Check out Diane’s:
-colors
-ability to created a setting that you want to be in
-the texture of the paint in the bath
-all the little details

…and this is why Diane gets so much work.

I always tell Diane, “I want to climb into your art and be there. And I want the clothes”. Ok, no clothes in this piece, but go look at her work and see the clothing.

See more of Jon’s work here.

Wednesday: Lisa Congdon’s booth at Renegade Craft Fair

See more of Janell’s work here.

Monday: New work for Budget Travel by Jon Cannell

These are painting in my studio that I’ve done over the years. The one on the blue wall, on the left, was done in 1994 when I was pregnant with my son. And the one on the right was done this year.

Friday: Personal piece by Janell Genovese

Jillian writes, in her charming way,
“Hi Ladies
Here are some new bits I’ve been working on. More to follow soon
Hope you all had a great weekend.”
Jillian

Wednesday: Anthropologie sightings

See more of Talitha’s work here.

Friday: New Patterns by Helen Dardik

Pretty cool stuff! Kinda William Morris-ish. This is a commission we got for Carolyn from a door manufacturer. You never know where your art will take you.

Wednesday: New pieces by Talitha

The subject was, “Making connections between chemicals released in the brain and falling in love”.
It’s so fantastic to be able to do a very cool concept and have it be so visually exciting as well.

See more of John’s work here.

Monday: What happens when you ask Carolyn Gavin to do designs for glass doors?

Talitha writes us a charming note:

“Hi there guys,

I wrote my thesis paper on floral symbolism in art and illustration, focusing on floriography, or the secret language of flowers, and I told myself that I would eventually do a series of illustrations based on that concept. Well, about a year later, I finally have one done. I recently purchased two primroses and within several weeks they had wilted away. Usually, I have my grandmother’s green thumb when it comes to houseplants, but not this time. Anyways, I thought in tribute to my poor little primroses, I would create an illustration in honor of them. The text at the bottom of the illustration represents the meaning of giving primroses. Too bad my primroses couldn’t ‘live with me.’

Thanks and I hope you like the illustration. I’ll be working on more in the coming months! And if anyone knows how to keep primroses alive indoors, please let me know!
Talitha :)”

Friday: Brand new personal piece by Jenn Ski

One of the reasons I took Lisa on was because she sent me a card like this. Somehow her work reads so well in these rubik cube squares. What variety of work she has. Here’s how it works: really good artists have lots of styles and media because they have so much talent and a delicious greed to try everything. Then, over time, the styles often morph together to become one’s own distinctive style. This is what I anticipate for Lisa. What do you think? I’d like your thoughts on where you see her going. She’s got rich, strong paint; she’s got gentle line; she’s got painterly realism; she’s got geometric.

Monday: Sarajo’s giant new work for Justin Roberts’ show. 8′ x 10′ Backdrops!