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Friday, October 14, 2011

Artist Spotlight: Karl Roeseler

Between the Shelves

Big Turn Time

Janna's Bookshelf

Karl Roeseler is having an open studio this weekend and seeing these vibrant, topsy-turvey city-scapes in person should be a must-see on your weekend list! Karl's artist statement is far more enriching than anything I can write so please read it. I love learning how artists develop their style and what has influenced them over the years.

Visit:

South Beach Artists Studios
340 Bryant Street
Studio Number: Suite 320, Studio 8

Noon Approach

The Cubical City: Early Visit

The Cubical City: The Alley 1 The Cubical City: The Alley 2

all image credits to Karl Roeseler

Thursday, October 13, 2011

Artist Spotlight: Deloris Thomas

Struggling

This weekend during SF Open Studios, Deloris Thomas' studio at 689 Bryant Street will be open for your viewing pleasure.
I love Thomas’ paintings because, as she describes them, they are expressionistic and have great movement and fluidity. There is a warm glow about the pieces with sweeping stokes of rich yellow, blue, green and red paint.

The shadow-like figures pull the viewer in while retaining their anonymity as they walk, dance and are posed on the canvas. Her paintings remind me of looking out a rain covered window, or across the horizon at sunset, watching the world outside move through blurred vision.

Untitled This Way or That Way

Thomas’ pieces are roughly a medium to medium large size, and I would think that multiples along a wall would add color and character to any room or hallway. I’m very intrigued by her influences and homage’s to Francisco Goya, Oaxaca and the Mayan

people.

ps...here is a website I found which discusses more of Deloris's influences and work.

Untitled

all image credits to Deloris Thomas

Saturday, October 1, 2011

Artist Spotlight: Barbara Kleinhans

Deeded Green 1

Acrylic on Canvas

I really enjoyed viewing a piece by Barbara Kleinhans at ArtLaunch last Thursday. Her art is playful, thoughtful, homegrown and aesthetically pleasing. There are direct references to her childhood growing up in the Wisconsin countryside as she often references barns, expansive landscapes and snow-covered fields.

Lake View 1

Acrylic on Canvas

Red Shed #2

Acrylic on Canvas

Freshly Plowed

Acrylic on Canvas

Her minimal color palette works to a maximum effect through her use of painting knives which pushes the paint around on the canvas, building texture The opaque richness of the chosen colors (include the white and black) adds vibrancy and movement to these serene paintings.

Barbara's studio is open October 8&9 (Week 2)
1240 Hayes Street #6

San Francisco, CA 94117

The Grove in the North Field

Acrylic on Canvas

Wandering

Acrylic on Canvas

all images copyrighted
barbara kleinhans 2005-2010

Friday, September 30, 2011

Becoming the artist

Here is a clip of Caitlin making her masterpiece at ArtLanuch

with help from the Rock The Bike guys.

ArtLaunch 2011

My friend Caitlin and I went to the SF Open Studios ArtLaunch party at SomArts last night and had a great time. The place was filled with artists, collectors and browsers and they had drinks flowing, music bumping and over 400 pieces of art!

I took photos of some of my favorite pieces, although of course I forgot my camera and had to use my iPhone, so please excuse their horrible quality.

Tomorrow we are venturing out into the studios and going to check out some great jewelry designers…pictures and updates to follow!