This was a gallery weekend!
Friday night, a few friends and I went to
Roq la Rue for the
Travis Louie exhibit (he is so one of my favorite painters).
The gallery was crowded with fans and ardent viewers -
Some of the attendees were nearly as interesting as the paintings themselves. :-)
(Found this amusing - this woman with LOTS of hair photographing the hair painting)
Got to *meet* and chat with Mr. Louie himself! (He is charming and personable).
Here - he is personalizing my book, and I am getting his contact info. Hopefully he can come teach for
TLCWorkshops in the future? (I would so *love* that!)
Here is my fabulous personalization!
(Oh, and I picked up a copy of the most recent Hi-Fructose - it has a whole
Marco Mazzoni sketchbook insert in it! Oh, the awesome!)
Here is the contemplatively debonair Mr. Post himself.... (sadly, his pug had already gone home).
Krab Jab has other art, from previous shows, also up for sale (my faery piece is there in the lower right corner).
(These patrons approve of this exhibit!)
This week I got to run into Seattle with
POBL friend and awesome artist
Rebecca Bush for some 'culture'-
We started off at the
Roq la Rue gallery - mostly to see the mini show of
Eric Fortune (which was unsurprisingly breath-taking. The guy can paint like nobody's business! Click his name above to see these pieces close up.)
Featured at this show was
Glenn Barr - although I must say I was more impressed with his painting-on-wood-with-funky-frames than the actual paintings......
Rebecca is also a docent for the
Seattle Art Museums and took me to see the
Asian Museum, in the very lovely Volunteer Park... (if you look closely, you can see the
Space Needle through the hole in the giant Asian donut sculpture. :-))
A smattering from inside:
Super cool Indian relief sculpture... (East Indian angels? Pig gods and Ganesh!)
Dragon riding anyone? (See the fabulous dragon claws in the close-up)
Went on another downtown-Seattle gallery fieldtrip today-
This time a
car full of us braved the clouds and the crowds (both
Bumbershoot (Seattle's Music & Art Festival), and
PAX (Penny Arcade Expo) are going full-blown this weekend)-
-to see an exhibit by the wondrous and eccentric
Travis Louie-
(who has the best show title ever- "Portrait of an Artist as a Young Monster". Plus gorgeously detailed and realistic graphite and acrylic paintings that resemble gothic Victorian photographs.. You can see the entire show at the
gallery website.)
After getting our fill of luscious art, we returned to the equally luscious
cupcake bakery of wonderfulness...
Nice day. Nice company. Nice treats.
Back to painting...
Today I got to meet up with a lovely art friend of mine who lives in Seattle and together we ventured off to see the current (and entirely sold out!) show at the eclectic
Roq La Rue Gallery-
(Look at this fun space- Black floors and ceilings. Indian themed cut-outs. Crystal chandeliers.)
There was an entire wall devoted to new pieces by Italian illustrator
Nicoletta Ceccoli. I first saw some of her work at the
Bologna Children's Fair a couple of years ago. These were even more impressive.
Every piece was like a finely finely rendered pale pastel confection of fantastical imagery... They were absolutely beautiful.
In the back corner were these large breathtaking pieces by
Eric Fortune.
I've seen his pieces in print and online, but that totally does not do them justice. They are so incredibly soft, textural and nuanced in person. (We spent a long time looking). His website describes his work thusly:
Packed with emotional nuances he creates soft yet riveting lighting and atmosphere. With uncompromising patience and discipline he slowly builds up his luminous characters and worlds until they radiate life. And so what sometimes seems to be a simple image to the viewer becomes richer and richer as he or she becomes increasingly entranced by the emotional presences within the art. A true original, Fortune is emerging as a subtle yet powerful artistic voice. All true. He shows several of these pieces in progress on his
blog. The hours and painstakingly sensitive labor that go into them are immediately apparent in person.
And you can see nice, clear shots of all the pieces in this gorgeous show
here.
And to top all that huge visual treat off, we indulged in a bit of the burgeoning market of gourmet
cupcakes of awesomeness! Wow! I've heard about these specialty stores-of-tastebud-delight, but I've never really been a huge cupcake fan. Until now. I tried a Mexican chocolate, and a Lavender flavored mini cake. I think I may have actually swooned...
Thanks
Rebecca for an completely delicious afternoon.
3 Comments on Succulent Saturday - Galleries and Museums..., last added: 7/19/2010
It all looks quite delicious. Passionfruit cupcakes? I am on the floor.
I LOVE Eric Fortune's work. He can wield acrylic like no one else. What a fun day for you and Rebecca.
Those horses and the relief sculptures are beautiful!
-Ross