I couldn't have been more happy when I saw that two of my paintings were finalists in the 2011 ACOPAL competition. Ever since I went to the opening reception for the ACOPAL show in May, I have been inspired by the beautiful work displayed. This years competition is being juried...
The New Yorker's Passport to the Arts was a neat event that we stumbled upon. This is a list of participating galleries: Andrew Edlin Gallery, Animazing Gallery, Aperture Foundation, Betty Cuningham Gallery, ClampArt, D’Amelio Terras, Danziger Gallery, David Zwirner, Derek Eller Gallery, EILEEN FISHER Retail Store, Jack Shainman Gallery, James Cohan Gallery,...
Julio Reyes, Headwinds, Oil on Linen, 23.5"x36" Julio Reyes' solo show opened at Arcadia Gallery in Soho yesterday. The show was breathtaking. The photos I took don't do his work justice, so if you can't visit the gallery in person you can view his work in the Arcadia Online Gallery. Julio's most...
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[caption id="attachment_6710" align="alignnone" width="480"] Matthew Almy in his studio[/caption] The Ravenswood Atelier is a school of traditional art located in Chicago, IL. Matthew Almy and his wife, Magdalena Almy, founded the Ravenswood Atelier in 2007. After studying art at the Florence Academy of Art, they returned to Chicago to pass on...
Some of the work entered in the competition Voting for the Saatchi Drawing Showdown begins today at noon. This should be an interesting showdown since the work entered ranges from sketches to fully-rendered pieces. I entered the foot sketch that I did recently. I am curious to see how it does...