paintings. This artist is giving country the modern treatment. She’s totally Faith Hill-ing it.

Seagrove, mixed media on canvas, 30×30

Rustic Restored, mixed media on canvas, 36×48

The latest work coming out of Deann’s studio is just a bit bolder, a bit more free. She’s getting comfortable and coming into her own as an artist and it is truly a joy to watch!

Get Your Color On 2, mixed media on canvas, 36×36

Want to see more of Deann Hebert’s work? Check out her website and Facebook page! And don’t forget to stop by the Artsy Forager page while you’re on Facebook to see some of my personal faves from Ms D.

All images are via the artist’s website.

May 31, 2013
Karina Noel Hean

The other day, Mr. F & I were listening to Rick Steves on NPR as he interviewed a woman who, when she entered places in Scotland where her ancestors had dwelt, she felt like she knew the buildings intimately– even going so far as to identify rooms that were not open to the public. Have you ever experienced that degree of deja vu? I can’t say that I have, but I can certainly relate to arriving in a place and feeling as if you’ve known it all your life. In her Field Notes series, Santa Fe artist Karina Noel Hean draws in collage what that experience might be like.

Field Notes XXI, collage, acrylic, graphite, etching and ink on vellum, 17×11

In these abstracted, dream-like landscapes, what we see are glimpses of places, fragments of details that our minds may be remembering. Whether it be from this lifetime or somewhere buried in our ancestry ( or past lifetime, if you believe in that sort of thing ), the artist is conjuring up a visual representation of what those perceived memories may be like.

Field Notes XV, mixed media on vellum, 17×11

Field Notes XVI, mixed media on vellum, 17×11

Shapes collide, morph, twist and turn around and upon each other. They feel like landscapes from another world and in a sense, they are.

Field Notes XX, collage, acrylic, graphite, etching and ink on vellum, 17×11

To see more of Karina Noel Hean’s work, please check out her website here. How about you? Where have you been that felt like you’d been there before?

All images are via the artist’s website.

May 29, 2013

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