From the monthly archives:

January 2010

Laura Letinsky

January 29, 2010

Untitled #14 [To Say It Isn't So]

Untitled #10 [To Say It Isn't So]

Untitled #16, 2007 [To Say It Isn't So]

Untitled #30, 2007 [To Say It Isn't So]

Omgoodness !  These still life photographs of Laura Letinsky left me breathless.  See more at Robert Klein Gallery.

Christy Bonneau

January 28, 2010

To Unravel: Covers Drawn

Oil on canvas and thread 
38 x 42

To Unravel: Engulfed in Indigo

Oil on Canvas with Thread 
52 x 50

To  Unravel: a Passage

Oil on Canvas with Thread 
39 x 42

Midnight Shadow with White Stitches

Oil on Canvas and Thread 
39 x 42 framed

To Unravel: Organizing Tips

Oil on canvas and thread 42 x 42

To  Unravel: To Be Rainless

Oil on Canvas with Thread 
39 x 42

The confidence of a light deft touch – Christy Bonneau at Jules Place.

Allison Trentelman

January 27, 2010

bird6

bird11

sm-chickadee

sm-belted-galloways

sm-mitten

sm-three-sheep

sm-10x10brokenchair

Perhaps it is because we share similar a landscape and friends,  I  adore Allison Trentelman’s photographs. They are so Romantic. I was really hard pressed to limit my selections from her website.

Sara Sniderhan

January 26, 2010

Inside Out

30 x 22 mixed media

Portrait of Being

22 x 30 mixed media

Roots

30 x 22 mixed media

Lovely. Sara Sniderhan at Ingram Gallery.

Adriene Veninger

January 25, 2010

#07 Tree Circles

#08  Tree Circles

#17 Tree Circles

#20 Tree Circles

#23 Tree Circles

Adriene Veninger has a penchant for beautiful botanticals. The surprise within her collection is the Tree Circles series.  Her photographs  are found at Robert Klein Gallery.

Gwendolyn Plunkett

January 22, 2010

Diver
Oil on canvas
24″ x 24″

Bits and Pieces
Oil and collage on canvas
36″ x 36′

Garden/Red
oil on canvas  36″ x 36″

Junction
Oil on canvas
12″ x 12″
Gwendolyn Plunkett‘s website is an oasis of delightful colour and surprising shapes. I’d love to see her studio.

Cathy Daley

January 21, 2010

1921

Untitled, 2008 
pastel on vellum, 24″ x 19″

1945

Untitled (wind blown dress), 2009 
oil pastel on vellum, 34.5″ x 55″

1957

Untitled, 2009 
oil pastel on vellum, 24″ x 19″

1959

Untitled, 2009 
oil pastel on vellum, 24″ x 19″

Cathy Daley at the Birch Libralato Gallery.   Cathy’s smokey burlesque pieces are stylish and sexy, but what really draws me is her handling and choice of material.

Sydney Licht

January 20, 2010

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Still Life With Orange Bag, 2007
Oil on linen
28 x 28 inches

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Pink Box #2, 2007
Oil on linen
10 x 10 inches

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Still Life With Orange Box #1, 2008
Oil on linen
28 x 28 inches

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Still Life With White Box, 2008
Oil on linen
12 x 12 inches

Sydney Licht’s warm  glowing compositions are  just the kind of painting that makes you feel good all over on a mid January day.   Sydney’s painting can be seen at Kathryn Markel Fine Arts.

Patianne Stevenson

January 19, 2010

Coconut Cupcake

4 1/2″ high-to top of label x 4″ wide
cardboard

A Slice Of Coconut Cake

8 1/4″ wide
3 1/4″ high
5 3/4″ wide
dimensions include doily
recycled cardboard

Chocolate Torte Slice
6 1/4″ x 2″ x 2 1/2″
cardboard

Sushi

3/4″x 7″ x 3 1/2″
cardboard

How is this for recycled fun? Desserts from Patianne Stevenson.

Judith Greenwald

January 18, 2010

Remnant 30, Combined media, 8 x 8 inches, 2007

Remnant-19, 2007, 8″ x 8″, combined media

Remnant-38, 2007, 8″ x 8″, combined media

Remnant-11, 2007, 8″ x 8″, combined media

Remnant-19, 2007, 8″ x 8″, combined media

Memory Nest 19, 2007, 8″ x 8″, combined media

Remnant-7, 2007, 8″ x 8″, combined media

The incredible mighty minis – the Remnant Series by Judith Greenwald – full size impact on very small scale.